KDE Celebrates 29th Anniversary with Annual Fundraiser Launch
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Summary
KDE is celebrating its 29th anniversary and launching its annual fundraiser with a goal of raising at least €50,000 by year-end. The article highlights KDE's significance as a large independent project powered by community goodwill and mentions that the organization is on the verge of something big with growing popularity of its free software.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThis week is KDE's 29th anniversary. It may not be a nice round number like 25 or 30, but whenever another birthday rolls around for an independent project the size and scope of KDE — powered by the goodwill of its contributors and users — that's really quite something!
Let's raise at least €50,000 before the end of the year!
KDE is on the verge of something big, and the popularity of its free software is on the rise.
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