KDE has announced it’s getting a €1.28 million grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to help improve the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and the communication frameworks used by both. The German government-backed fund, which sees its work as “strategic investments in the digital infrastructure of our economy and society”, will disburse €1,285,200 ($1,512,680) to KDE across 2026 and 2027. Like all grants the fund provides, the money is earmarked for a specific set of pre-approved projects. KDE developers can’t redirect cash toward the latest feature request gathering upvotes on r/KDE. Work the money will fund includes improving the Plasma […]
Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/kde-sovereign-tech-fund-grant
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Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/kde-sovereign-tech-fund-grant
Aggregated via Linux News
