There was a post the other day with a poll asking which Desktop you were using. I responded that the questioner had left out KDE as a poll choice. To which a response was given but there was some confusion as to what KDE /Plasma was. Here is an explanation from KDE That might clear up some confusion.
By the way KDE as some would relate it stands for Kool Desktop Eviroment. It was first release in 1996 and based on CDE.
KDE used to be the name of the desktop environment when it was created. KDE grew and other applications started being developed under it, resulting in it not being just a desktop environment anymore. Nowadays, KDE represents the project and community that keep developing the desktop environment known as KDE Plasma, as well as other applications under the KDE project.
Often KDE may be used to refer just to the desktop environment, which may cause confusion to someone who is missing this context. Ideally, you’d refer to KDE as the project/community and KDE Plasma as the desktop environment.
Many cross-platform applications are developed by the KDE community, some of the most notable being Krita and Kdenlive.
By the way KDE as some would relate it stands for Kool Desktop Eviroment. It was first release in 1996 and based on CDE.
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