Akademy is KDE's annual event where the community comes together in one place to meet in person, share ideas and hack on common projects. This year's Akademy was held in Thessaloniki, Greece and started on July 15th and ran until July 21st. This year 150 people attended Akademy in person, and 220 tuned in online to attend chats and BoFs over video conference. The first weekend
Today I had the honor of delivering a virtual presentation with fellow KDE contributor Neofytos Kolokotronis at the University of Macedonia, the site of KDE's 2023 Akademy conference. The subject was "Making a Difference: How to contribute and jump start your career in Free Software with the KDE Community", making it especially relevant for those…
KWin developer Xaver Hugl put a lot of work into HDR support in KWin during the recent HDR hackfest and Plasma sprint, and as a result, the first parts have now been merged for the Plasma 6.0 Wayland session! This also lays the groundwork for color management on Wayland. It's an interesting and complex subject,…