KDE Gets over €1 Million Investment to Strengthen Security and Core Infrastructure
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The KDE project will receive exactly 1,285,200 euros this year and next from the Sovereign Tech Fund – and thus from German tax funds. The money will be invested in the reliability and security of the core components. This includes the KDE team in particular the desktop environment Plasma, which serves as its basis frameworks as well as the in-house distribution KDE Linux.
KDE gets over €1 million investment to strengthen security and core infrastructure
European governments and public institutions have been shifting away from proprietary software for years, and the financial infrastructure supporting open-source alternatives is growing to match. Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund announced today that it is investing more than €1 million in KDE, the open-source project behind the Plasma desktop environment and a broad range of Linux software. The investment will go toward strengthening KDE’s testing …
KDE gets €1.2m funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund - OMG! Ubuntu
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…
KDE Receiving Over 1.2 Million EUR Investment From Sovereign Tech Fund
KDE today announced a significant investment into the project by Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund. KDE will be receiving €1,285,200 EUR (or roughly 1.5 million USD) over the years 2026 and 2027 to make some significant improvements into their software stack...
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