[dot] KDAB Becomes Patron of KDE

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URL: http://dot.kde.org/1183468901/

From: Sebastian Kügler <sebas at kde.org>
Dept: proud-pim-peeps
Date: Tuesday 03/Jul/2007, @06:21

KDAB Becomes Patron of KDE
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   The KDE e.V. and KDAB [http://www.kdab.com/] are happy to announce
continued collaboration on the Free Desktop by KDAB
[http://www.kdab.com/] being the latest new Patron of KDE
[http://ev.kde.org/supporting-members.php]. KDAB [http://www.kdab.com/]
is known for its high-quality software services. Read on for more
details.

     KDAB [http://www.kdab.com/] explains "KDE and KDAB
[http://www.kdab.com/] have a very strong relationship that dates back
to the beginning of the KDE project, with the KDAB
[http://www.kdab.com/] CEO, Kalle Dalheimer, being one of the founders
of the KDE project. Since then, KDAB [http://www.kdab.com/] has
supported KDE consistently both with code and funding, especially for
the past aKademies. We believe that a strong KDE community is good for
all of us, and thus want to provide KDE e.V. with a stable and plannable
stream of funding."

Sebastian Kügler of the KDE e.V. Board of Directors adds: "KDAB
[http://www.kdab.com/] is one of the companies that understand their
role in a Free Software community very well. KDAB [http://www.kdab.com/]
is actively involved with making the KDE software the success it is and
will be. Additionally, KDAB [http://www.kdab.com/] takes its
contribution to KDE very seriously. This is shown by their strong
commitment to a stable, reliable and well-maintained codebase, and is
stressed by their involvement in KDE as an organisation. KDAB
[http://www.kdab.com/] serves as an example for excellent collaboration
with other parts of the community. We're thrilled that we're able to
manifest our collaboration also in this more formal way."

     Mirko Boehm, KDE core developer and head of KDAB's
[http://www.kdab.com/] Berlin office - and thus host of the recent
KDEPIM and KOffice meetings - explains KDAB's [http://www.kdab.com/]
involvement in the KDE community as follows: "KDAB
[http://www.kdab.com/] employs numerous KDE developers, who work
directly or indirectly on KDE in both their spare time and their work
hours. In fact, we are a company mostly of KDE developers. Some of the
top ten committers to KDE are KDABians [http://www.kdab.com/], according
to ohloh.net [http://www.ohloh.net], including David Faure, one of the
major contributors to KDE's core. We are actively trying to increase the
visibility of KDE through our customer contacts and look forward to
promote the powerful KDE 4 platform in future projects."