public institutions using Krita

[Raghavendra Kamath]

Hi Halla and Joseph,

I think Krita is taught and included in the textbook in the Indian state of
Kerala. As far as I know, it is in the 8th-grade textbook.

On Sun, Oct 25, 2026 at 10:27 PM <halla at valdyas.org> wrote:

> Hi Joseph,
>
> I'm not aware of any public institutions that use Krita officially.
> Several art academies in the Netherlands, notably those of Breda, 's
> Hertogenbosch and Zwolle, use Krita or allow students to use Krita. Some
> US school districts have asked me to sign all kinds of weird papers that
> would allow them to use Krita in their classrooms, but since they don't
> send us money, I have declined to send them signed documents.
>
> Halla
>
> On 2026-10-20 13:14, Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss wrote:
> > Hello Krita devs,
> >
> > I am compiling a list of public institutions that use KDE Plasma and
> > KDE applications as part of KDE's digital sovereignty strategy. To
> > support this effort, I have a few questions for the Krita team:
> >
> > 1. Do you know of any public institutions that use Krita or other KDE
> > software? (Not just in Europe!) If so, do you have any contacts there
> > who might be willing to talk to us?
> >
> > 2. Have you ever received a compliance request from a public authority
> > related to Krita or other KDE software? (GDPR compliance and the like.)
> > If permitted, could you provide contact info?
> >
> > 3. Do you have any other leads which might be helpful? Even just
> > knowing the name of an institution that might use KDE software would be
> > a good starting point.
> >
> > The aim is to collect data about the use of KDE software in public
> > institutions and to eventually have contacts there. If you know of
> > other organizations beyond public institutions using KDE, don't
> > hesitate to add them as well. This information will be helpful in
> > promoting adoption of KDE software in other public institutions etc.
> > looking to migrate to Free Software.
> >
> > Like to get involved with KDE's digital sovereignty strategy? Please
> > join the Matrix room - we'd love to have you:
> >
> >   #kde4digsov:kde.org
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Joseph
>


-- 
Raghavendra Kamath
Illustrator & Designer
emblik studio <http://emblik.in>
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