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  • KDEkde@floss.social
    Jun 29, 2026, 10:43 AM

    Florian finds GNOME a great community that welcomed him with open arms (once he dared to make the jump). He found some real friends over time.

    There is also the mission. Providing a computing platform that is driven by vision and need rather than monetization opportunities and a strive for market domination is as important as it ever was.
    Last but not least, when GNOME builds an OS "for everyone", that includes him. When GNOME gets better, so does his computing experience.

    @gnome @fmuellner

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  • KDEkde@floss.social
    Jun 29, 2026, 10:44 AM

    He likes all kinds of physical activity — walking, hiking, riding a bike. During the pandemic, he got hooked on variant sudoku, and it has been part of his daily routine ever since.

    @gnome @fmuellner

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  • GNOMEgnome@floss.social
    Jun 29, 2026, 12:42 PM

    Meet Akseli (they/them, he/him)!

    They work on a bunch of KDE things, from Plasma to Union, also a lot in KIO and sometimes in Dolphin.

    @kde @aks

    Aks wearing a lizard fur suit.
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  • GNOMEgnome@floss.social
    Jun 29, 2026, 12:43 PM

    They are "the evil mastermind behind rounding the corners in our applications and adding window outlines. Currently most busy working on Union, though I do try to fix bugs as much as possible."

    @kde @aks

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  • GNOMEgnome@floss.social
    Jun 29, 2026, 12:43 PM

    "Somehow (trying to) maintain desktop icons even I do not use desktop icons. Jack-of-all-trades, master of none. I also have my own todo software, KomoDo."

    They contribute to KDE & FOSS because "I just like to write good software that people want to use."

    @kde @aks

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  • GNOMEgnome@floss.social
    Jun 29, 2026, 12:44 PM

    "Being able to peek behind the curtain and see the machinery is big part why i like FLOSS in general, too. But in the end for me it's all about making robust software, moving slow and fixing things."

    Akseli has been an active KDE contributor since 2021/22. 

    @kde @aks

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  • GNOMEgnome@floss.social
    Jun 29, 2026, 12:44 PM

    Other fun facts: "I love videogames, mostly FPS and RPGs. I used to be very good at QuakeLive back in the day (top 50 world-wide in FFA, top 10 in Finland).
    My favorite games are TES3: Morrowind, anything Quake, EVE Online and X4 Foundations. But I play a lot of different stuff."

    @kde @aks

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  • KDEkde@floss.social
    Jun 29, 2026, 5:00 PM

    Federico has contributed to a bunch of modules in GNOME - gnome-libs, gnome-panel, GTK, Midnight Commander, gnome-canvas, Evolution, Nautilus. Currently he maintains librsvg.

    @federicomena @gnome

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  • KDEkde@floss.social
    Jun 29, 2026, 5:01 PM

    produce software infrastructure for "everyone". In his own words, "It is heartwarming to see this infra get used in countries like mine (Mexico), without having to ask permission or pay megacorps to use their products. And now that we are setting up the infrastructure like Flathub, this should open similar doors to independent app developers."

    @federicomena @gnome

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  • KDEkde@floss.social
    Jun 30, 2026, 11:00 AM

    Meet Sam Hewitt (they/them (preferred) he/him (acceptable)) 🏳️‍🌈, 💛🤍💜🖤

    They have been contributing to the design of @gnome for many years, they have left their mark on the user interface, experience, icons, and such of many GNOME modules and websites. They joined in 2013 although they have lost track of when they started being more directly involved with GNOME, as they were floating around other projects. 😅

    ...

    Sam, wearing a cool beanie.
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  • KDEkde@floss.social
    Jun 30, 2026, 11:01 AM

    They find it important to contribute to GNOME and FLOSS. The fact these communities and projects are independent and driven by the people involved drew them to FLOSS, and GNOME. They believe that we, the passionate nerds who make up the community, make the platforms, apps, and software we use better because we want it to be better for ourselves and our peers.

    @gnome

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  • KDEkde@floss.social
    Jun 30, 2026, 11:02 AM

    They also think FLOSS communities like GNOME, KDE and many others are a vital, moral core in tech space (even more so today). They found them in their formative years and the passion and views of the people in the community they believe did them good and instilled an ethical framework that they have carried ever since, it's important to keep that going and lead by example.

    @gnome

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  • KDEkde@floss.social
    Jun 30, 2026, 11:02 AM

    They are an enthusiastic player of community-made Classic DOOM maps, that scene shares a scrappy ethos similar to FLOSS spaces that they appreciate, plus it's fun!

    @gnome

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  • GNOMEgnome@floss.social
    Jun 30, 2026, 5:01 PM

    Meet Kieryn Darkwater (they/them)!

    They work on Akademy and other community, social, and collaborative events/projects with KDE (like this one!).

    @kde @bluepupboi

    Kieryn resting in a tree
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  • GNOMEgnome@floss.social
    Jun 30, 2026, 5:03 PM

    They contribute to KDE & FOSS because "FLOSS at large has been a part of my life since I was a broke teenager learning how to organise communities. Digital sovereignty and programs that work across platforms without a subscription is crucial to grassroots movements, especially now. KDE in particular is important to me because the community is full of smart, passionate, and kind people who want to make the world a better place."

    @kde @bluepupboi

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  • GNOMEgnome@floss.social
    Jun 30, 2026, 5:03 PM

    "It's more than tech for tech's sake."

    Kieryn first got involved with KDE in 2022 at the Akademy infodesk in Barcelona. 

    Other fun facts: I paint for fun, moonlight as a freelance journalist covering christofascism in the US, and was in Season 2 of Shiny Happy People on Amazon Prime.

    @kde @bluepupboi

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  • Libre>Gratislibreovergratis@mastodon.social
    Jun 30, 2026, 5:47 PM

    @gnome @kde @bluepupboi

    Alright I'm just gonna say it and take my lashings.

    I care far less about the sexual identity of the person writing the code, than I do about the quality of their work, and the integrity of the project.

    Gnome contributors are constantly getting into political spats with other projects while gnome continues to lag behind other DEs in usability.

    I made the decision to stop using gnome a year ago, and now I make the decision to unfollow the account.

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