KDE/Mission: Difference between revisions

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KDE's Mission

To fulfill our Vision, KDE has taken on the mission to

create software products which give users control, freedom and privacy
provide users with excellent user experience and quality
enable users regardless of their location, background, abilities, operating system and device
promote the Free and Open-Source ecosystem

KDE's Strategy to achieve it

To provide control, freedom and privacy, KDE produces software that

users can adapt to their needs (being simple by default and powerful when needed)
makes it easy for people to improve our products and create their own adaptations
builds on open standards to prevent "lock-in"
integrates well with existing online services sharing the same values
gives users full control over which information about them or their behavior is ever collected or transmitted
provides usable security and privacy features to protect against surveillance and data theft

To create a convincing user experience, KDE creates software that aims to

have consistent, easy to use human interfaces
delight users with great features and quality
provide a seamless user experience
integrate well with other Free software and products to complete the experience

To reach as many users as possible, KDE strives to create software that

is available on major Free and proprietary operating systems, platforms and devices, with the help of Qt and other state of the art technologies.
interoperates well with proprietary software, formats and services
includes high-quality translation and localization
empowers users independent of their abilities

To promote the development of Free and Open-Source Software, KDE

maintains a diverse, inclusive and safe community
offers frameworks and libraries which facilitate the development of high-quality applications
provides a great learning environment and great opportunities for personal development
maintains reliable technical infrastructure to support the community, evolving with the community
mentors people to contribute to Free and Open-Source software
collaborates with other organizations which share our values for mutual benefit

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-= Draft for KDE's Mission =
+== KDE's Mission ==
-To fulfill our [[../Vision | Vision], KDE has taken on the mission to
+To fulfill our [[../Vision | Vision]], KDE has taken on the mission to
 * create software products which give users control, freedom and privacy
-* provide users with excellent user experience and quality which convinces them to switch to these products
+* provide users with excellent user experience and quality
-* reach users where they are
+* enable users regardless of their location, background, abilities, operating system and device
-* do our part to promote Free Software development
+* promote the Free and Open-Source ecosystem
+== KDE's Strategy to achieve it ==
-To provide control, freedom and privacy, KDE's products
+To provide control, freedom and privacy, KDE produces software that
-* allow users to adapt them to their needs (being simple by default and powerful when needed)
+* users can adapt to their needs (being simple by default and powerful when needed)
-* strive to make it easy for people to modify our products' source code and build their own adaptations
+* makes it easy for people to improve our products and create their own adaptations
-* build on open standards to prevent "lock-in"
+* builds on open standards to prevent "lock-in"
-* store data in easily accessible formats
+* integrates well with existing online services sharing the same values
-* integrate well with existing online services sharing the same values, or create their own where those do not exist
+* gives users full control over which information about them or their behavior is ever collected or transmitted
-* give users full control over which information about them or their behavior is ever collected or transmitted, and collect information for our own purposes (e.g. for improving our products) only with explicit consent (opt-in)
+* provides usable security and privacy features to protect against surveillance and data theft
-* strive to provide usable security and privacy features to protect against surveillance and data theft
-To create a convincing user experience, KDE's products aim to
+To create a convincing user experience, KDE creates software that aims to
 * have consistent, easy to use human interfaces
-* meet or exceed user's expectations regarding feature set and quality
+* delight users with great features and quality
-* be at the forefront of emerging trends (e.g. mobile/desktop convergence, conversation-based user interfaces, ...)
+* provide a seamless user experience
-* integrate well with other Free products to complete the experience
+* integrate well with other Free software and products to complete the experience
-To reach users where they are, KDE
+To reach as many users as possible, KDE strives to create software that
-* strives to make our products available on all major Free and proprietary operating systems and platforms, for example by applying Qt as a technology that allows easy portability
+* is available on major Free and proprietary operating systems, platforms and devices, with the help of Qt and other state of the art technologies.
-* aims for a presence on all relevant device classes (desktop, mobile, embedded)
+* interoperates well with proprietary software, formats and services
-* offers a "classic desktop" product which makes the switch from other popular operating systems easy
+* includes high-quality translation and localization
-* offers products that also inter-operate well with proprietary software, formats and services
+* empowers users independent of their abilities
-To promote the development of Free Software, KDE
+To promote the development of Free and Open-Source Software, KDE
-* provides frameworks and libraries which facilitate the development of high-quality Qt applications
+* maintains a diverse, inclusive and safe community
-* participates in and maintains mentoring programs to empower people to contribute to Free software or create their own
+* offers frameworks and libraries which facilitate the development of high-quality applications
+* provides a great learning environment and great opportunities for personal development
+* maintains reliable technical infrastructure to support the community, evolving with the community
+* mentors people to contribute to Free and Open-Source software
 * collaborates with other organizations which share our values for mutual benefit
+== See also ==
+* [[KDE/Vision|Vision]]
+* [https://manifesto.kde.org Manifesto]