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[[File:Mascot konqi-dev-kde.png| | [[File:Mascot konqi-dev-kde.png|225px|thumbnail|Konqi and the KDE Logo]] | ||
'''Konqi''' is the mascot of [http://Kde.org KDE] | '''Konqi''' is the mascot of [http://Kde.org KDE], a cheerful green dragon. He and his colorful dragon friends live in KDEvalley, Flossland. This page tells the story about him and his friends. <ref>Obviously, the story here is fictional and the intention is to bring some charm and laughter to the community. </ref> | ||
'''Looking for their artworks?''' They can be found on | '''Looking for their artworks?''' They can be found on the [[Promo/Material/Mascots]] page! | ||
=KDEValley's Story= | =KDEValley's Story= | ||
[[File:Mascot konqi-dev-qt.png|150px|thumbnail|left|Qt inside]] | [[File:Mascot konqi-dev-qt.png|150px|thumbnail|left|Qt inside]] | ||
Once upon a time, there were cyber creatures known as KDE Dragons. Under their scales were Qt hearts and free software. These dragons were scattered all around Flossland, tending to their own business.. Life was super simple, and things only changed slowly, much slower than what happened in Proprietaryland across the Belief Ocean. | |||
[[File:Kandalf.png|150px|thumbnail|right|Kandalf, the mysterious <s>computer scientist</s> wizard]] | [[File:Kandalf.png|150px|thumbnail|right|Kandalf, the mysterious <s>computer scientist</s> wizard ]] | ||
But one day, a wizard, or pyjama-loving computer scientist, named Kandalf, traveled to the location of what would be today's KDEValley and decided to stay. Using his powers, he gathered the dragons to build a town which they could have never have built alone. | |||
<ref>Matthias Ettrich [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/de.comp.os.linux.misc/SDbiV3Iat_s/zv_D_2ctS8sJ announced] KDE in 1996.</ref> | <ref>Matthias Ettrich [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/de.comp.os.linux.misc/SDbiV3Iat_s/zv_D_2ctS8sJ announced] KDE in 1996.</ref> | ||
Kandalf named the place KDEValley and the dragons began to refer to themselves as the "KDE Dragons". Kandalf worked as the new town's ambassador of the time, communicating with other colonies across | Kandalf named the place KDEValley and the dragons began to refer to themselves as the "KDE Dragons". Kandalf worked as the new town's ambassador of the time, communicating with other colonies across Flossland as well as inviting more dragons to the town. Konqi was the first dragon who joined Kandalf, and worked under Kandalf as his assistant. | ||
<ref>In April 1999, Konqi was announced as the new animated assistant to the KDE Help Center. This first version of Konqi is designed by Stefan Spatz, in-used from KDE version 2.x to 4.x.</ref> | <ref>In April 1999, Konqi was announced as the new animated assistant to the KDE Help Center. This first version of Konqi is designed by Stefan Spatz, in-used from KDE version 2.x to 4.x.</ref> | ||
Years later, the town of KDEValley began to take shape. Seeing his task completed, Kandalf passed the town to the hands of the dragons and continued on his journey. After Kandalf's departure, Konqi was chosen to be the town's next ambassador. | Years later, the town of KDEValley began to take shape. Seeing his task completed, Kandalf passed the town to the hands of the dragons and continued on his journey. After Kandalf's departure, Konqi was chosen to be the town's next ambassador. | ||
<ref>The community loved Konqi and later he replaced the previous project mascot, Kandalf, from version 3.x | <ref>The community loved Konqi and later he replaced the previous project mascot, Kandalf, from version 3.x onwards.</ref> | ||
=Konqi= | =Konqi= | ||
[[File:Mascot_konqi.png|thumbnail|right|250px]] | [[File:Mascot_konqi.png|thumbnail|right|250px|Konqi]] | ||
Konqi is the current ambassador of KDEValley. He travels around | Konqi is the current ambassador of KDEValley. He is good at building things as well as breaking things, and his reptilian brain cannot keep things tracked when they get really complicated. He travels around Flossland to establish connections between dragon colonies. He also brings messages to Userland across the Professional Ocean. | ||
===Name=== | ===Name=== | ||
Konqi's full name is "Konqi the Konqueror" | Konqi's full name is "Konqi the Konqueror" | ||
<ref>Konqi was named after [https://konqueror.org Konqueror], KDE's default web browser, which was also at | <ref>Konqi was named after [https://konqueror.org Konqueror], KDE's default web browser, which was also at the time KDE's default file manager. </ref>, which sounds like a formidable Kaiser. He sometimes has these dreams of being a powerful big dragon too. Maybe it was his past life? | ||
, sounds like a formidable Kaiser. He sometimes has these dreams of being a powerful big dragon | |||
<ref>Konqi's design was [https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=137&t=110099 renewed] in 2013 with KDE 5.x. The current version is designed by Tyson Tan.</ref> | <ref>Konqi's design was [https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=137&t=110099 renewed] in 2013 with KDE 5.x. The current version is designed by Tyson Tan.</ref> | ||
He likes to be called just "Konqi" | Nether-the-less, He likes to be called just "Konqi"! | ||
===Appearance=== | ===Appearance=== | ||
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*A green squishy dragon kid. | *A green squishy dragon kid. | ||
*2 yellow antlers on his head, shaped like letter "K" with the branches pointing outward. | *2 yellow antlers on his head, shaped like letter "K" with the branches pointing outward. | ||
* | *Wearing a red scarf with a big white letter "K" on it. | ||
* | *Few yellow spikes on his tail. | ||
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
Konqi has | Konqi has the typical personality of his species, which are: | ||
*Cheerful | *Cheerful | ||
*Easy-going (except when he is not) | *Easy-going (except when he is not) | ||
*Open-minded | *Open-minded | ||
*Quick-learner | |||
*Risky | *Risky | ||
*Passionate | *Passionate | ||
*Forgetful | *Forgetful | ||
=Katie= | =Katie= | ||
[[File:Mascot konqi-app-dev-katie.png|250px|thumbnail|right|Katie]] | [[File:Mascot konqi-app-dev-katie.png|250px|thumbnail|right|Katie]] | ||
Katie is the dragon girl who lives next door of Konqi. She speaks for the town's female dragons. | Katie is the dragon girl who lives next door of Konqi. She speaks for the town's female dragons. Some say she is the girlfriend of Konqi, but she acts more like his younger sister -- the kind who always puts things back on track after the hot-headed brother wrecked the train. | ||
<ref>In March 2001, the creation of KDE community women's group was announced and Katie is the mascot.</ref> | <ref>In March 2001, the creation of KDE community women's group was announced and Katie is the mascot.</ref> | ||
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Katie generally looks like: | Katie generally looks like: | ||
*A green squishy dragon girl. | *A bright green, squishy dragon girl. | ||
*2 pink antlers on her head, shaped like letter "K" with the branches pointing inward. | *2 pink antlers on her head, shaped like letter "K" with the branches pointing inward. | ||
* | *Wearing a sleeveless, pink, one-piece dress with a large pink bow-tie on the back. Underneath it being a white, long sleeve, one-piece dress, sleeves being open at the shoulders. | ||
* | *With few pink spikes on her tail. | ||
*Pink ribbons on her ankle. | *As-well as Pink ribbons on her ankle. | ||
''(Although she changes her clothing style every now and then.)'' | |||
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
Katie seems to be: | Katie seems to be: | ||
*Intelligent | |||
*Gentle | *Gentle | ||
*Well-contained | *Well-contained | ||
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*Thoughtful | *Thoughtful | ||
*Careful | *Careful | ||
''(But when she snaps, she falls back to Konqi's manner. A common trait of the species.)'' | |||
=Other dragons= | =Other dragons= | ||
There are many other KDE dragons in KDEValley. Some dragons lives in their own colonies | There are many other KDE dragons in KDEValley. Some dragons lives in their own colonies rather than KDEValley. | ||
<ref>There are KDE participants all around the world. Some countries have their local KDE organizations.</ref> | <ref>There are KDE participants all around the world. Some countries have their local KDE organizations.</ref> | ||
They may have different colors, different antlers and different belongings, but their objective is the same -- to make Flossland better. | They may have different colors, different antlers and different belongings, but their objective is the same -- to make Flossland a better place. | ||
<ref>There are some KDE projects that have independent development and release schedule.</ref> | <ref>There are some KDE projects that have independent development and release schedule.</ref> | ||
[[File:Kde dragons.png|500px|frameless|center|KDE dragons of different colors, antlers and belongings]] | |||
===Colors=== | ===Colors=== | ||
The color of a KDE dragon often reflects their personality. | The color of a KDE dragon often reflects their personality. It is believed that their colors were determined by how their eggs were treated during the hatching process. Although possible, a KDE dragon rarely changes their color after they were hatched. | ||
===Antlers=== | ===Antlers=== | ||
The antler shape of a KDE dragon reflects their most prominent abilities. Some dragons change antlers over the years, others keep their antlers unchanged. In some cases, a KDE dragon can have two different antlers on their head. | |||
Generally speaking, the more experienced they are, the larger their antlers become. <ref>KDE's cooperation methods include (but are not limited to): artwork, development, documentation, promotion, and translation.</ref> | |||
[[File:KDE Dragon antlers.png|500px|frameless|center]] | [[File:KDE Dragon antlers.png|500px|frameless|center]] | ||
*K antlers: not-specialized | *K antlers: not-specialized | ||
*A antlers: artists | *A antlers: artists | ||
Latest revision as of 21:59, 21 November 2024
Konqi is the mascot of KDE, a cheerful green dragon. He and his colorful dragon friends live in KDEvalley, Flossland. This page tells the story about him and his friends. [1]
Looking for their artworks? They can be found on the Promo/Material/Mascots page!
KDEValley's Story
Once upon a time, there were cyber creatures known as KDE Dragons. Under their scales were Qt hearts and free software. These dragons were scattered all around Flossland, tending to their own business.. Life was super simple, and things only changed slowly, much slower than what happened in Proprietaryland across the Belief Ocean.
But one day, a wizard, or pyjama-loving computer scientist, named Kandalf, traveled to the location of what would be today's KDEValley and decided to stay. Using his powers, he gathered the dragons to build a town which they could have never have built alone. [2] Kandalf named the place KDEValley and the dragons began to refer to themselves as the "KDE Dragons". Kandalf worked as the new town's ambassador of the time, communicating with other colonies across Flossland as well as inviting more dragons to the town. Konqi was the first dragon who joined Kandalf, and worked under Kandalf as his assistant. [3]
Years later, the town of KDEValley began to take shape. Seeing his task completed, Kandalf passed the town to the hands of the dragons and continued on his journey. After Kandalf's departure, Konqi was chosen to be the town's next ambassador. [4]
Konqi
Konqi is the current ambassador of KDEValley. He is good at building things as well as breaking things, and his reptilian brain cannot keep things tracked when they get really complicated. He travels around Flossland to establish connections between dragon colonies. He also brings messages to Userland across the Professional Ocean.
Name
Konqi's full name is "Konqi the Konqueror" [5], which sounds like a formidable Kaiser. He sometimes has these dreams of being a powerful big dragon too. Maybe it was his past life? [6] Nether-the-less, He likes to be called just "Konqi"!
Appearance
Konqi generally looks like:
- A green squishy dragon kid.
- 2 yellow antlers on his head, shaped like letter "K" with the branches pointing outward.
- Wearing a red scarf with a big white letter "K" on it.
- Few yellow spikes on his tail.
Personality
Konqi has the typical personality of his species, which are:
- Cheerful
- Easy-going (except when he is not)
- Open-minded
- Quick-learner
- Risky
- Passionate
- Forgetful
Katie
Katie is the dragon girl who lives next door of Konqi. She speaks for the town's female dragons. Some say she is the girlfriend of Konqi, but she acts more like his younger sister -- the kind who always puts things back on track after the hot-headed brother wrecked the train. [7]
Appearance
Katie generally looks like:
- A bright green, squishy dragon girl.
- 2 pink antlers on her head, shaped like letter "K" with the branches pointing inward.
- Wearing a sleeveless, pink, one-piece dress with a large pink bow-tie on the back. Underneath it being a white, long sleeve, one-piece dress, sleeves being open at the shoulders.
- With few pink spikes on her tail.
- As-well as Pink ribbons on her ankle.
(Although she changes her clothing style every now and then.)
Personality
Katie seems to be:
- Intelligent
- Gentle
- Well-contained
- Talkative
- Thoughtful
- Careful
(But when she snaps, she falls back to Konqi's manner. A common trait of the species.)
Other dragons
There are many other KDE dragons in KDEValley. Some dragons lives in their own colonies rather than KDEValley. [8] They may have different colors, different antlers and different belongings, but their objective is the same -- to make Flossland a better place. [9]
Colors
The color of a KDE dragon often reflects their personality. It is believed that their colors were determined by how their eggs were treated during the hatching process. Although possible, a KDE dragon rarely changes their color after they were hatched.
Antlers
The antler shape of a KDE dragon reflects their most prominent abilities. Some dragons change antlers over the years, others keep their antlers unchanged. In some cases, a KDE dragon can have two different antlers on their head. Generally speaking, the more experienced they are, the larger their antlers become. [10]
- K antlers: not-specialized
- A antlers: artists
- E antlers: engineers
- F antlers: facilitators
- S antlers: scientists
- T antlers: translators
- U antlers: users
- W antlers: writers
- ...and so on.
References
- ↑ Obviously, the story here is fictional and the intention is to bring some charm and laughter to the community.
- ↑ Matthias Ettrich announced KDE in 1996.
- ↑ In April 1999, Konqi was announced as the new animated assistant to the KDE Help Center. This first version of Konqi is designed by Stefan Spatz, in-used from KDE version 2.x to 4.x.
- ↑ The community loved Konqi and later he replaced the previous project mascot, Kandalf, from version 3.x onwards.
- ↑ Konqi was named after Konqueror, KDE's default web browser, which was also at the time KDE's default file manager.
- ↑ Konqi's design was renewed in 2013 with KDE 5.x. The current version is designed by Tyson Tan.
- ↑ In March 2001, the creation of KDE community women's group was announced and Katie is the mascot.
- ↑ There are KDE participants all around the world. Some countries have their local KDE organizations.
- ↑ There are some KDE projects that have independent development and release schedule.
- ↑ KDE's cooperation methods include (but are not limited to): artwork, development, documentation, promotion, and translation.