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Draft for KDE's Mission

To fulfill our [[KDE/Vision| Vision], KDE has taken on the mission to create products which give users control, freedom and privacy

convince them - through excellent user experience - to switch away from products which don't give them that
reach them where they are

To provide control, freedom and privacy, KDE's products

allow users to "tinker" with them
apply open standards to prevent "lock-in"
integrate well with existing online services sharing the same values, or create their own where those do not exist
never collect or transmit information about users without their explicit consent ("opt-in")
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

have consistent, easy to use human interfaces
provide users with _at least_ the features and quality they expect coming from non-free products
be at the forefront of emerging trends like mobile/desktop convergence
integrate well with other Free products to complete the experience

To reach users where they are, KDE

strives to make our products available on major Free but also proprietary operating systems and platforms, mostly by applying Qt as a technology that allows easy portability
aims for a presence on all relevant device classes (desktop, mobile, embedded)
continues to offer a "classic desktop" product which makes the switch from proprietary operating easy
offers products that also inter-operate with proprietary software, formats and services in order to ease the transition to Free alternatives