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== User Glossary ==
== User Glossary ==


* KDE – the community of contributors and users of KDE Software
* KDE or the KDE Community – the community of contributors and users of KDE Software
* KDE software – the software created by the KDE community, including applications, workspaces, and development platform
* KDE software – the software created by the KDE community, including applications, workspaces, and development platform
* KDE applications – the applications built on the KDE on the platform
* [https://apps.kde.org KDE Applications] – the applications built on the KDE on the platform
* Software Compilation – the applications, workspaces and development framework which adheres to a centralized bi-annual release scheduleΒ 
* Widgets – add features and utilities to the Plasma desktop. Widgets is preferred, but they are also called also called addons, plasmoids, applets
* Activity – ???
* KDE Gear - a set of apps and other software created and maintained by the KDE Community that release all new versions at the same time
* Widget – Micro applications that are always running directly on the desktop, the panel or on the dashboard
* Plasma – KDE's environments, can refer to just Plasma Desktop as well
* Dashboard - Β 
* Plasma Desktop / Plasma: desktop environment focused on PCs and laptops
* Plasma – the name of the team that creates workspaces targeted at different devices.
* Plasma Mobile - Plasma customized for mobile devices
* Plasma Active - ??? an extension of Plasma that is focused on customized/scalable user experiences for all devices ???
* πŸ—‘ Plasma Netbook – a KDE workspace customized for netbook devices
* Plasma Mobile – a KDE workspace customized for mobile devices Β 
* Plasma Netbook – a KDE workspace customized for netbook devices
* Plasma Desktop – a Kde workspace customized for desktop devices
* Planet KDE – a web site which aggregates the blog postings of all contributors to the KDE community
* Planet KDE – a web site which aggregates the blog postings of all contributors to the KDE community
* Panel – an area within a Plasma workspace which is attached to an edge of your screenΒ  and which contains widgets Β 
* Panel – an area within a Plasma workspace which is attached to an edge of your screenΒ  and which contains widgets Β 
* Cashew – see Desktop Toolbox
* πŸ—‘ Cashew – see Desktop Toolbox
* Desktop Toolbox – a tool for controlling to your Plasma workspace which grants access to configuration options and allows for adding widgets and panels
* πŸ—‘ Desktop Toolbox – a tool for controlling to your Plasma workspace which grants access to configuration options and allows for adding widgets and panels
* Sprint – a detailed, focused working meeting where members of a KDE team meet in person to address a defined agenda (andkjw you getj drunzdk)
* Sprint – a detailed, focused working meeting where members of a KDE team meet in person to address a defined agenda (andkjw you getj drunzdk)
Get Hot New Stuff – a web service that allows users to easily download and manage new content for KDE software such wallpapers, themes, application add-ons, etc.
Get Hot New Stuff – a web service that allows users to easily download and manage new content for KDE software such wallpapers, themes, application add-ons, etc.
* Krunner – a swiss army knife widget which allows quick access to a wide variety of functionality including application launching, searching, and calculations
* Krunner – a swiss army knife widget which allows quick access to a wide variety of functionality including application launching, searching, and calculations
* Kmenu (see application launcher) Β 
* πŸ—‘ Kmenu (see application launcher) Β 
* K button (see application launcher)
* πŸ—‘ K button (see application launcher)
* Application Launcher – a widget which provides easy access to launching applications and the contents of your computer
* Application Launcher – a widget which provides easy access to launching applications and the contents of your computer
* Akademy
* [[Akademy]]: KDE's annual conference
* Camp KDE
* πŸ—‘ Camp KDE
* Desktop Summit
* πŸ—‘ Desktop Summit


== Contributor glossary ==
== Contributor glossary ==
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* KDE development framework
* KDE development framework
* KDE base
* KDE base
* Oxygen
* πŸ—‘ Oxygen
* Akonadi
* Akonadi
* Strigi
* πŸ—‘ Strigi
* Nepomuk
* πŸ—‘ Nepomuk
* Virtuoso
* πŸ—‘ Virtuoso
* Soprano
* πŸ—‘ Soprano
* Phonon (mention xine/vlc)
* Phonon (mention xine/vlc)
* Plasmoid
* Plasmoid
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* QML
* QML
* Code of Conduct
* Code of Conduct
* Gluon
* πŸ—‘ Gluon
* Extragear
* πŸ—‘ Extragear
* Playground
* πŸ—‘ Playground
* Blackhole (maybe something else now?)
* πŸ—‘ Blackhole (maybe something else now?)
* KDE review
* KDE review
* Kgethotnewstuff
* Kgethotnewstuff
* open collaboration services
* open collaboration services

Latest revision as of 11:11, 27 October 2023

Warning

Some of these terms aren't used anymore. Marked these with (πŸ—‘


User Glossary

  • KDE or the KDE Community – the community of contributors and users of KDE Software
  • KDE software – the software created by the KDE community, including applications, workspaces, and development platform
  • KDE Applications – the applications built on the KDE on the platform
  • Widgets – add features and utilities to the Plasma desktop. Widgets is preferred, but they are also called also called addons, plasmoids, applets
  • KDE Gear - a set of apps and other software created and maintained by the KDE Community that release all new versions at the same time
  • Plasma – KDE's environments, can refer to just Plasma Desktop as well
  • Plasma Desktop / Plasma: desktop environment focused on PCs and laptops
  • Plasma Mobile - Plasma customized for mobile devices
  • πŸ—‘ Plasma Netbook – a KDE workspace customized for netbook devices
  • Planet KDE – a web site which aggregates the blog postings of all contributors to the KDE community
  • Panel – an area within a Plasma workspace which is attached to an edge of your screen and which contains widgets
  • πŸ—‘ Cashew – see Desktop Toolbox
  • πŸ—‘ Desktop Toolbox – a tool for controlling to your Plasma workspace which grants access to configuration options and allows for adding widgets and panels
  • Sprint – a detailed, focused working meeting where members of a KDE team meet in person to address a defined agenda (andkjw you getj drunzdk)

Get Hot New Stuff – a web service that allows users to easily download and manage new content for KDE software such wallpapers, themes, application add-ons, etc.

  • Krunner – a swiss army knife widget which allows quick access to a wide variety of functionality including application launching, searching, and calculations
  • πŸ—‘ Kmenu (see application launcher)
  • πŸ—‘ K button (see application launcher)
  • Application Launcher – a widget which provides easy access to launching applications and the contents of your computer
  • Akademy: KDE's annual conference
  • πŸ—‘ Camp KDE
  • πŸ—‘ Desktop Summit

Contributor glossary

  • KDE libs
  • KDE platform
  • KDE development framework
  • KDE base
  • πŸ—‘ Oxygen
  • Akonadi
  • πŸ—‘ Strigi
  • πŸ—‘ Nepomuk
  • πŸ—‘ Virtuoso
  • πŸ—‘ Soprano
  • Phonon (mention xine/vlc)
  • Plasmoid
  • Solid
  • Kio
  • Qt
  • Qt Quick
  • QML
  • Code of Conduct
  • πŸ—‘ Gluon
  • πŸ—‘ Extragear
  • πŸ—‘ Playground
  • πŸ—‘ Blackhole (maybe something else now?)
  • KDE review
  • Kgethotnewstuff
  • open collaboration services