Notices by kde@mastodon.technology, page 13

Plasma 5.22 is here! KDE's desktop is more reliable, adaptable and fun than ever before. Revel in the adaptive transparency, find stuff easily with the global menu search and reach windows faster with the enhanced task manager features.

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.22.0/

Akademy starts in 2 weeks. There is still time to register! https://akademy.kde.org/2021/register

Follow our pages for more information:Twitter: https://twitter.com/akademyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/events/akademy2021-online6769886937646952449/Facebook: https://fb.me/e/7DuMuFQMl

Make some noise!... Or some noises: fire up LMMS and make system sounds and ringtones before the 13th of June, send them to our forum and become part of the Plasma Mobile legend (and also win cool KDE merch). Check out the rules here: https://community.kde.org/Promo/Plasma_Mobile_Audio_Competition

Take a listen at other people's submissions and send yours to: https://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=332

Qt Contributors' Summit will be taking place in tandem with Akademy! Learn more and register:

https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-contributors-summit-2021

@PINE64, the company that creates the PinePhone and PineBook, becomes a KDE Patron!

https://dot.kde.org/2021/06/02/pine64-becomes-kde-patron

The new version of KDE's @matrix chat app, Neochat is out! NeoChat 1.2 comes with bubbles, a better text input component, fancy effects, an easier way to switch between accounts and much more. Go check it out! https://carlschwan.eu/2021/06/01/neochat-1.2-bubbles-better-text-editing-and-more/

It's time to sign up for BoFs! If you'd like to host a workshop or discussion room at #Akademy2021, sign up on the Wiki pages at https://community.kde.org/Akademy/2021/AllBoF

Discover Edna, a beautiful and airy Plasma theme. Find out more about Edna here:

https://seduccionlinux.wordpress.com/2021/05/25/llego-el-momento-de-edna-light/

(in Spanish)

The #Akademy2021 Schedule is now live! You can find out about all the programmed talks and timezones here:https://akademy.kde.org/2021/program

This week in KDE: performance improvements galore, keep your desktop private muting the mike or cancelling screen recordings, and tons of stability adjustments.

https://pointieststick.com/2021/05/28/this-week-in-kde-performance-improvements-galore/

Join the KDE + LMMS #PlasmaMobile Sound Competition today! The rules now let you choose which subset of sounds you can send! The deadline is June 13th 11:59 PM (UTC).

https://community.kde.org/Promo/Plasma_Mobile_Audio_Competition

And, remember: You can win KDE goodies and get your work promoted on social media!

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Check other people's submissions and send yours to

https://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=332

Libre Graphics Meeting 2021 starts today and will be streaming talks until Sunday, May 30. Don't miss all the talks about @krita, Kdenlive, @inkscape, @blender, GIMP and other amazing graphics applications.

https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2021

Keep up to date with Adam's series on KDE's Goals and find out the cool things contributors are doing to make KDE software consistent across the board, improve the KDE app catalogue and complete the migration to Wayland.

https://szopa.org.pl/kde/2021/05/23/KDE-Goals-May-2021.html

Beta Review day is today! Join the Plasma devs and help make Plasma 5.22 shiny and polished!

This Week in KDE - KCommandBar: A new feature that will revolutionise how you interact with your KDE apps.

https://pointieststick.com/2021/05/21/this-week-in-kde-kcommandbar-delivers-ludicrous-mode-productivity/

The KDE + LMMS #PlasmaMobile Sound Competition is happening right now! Win KDE goodies and get your work promoted on social media to the tens of thousands of our followers. The deadline is until June 13th 11:59 PM (UTC).

Check out the rules & details at

https://community.kde.org/Promo/Plasma_Mobile_Audio_Competition

Looking for inspiration? Check other people's submissions and send yours to

https://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=332

We can't wait to literally hear what you make for us!

GCompris is in the Information and Communications Technology textbooks of classes 1 - 4. For more information check this video from Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE).

https://youtu.be/_vN7cfx4e78

4.5 million kids in Kerala (India) are learning thanks to KDE. Read Aiswarya’s blog to find out how.

http://timotheegiet.com/blog/floss/tales-of-the-kde-network-kerala.html

Make Plasma 5.22 great! Join us for Beta Review Day on May 22 and help us squash all the bugs in Plasma 5.22 Beta: http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/plasma-5-22-beta-testing-day

KDE Plasma 5.22 Beta, test version of Plasma 5.22, has been released. The final Plasma 5.22 version will be released on the 8th of June. If you like testing new (albeit, unstable) software, give it a whirl. We look forward to your feedback!

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.21.90/