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Incredible, the last two months absolutely crushed on the first day of December and all it took was a single desktop notification. This is just the paypal donations as well. You can take a look at the data for yourself here.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

if that's enough to put you off, then leave

work on desktop linux, esp. outside of gnome, is voluntary, but it costs money. donations are necessary to keep the project living, but most people are unaware kde is not in a great place financially and would be willing to help if they knew. this is just a gentle reminder that donating could make you help an organization that makes software you love

but if you do not care about the financial health of a project that helps you daily and a gentle reminder that takes you away from your blissful unawareness bothers you this much, go away. kde devs don't owe you anything and you won't be missed

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

kde is not in a great place financially

To be fair, KDE will probably never be in a great place financially, as it is a truly "by the people, for the people" kind of project. Not having big backers that may want to influence its directions is by design. That comes at a cost.