KDE is a ticker tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
KDE Plasma will drop X11 in Plasma 6.8 in favor of Wayland; XWayland remains, with adoption metrics showing strong Wayland usage (~95% on 6.6, ~76% overall), and 6.7 as the last X11-supported release.
NMLinux is a GPL-2.0 open-source Linux adaptation of NETworkManager, rewritten in Python/PySide6, with version 1.2.9 released May 30, 2026, adding VNC and Remote Desktop modules and broader i18n support.
KDE's 30th anniversary page doubles as a fundraising hub with quantified donation options and explicit regulatory-compliance language around SEPA/Stripe, plus historical milestones and engagement campaigns.
Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund commits €1.3 million to KDE.
A hands-on cross-terminal memory test finds 'st' and 'xterm' use the least memory, 'kitty' the most; Wayland vs X11 differences are minor, and the author is leaning toward 'st' (no scrollback) or 'foot'/'lxterminal' depending on display server.
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