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KDE e.V.
KDE e.V. is a non-profit organization that represents the KDE community in the legal and financial matters. Founded on 27 November 1997, it is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The association supports KDE through monetary, hardware, and other donations, which are used to aid development efforts without influencing the direction of the project's development. The abbreviation 'e.V.' stands for eingetragener Verein, meaning 'registered association' in German.
In August 1997, the first KDE community meeting, known as KDE One, was held in Arnsberg, Germany. The event brought together 15 participants and operated on a budget of DM 14,000. During the meeting, organizer Matthias Kalle Dalheimer realized that handling donations and expenses through his personal bank account was impractical. As a result, he proposed establishing a formal organization to manage financial and legal matters for the KDE community.
On 27 November 1997, KDE e.V. was officially registered as a non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) under German law in Tübingen. Matthias Ettrich became the organization's first president, and Dalheimer served as vice president. To meet the legal requirement of seven founding members, they recruited housemates and friends to join the association.
KDE e.V. has continued to support the KDE community by managing donations and organizing events. Over time, it has expanded its role, developed formal membership programs, and hired staff.
In October 2006, Mark Shuttleworth became the first individual patron of KDE, followed by Trolltech as the first corporate patron in February 2007. Additional patrons, including KDAB, Intel, and Novell, joined later that year. In 2008, KDE e.V. and Wikimedia Deutschland opened shared offices in Frankfurt, marking the hiring of KDE e.V.'s first employee. The organization later moved its offices to Berlin in cooperation with the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE).
In 2010, KDE e.V. launched the "Join the Game" campaign, an initiative that invited individuals to become supporting members without requiring a time commitment. Georg Greve, founder of the FSFE, was the first to join.
KDE e.V. includes three types of memberships: Active members, Extraordinary members and Supporting Members. Both natural persons and legal bodies may become members. The Active members have contributed to KDE community. The supporting members are supporting the KDE through financial contributions, consist of: basysKom GmbH, Digia, Sirius Corporation Ltd, and Google. The Patron of KDE is the highest level of supporting member, are: SUSE, Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, and Nokia. All association’s members are invited to attend the general assembly. The general assembly is often as part of Akademy.
The board of directors are responsible for the operation of the association. The board of directors has five members via election held by general assembly. KDE e.V. office is located in Berlin. It has 1 paid administrative employee, called business manager. The business manager is full-time responsible for daily operations, resource acquisition and managing interns. KDE e.V. offers internships to qualified students. In Spain, the official representative of KDE e.V. is KDE España. KDE e.V. is an associate organization of the FSFE and a licensee of the Open Invention Network.
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KDE e.V.
KDE e.V. is a non-profit organization that represents the KDE community in the legal and financial matters. Founded on 27 November 1997, it is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The association supports KDE through monetary, hardware, and other donations, which are used to aid development efforts without influencing the direction of the project's development. The abbreviation 'e.V.' stands for eingetragener Verein, meaning 'registered association' in German.
In August 1997, the first KDE community meeting, known as KDE One, was held in Arnsberg, Germany. The event brought together 15 participants and operated on a budget of DM 14,000. During the meeting, organizer Matthias Kalle Dalheimer realized that handling donations and expenses through his personal bank account was impractical. As a result, he proposed establishing a formal organization to manage financial and legal matters for the KDE community.
On 27 November 1997, KDE e.V. was officially registered as a non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) under German law in Tübingen. Matthias Ettrich became the organization's first president, and Dalheimer served as vice president. To meet the legal requirement of seven founding members, they recruited housemates and friends to join the association.
KDE e.V. has continued to support the KDE community by managing donations and organizing events. Over time, it has expanded its role, developed formal membership programs, and hired staff.
In October 2006, Mark Shuttleworth became the first individual patron of KDE, followed by Trolltech as the first corporate patron in February 2007. Additional patrons, including KDAB, Intel, and Novell, joined later that year. In 2008, KDE e.V. and Wikimedia Deutschland opened shared offices in Frankfurt, marking the hiring of KDE e.V.'s first employee. The organization later moved its offices to Berlin in cooperation with the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE).
In 2010, KDE e.V. launched the "Join the Game" campaign, an initiative that invited individuals to become supporting members without requiring a time commitment. Georg Greve, founder of the FSFE, was the first to join.
KDE e.V. includes three types of memberships: Active members, Extraordinary members and Supporting Members. Both natural persons and legal bodies may become members. The Active members have contributed to KDE community. The supporting members are supporting the KDE through financial contributions, consist of: basysKom GmbH, Digia, Sirius Corporation Ltd, and Google. The Patron of KDE is the highest level of supporting member, are: SUSE, Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, and Nokia. All association’s members are invited to attend the general assembly. The general assembly is often as part of Akademy.
The board of directors are responsible for the operation of the association. The board of directors has five members via election held by general assembly. KDE e.V. office is located in Berlin. It has 1 paid administrative employee, called business manager. The business manager is full-time responsible for daily operations, resource acquisition and managing interns. KDE e.V. offers internships to qualified students. In Spain, the official representative of KDE e.V. is KDE España. KDE e.V. is an associate organization of the FSFE and a licensee of the Open Invention Network.
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