Feature-length KDE documentary premieres on YouTube, tracing 30-year history
Key Takeaway
CultRepo's interview-based documentary "KDE: The Documentary" premieres October 14 on YouTube, covering the project's 1996 founding, the Qt licensing disputes, and the KDE 4.0 controversy.
Summary
A feature-length documentary about KDE's 30-year history will premiere on CultRepo's YouTube channel on October 14 at approximately 1:30 pm Eastern Time. The film includes interviews with founder Matthias Ettrich, Trolltech/Qt veterans Eirik Chambe-Eng and Lars Knoll, GNOME co-founder Miguel de Icaza, and current KDE contributors including Nate Graham and Albert Astals Cid. It covers KDE's 1996 founding, the Qt licensing disputes that helped spur GNOME's creation, and the KDE 4.0 release controversy of 2008.
Who appears and what periods the film covers
- Interview subjects span KDE's entire timeline: founder Matthias Ettrich (1996), Trolltech/Qt principals Eirik Chambe-Eng and Lars Knoll (licensing era), GNOME co-founder Miguel de Icaza (desktop rivalry), and modern contributors Aaron Seigo, Nate Graham, Albert Astals Cid
- Historical events covered: Ettrich's 1996 Usenet call for developers, Qt's license compatibility disputes that split the free desktop world, KDE 4.0's troubled 2008 release
- Applications mentioned in press materials: Krita, Kdenlive, Dolphin, Okular
- Distribution: free on YouTube via CultRepo channel, with no paywall or subscription requirement
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