Post #2310862
2026-04-15 02:14 UTC
i think my favourite linux fun fact is that "KDE" doesn't stand for anything. The K never had an official meaning, and it no longer refers to the Desktop Environment, but to the organization. so none of the letters mean anything
Replies (6)
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@imthehumanoid@gts.imthehumanoid.xyz 2026-04-15 04:09
@ranidspace@wetdry.world Kentucky-fried Desktop Environment
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@mjdxp@labyrinth.zone 2026-04-15 08:15
@ranidspace@wetdry.world i believe it was derived from CDE (common desktop environment), the most popular DE for much of the 90's
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@0x57e11a@void.lgbt 2026-04-15 08:41
@ranidspace@wetdry.world wasnt it Kool? https://kde.org/announcements/announcement/
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@schratze@todon.nl 2026-04-15 08:46
@ranidspace@wetdry.world didn't it use to mean "kool desktop environment" but they dropped that after a few years?
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@skullgamer205@shitpost.poridge.club 2026-04-15 09:27
@ranidspace@wetdry.world , my favourite linux fun fact is that "KDE" breaks...
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@crimson_clouds23@normal.style 2026-04-15 13:48
@ranidspace@wetdry.world Kool Dekorations Everywhere