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wants to move fully to the cloud.

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Don't let them force you to log on to their servers to monitor and control you every time you need your computer.

Take back your desktop! Use Plasma!

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KDE

Plasma is a desktop environment that is easy to use, and protects your privacy. NASA, CERN, public institutions and companies worldwide rely on Plasma because of its features, stability and reliability.

kde.org/for/scientists/

You too can contribute to Plasma! Donate here:

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Also the billions of unnecessary connections per second that an online Windows would require across all machines would increase harmful emissions to unacceptable levels.

Meanwhile, KDE is working to cut them back:

eco.kde.org

@kde Cool, gonna have to read that all later :Blobhaj:

@kde I see you claim "providing software which does this in a way that reduces software's environmental impact for us and future generations".

Can you back this assertion up? Does the e.V. have a consistent approach, and verifiable enforcement, of this goal across projects?

@kde it's always us the little guys who have to "save the environment". It's always us who picks up after rich people and big corporations.

@kde
I love #kde ! So much great #foss apps, and plasma is (imho) the best desktop environment experience ever !
I love it so much that I had to show the word that my body runs KDE, so I inked it into my skin !
Thanks for everything, keep up the good work ❤️.

@kde I can't attest for reliability and stability anymore. It's gotten worse the last few months. I hope that this is to attribute to the work on Weyland support/integration, cause otherwise, I don't see a future for kde

@horzion

Plasma, like all large software projects is not bug free. But all bugs do not affect all people.

There are hardware, packaging, and configuration factors that may escape KDE's control. Indeed, your experience may be specific to you.

That said, you can do your part and dispel any doubts at the same time by reporting concrete, reproducible bugs to

bugs.kde.org

We appreciate feedback and thank all users who take the time to help us locate and eliminate errors in the code.

bugs.kde.orgKDE Bugtracking System Main Page