Matthias Ettrich's Usenet Announcement
Matthias Ettrich posted his initial message proposing a 'K Desktop Environment' to create a consistent, beautiful GUI for Linux, using the Qt toolkit.
Significance
This post is widely regarded as the founding moment of the KDE project, rallying a global community around a shared vision for the Linux desktop.
Key facts
- Date
- 1996-10-14
- Type
- invention
- Location
- Internet (Usenet group 'de.comp.os.linux.misc')