Matthias Ettrich
Computer scientist, founded KDE project
Born
June 14th, 1972
52 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Germany
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Matthias Ettrich is a German computer scientist and engineer who founded the KDE project in 1996. KDE is a free software community that develops a multi-platform desktop environment for Linux and UNIX. Ettrich's work in software development has significantly influenced the open-source software landscape, enabling numerous applications and tools to flourish within the KDE ecosystem. The project emphasizes user-friendliness and is recognized for providing robust functionality and a visually appealing interface.
Founded the KDE desktop environment
Contributed to various open-source projects
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