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Where did the "Plasma" in KDE Plasma come from, and why do many people say that with or instead of just KDE? (feddit.online)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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It's always been just KDE to me. In the past year or so, I've noticed people calling Plasma KDE or even just Plasma. What happened? Why do people insist on making the name longer? Why the word Plasma? What is Plasma referring to? And, are they trying to move away from the KDE name to just Plasma?

Answer: Plasma is the desktop environment. KDE is the community that makes Plasma and many other related software.

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[–] 13 points 2 years ago

Kids these days and their "Plasma". BACK IN MY DAY it was just KDE!

I'm not sure why this feels new to me. Perhaps it's because I spent a lot of time on other DEs after 2009.

But also, from that link:

We will use "KDE" exclusively in two meanings:

  • KDE, the community, which creates free software for end users
  • As an umbrella brand for the technology created by the KDE community

So I don't feel like it's wrong to just call it KDE, just imprecise.

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