Last year, the Ubuntu Core Desktop effort was introduced. It comes with a GNOME Shell based desktop, but KDE Plasma couldn’t be left out from such an effort, and this is how the ""KDE Neon Core"" idea came to be. KDE Neon provides the latest KDE software packaged on top of an Ubuntu LTS base. KDE Neon Core is a similar idea but on top of an Ubuntu Core base.
In this talk, Dr Kevin Ottens (PhD in Artificial Intelligence) shows how KDE Neon Core is structured, what it offers and what its limitations are. He also explains the issues we encountered which led to patches in KDE software or in snapd itself. Additionally, he talks through how tests are run on the KDE infrastructure, and reflects on how to foster community involvement.
If you want to hear battle stories on bringing another desktop to Ubuntu Core and learn what we discovered along the way, this talk will be for you.
About Dr Kevin Ottens
Kevin Ottens has a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence which led him to focus on ontology engineering and multi-agent systems. As a student, he fell in love with the KDE community and has been involved for the past 20 years.
Next to contributing code, he has also been helping with the community stewardship, for instance participating in the creation of the KDE Manifesto.
Nowadays, Kevin innovates at enioka Haute Couture having a very wide view on software engineering. His responsibilities range from software architecture and code to Open Source strategies. He also spends time coaching teams and other engineers in leadership positions.
He still lives in Toulouse where he participates to regular C++ meetups.
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