Sad news for KDE: one of the core people guiding the project for the whole century so far has left the building.

Jonathan Riddell, the former leader of both the Kubuntu and KDE neon distributions, has published an emotional blog post titled " Adios Chicos, 25 Years of KDE ." In it, he describes how changes in the corporate structure behind the KDE organization have resulted in his departure.

Riddell describes himself as a "Canoeist, Quaker, and Computer Person." It's a modest summary. Over the years, he's been featured on The Register a few times. For instance, in 2020, he talked to the Reg about the importance of KDE . In a touch of foreshadowing, back in March, we reported that he planned to step down after the Plasma 6.3 release cycle .

Back in 2020, the Reg reported that he was empl

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