Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this talk I would go over various negative and positive feedback I've gotten during my time of being KDE contributor.
Notable examples are window outlines, rounder corners to items and KUrlNavigator changes.
I've gotten both "hatemail" and seen "redditors" trash my work publicly. However, I will also remind the audience that there's good feedback too, and it's why I keep doing what I do.
I'd like to go over it all and share things I've learned about it: How to handle the feedback, how to pick out the actual golden information, how it can affect ones psyche/motivation..
And I would also go over some ways to give polite, constructive feedback.
It would likely end with a reminder that we're all human after all and we should maybe chill a bit, instead of ranting at FOSS devs.
KDE is an open-source community developing free software for desktop and mobile, including the powerful Plasma desktop environment. Join the KDE community to contribute, learn, and shape the future of open-source software!
🔗 Explore KDE:
🌐 Website: kde.org
💬 Forum: discuss.kde.org
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👾 Reddit: reddit.com/r/kde
🌿 Lemmy: https://lemmy.ml/c/kde
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🧵 Threads: threads.net/@kdecommunity
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In this talk I would go over various negative and positive feedback I've gotten during my time of being KDE contributor.
Notable examples are window outlines, rounder corners to items and KUrlNavigator changes.
I've gotten both "hatemail" and seen "redditors" trash my work publicly. However, I will also remind the audience that there's good feedback too, and it's why I keep doing what I do.
I'd like to go over it all and share things I've learned about it: How to handle the feedback, how to pick out the actual golden information, how it can affect ones psyche/motivation..
And I would also go over some ways to give polite, constructive feedback.
It would likely end with a reminder that we're all human after all and we should maybe chill a bit, instead of ranting at FOSS devs.
KDE is an open-source community developing free software for desktop and mobile, including the powerful Plasma desktop environment. Join the KDE community to contribute, learn, and shape the future of open-source software!
🔗 Explore KDE:
🌐 Website: kde.org
💬 Forum: discuss.kde.org
📢 Follow KDE on Social Media:
🐘 Mastodon: https://floss.social/@kde
📹 PeerTube: tube.kockatoo.org/c/kde
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/KDE
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/kde
👾 Reddit: reddit.com/r/kde
🌿 Lemmy: https://lemmy.ml/c/kde
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/kdecommunity
🌌 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kde.org
🧵 Threads: threads.net/@kdecommunity
🔔 Like, Share & Subscribe for More Open-Source Content!
📌 Hashtags:
#KDE #Plasma #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FreeSoftware #KDECommunity #KDEApps #Tech
