<s>
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
registered	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
that	O
represents	O
the	O
KDE	B-Application
community	I-Application
in	O
the	O
legal	O
and	O
financial	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
association	O
supports	O
KDE	B-Application
’s	O
work	O
in	O
cash	O
,	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
donations	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
donations	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
KDE	B-Application
development	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
influence	O
on	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
flags	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
logo	O
represent	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
tasks	O
of	O
the	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1997	O
,	O
KDE	B-Application
One	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
Arnsberg	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
the	O
first	O
KDE	B-Application
community	I-Application
meeting	O
with	O
15	O
participants	O
,	O
and	O
budget	O
is	O
14000	O
DEM	O
(	O
7158	O
EUR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
Matthias	O
Ettrich	O
and	O
Matthias	O
Kalle	O
Dalheimer	O
registered	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
candidates	O
were	O
elected	O
to	O
the	O
board	O
in	O
KDE	B-Application
Two	O
,	O
Kurt	O
Granroth	O
became	O
president	O
,	O
Chris	O
Schläger	O
became	O
vice	O
president	O
,	O
Mirko	O
Boehm	O
became	O
treasurer	O
,	O
and	O
Preston	O
Brown	O
became	O
board	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
candidates	O
were	O
elected	O
to	O
the	O
board	O
in	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
August	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
candidates	O
were	O
elected	O
to	O
the	O
board	O
in	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
Mark	O
Shuttleworth	O
had	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
Patron	O
of	O
KDE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
Trolltech	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
corporate	O
Patron	O
of	O
KDE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
candidates	O
were	O
elected	O
to	O
the	O
board	O
in	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
KDAB	O
becomes	O
Patron	O
of	O
KDE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
Intel	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Novell	O
had	O
also	O
become	O
Patron	O
of	O
KDE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
and	O
Wikimedia	O
Deutschland	O
have	O
opened	O
shared	O
offices	O
in	O
Frankfurt	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
first	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
candidates	O
were	O
elected	O
to	O
the	O
board	O
in	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
meeting	O
,	O
Cornelius	O
Schumacher	O
became	O
president	O
,	O
Adriaan	O
de	O
Groot	O
and	O
Frank	B-Language
Karlitschek	I-Language
became	O
vice	O
president	O
,	O
and	O
Sebastian	O
Kügler	O
and	O
Celeste	O
Lyn	O
Paul	O
became	O
board	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
and	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Foundation	O
Europe	O
(	O
FSFE	O
)	O
moved	O
into	O
shared	O
offices	O
in	O
Berlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
becomes	O
supporting	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
support	O
KDE	B-Application
,	O
but	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
enough	O
time	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Georg	O
Greve	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Foundation	O
Europe	O
(	O
FSFE	O
)	O
was	O
first	O
to	O
'	O
join	O
the	O
game	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
The	O
Active	O
members	O
have	O
contributed	O
to	O
KDE	B-Application
community	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
supporting	O
members	O
are	O
supporting	O
the	O
KDE	B-Application
through	O
financial	O
contributions	O
,	O
consist	O
of	O
:	O
basysKom	O
GmbH	O
,	O
Digia	O
,	O
Sirius	O
Corporation	O
Ltd	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Patron	O
of	O
KDE	B-Application
is	O
the	O
highest	O
level	O
of	O
supporting	O
member	O
,	O
are	O
:	O
SUSE	O
,	O
Klarälvdalens	O
Datakonsult	O
AB	O
,	O
and	O
Nokia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
In	O
Spain	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
representative	O
of	O
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
is	O
KDE	B-Application
España	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
KDE	B-Operating_System
e.V.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
organizes	O
and	O
subsidizes	O
events	O
including	O
developer	O
sprints	O
,	O
Camp	O
KDE	B-Application
and	O
Akademy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
handles	O
the	O
legal	O
issues	O
around	O
the	O
KDE	B-Application
community	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
working	O
groups	O
are	O
a	O
structure	O
which	O
will	O
formalize	O
some	O
roles	O
within	O
KDE	B-Application
and	O
enhance	O
coordination	O
within	O
KDE	B-Application
,	O
communication	O
between	O
parts	O
of	O
KDE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
System	O
Administration	O
Working	O
Group	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
administration	O
of	O
KDE	B-Application
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
they	O
should	O
decide	O
what	O
software	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
KDE	B-Application
or	O
removed	O
,	O
as	O
different	O
programs	O
will	O
be	O
combined	O
into	O
modules	O
and	O
the	O
dependencies	O
between	O
the	O
modules	O
and	O
to	O
external	O
software	O
should	O
be	O
allowed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
task	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
contact	O
point	O
for	O
general	O
technical	O
questions	O
related	O
to	O
KDE	B-Application
to	O
be	O
contacts	O
between	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
produce	O
.	O
</s>
