Konqi
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Konqi Konqueror is the current mascot for the KDE community, a small cheerful green dragon.[1] He appears in KDE software, and on many websites, including the KDE homepage. The name "Konqi" was chosen after Konqueror, the KDE web- and file browser. His creator is Stefan Spatz. Konqi appears in 3.x versions of KDE. In KDE 2.x, the mascot was a wizard called Kandalf, but Konqi also appeared in KDE 2.x on the KDE crash dialog.[2] The design was changed after a competition, with the creator of the new Konqi being Tyson Tan.[3] The competition winner's Konqi became used officially with the early releases of Frameworks and Plasma 5.
Katie
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The Konqi character has a girlfriend named Katie.[4] Katie is also the mascot of the KDE women's project.[5] Konqi and Katie made their costumed appearance at the KDE 4.0 Release Event in Mountain View, California, USA and Camp KDE 2010.[6][7] Her appearance was changed at the same time as Konqi's.
Kandalf
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Kandalf was the former mascot for the KDE community during its 2.x versions. He was subsequently replaced by Konqi, a green dragon, possibly due to copyright infringement issues related to Kandalf's similarity to the wizard Gandalf (from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings).
Media
- Old Konqi and KDE crystal logo
- Old Konqi and KDE oxygen logo
- Old Katie design.
- The original contest submission made on the KDE forums
See also
References
- ↑ "KDE-Clipart page". Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ↑ http://people.kde.org/konqi.html
- ↑ "Konqui, Katie and Friends".
- ↑ "KDE Three Beta". Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ↑ "KDE Women". Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ↑ Ryan Paul. "KDE kosplay: here there be dragons". Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ↑ Troy Unrau (2010-01-25). "Camp KDE 2010 Wrapup". KDE. KDE.NEWS. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
External links
- Konqi Blender Source
- Konqi and the Magical Rope of Curiosity video and Blender Source Files
- Screenshots of KDE 2.0 showing Kandalf