# &kde; Fundamentals

## Introduction

Welcome to &kde;!

This guide will introduce you to the many features of the &plasma; workspace and applications and describe many common tasks you can perform.

For more information on &kde;, visit the KDE website.

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## Credits and License

The original idea for this guide was proposed by Chusslove Illich and brought to fruition with input from &Burkhard.Lueck;, Yuri Chornoivan, and &TC.Hollingsworth;

Much of it was written by participants of Google Code-In 2011. Thanks to Google for sponsoring their excellent work!

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