The GNOME and KDE projects are teaming up to host the Linux App Summit (LAS) that will be
held in Barcelona, November 12-15. “LAS is the first collaborative event co-hosted by the two organizations since
the Desktop Summit in 2009. Both organizations are eager to bring their
communities together in building an application ecosystem that transcends
individual distros and broadens the market for everyone involved.

KDE and GNOME will no longer be taking a passive role in the free desktop
sector. With the joint influence of the two desktop projects, LAS will shepherd
the growth of the FOSS desktop by encouraging the creation of quality
applications, seeking opportunities for compensation for FOSS developers, and
fostering a vibrant market for the Linux operating system.” The CfP is open until August 31.

Source: LWN.net – GNOME and KDE to co-host the Linux App Summit in November