I'm proud of: * Collectively making tons of software that has real users. I consider my profession as an engineer to be a tool-maker who enables others; our line of operation is to build civilization and facilitate culture. Making and shipping software that people use is the most concrete way we do this, though not the only one.
* Doing it in the open. Source code is a powerful way to write down knowledge in a form that's not just readable but also executable by those it's given to. It's a way to communicate ideas in a form that, unlike with plain communication, enables testing the idea, building on it and re-testing it. Code is one of the richest forms of communication humans have come up with to date, and we're at the forefront of helping us realize this and reap the advantages. * Providing hundreds of engineers, designers, artists, writers, organizers and many others an environment in which to do interesting and relevant work, safe with the knowledge that their work can't be hidden and won't screw anyone over. * Helping everyone who comes into contact with our community to increase their knowledge and hone their skills, and apply those gains to bigger problems both in KDE and elsewhere. * Having a strong effect on the industry we're part of through licensing choices, exemplary workflow and tooling choices. * Figuring out how to make all of these effects last; scaling not just in size, but across time. Having achieved a multi-generational community. As always, what I'm most excited about is the stuff I'm working on right now, and how it will make the thing it's a part of better than before :). Cheers, Eike