Est. January 1, 2022
An independent organization dedicated to the development of Budgie Desktop and fostering a welcoming, diverse community.
Our Mission
We believe in creating software that is simple, elegant, and accessible to all users. We build Budgie not just as a desktop, but as a foundation; serving everyday users with an approachable experience while enabling developers to experiment with new ways of interacting with computing devices.
The core leadership team guiding the direction of the organization and the Budgie Desktop project.
All organizations and projects are equal stakeholders in the future of Budgie Desktop. No singular for-profit or non-profit entity has sole influence over our direction. Budgie is viewed as a platform that encourages distributions to ship it in a manner that best satisfies their user base.
Transparency has been central to how we function from the start. We strive for proactive communication on plans for the organization and projects, fostering public discussions through our Matrix Space and Forgejo. More information enables smarter decision-making.
Buddies of Budgie and Budgie Desktop is built for its users. Users are stakeholders in development and operations. Our consensus model ensures decisions positively impact the end user experience. People should feel encouraged to get involved directly.
Buddies of Budgie is first and foremost a diverse community, with people of all different skill sets and origins, that come together to contribute to and promote open source software.
Buddies of Budgie is a volunteer-driven organization. We accept donations through OpenCollective to support infrastructure costs, development tools, and other organizational needs.
Your support helps us maintain CI/CD infrastructure, domain registrations, and potentially compensate contributors for significant work.
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