KDE's Mission

To fulfill our Vision, KDE has taken on the mission to

create software products which give users control, freedom and privacy
provide users with excellent user experience and quality
enabling users regardless of their location, background, abilities, operating system and device
promote the Free and Open-Source ecosystem

KDE's Strategy to achieve it

To provide control, freedom and privacy, KDE produces software that

allows users to adapt them to their needs (being simple by default and powerful when needed)
makes it easy for people to improve our products and create their own adaptations
builds on open standards to prevent "lock-in"
integrates well with existing online services sharing the same values
gives users full control over which information about them or their behavior is ever collected or transmitted
provides usable security and privacy features to protect against surveillance and data theft

To create a convincing user experience, KDE creates software that aims to

To reach as many users as possible, KDE strives to create software that

is available on major Free and proprietary operating systems, platforms and devices, with the help of Qt and other state of the art technologies.
inter-operates well with proprietary software, formats and services
provides high-quality translation and localization
empowers users independent of their abilities

To promote the development of Free and Open-Source Software, KDE

is a diverse and inclusive community
provides frameworks and libraries which facilitate the development of high-quality applications
provides a great learning environment and great opportunities for personal development
mentors people to contribute to Free and Open-Source software
collaborates with other organizations which share our values for mutual benefit