Lydia Pintscher

I help people make awesome happen around Free Software and Open Knowledge - portfolio lead of #Wikidata, vice-president of #KDE e.V. and editor of Open Advice

website: https://lydiapintscher.de
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18016466

Last Notes

2026-02-24 20:57:39 CET

RE: https://mastodon.social/@metabrainz/116124417998185706
Today the world has lost a light 😢 Rob was a good friend and amazing human being. His passion for open communities, open data and music was infectious and unmatched. If you have never had a chance to meet Rob, please take a moment to read these two pieces by him to understand the difference he made in the world:
* his essay in Open Advice about how not to start a community: http://open-advice.org
* the story about using a cake to get your project paid by Big Tech: https://blog.metabrainz.org/2013/12/05/using-cakes-for-social-engineering/
🫡
#note1hlh…nald

2026-01-31 11:13:00 CET

At FOSDEM today, @npub1u74…ch96 is talking about 30 years of @npub1ncy…3x0q, what we achieved and where we are heading now. Stay tuned for more celebration throughout the year!
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/989/174/345/744/719/original/c129e53e97a0c177.jpg

2026-01-11 18:22:21 CET

Thank you to Nextcloud for hosting the board of KDE e.V. this weekend for a board meeting. David, @npub1u74…ch96, @npub1fzg…de2h, @npub1rcz…uu2f and I kicked off the new year. We discussed the current state of the organization, fundraising, staffing, policy outreach and more. Ready for an awesome year ahead!
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/877/608/641/413/129/original/bec3452189678c5f.jpg

2025-12-28 15:31:14 CET

One of the best activities to wrap up the year with? Reading over 2500 donor comments for @npub1ncy…3x0q's fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who donated to make our work over the next year possible! Here are some of my favorite notes donors left with their donation. 💙 🐉
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/797/657/291/422/977/original/64a9a62dd865bc1a.png
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/797/657/795/924/595/original/680b6bb0cd85ddcd.jpg
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/797/657/796/407/251/original/907c46039c495bb6.png
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/797/657/816/377/823/original/fd3223e7f5c17c56.png

2025-10-29 19:28:52 CET

#Wikidata has been recognized as a digital public good! Wikidata is always the mostly-invisible powerhouse in the background, so this is especially meaningful to me and a great recognition of the work that thousands of people put into structuring the world’s knowledge every single day. Thank you to everyone who’s been along for the ride for the past 13 years and those who will be for many more to come! https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/10/29/building-an-internet-for-everyone-wikidata-recognized-as-a-digital-public-good/

2025-08-16 14:22:03 CEST

Only 3 weeks until @npub1ncy…3x0q comes together in Berlin for @npub1f22…q0nc. I'm especially looking forward to the keynotes. Join us! https://akademy.kde.org/2025/
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/038/391/892/942/481/original/80dd19963a96829d.png
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/038/392/226/563/714/original/4110cbd1e8facdf4.png

2025-04-07 10:13:39 CEST

Are you a great engineer and want to shape the technical future of Wikimedia's knowledge graph? We are looking for a staff engineer for @npub1e5g…hkaj! https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/jobs/55063868/Staff-Engineer-Wikidata-all-genders-/
#Wikidata #getfedihired

2025-03-02 17:46:14 CET

Are you a student and want to contribute to a great Free Software project for a few weeks (and hopefully more) with a mentor by your side? @npub1ncy…3x0q has been accepted as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code again. Check out some of the project ideas you could apply for: https://community.kde.org/GSoC/2025/Ideas

2025-02-25 21:00:46 CET

Do you believe people should be in charge of their personal computing? So do we in @npub1ncy…3x0q! At KDE e.V. we are looking for a developer to help bring Plasma to new hardware and software markets. If C++, QML and working with a great Free Software community gets you excited then this might be for you: https://ev.kde.org/resources/jobad-plasma-software-engineer-2025.pdf

2024-11-10 16:16:51 CET

Want to work with me and are excited about all things knowledge graphs and product? We have an opening for the Product Manager for Wikibase Suite. Apply! https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/50824818/Product-Manager-Wikibase-Suite-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=167093023&l=en
#getfedihired