GNOME and KDE to co-host the Linux App Summit in November

The GNOME and KDE projects are teaming up to host the Linux App Summit (LAS) that will beheld 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.