--===============7685401770463707567== Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart12836168.QcFqMIDYdI"; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" --nextPart12836168.QcFqMIDYdI Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="nextPart3379863.TRUQ9nxfvu" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --nextPart3379863.TRUQ9nxfvu Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello community, After the publication of the initial version of the manifesto, I said I= 'd act=20 as curator for the time being and that it should be a living document w= hich=20 would get updated from time to time. I didn't really live up to it so far as no revision has been done. But = somehow=20 I found a small chunk of time today and decided to use it to prepare a = new=20 revision. As a matter of fact, I got some feedback from people. Some of the items= are=20 rather large (and I'll send separate emails for those), but there was a= =20 collection of nice wording simplifications. That's what this email is about, I'd like to apply the attached patch, = it's=20 mostly about small scale changes. I don't see anything which could be=20= controversial in there. Any opinions on this? I'd like to collect feedback before proceeding wi= th a=20 vote of the e.V. membership and then a push. Regards. --=20 K=E9vin Ottens, http://ervin.ipsquad.net KDAB - proud supporter of KDE, http://www.kdab.com --nextPart3379863.TRUQ9nxfvu Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="manifesto-minor-wording-revision.patch" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/x-patch; charset="UTF-8"; name="manifesto-minor-wording-revision.patch" diff --git a/benefits.markdown b/benefits.markdown index 0cdad69..78ec683 100644 --- a/benefits.markdown +++ b/benefits.markdown @@ -2,19 +2,19 @@ layout: page title: Benefits of a KDE Project --- -Being part of the international KDE community conveys certain benefits= and rights. These include: +Being part of the international KDE community conveys certain benefits= : =20 -* Stand on the shoulders of giants +* To stand on the shoulders of giants * Make use of KDE infrastructure for project hosting * Benefit from the experience of the KDE sysadmins * Get support from the larger community with development, documentat= ion, translation, testing, bug handling, etc. * Use opportunities to integrate with a large ecosystem of end-user = products - * Create cross-pollination of ideas and innovation through interacti= on with teams sharing common values + * Interact with teams that have common values, leadin to the cross-p= ollination of ideas and innovations * Enjoy representation and support by KDE e.V. * Participate in Akademy and other KDE events - * Be considered for financial and organizational support - * Know that your trademark can be secured - * Know that your project's license can be defended via the [Fiduciar= y Licensing Agreement](http://ev.kde.org/rules/fla.php) + * Receive financial and organizational support + * Know that your trademarks can be secured + * Know that your licensing wishes will be protected via the [Fiducia= ry Licensing Agreement](http://ev.kde.org/rules/fla.php) * Increase your market visibility through the reputation of the KDE co= mmunity and KDE promotion tools such as: * pushing project announcements to the Dot and employing other KDE p= romotion channels @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Being part of the international KDE community conveys= certain benefits and right for communication on web sites and other channels =20
-Principles of a KDE Project
+Commitments of a KDE Project
Back to the manifesto
=20 diff --git a/commitments.markdown b/commitments.markdown index b046224..7824919 100644 --- a/commitments.markdown +++ b/commitments.markdown @@ -1,27 +1,25 @@ --- layout: page -title: Principles of a KDE Project +title: Commitments of a KDE Project --- -The KDE Project designation carries certain principles and requirement= s: +The KDE Project designation carries with it certain commitments: =20 * Support the [KDE Code of Conduct](http://www.kde.org/code-of-conduct= /) * There is no mandatory Contributor License Agreement * Technical requirements * The project stays true to established practices common to similar = KDE projects unless special considerations force it to deviate - * Software assets access model - * Direct write access to the software assets is granted only to KD= E contributor accounts - * Direct write access to the software assets is granted to all KDE= contributor accounts + * All KDE contributor accounts get direct (and universal) write acce= ss to the software assets * Projects that choose not to host their web services on KDE infrast= ructure need to provide administrative access to the KDE sysadmin team; or, if such access= cannot be granted, a regular backup of all the code and data used by the web services= should be provided to the KDE sysadmins (except if the service is not an integral part o= f the project's workflow, community interactions and public image) to ensure continued avail= ability * Copyrights, trademarks and patents - * [KDE licensing policy](http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_= Policy) should be respected - * KDE branding guidelines should be respected - * Trademark continuity =E2=80=93 if the authors of the software aban= don it or disappear, they agree to transfer the trademark to the next m= aintainer - * Patent License - If the code is covered by patents registered by t= he project itself, those patents must be licensed freely + * [KDE licensing policy](http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_= Policy) must be respected + * KDE branding guidelines are respected + * If the authors of the software abandon it or disappear, they agree= to transfer the trademark to the next maintainer + * If the code is covered by patents registered by the project itself= , those patents must be licensed freely =20
Benefits of a KDE Project
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index ce3153f..3d2d53a 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ leadership and decision processes;
=20
Free Software to ensure the result of our= work -is available to all people;
+is available to all people for all time; =20
-Inclusivity to ensure that people of all = origins +Inclusivity to ensure that all people are welcome to join us and participate;
=20
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ items essential to define and stay true to ourselves.=
=20
From those values we derived the benefits and -principles of a KDE Project.
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