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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: why is there so little KDE PR ?
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-01-18 14:27:09
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Andreas Pour wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I agree on the PR point.  There is a basic principle of marketing:  the more
> you hear of something, the more successful (and hence the better) it seems.
> That's why companies spend huge dollars on ad campaigns that just point the
> same message into your head (not saying we have to be so obnoxious, but the
> point holds).
> 
> In the open source world, publicity luckily can be free.  But then, something
> is needed to generate publicity.  More frequent releases of software is a great
> way to stay in the public mind.
> 
> IMHO the major components should be released separately with a view to having
> much more frequent release cycles.  KDElibs should obviously be one package.
> But there is no reason why Konqueror could not be released more often, and
> certainly KMail and the other major components that are newsworthy in their own
> right.
> 
> I also think, as I have explained to Ralf, that tieing KDevelop releases to KDE
> releases is bad for this purpose.  KDevelop is a major app onto itself and can
> generate publicity and interest by its release.  To bundle it together with the
> rest of KDE lessens its impact.  Of course it doesn't have to be released far
> apart -- even 2-3 days is good; it makes KDE look more productive, like more is
> getting done.
> 
> Particularly too KOffice should definitely be on its own cycle, IMHO.
I very much agree on this. The desktop is the desktop and is released as KDE.
But the apps for it are good PR for the desktop and shouldn't be bound too much
to the desktop itself

Greetings, Stephan

-- 
It's my true belief that people having wishes for the bug report tool
and report it to the author haven't got the idea behind open source.
                                             anonymous KDE developer

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