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Subject:    RE: [kde-promo] Negative feedback about KDE non-openmindedness in
From:       Philippe FREMY <P.FREMY () OBERTHURCS ! com>
Date:       2002-02-25 9:32:06
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> > Basically KDE e.V. does not have any substantial source of  structural
> > revenue. Nor is KDE e.V. actively involved in raising funds  at the
moment.
> > As far as I know all donations are initiated by the donor.
> This is true. But keep in mind that there seems to be an 
> agreement that saying we are open source and begging for money too loud
does not 
> seem to fit. 

Eva, this is not a written thing, this is just that people think in an Free
Software project, everything is free as in free beer.
Some people are even shocked when you speak about money, although RMS makes
it very clear that you should ask for money in exchange of Free Software.

Mirko, how do I become a member of the KDE ev ? What is the entrance fee ?
Where are the goals of the KDE ev stated ?
In France, to create an association, you have to provide that kind of
information. The president of the association shall also make a report every
year of what the association has done, how much it has received and how it
was spent.

I think you really need a website. I can't help you to build it, but I can
tell you what I want to see inside. And we could probably ask one of
Andreas's 200 hidden people to participate in the building if they know
html.

The dot is used for things that happen in KDE. We should use it also to ask
for help. Of course, we need to organise first but a call for help could
perhaps make some volonteer join.

> Is that not transparent? Even what I just said is notified to the public. 
Where ?

> And I do not see KDE e.V. in the responsibility to do kde-promo work,
sorry. 
This is not what we mean. We are talking about using the KDE eV to help in
promotion. Even in promoting itself.

	regards,

	Philippe

 
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