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List:       kde-promo
Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Address database for press contacts
From:       Fabrice Mous <fabricemous () xs4all ! nl>
Date:       2003-04-23 14:00:58
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Op woensdag 23 april 2003 16:42, schreef Charles de Miramon:
> Le Mercredi 23 Avril 2003 15:02, Fabrice Mous a écrit :
> > I'm all for it. Maybe I should say that I want to register KDE as an
> > organisation within the Netherlands. (KvK) This way KDE is a visible
> > entity in Holland and makes it easier to collect money for. What to do
> > with the money is still a point where I do not totally agree with KDE eV.
> > But for now I agree to report back to KDE eV what I have sold and what I
> > keep in cash.
> 
> In my opinion, you should name the association KDE-Nederlanden and not KDE.
> The KDE trademark is owned by KDE E.V. that delegates for France to
> KDE-France promotional tasks and grants the use of the KDE trademark and
> helps us. It is a pure formality, Eric Bischoff who is a founding member of
> KDE France is also a member of KDE e.v., but it makes thing clear and in
> the unlikely event of a local association abusing KDE, KDE e.v. can always
> refuse the right of using the KDE trademark to the offending association.

Charles, 

I wasn't clear on that, but I am definitly not going to register *the name* 
KDE in the Netherlands, just the organisation. I spoke on the dutch KDE 
mailinglist (take notice Bas) about a name. I suggested "KDE Benelux" as I 
had the idea to have the Wallon-part of Belgium and also Luxembourg included 
in this entity.

The idea of creating an entity for 3 countries is because you have a larger 
workfield. For example, does anyone know if some KDE people are going to this 
event --> http://www.linuxday.lu/lxd_home_frame.html  ?

I asked some people on the linux.lu mailinglist and they said they don't know 
any Luxembourg KDE-people there who are doing some promotional stuff. (say 
attending that event)

Back to the naming of an organisation ... I know some sentiments on the dutch 
mailinglist for the suggested naming and they do not really agree with me. 
Also they foresee to much work for the dutch KDE ppl for keeping a Luxembourg 
website up-to-date. And indeed they are right about that, I need to have a 
KDE-person in Luxembourg for that who has feeling with the local events.

Also the discussion on the dutch mailinglist was about the website + 
organisation. I want to "reopen" the discussion but then only about the 
organisation ... should this be beyond language-boundaries ? (think: 
communication)

Like to hear the opinion about such an entity for the 3 countries (BE/NL/LU) 
and or if I should stick to a dutch and flemish speaking KDE community?

We need to talk to KDE-France for french promo-material when a 3 country 
entity is preferred. 


Fab

> Our experience in KDE-France is that you make very little money selling
> promotional stuff. The only cash making item is the KDE-Knoppix because you
> have a high margin on it. We used the money we made to pay part of the
> printing cost of the French KDE leaflet. I guess we have around 200 euros
> left in our bank account. If a company makes a donation to us (lets hope
> for a miracle !) we would have to discuss between the members how to spend
> the money but I guess, sponsoring a geek through Scott would be an
> efficient way to spend the grant, or we could organize a KDE hackers
> meeting.
> 
> Transfering money to KDE ev for small amounts is inefficient because of the
> high bank fees between countries of the Euro zone.
> 
> Cheers,
> Charles

-- 
Fabrice Mous          
fabricemous@xs4all.nl
fabrice@kde.nl ~~ http://www.kde.nl    
VosBerg@SuSE ~~ http://www.vosberg.be



 
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