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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] KDE CVS Developers Edition of Knoppix (Knopdex)
From:       Mark Bucciarelli <mark () easymailings ! com>
Date:       2003-06-25 13:43:53
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On Tuesday 24 June 2003 11:05 pm, James Michael Greenhalgh wrote:
> Hi all,

Hi James,

> I caught some discussion on kde-promo with respect to a KDE CVS
> edition of Knoppix that I have been working on: "Knopdex".  

Nice to know you are lurking here!  I think your hard work has great 
promotional value for KDE.

Your disk can help with one aspect of promotion that is rarely 
discussed here: retaining/recruiting new free software KDE 
contributors. As you mention in your mail, your disk can provide an 
easy on-ramp for a potential new developer.

Speaking from experience, (coming from developing on a windows 
platform), anonymous CVS and compiling from source can be a 
significant barrier--there is a lot to learn, it often does not work 
right the first time, and it takes a significant investment in time.  
Your disk cuts this time investment _dramatically_.

(Along these lines, can someone put your CD in, modify a source file 
and recompile, then run their modified KDE app?)

I think it would be great to link your page from developer.kde.org and 
promo.kde.org, publish a dot story, and write a press release for the 
trade press.  Just describe the download properly (and implement 
Charles' KSplash idea) and then caveat emptor.  From my perspective, 
the benefits far outweight the risks.

For developer conferences, it would also be a great handout at the KDE 
booth.

Best Regards,

Mark
 
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