From kde-promo Fri Jun 27 16:04:01 2003 From: Mark Bucciarelli Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 16:04:01 +0000 To: kde-promo Subject: [kde-promo] Draft Letter to TechXNY X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-promo&m=105673153420712 (sorry if you get duplicates of this--hopefully the moderator will dump the other two previous versions ...) Any major blunders? typos? tone? Anticipating a NO response, I'd like to followup with a query on booth prices and then approach Lindows and ask them to sponsor a booth. Alternatively, UnixReview has a booth. I noticed that Cameron Laird is a frequent author for them, and that he has written a couple books on QT. Is he involved with the KDE project? How have these booth sponsorship deals been structured in the past; i.e., what does the sponsor get in return? Are there any rules associated with the KDE League membership that apply to this situation? i scanned the bylaws and didn't see anything that looked specific. (btw, i think there's a typo in the league bylaws--"The sole KD member shall be KDE a.V." --that should be e.V., right?) mark ------------------ draft letter below ------------ Ms. Condos, I'm writing to inquire if you will have a .org pavilion for non-profit organizations at your conference. I am involved in KDE promotion and would be interested in staffing a KDE booth at TechXNY. Typically, KDE (and other free software projects) have a booth donated by the conference organizers. These booths are usually small and placed close to each other. Together, this group makes up the ".org pavilion." I noticed that in 2002, 25% of your attendees were interested in GNU/Linux. KDE provides a graphical user interface to GNU/Linux and provides a wealth of applications that users need to transition from proprietary software to free software. As I'm sure you know, the use of free software (and GNU/Linux in particular) has become strategically important to companies. The Wall Street Journal recently named it one of the top ten technologies that businesses should know about. Many of the financial firms in NYC (with Merril Lynch being the most prominent example), have committed to using free software as a way of cutting costs. KDE is distributed with all GNU/Linux flavors, including SuSE, Lindows, Debian, Mandrake, and RedHat. According to an recent online poll, KDE is by far the most popular windowing environment on GNU/Linux[1]. A KDE booth might enrich your attendees conference experience by providing them with an opportunity to learn more about a very popular free software project. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, -- Mark Bucciarelli, www.hubcapconsulting.com He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine receives light without darkening me. -- Thomas Jefferson [1] According to an on-line poll conducted at www.desktoplinux.com, ref: http://www.desktoplinux.com/cgi-bin/survey/survey.cgi?view= _______________________________________________ This message is from the kde-promo mailing list. Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-promo to unsubscribe, set digest on or temporarily stop your subscription.