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Subject: Re: [kde-promo] SpreadKde
From: "Troy Unrau" <troy.unrau () gmail ! com>
Date: 2007-02-08 23:08:09
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My apologies, it seems I have the wrong impression of what spreadKDE was
for. I was under the belief that it was a website designed to encourage
people to switch to KDE. I hope you guys are successful in your goals.
Cheers
On 08/02/07, Josef Spillner <spillner@kde.org> wrote:
>
> Am Donnerstag, 8. Februar 2007 20:23 schrieb Troy Unrau:
> > o approaching the dot and moving some of the intended spreadkde stuff
> there
> > -- I'm thinking specifically of the events calendar, which would be more
> > visible as a module on the dot, and probably more used too. Many events
> > are already announced on the dot, as are calls for papers and so forth,
> so
> > it would just provide a way to see these events without having to grep
> > through the old news that is possibly months old. An upcoming events
> > sidebar there, and at www.kde.org would be useful.
>
> I think one of the earlier plans was to kill events.kde.org. However,
> events.kde.org still exists :-)
> What should really be done (and now the XML guy in me speaks) is to
> produce
> parseable calendar snippets which can be included into many websites. The
> issue with kde.org is that it doesn't really have any regional binding,
> whereas many other sites are, which could gain visitors if they had more
> accurate events information. A link to a central events site is enough.
> Whether or not this is called events.kde.org or spreadkde.org is a
> secondary
> matter.
>
> One issue with www.kde.org is that the module is ACL'd. And one thing
> we've
> learned from the past is that ACL'd events pages do not make *any sense*
> since there are always new people contributing and sending patches is too
> much of a hassle. I for one have never wanted to get myself the A in the
> CL,
> and even though I did some smaller updates to the events calendar never
> have
> been encouraged to just add something if I saw the need for updated
> information.
>
> > o focus the more official advocacy to www.kde.org instead, where it'll
> get
> > more traffic, and appear more official: there already exists
> > http://kde.org/trykde/, http://kde.org/whatiskde/, etc. which is very
> much
> > in duplication of efforts for spreadkde.
>
> Some information could be published there, but I doubt that we need all
> flyers
> and posters (and their source files) directly on the KDE info pages.
>
> > o if spreadkde continues to exist, repurpose the spreadkde drupal stuff
> > that you're working on so that it becomes an organizational tool for
> > internal use, conference planning, etc. don't try to make it a PR
> channel
> > at all, since it'll end up exactly like the last website...
>
> It would be very convenient to be able to plan conferences through
> spreadkde,
> but I also think it could serve as a resource site for those who engage
> actively on events or for any promotional work.
>
> Josef
>
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<div>My apologies, it seems I have the wrong impression of what spreadKDE was \
for. I was under the belief that it was a website designed to encourage people \
to switch to KDE. I hope you guys are successful in your goals. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Cheers<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 08/02/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Josef \
Spillner</b> <<a href="mailto:spillner@kde.org">spillner@kde.org</a>> \
wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px \
0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Am Donnerstag, 8. Februar 2007 20:23 \
schrieb Troy Unrau:<br>> o approaching the dot and moving some of the intended \
spreadkde stuff there <br>> -- I'm thinking specifically of the events \
calendar, which would be more<br>> visible as a module on the dot, and probably \
more used too. Many events<br>> are already announced on the dot, as \
are calls for papers and so forth, so <br>> it would just provide a way to see \
these events without having to grep<br>> through the old news that is possibly \
months old. An upcoming events<br>> sidebar there, and at <a \
href="http://www.kde.org">www.kde.org </a> would be useful.<br><br>I think one of the \
earlier plans was to kill <a href="http://events.kde.org">events.kde.org</a>. \
However,<br><a href="http://events.kde.org">events.kde.org</a> still exists \
:-)<br>What should really be done (and now the XML guy in me speaks) is to produce \
<br>parseable calendar snippets which can be included into many websites. \
The<br>issue with <a href="http://kde.org">kde.org</a> is that it doesn't really \
have any regional binding,<br>whereas many other sites are, which could gain visitors \
if they had more <br>accurate events information. A link to a central events site is \
enough.<br>Whether or not this is called <a \
href="http://events.kde.org">events.kde.org</a> or <a \
href="http://spreadkde.org">spreadkde.org</a> is a secondary <br>matter.<br><br>One \
issue with <a href="http://www.kde.org">www.kde.org</a> is that the module is \
ACL'd. And one thing we've<br>learned from the past is that ACL'd events \
pages do not make *any sense*<br>since there are always new people contributing and \
sending patches is too <br>much of a hassle. I for one have never wanted to get \
myself the A in the CL,<br>and even though I did some smaller updates to the events \
calendar never have<br>been encouraged to just add something if I saw the need for \
updated <br>information.<br><br>> o focus the more official advocacy to <a \
href="http://www.kde.org">www.kde.org</a> instead, where it'll get<br>> more \
traffic, and appear more official: there already exists<br>> <a \
href="http://kde.org/trykde/"> http://kde.org/trykde/</a>, <a \
href="http://kde.org/whatiskde/">http://kde.org/whatiskde/</a>, etc. which is very \
much<br>> in duplication of efforts for spreadkde.<br><br>Some information could \
be published there, but I doubt that we need all flyers <br>and posters (and their \
source files) directly on the KDE info pages.<br><br>> o if spreadkde continues to \
exist, repurpose the spreadkde drupal stuff<br>> that you're working on so \
that it becomes an organizational tool for <br>> internal use, conference \
planning, etc. don't try to make it a PR channel<br>> at all, since it'll \
end up exactly like the last website...<br><br>It would be very convenient to be able \
to plan conferences through spreadkde, <br>but I also think it could serve as a \
resource site for those who engage<br>actively on events or for any promotional \
work.<br><br>Josef<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>This \
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subscription.<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"> <br>-- <br>Troy Unrau
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