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List:       kde-promo
Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] About KDE
From:       "Jos Poortvliet" <jospoortvliet () gmail ! com>
Date:       2007-12-12 8:41:45
Message-ID: 5c77e14b0712120041v5bf7de8cv67c321f9a60f14 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Dec 12, 2007 1:48 AM, Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo@kde.org> wrote:
> hi all...
> 
> read this and weep along with me:

We all know how wonderful this text is ;-)

a akademy 2008 folder has a better text already; of course I love what
I wrote in the Beta announcements about KDE as well but that's about
KDE 4 specifically.

(here you go:
KDE 4 is the next generation of the popular KDE Desktop Environment
which seeks to fulfill the need for a powerful yet easy to use desktop
for both personal and enterprise computing. The aim of the KDE project
for the 4.0 release is to put the foundations in place for future
innovations on the Free Desktop. The many newly introduced
technologies incorporated in the KDE libraries will make it easier for
developers to add rich functionality to their applications, combining
and connecting different components in any way they want.)

Sorry, I'm still way to busy lately :(


> "About KDE
> 
> KDE, or the K Desktop Environment, is a network transparent contemporary
> desktop environment for Linux and UNIX workstations. KDE seeks to fulfill the
> need for an easy-to-use desktop for Linux and UNIX workstations, similar to
> desktop environments found on Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating
> systems.  KDE 4.0 will make use of Qt's cross-platform capabilities to bring
> many of its applications to Windows and Mac OS X."
> 
> observations:
> 
> - most of our target audience will not know what "network transparent ..
> desktop environment" means. it's also not such a distinguishing feature to be
> promoted as if it is the essence of our USP?
> 
> - we're not a desktop environment. the DE is one of our products
> (kdebase/workspace i suppose =). but we have many other products as well, and
> the portability to other platforms puts the nail in that coffin. note that
> our instistence on refering to ourselves as a DE has put us in some hot water
> with projects such as KOffice and Amarok when it comes to their marketing, as
> it is far to constraining. this means we stand to lose marketing synergies[1]
> and have projects spin away from KDE as a project (something KOffice team
> seriously talked about last year, in fact)
> 
> - it's a bit boring.
> 
> for an upcoming press release we rejigged this a bit to read (at least in the
> current draft):
> 
> "KDE is an international technology team that creates integrated Free/Open
> Source Software for desktop and portable computing. Among KDE's products are
> a modern desktop system for Linux and UNIX platforms, comprehensive office
> productivity and groupware suites and hundreds of software titles in many
> categories including Internet and web applications, multimedia,
> entertainment, educational, graphics and software development. Building on
> the cross-platform capabilities of Trolltech(R)'s Qt(R), KDE4's full-featured
> applications run natively on Linux, BSD, Solaris, Windows and Mac OS X."
> 
> still not awesome, though, imho. though hopefully an improvement (i had a hand
> in writing some of that paragraph, along with ferai, so i'm allowed to diss
> it all i want ;)
> 
> but we need to get this straight for re-use in future communications. it
> should reflect kde4's amibitions and realities.
> 
> what points should we nail home by mentioning it in the above?
> 
> - internationalization?
> - usability?
> - specific features / frameworks?
> 
> let's try and collaborate on this to get our best image forward .... =)
> 
> 
> [1] that's the correct usage of that word, not the empty annoying PHB
> version ;)
> 
> --
> Aaron J. Seigo
> humru othro a kohnu se
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> 
> KDE core developer sponsored by Trolltech
> 
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