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List:       kde-promo
Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] About KDE
From:       Sebastian Kuegler <sebas () kde ! org>
Date:       2007-12-12 10:45:54
Message-ID: 200712121145.54917.sebas () kde ! org
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On Wednesday 12 December 2007 10:09:40 Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> On Dec 12, 2007 9:51 AM, Thiago Macieira <thiago@kde.org> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 12 December 2007 09:41:45 Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> > > (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.)
> >
> > Right, but this isn't "About KDE 4", it's "About KDE".
>
> Indeed. So the text from the akademy 2008 promo folder might be useful:
>
>
> KDE is the leading Desktop Environment of the Free and Open Source Software
> world. It offers a powerful and easy to use desktop for users and a
> robust and comprehensive
> infrastructure for developing applications. KDE abstracts away the
> complexity of the underlying platform from both users and developers, using
> the latest advances in framework technology, positioning KDE in direct
> competition with popular
> proprietary development platforms.
>
> For more than ten years KDE has thrived and created a vibrant
> community of software
> developers, translators, artists, usability experts and committed
> users, a community
> that continually proves that Free Software can be of world-class quality.
> Enjoying a market share on the free desktop of over 60%, KDE is the major
> choice for government, business and users alike.
>
> Recent successes include a roll-out to the Munich government soon to
> reach 18,000
> desktop users; a scheme by the Brazilian government to sell low cost
> computers means hundreds of thousands of new KDE desktops being sold each
> month. Our technology is also used in third party projects including
> Apple's
> Safari web browser
> and Nokia's Series 60 mobile phones. New exciting projects, like the
> Greenphone, are already on the way. During the last 2 years, the KDE
> community has worked on the fourth generation of the KDE desktop and
> developer platform,
> laying the foundations
> for the future of the Free Desktop.
> =============
>
>
> Imho a rather nice story ;-)

That doesn't address the 'we're not only a DE', which is a rather important 
point of Aaron's suggestion to change. It's also, IMO, not enough high-level 
for putting it below all our press releases.
-- 
sebas

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