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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] april fools dot article anyone?
From:       Dion Moult <dion () thinkmoult ! com>
Date:       2010-04-01 7:22:27
Message-ID: 201004011522.27273.dion () thinkmoult ! com
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On Thursday 01 April 2010 15:12:10 Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> On Thursday 01 April 2010 04:54:57 Justin Kirby wrote:
> > In the spirit of the typical foolery that occurs on this special
> > occasion, how about a joke article on the Dot poking fun at ourselves
> > and the rest of the software development world?  I've written up a rough
> > draft.  Some of the SC "edition" names might need some help.  I was
> > trying to poke fun at things like popular closed source naming schemes
> > for OS's (e.g. basic freedom edition), a bit towards our open source
> > friends in other projects (dwarfed freedom edition), and of course take
> > a look our ourselves as well (ultimate freedom edition).  Suggestions
> > welcome.  Hopefully we can get something posted early tomorrow if people
> > like it so its up for most of the day?  I'd imagine most of you are all
> > sleeping right now and I'll be sleeping till 8am EST so feel free to
> > just post it with any changes the group sees fit if you are happy with
> > it before I wake up to respond.  Or if you think its a terrible idea
> > that's fine too.  My ego might still be ok if Jos professes his undying
> > love to me enough times.
> 
> I'd do that anyway.
> 
> > "Announcing the upcoming release of new customized KDE Software
> > Compilations
> > 
> > KDE has enjoyed great success over the years and today marks another
> > important step in the evolution of our growing community.  Many years ago
> > when KDE was just beginning we had a small user base and similar
> > expectations of how the software should work.  But with growth and
> > success also comes new users and new expectations.  As an effort to meet
> > the growing demands of our user community KDE has identified 3 key areas
> > in which we would like to better cater to users' needs.  In order to
> > achieve this it has been determined that there will be, going forward, 3
> > separate releases of each Software Compilation tailored to these areas.
> > 
> > The first focus area is geared towards users who prefer the ultimate in
> > customization.  KDE has long been unmatched in its ability to give the
> > user full control of their software and we would like to take that to
> > the next level.  Starting with KDE SC 5 we will be creating a KDE SC
> > "Ultimate Freedom Edition".  This compilation will include one hundred
> > percent customization of every option, including full maintenance of
> > backports of every feature ever supported by KDE back to v3.0.
> 
> How about adding: "For quick access, all menu options will be provided on
> the toolbar and the settings screens have been enhanced with double,
> tripple and quadruple tabbars to make it contain more settings."
> 
> And we need a screenshot/mockup. Preferably something with the windows
> multi- row tabbar thing like MS Office has - the most difficult to use
> config tech in the world :D
> 
> > The second focus area is aimed at users who enjoy the freedom of open
> > source, but prefer a simple set of default behavior from their software
> > so that they are not bombarded with constant decision making and choices
> > when setting up their software.  This version of the KDE SC has been
> > code named "Dwarfed Freedom Edition".  This compilation will bring all
> > of the normal KDE software you've come to love, but with scaled back
> > numbers of options in all desktop environment and application menus so
> > as to make life a little bit simpler for our users.
> 
> Dwarfed, huh, inside joke for sure, but funny.
> 
> > Last but not least, we would like to reach out to new users transitioning
> > to KDE from outside the world of open source.  We know that many people
> > in this category could probably care less about messing with any options
> > at all and want their computer to "just work".  To better meet this
> > group's needs we will be releasing KDE SC "Basic Freedom Edition".  This
> > compilation will focus on providing rock solid functionality without any
> > customization that might impair their ability to operate the computer.
> > For your protection this compilation will be closed source, not allow
> > you to access root level functionality, and will fully enforce security
> > through obscurity thanks to the "black box" development processes that
> > will be used in creating this edition.
> 
> This one is real funny ;-)
> 
> > We are very excited to bring to you these great new compilations in the
> > coming months and will continue to bring up to the minute coverage here
> > on the Dot as the KDE community continues to drive software development
> > into the future!  Have a happy April 1st."
> 
> Let go the "Have a happy April 1st." and it's fine to publish.
> 
> Love,
> Jos

Putting together a mockup :)
 
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