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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] kdenews.org
From:       Jos Poortvliet <jospoortvliet () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-05-18 8:53:01
Message-ID: AANLkTinQVRTPwgVguzB_9w7aq6HBgQ6HjK1mt8SYU9B4 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 1:50 AM, Sebastian Kügler <sebas@kde.org> wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> [CC:ing dot-editors, and Nuno as he likes getting email from sebas]

Hey, me too, the mere fact I'm on both KDE-promo and dot-editors does
not mean I don't like a CC ;-)

> On Sun May 9 2010 01:14:43 Navindra Umanee wrote:
> > I saw the thread on the kdenews.org domain issue but don't have it
> > saved.
> > 
> > I assure you guys, the only thing kdenews.org domain should be good
> > for at this point in time is redirecting to the official dot.kde.org
> > domain/URLs.
> > 
> > Do *not* hardcode or link directly to kdenews.org if at all possible
> > as it is a privately owned domain and may expire and be snatched up at
> > any time.  I've tried transferring the domain to KDE e.V. a few times
> > but the attempts have not been successful for unknown reasons.  I've
> > been renewing it out of pocket for some years now but you never know.
> > 
> > KDE Dot News (this was always the official name, the KDE.News logo was
> > due to artistic liberty at play) did start out as an unofficial
> > project but very quickly became the official news site for KDE.
> > 
> > kdenews.org was mainly used for handing out email addresses and
> > various sub-domains such as static.kdenews.org which hosted static
> > content; dot.kde.org was always the preferred URL.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Navin.
> 
> Yep, we should use only one URL, I think that makes total sense. :)
> 
> Looking at the Dot, I think we have a very strong brand there, and on top of
> that it's highly functional in bringing high-quality content out there. The
> anecdote is quite nice actually, but I think it might be a good idea to
> replace the "KDE.NEWS" in the header with "dot.KDE" to reflect the "brand"
> dot.kde better. Everybody calls it the Dot, why not just call it like that?

I fully agree. Not high priority for me, I like the subtle
"KDEdotNEWS" where we refer to it as the dot...

> Thoughts?
> --
> sebas
> 
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