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Subject:    RE: [kde-promo] Speaking of the KDE league...
From:       Philippe FREMY <P.FREMY () OBERTHURCS ! com>
Date:       2001-06-08 13:46:57
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I still hold the idea that it would be cool to have people promoting kde in
the US but your answer makes perfect sense. Better have some one who
actually does it that try to find someone who could do it. :-)  Eva, please
go ahead.

	regards,

	Philippe

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Navindra Umanee [mailto:navindra@cs.mcgill.ca]
> Envoyé : vendredi 8 juin 2001 15:39
> À : kde-promo@max.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de
> Objet : Re: [kde-promo] Speaking of the KDE league...
> 
> 
> Philippe FREMY <P.FREMY@OBERTHURCS.com> wrote:
> > > Right now I am in the organisation team for the KDE booth for 
> > > the Linuxtag in 
> > > Germany, which is probably the biggest event for KDE, since 
> > > KDE is _very_ 
> > > popular in Germany. 
> > 
> > But if kde is already very popular, why spend money to promote it ?
> 
> I think we should be very careful about a false sense of the actual
> market penetration of KDE in Germany.  I think their efforts to
> improve the situation is very worthwhile, as they are trying to polish
> the image of KDE and introduce it to new markets.  Increasing the
> popularity in Germany, can increase the popularity of KDE in Europe
> and other countries (eg, LinuxTag).  Increased popularity also means
> more developers whether German, European or American.  More developers
> potentially means a better KDE for everyone everywhere.
> 
> That the people are there and are willing to do the promotion is
> something that should be cherished and encouraged.  They are
> pioneering this task, and once they blaze the trail, the task of
> others in other countries will be simplified.
> 
> And above all, don't forget the great equaliser that is the internet.
> If KDE makes a huge splash at LinuxTag, you can be almost sure to here
> it all over the internet, maybe even ZDNet.
> 
> > Wouldn't it be better to spend money where kde isn't yet 
> popular ? I am
> > thinking about publications for developers that are not 
> specifically linux
> > oriented. Touching the windows and mac world. Or in the US 
> where it seems
> > that Gnome is far more popular.
> 
> Maybe it would be better, and I am not at all convinced that it is,
> but who is doing this?  The money should preferably go to people who
> are doing and are willing to do the work, not to some fictional people
> doing some fictional task.
> 
> -N.
> 

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