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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Zine : mea-culpa, let's go, reacting ...
From:       Andreas Pour <pour () mieterra ! com>
Date:       2001-06-22 23:04:34
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LEFEBVRE Herve wrote:

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Hi,

Welcome back to the project!  Great to see that you are enthusiastic and
ready to contribute!

As to your points below, please bear in mind that the point of the
project was, at least at the outset, to promote KDE.  So long as the
project is associated with KDE, the project has to keep the interests of
KDE as pinnacle and keep the interests of the Zine project secondary --
as the point of the project is in this case to promote KDE, that is only
natural.

On the other hand, if you want to take the project away from KDE and
make it independent (but still be the KDE-Zine), then you are much freer
to do as you want.  Then you can focus on promoting the KDE Zine rather
than promoting KDE.  So you could follow the model of the Linux Journal
or so, which covers Linux but is not associated with Linux.  In other
words, if the KDE Zine covers KDE but is not associated with the KDE
Project, then you will be much freer to do with it as you or other
contributors like.  Of course there are drawbacks to disassociating from
KDE as well, but these drawbacks can be overcome.

You don't have to decide your approach now, but it is something you will
hopefully bear in mind as you work on the project.

Regards,

Dre


> In such free projects, we have to accept what peoples are giving. We have to
> deal with what have been given. If for a part, 2 contributors have given the
> same thing, the the community choose the one wich is the most valuable for
> the project. If we had only one contributor, we have to accept what he have
> done, if someone hates what a contributor has given, then he has just to keep
> in silence, and work on his own version, and when it's done submit it. If no
> contributor have given something for a part ... well, we have to deal with
> this lack. Nobody can say "now you *must* do that". We do not need a
> benevolent dictator, we want to produce a "KDE Magazine" not "Dwarf magazine"
> ;-)
> 
> Also, as I've said, i've read quicly some part of the thread about the cover.
> I strongly disagree with Shawn.  As he said, the artwork is superb. He said
> that it's not good for a magazine cover ? Yes, maybe he's right. But as long
> as we do not have anything else, this one should be used. (I just disagree,
> i'm not saying Shawn is the benevolent dicator, OK ? )
> 
> Anyway, the project must go on, and I will go on.
 
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