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From: James Cain <james.cain.25 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2012-03-13 17:01:29
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I'm bumping this just for the sake of it staying alive. I would like to see
at least see something done. Ideally, maybe a full-blown Promo website.
Canonical has several resources around, including this:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/Projects

I like because it's a one-stop shop for all things Promo.

Thoughts?

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Anne-Marie Mahfouf <
annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr> wrote:

> On 03/06/2012 04:54 PM, Carl Symons wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 2:02 AM, Anne-Marie Mahfouf
> > <annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr>  wrote:
> > 
> > > On 03/05/2012 11:08 PM, heathmatlock wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi, I think it would be useful to have a repository for the KDE Promo
> > > > team. Instead of having to email each other files like brochure
> > > > graphics and clipart that have been created or are being created,
> > > > others can simply follow along with a few keystrokes from the command
> > > > line(or a few clicks if someone is using a gui for this). Also, it
> > > > would be useful in writing articles for the dot. There are some
> > > > suggestions I have for the current article that is published under my
> > > > name on the Dot that may have been useful with such a tool.
> > > > 
> > > > What do you all think?
> > > > 
> > > > Heath, thanks for bringing this up!
> > > 
> > > A repository is probably not needed for Dot articles as said Carl.
> > > BUT
> > > a repository is indeed very much needed for promo material.
> > > 
> > You're right. I stand corrected. We're just kinda getting by. KDE
> > Promo could be much more organized and forceful.
> > 
> > Right now, we have NOTHING as promo material: someone wants to organize a
> > > KDE event in country X: there's no leaflet, book, KDE logo, ... to
> > > translate
> > > and print ==>  leading to a failure.
> > > The KDE booklet was done in English and probably in a closed format as we
> > > never saw any sources. Recently a French guy asked about it on this
> > > list...
> > > 
> > > Having a KDE (svn? git? i18n structure?) is something we must start to
> > > put
> > > in place for promo material.
> > > 
> > > I'd also like to see a repository for KDE slides (sources, not pdf)
> > > following talks, sprints and Akademy. When one wants to give a talk about
> > > KDE, there's currently no template available for .odf or LaTeX.
> > > 
> > > KDE must be very much more open in those areas in order to have an
> > > efficient
> > > promotion.
> > > 
> > > Where and how can we talk about this to take further action?
> > > 
> > > Anne-Marie
> > > 
> > > We can talk more right on this list.
> > 
> > The booklet was composed in some format that allowed open input
> > (Google Docs or etherpad). But it was then exported to I don't
> > remember what...closed as you say, Anne-Marie. Seems like there were
> > some issues with fonts and colors.
> > 
> > Git makes sense as that's what is being used elsewhere in KDE. Is it
> > really too geeky for non-geeky people? If there's not too much
> > traffic, then version control seems like unnecessary overhead. But
> > there are quite a number of presentations being made, scattered on
> > islands. It would be cool to get all that in a single place and build
> > , rather than having to rebuild so much. I plead guilty to having done
> > that.
> > 
> > Probably going to take some organization and communication to get this
> > in place. Are people up for that?
> > 
> > Carl
> > 
> > I was wondering if git is suitable for material with pictures.
> Wallpapers for KDE stay in svn. git or svn will be a decision of the
> sysadmins probably. Once we know what we need, we'll submit it to them.
> Material which does not need to be changed can also go to files.kde.orgmaybe. Like \
> slides sources and maybe logos. The location in itself is not important. What is \
> important is that we start gathering material in the open which can be reused by \
> people. Developers at FOSDEM outlined how poor the whole booth was. Following
> AkademyFr we also in France would like to get things going like scripts and
> dummy data for demo machines.
> 
> Will there be a Promo sprint this year?
> 
> Anne-Marie
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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I&#39;m bumping this just for the sake of it staying alive. I would like to see at \
least see something done. Ideally, maybe a full-blown Promo website. Canonical has \
several resources around, including this: <a \
href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/Projects">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/Projects</a> \

I like because it&#39;s a one-stop shop for all things Promo. \
 Thoughts? <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:15 \
PM, Anne-Marie Mahfouf &lt;<a \
href="mailto:annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr">annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr</a>&gt; \
wrote:

<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On 03/06/2012 04:54 PM, \
Carl Symons wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 2:02 AM, \
Anne-Marie Mahfouf &lt;<a href="mailto:annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr" \
target="_blank">annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr</a>&gt; wrote: <blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"> On 03/05/2012 11:08 PM, heathmatlock wrote: 
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"> Hi, I think it would be useful to have a repository for the \
KDE Promo team. Instead of having to email each other files like brochure 
graphics and clipart that have been created or are being created, 
others can simply follow along with a few keystrokes from the command 
line(or a few clicks if someone is using a gui for this). Also, it 
would be useful in writing articles for the dot. There are some 
suggestions I have for the current article that is published under my 
name on the Dot that may have been useful with such a tool. 
 
What do you all think? 
 
</blockquote>
Heath, thanks for bringing this up! 
 
A repository is probably not needed for Dot articles as said Carl. 
BUT 
a repository is indeed very much needed for promo material. 
</blockquote>
You&#39;re right. I stand corrected. We&#39;re just kinda getting by. KDE 
Promo could be much more organized and forceful. 
 
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"> Right now, we have NOTHING as promo material: someone wants \
to organize a KDE event in country X: there&#39;s no leaflet, book, KDE logo, ... \
to translate and print ==&gt; leading to a failure. 
The KDE booklet was done in English and probably in a closed format as we 
never saw any sources. Recently a French guy asked about it on this list... 
 
Having a KDE (svn? git? i18n structure?) is something we must start to put 
in place for promo material. 
 
I&#39;d also like to see a repository for KDE slides (sources, not pdf) 
following talks, sprints and Akademy. When one wants to give a talk about 
KDE, there&#39;s currently no template available for .odf or LaTeX. 
 
KDE must be very much more open in those areas in order to have an efficient 
promotion. 
 
Where and how can we talk about this to take further action? 
 
Anne-Marie 
 
</blockquote>
We can talk more right on this list. 
 
The booklet was composed in some format that allowed open input 
(Google Docs or etherpad). But it was then exported to I don&#39;t 
remember what...closed as you say, Anne-Marie. Seems like there were 
some issues with fonts and colors. 
 
Git makes sense as that&#39;s what is being used elsewhere in KDE. Is it 
really too geeky for non-geeky people? If there&#39;s not too much 
traffic, then version control seems like unnecessary overhead. But 
there are quite a number of presentations being made, scattered on 
islands. It would be cool to get all that in a single place and build 
, rather than having to rebuild so much. I plead guilty to having done 
that. 
 
Probably going to take some organization and communication to get this 
in place. Are people up for that? 
 
Carl 
 
</blockquote></div></div>
I was wondering if git is suitable for material with pictures. Wallpapers for KDE \
stay in svn. git or svn will be a decision of the sysadmins probably. Once we know \
what we need, we&#39;ll submit it to them. Material which does not need to be \
changed can also go to <a href="http://files.kde.org" \
target="_blank">files.kde.org</a> maybe. Like slides sources and maybe logos. The \
location in itself is not important. What is important is that we start gathering \
material in the open which can be reused by people. Developers at FOSDEM outlined how \
poor the whole booth was. Following AkademyFr we also in France would like to get \
things going like scripts and dummy data for demo machines.

<br>
Will there be a Promo sprint this year?<span class="HOEnZb"><font \
color="#888888"><br> <br>
Anne-Marie</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
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