Re: Getting Involved
Bridger Reed-Lewis <[email protected]> Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:41:19 -0800
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--000000000000c1f15206373f6588 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Alrighty I will do that then, idk how fast the work will get done though but I=E2=80=99m very optimistic. On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 14:39 Nate Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you're talking to them. Like I said, if you can't do the work or > fund the work, the remaining option is to motivate volunteers to do the > work, and this is one of the places where people who care about > accessibility can be found. :) > > > -- > Nate Graham > KDE e.V. Board of Directors > > > On 6/10/25 4:35 PM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote: > > Yeah I can figure something out, funding is going to be difficult with > > everything going on federally. But I=E2=80=99m sure there=E2=80=99s pri= vate interests > > that could help. Once I=E2=80=99m ready to give a report from the testi= ng I=E2=80=99ve > > done. > > > > Who should I contact within KDE? Because I really want to get this off > > the ground, along with insuring accessibility needs are being addressed= . > > > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 14:27 Nate Graham <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hi Bridger, > > > > To help manage expectations here, the KDE e.V. board isn't directly > > involved with most technical planning and decision-making; 99.99% o= f > > the > > time we aren't directing what features get worked on by who. > Generally > > speaking, the way changes and features get implemented in KDE is > > that it > > gets done by people who are passionate about the work, or who are > paid > > to do it. > > > > If you can't do this work yourself, another option is to line up > > funding > > to pay someone else to do it. If that's not forthcoming either, the > > remaining option is to try to motivate volunteers to do the work in > > addition to or instead of the work they were already doing. This > isn't > > impossible; I've had reasonably good success with it over the years= . > > But > > there's never a guarantee of success with it comes to motivating > > volunteers. Hence "manage expectations." > > > > I wrote a blog post on this topic back in 2023 that's relevant here > and > > still accurate: > > https://pointieststick.com/2023/07/16/where-bugfixes-and-new- > > features-come-from <https://pointieststick.com/2023/07/16/where- > > bugfixes-and-new-features-come-from> > > > > > > > --000000000000c1f15206373f6588 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">Alrighty I will do that then, idk how fast the work will = get done though but I=E2=80=99m very optimistic.=C2=A0</div><div><br><div c= lass=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_= attr">On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 14:39 Nate Graham <<a href=3D"mailto:nate@= kde.org">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu= ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-st= yle:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">I think you&= #39;re talking to them. Like I said, if you can't do the work or <br> fund the work, the remaining option is to motivate volunteers to do the <br= > work, and this is one of the places where people who care about <br> accessibility can be found. :)<br> <br> <br> -- <br> Nate Graham<br> KDE e.V. Board of Directors<br> <br> <br> On 6/10/25 4:35 PM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote:<br> > Yeah I can figure something out, funding is going to be difficult with= <br> > everything going on federally. But I=E2=80=99m sure there=E2=80=99s pr= ivate interests <br> > that could help. Once I=E2=80=99m ready to give a report from the test= ing I=E2=80=99ve <br> > done.<br> > <br> > Who should I contact within KDE? Because I really want to get this off= <br> > the ground, along with insuring accessibility needs are being addresse= d.<br> > <br> > On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 14:27 Nate Graham <<a href=3D"mailto:nate@k= de.org" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> <br> > <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">nate@kde.= org</a>>> wrote:<br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Hi Bridger,<br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0To help manage expectations here, the KDE e.V. boar= d isn't directly<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0involved with most technical planning and decision-= making; 99.99% of<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0the<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0time we aren't directing what features get work= ed on by who. Generally<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0speaking, the way changes and features get implemen= ted in KDE is<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0that it<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0gets done by people who are passionate about the wo= rk, or who are paid<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0to do it.<br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0If you can't do this work yourself, another opt= ion is to line up<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0funding<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0to pay someone else to do it. If that's not for= thcoming either, the<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0remaining option is to try to motivate volunteers t= o do the work in<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0addition to or instead of the work they were alread= y doing. This isn't<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0impossible; I've had reasonably good success wi= th it over the years.<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0But<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0there's never a guarantee of success with it co= mes to motivating<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0volunteers. Hence "manage expectations."<= br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I wrote a blog post on this topic back in 2023 that= 's relevant here and<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0still accurate:<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://pointieststick.com/2023/07/16/wh= ere-bugfixes-and-new-" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://pointie= ststick.com/2023/07/16/where-bugfixes-and-new-</a><br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0features-come-from <<a href=3D"https://pointiest= stick.com/2023/07/16/where-" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://p= ointieststick.com/2023/07/16/where-</a><br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0bugfixes-and-new-features-come-from><br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div></div> --000000000000c1f15206373f6588--