Re: Calligra announcement

On December 7, 2010 02:14:33 pm Stuart Jarvis wrote:
> > > In terms of branding, I wonder if we (kde-promo) should suggest
> > > (repeat?) the idea of using the "powered by KDE"-type logos on project
> > > websites.
> > 
> > I agree.
> 
> +1 Vivek, any particular thoughts on how/where to push this? Suggest to
> individual contributors/mailing lists? Any particular projects in mind?
> Other than Calligra of course...
Frankly, no ideas of any particular projects - which sort of answers your 
first question - maybe we can push awareness of the KDE community and 
projects through a blog post explaining (again) the concepts of KDE branding 
as per http://community.kde.org/Promo/Branding/Map .

> 
> > > To make myself clear: I think most projects, including Calligra, are
> > > very clear and enthusiastic about being a part of KDE.  However, a
> > > visual reminder (like the logos at
> > > http://www.kde.com/stuff/clipart.php) could be useful for individuals
> > > not familiar with the project or KDE (ITWorld author) as well as
> > > members of the community who aren't following the issues closely
> > > (http://blog.froglogic.com/2010/12/k-bad/).
> > 
> > I agree again.  So let's do it.
> 
> So this will happen at Calligra at some point?
From my reading of Inge's and Cyrille's emails, I believe so, but the onus is 
on the Calligra developers.

From http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/calligra-devel/2010-December/000217.html, 
Cyrille said:
> > In terms of branding, I wonder if we (kde-promo) should suggest (repeat?)
> > the idea of using the "powered by KDE"-type logos on project websites.
> 
> Yup, we are thinking the same for Calligra (to be used for instance by
> Nokia/Meego)
> 
> > To make myself clear: I think most projects, including Calligra, are very
> > clear and enthusiastic about being a part of KDE.  However, a visual
> > reminder (like the logos at http://www.kde.com/stuff/clipart.php) could
> > be useful for individuals not familiar with the project or KDE (ITWorld
> > author) as well as members of the community who aren't following the
> > issues closely (http://blog.froglogic.com/2010/12/k-bad/).
> 
> I guess part of the confusion is that the front page of calligra-suite.org
> does not mention KDE. I must mention that it is not a purpose, but rather
> that this page still needs a bit of work (and of thinking), and that it
> should, indeed, include in a future revision a mention of KDE.
> 
> --
> Cyrille Berger Skott
 
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