Re: 15th KDE birthday

15th birthday Dot article done. text version attached.

Please send suggestions or corrections.

Still need awesome logo...any news? What should it look like?

Carl

On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 5:10 AM, Thomas Thym <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thursday 22 September 2011, 08.44:51 Thomas Thym wrote:
> ...
>> Hashtag: #kde15
>> E-mail: [email protected]
>
> Next steps in my pov would be:
> - Dot article on 1 October (Who could do that? Please enter you name here...)
> - Setup the e-mail adress created [email protected] (Thomas) DONE.
> - Ask artists for a awsome logo (Thomas) Request sent.
> - Update https://promo.notes.kde.org/50 with the points below (Please enter you name here...)
>
> Who can work on the dot article?
>
> Thomas
>
>
>>
>> On Monday 19 September 2011, 14.13:04 wrote Stuart Jarvis:
>> > Hey,
>> >
>> > So first up - I have to finish my PhD and am therefore useless on this until at
>> > least October.
>> >
>> > So until then, I can only suggest what I think needs doing...
>> >
>> > On Sunday 18 Sep 2011 13:39:02 Thomas Thym wrote:
>> > > Hi again,
>> > >
>> > > I searched the old discussion and found the following link to an etherpad
>> > > about the KDE day. https://promo.notes.kde.org/50?
>> >
>> > These are cool. I like the ideas of doing something special and collating
>> > them. Here's a suggestion:
>> >
>> > Dot article on 1 October that:
>> > - States it's KDE's 15th birthday in a couple of weeks and urges people to:
>> > --Make a cake or take a picture of "KDE" in a creative way and start sending
>> > pictures to some email address (an @kde alias would be ideal)
>> > --Tells them to look out for more on 14 October
>> > (this gives us hopefully some cool stuff to put in the 14 Oct Dot article)
>> >
>> > On 14 October:
>> > - Dot article published and linked from all our social media channels
>> > --Include the best pics we got in the appeal and links to a whole load of them
>> > --Ask people to tweet what they are doing with hashtag kde15 (or whatever, but
>> > we should set something). Also for use on twitter etc
>> > --Ask people to do something for KDE, one or more of:
>> > ---Donate 15 somethings in your local currency (works ok in $,£,Euro imho in
>> > some places 15 local makes no sense, so maybe we suggest equivalent of 15$ or
>> > Euro)
>> > ---Write a blog post about what KDE means to them, which could be a 15 things
>> > about KDE meme
>> > ---Tell 15 people about KDE
>> > ---Praise someone in the community (personally or in public)
>> > ---Most of all, tweet whatever they do/put it on facebook or wherever: "I just
>> > baked a cake for KDE's birthday [link to pic] #kde15
>> > - Modify buzz.kde.org (or make a new page based on it) to collate only stuff
>> > with the hashtag we define.
>> > - Get a banner on kde.org that links to the dot story or the buzz page
>> >
>> >
>> > So, to do that the tasks would be:
>> > - Two dot articles
>> > - Talk to controllers of each social media channel and have them spread the
>> > word too (there's some automation already from dot articles). I'm one of the
>> > Facebook peeps so I can deal with that one.
>> > - Talk to web team about buzz.kde.org
>> > - Talk to sysadmins about possibility of an [email protected] or something alias that
>> > we can send to (e.g.) a GMail account to collect pic submissions.
>> > - Contact the KDE e.V. members list in advance with a request for people to
>> > blog/tweet on the day (probably the best place to get a lot of people, we can
>> > consider other lists too)
>> > - Harass one of our artists to do a KDE 15 logo for the banner
>> >
>> >
>> > So what this really needs is someone 'in charge' to make sure things get done
>> > (something like the above, or whatever their vision is - it doesn't matter as
>> > long as it happens). It can't be me, but maybe Thomas? Carl? Anyone else?
>> >
>> > Individual tasks can be taken by other people and I'll try and help in
>> > October.
>> >
>> > Let's make this happen :-)
>> >
>> > Stu
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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15 years of commitment to freedom. Party!

On October 14, 1996, Matthias Ettrich posted a message to Usenet <a href=“http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.misc/tree/browse_frm/thread/4836e257721ab7fb/cb4b2d67ffc3ffce?rnum=1&_done=%2Fgroup%2Fcomp.os.linux.misc%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2F4836e257721ab7fb%2F10e10a7a9e08943b%3Flnk%3Dgst%26#doc_cb4b2d67ffc3ffce”>(comp.os.linux.misc)</a>, announcing “Programmers wanted!” for a “New Project: Kool Desktop Environment (KDE)”. Now, 15 years later, Matthias’s <a href=“http://kde.org/announcements/announcement.php”>dream of a “GUI for an ENDUSER”</a> has been fully realized.  And more. Sometime in the next 2 weeks, Plasma Active One will be released, extending a “modern interface” with a “common look & feel” to the range of devices for endusers. KDE has grown beyond a Linux Desktop GUI to a global community of people. But it still has the same innovative spirit and a commitment to serving users of Free and Open Source Software.

<h2>This calls for celebration!</h2>
We’re having a global 15th birthday party for KDE. And you’re invited! The entire KDE community can’t get together in person. So we’re partying virtually. All day, all around the world, on October 14th. 

Help make it a <big>BIG EVENT</big>:
<ul>
<li>Have a party with a KDE birthday cake</li>
<li>Celebrate your commitment to freedom with Kool photos</li>
<li>Use hashtag #kde15 to share your plans and your partying</li>
<li>Bring the KDE community to your party with status updates and other social media</li>
<li>Email your plans, photos and event happenings to [email protected]</li>
<li>Volunteer to translate the October 14th and follow up Dot stories. KDE is localized on a global scale. This alone sets us apart from almost every other project.</li>
<li>Invite others in your community to share the bounty and beauty of KDE</li>
</ul>
Take a look at where KDE started and consider our progress. Even if you’re hardly involved, this is a inspiring milestone in a massive collaborative project that has benefited many. A good enough reason to party.