Re: KDE-Promo Repository

On 03/06/2012 04:54 PM, Carl Symons wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 2:02 AM, Anne-Marie Mahfouf
> <[email protected]>  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.org 
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.

Will there be a Promo sprint this year?

Anne-Marie




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