Re: KDE-Promo Repository

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 <
[email protected]> wrote:

> 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.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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