Re: KDE-Promo Repository

On 13 March 2012 18:01, James Cain <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.

There is http://community.kde.org/Promo which is arguably a bit
hidden, and it needs some people to regularly update the pages and
sources. It is a start, nonetheless.

Ideas on how to make this more useful are always good :)


> 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.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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