Re: Writer needed for UK school deployment of KDE software

No-one? This is a great opportunity for someone to start working in
KDE promo and it's important for KDE. Please consider stepping up.


Cheers
Lydia


On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Stuart Jarvis <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I received a mail a few days ago from a school in the UK that is doing
> a roll out of ~400 computers using KDE software. The official
> unveiling will be at the start of the next school year (September) but
> they are already at a pretty good stage - I've seen some nice
> pictures. This is quite cool news, since the UK often sucks at this
> kind of thing (free software in education, or public institutions in
> general). There have been a few others, but there is not normally a
> whole lot of press about it.
>
> So, we need a writer. It's a fairly simple, but fun task. I''ll put
> you in touch with the contact at the school and you cna put together
> an interview (we can help with questions, standard things like why KDE
> software, how's the process going, what improvements could be made,
> what do students/teachers/parents think, any plans for further
> expansion). Ultimately the article would go on the Dot (and there's a
> fair chance some UK news outlets might pick it up, particularly if I
> poke some people I know...).
>
> Publication probably wouldn't happen until September, but that gives
> plenty of time to ask some questions and do follow up as required near
> to or after launch. It alos means that, unlike many things here, you
> won't be under a lot of time pressure. Who might be interested? It
> could suit a past or new writer for the Dot equally well.
>
> Cheers,
> Stu
>
> --
> Stuart Jarvis
>
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KDE Community Working Group / KDE e.V. board member
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