Re: Writer needed for UK school deployment of KDE software

Hi all and thanks Lydia for the nudge :-)

On Wednesday 09 May 2012 19:15:29 George Goldberg wrote:
> I'm up for it - but it depends on when you need the article to be
> done.  I'm in the middle of university exams at the moment so can't
> spare any time just yet, but from the description it sounded like this
> might be more in the future anyway.  Was just waiting to see if any
> else with more time stepped up first, but I guess there isn't anyone
> ;)

Well, if you fancy doing it, you were the first to reply so that sounds good to 
me. As far as timescales are concerned, I think it would be good to make 
contact with the guy at the school before the start of June (school will be 
winding down then - he might not be so available for a bit). The final article 
should probably not come in until just after the official launch of the new 
computers - so that's early in September.

How do those dates sound to you? If it's a bit tight, there are several other 
people interested too, so not a problem :-)

Cheers,
Stu

> > 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
> >> 
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