Re: KDE Promo Activities Report 2 - What's Going On?

Paul, Ivana


On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 1:39 PM, Ivana Isadora Devcic <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of "What's Going On in KDE
> Promo"! :)
>
> Since some of you seemed to enjoy this format, we're doing it again. This
> is just a quick round-up to keep you in the loop and point you to KDE Promo
> activities that you can join.
>
> If you missed the previous report, or just want to refresh your memory,
> you can read it here:
>
> https://marc.info/?l=kde-promo&m=150461249529504&w=2
>
> Without further ado, let's see what's up in KDE Promo - and what you can
> do to help!
>
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> 1) Randa Meetings / Randa2017 Fundraiser
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Randa Meetings 2017 are over, but the fundraiser is not! It has been
> extended, and even if we don't reach the goal, every donation matters.
>
> How you can help:
>
> + share the link to the fundraiser on your social media profiles - please
> use the #Randa2017 hashtag
>
> This is the link: https://www.kde.org/fundraisers/randameetings2017/
>
> + share developers' posts and reports from Randa 2017 on social media and
> in online communities - forums, subreddits, Facebook groups... - dedicated
> to accessibility, improving UX in general, as well as to Free and open
> source software
>
> You can find the blog posts here:
>
> https://community.kde.org/Sprints/Randa/2017#Blog_posts_
> and_other_news_about_the_meeting
>
> For example, if you're interested in the development of digiKam, you can
> share posts about it in communities not only dedicated to open source image
> processing, but also with communities dedicated to digital photography in
> general and introduce digiKam to new users.
>
>
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> ---------------------------------
> 2) Partnering with Purism to get Plasma Mobile on the Librem5 device
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------------------------
>
> Phabricator task: https://phabricator.kde.org/T6919
>
> KDE officially announced that we will be joining the campaign and helping
> promote the Librem5 fundraiser.
>
> https://dot.kde.org/2017/09/14/plasma-mobile-and-purisms-
> librem-5-free-smartphone
>
> In the meantime, news came out that Gnome would be doing the same.
>
> Interestingly, despite the support from both our communities, some
> reactions to the announcement were negative or very skeptical.
>
> How you can help:
>
> + join the discussion on Phabricator - read the comments, add your own
> suggestions
>
> + in particular, take a look at the Phabricator task on how to respond to
> negative comments:
>
> https://phabricator.kde.org/T7021
>
> Try to come up with some other counter-arguments, and then use them when
> discussing and promoting this project on social media.
>
> + Bruce Byfield has also addressed the issue in an article posted here:
>
> http://www.ocsmag.com/2017/09/27/purism-and-its-critics/
>
> He makes some very compelling arguments.
>
> + Make a mockup for the Librem5 device running Plasma Mobile!
>
> You can find all the resources you need at
>
> https://puri.sm/posts/make-your-own-librem-5-concept-art/
>
> Tweet us your work (@kdecommunity) and we will share it on KDE's social
> media profiles.
>
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> ----------------------
> 3) Restoring ownership of the PlasmaMobile Twitter account
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------
>
> Phabricator task: https://phabricator.kde.org/T6920
>
> It turns out there is a Plasma Mobile Twitter account! It's here:
>
> https://twitter.com/PlasmaMobile
>
> But its owner and login credentials are unknown. It would be great to
> revive this account and start using it not only to promote the Librem5
> campaign, but also Plasma Mobile in general.
>
> How you can help:
>
> + if you have any information on who created this account and how to
> contact that person, please let us know ASAP, either here on the promo
> mailing list or in the Phabricator task linked above
>
> + if you have some advice on what would be the best way to approach
> Twitter to ask them for account credentials, feel free to share your
> knowledge, especially if you've had a similar experience with your own
> accounts in the past
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------------------
> 4) Supporting FSFE in the campaign "Public Money? Public Code!"
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------
>
> We supported FSFE in their campaign that aims to convince governments and
> lawmakers to release software funded by public money as Free software
> available for everyone to use, share, study, and improve.
>
> https://dot.kde.org/2017/09/13/public-money-public-code-join-fsfe-campaign
>
> The campaign's open letter has already collected more than 10,000
> signatures, but it's still going on.
>
> How you can help:
>
> + sign the open letter, or, if you've done that already, share it with
> your friends, family and colleagues and encourage them to sign it as well
>
> The open letter is here:
>
> https://publiccode.eu/openletter/
>
> + spread awareness of the campaign - the "hype" might have died down, so
> it can be good to remind people that the campaign is still active. You can
> share the link to the official campaign website on social media and in
> online communities
>
> The campaign website is at:
>
> https://publiccode.eu/
>
> + translate the website or the materials from it into your language, and
> share that translated information with local media and relevant
> organizations from your country, with FOSS-related initiatives and
> politicians.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 5) KDE at Qt World Summit
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Phabricator task: https://phabricator.kde.org/T6840
>
> As you already know, KDE will be at QtWS in Berlin, Germany from 10th to
> 12th of October 2017.
>
> Here is an overview of how the preparation for the event is coming along:
>
> https://marc.info/?l=kde-community&m=150511916005780&w=4
>
> How you can help:
>
> + sign up for booth duty - there can never be too many people! :) You can
> find more information in the overview linked above, including how to
> register for free tickets to the event
>
> + brainstorm promo materials. We would appreciate help with designing
> flyers, posters, and especially written material that will be used to
> represent KDE at the event. Please join the discussion in the Phabricator
> task linked above
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 6) KDE at other upcoming events
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> There are several upcoming events where it would be great to set up a
> booth or even just distribute some promo materials to represent KDE.
>
> + LibreOffice conference - Rome, Italy, October 11-13
>
> Since LO had a booth at Akademy, it may be a good idea to correspond and
> set up a KDE booth there. There has been some initial interest in this
> email thread:
>
> https://marc.info/?l=kde-community&m=150533754306843&w=4
>
> + freenode #live, Bristol, UK, October 28-29th
>
> Some community members have already started discussing how to pull this
> off. You can read the discussion in this email thread:
>
> https://marc.info/?l=kde-community&m=150333165106921&w=4
>
> + FOSDEM 2018
>
> It's never too early to start preparing for FOSDEM! Pau Garcia i Quiles
> sent out a call for people who want to help organize a KDE presence:
>
> https://marc.info/?l=kde-promo&m=150447922228114&w=2
>
> How you can help:
>
> + check the linked email threads and if you want to join the KDE crew at
> any of those events, join the discussion! Send an email to the kde-promo
> mailing list, to kde-community, or directly to people who are organizing
> the effort. You can find their contact info in the "From" section of their
> emails in linked email threads.
>
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> ---------------
> 7) KDE Community - Setting Big Goals (Not strictly Promo)
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------
>
> Phabricator task: https://phabricator.kde.org/project/board/244/
>
> Time's almost up to submit your proposal for long-term goals for the KDE
> Community!
>
> New proposals are accepted until the beginning of October.
>
> If you don't have time to put together a detailed proposal, but one of the
> existing ones is similar to your idea, feel free to join it and commit to
> working together on making KDE better.
>
>
> ***
>
> With that, we've reached the end of this report. We hope this round-up
> helped you get a clearer picture of what we're currently working on in KDE
> Promo.
>
> Don't hesitate to send us your feedback on this report. If you have any
> ideas for improving this format, please let us know.
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Until next time,
>
> Paul & Ivana Isadora
>

This can basically be transformed in a blogpost for the planet just by copy
& paste, it's really good and the audience will be even better on a public
post.

Tomaz


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> Ivana Isadora Devcic
> Promotion & Marketing, KDE.org
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