MegaRelease Alpha

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Next Wednesday 8 November we are planning to make the first alpha of KDE
software using Qt 6.  This is a coordinated release of Frameworks, Plasma
and Gear.

https://community.kde.org/Schedules/February_2024_MegaRelease

Now it's just an alpha so I don't expect any announcements to come with
pretty images, poetic writing or fancy videos but I expect it'll get
coverage so we should make it semi decent.

I see three work items that are relevant but none that cover the release
https://phabricator.kde.org/T13602  KF6 dance
https://phabricator.kde.org/T16886 fundraiser
https://phabricator.kde.org/T16931 online demo

We currently have no way to refer to the release, the wiki page uses
MegaRelease but that's just a placeholder term.  We can just not use a
single term but that seems a shame somehow.  We could just use "KDE 6", if
nothing else it would get people talking.  Other suggestions welcome.

Then where should the release be.  This is three separate products so there
will be three info pages.  Should there be three announcements in the
normal style on kde.org or one big one?  It feels a shame to split it into
three and lose some of the impact.

Only 8 days to decide!

Jonathan

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Next Wednesday 8 November we are planning to make the=
 first alpha of KDE software using Qt 6.=C2=A0 This is a coordinated releas=
e of Frameworks, Plasma and Gear. <br></div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"=
https://community.kde.org/Schedules/February_2024_MegaRelease">https://comm=
unity.kde.org/Schedules/February_2024_MegaRelease</a></div><div><br></div><=
div>Now it&#39;s just an alpha so I don&#39;t expect any announcements to c=
ome with pretty images, poetic writing or fancy videos but I expect it&#39;=
ll get coverage so we should make it semi decent.</div><div><br></div><div>=
I see three work items that are relevant but none that cover the release</d=
iv><div><a href=3D"https://phabricator.kde.org/T13602">https://phabricator.=
kde.org/T13602</a>=C2=A0 KF6 dance</div><div><a href=3D"https://phabricator=
.kde.org/T16886">https://phabricator.kde.org/T16886</a> fundraiser</div><di=
v><a href=3D"https://phabricator.kde.org/T16931">https://phabricator.kde.or=
g/T16931</a> online demo<br></div><div><br></div><div>We currently have no =
way to refer to the release, the wiki page uses MegaRelease but that&#39;s =
just a placeholder term.=C2=A0 We can just not use a single term but that s=
eems a shame somehow.=C2=A0 We could just use &quot;KDE 6&quot;, if nothing=
 else it would get people talking.=C2=A0 Other suggestions welcome.</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Then where should the release be.=C2=A0 This is three sep=
arate products so there will be three info pages.=C2=A0 Should there be thr=
ee announcements in the normal style on <a href=3D"http://kde.org">kde.org<=
/a> or one big one?=C2=A0 It feels a shame to split it into three and lose =
some of the impact.</div><div><br></div><div>Only 8 days to decide!</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Jonathan</div><div><br></div><br></div>

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