Re: KDE at Augsburger Linux-Infotag (DE)

On Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:21:45 CET Ulf Bartholom=C3=A4us wrote:
> Hello Paul,
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> Am Dienstag, 13. Februar 2024, 19:11:54 CET schrieb Paul Brown:
> > If I understand you right then, the student will be engineering student=
s?
> > Maybe Software engineering students?
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> If you look at the event description
> https://www.luga.de/static/LIT-2024/
>    Location: Technische Hochschule Augsburg, Fakult=C3=A4t f=C3=BCr Infor=
matik
> Means IT students =F0=9F=98=89

Great.

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> > So would one of your goals be to encourage them to adopt KDE for projec=
ts
> > and for their future jobs? What about encouraging them to contribute to
> > KDE? You could also mention SoK and GSoC:
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> > https://mentorship.kde.org/
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> > (That website isn't finished, by the way, but it does contain all the
> > information they may need).
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> OK, if there are interested visitors, sure.

Of course! Thanks.

> > It will help to get specific about what you can recommend. I talk about
> > this later in this message.
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> I think, we know the benefits. So Michael and me work since several years
> with Linux and KDE =F0=9F=98=89 - have a short look at the shared Links a=
t our
> contacts.

Yes, I was not doubting your FLOSS credentials at all!

> > [...]
> > If you want people to walk away with information and not forget about y=
ou
> > the moment they leave the building, you need these. Also, we already ha=
ve
> > a
> > stack made, so we can sned them to you.
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> OK, fine. No Problem. We will present them for sure, if you share them wi=
th
> us.

We will send them with the rest of the material.

> > That said, you may have your own ideas as to what to put on the cards. =
If
> > you are trying to attract potential developers (for example, from among=
 CS
> > Students), maybe we should make a slide that links to the "for develope=
rs"
> > page:
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> > https://kde.org/for/developers/
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> > It is is for students in general, we have a page for them too:
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> > https://kde.org/for/students/
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> > We can include these intot he slide show for you. We could also  print =
and
> > laminate them for you if you want.
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> I think, this will be a very good idea =F0=9F=98=8E

Ok. Will include them and get them printed too.

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> > > > - A drawing tablet for Krita demos
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> > [...]
> > When it is ready, create a new document in Krita and leave it facing the
> > publi. People will stop and draw stuff as they walk by. You don't have =
to
> > do anything else. The attendees will figure it out.
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> OK, if you provide it to us, we will connect it and show it.
> It will be good, to have it some days/week earlier, to be able to test th=
em
> a little bit.

Okay. I am pretty sure it is curetnly in Berlin, so that should not be a=20
problem.

> > > > ## Stickers
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> > > In the last years, there was about 400-500 visitors. I would expect
> > > about
> > > 50
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> > Sorry... Do you mean 500?
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> Nope, I think there won't be each one need a sticker.
> According my experience (about 10 years doing Linux events).
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> > We have three designs - see attachments. Would you like 200, 200 and 20=
0?
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> I would expect, 50 of each will be quite a lot.
> But, if we don't need them all, we send it back with the other material.
> So provide us so much, like you think it make sense.

Hm... 50, even 150, is a very small print run. Small print runs make the pe=
r=20
unit price very high.  Aniqa tells me we have over 50 of the KDE logo ones.=
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Would that be enough?

If not we can do a larger print run and just save the rest for other events=
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but if we can avoid it...

> > When we have collected all the items, we will send them to you.
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> OK, fine. But let please give us a short info about the delivery before y=
ou
> send it out. Especially the rough size will be helpful, that we can give =
you
> the best address (either to Michael or me)

Yes. We will do that.

> > Ah! That's okay. They are great conversation starters. We are still
> > building our "events kit". Hopefully we will be able to get some of the=
se
> > devices included at some point.
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> OK, let me think about. Another option is to show another Smartphone runn=
ing
> Linux+KDE.

Or that. That would work to.

> > > > - Other electronics with KDE software embedded (Raspberry Pis, Risc=
 V
> > > > SBCs,
> > > > etc.)
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> > > I have a Raspberry Pi 400, with openSUSE Tumbleweed KDE (which should=
 be
> > > beginning next Month run with Plasma6 as well.
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> > Nice! Can you take it too?
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> Yes, sure. That is the only reason to have it. That I'm able to show it on
> Linux events =F0=9F=98=8E

Perfect. Thanks Ulf!

Cheers

Paul
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