Re: KDE at Augsburger Linux-Infotag (DE)

Hi Paul and Aniqa,

after alignment with Michael, now the complete Answer.

Am Freitag, 9. Februar 2024, 14:37:22 CET schrieben Sie:
> We would first like to apologise beforehand for the extra bureaucracy we =
now
> put you through to get what you need for a successful event. Please
> remember this is new for us too and we still have to iron out the kinks. =
We
> do think it will make everything better in the long run: booth staff at
> events will have more and better materials, more expense coverage and a
> clearer idea of what they want to achieve.
No problem. I would propose to split later in to types of Support:
1. Full support: I think this would be respected till now very good
2. Small support: Like our idea, that some KDE users takes over all cost,
   beside some Products you need only to share for a limited time (see belo=
w)

> Speaking of, let's start with that:
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> ## Goals
> [...]
OK, that I think are long time goals. But this won't happen for free accord=
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my/our experience. Our Idea was to be available on bigger Linux Days, which=
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are not covered by someone else (like ALI or eventually something else like=
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T=C3=BCbIx).

> Please note that things like
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> - Raise awareness of KDE among students
> - Inform attendees (about Z)
> - Give out stickers
> - Etc.
That's not the focus but happens.
Keep in mind, today students will be work in some years at engineers or=20
manager in (big?) companies. So this will be investment in the future.

> are **not** promotional goals. They are the things you do to reach your
> goals of increasing the number of users/contributors/community members,
> raise funds, get companies interested in using our frameworks, etc.
This is the main goal. Especially this an area in Southern Germany, where a=
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lot of companies are placed not far away (Tuxedo, Audi, BMW, Continental,=20
Bosch, ...).
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> Goals help us determine what you will need to take with you and let's you
> know what to say to attendees because you know where you want to take the=
m.
Main goal, was to interest today Computer users, to evaluate a Distro, whic=
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provide a KDE desktop as well. Like you know, most today users use Gnome,=20
Cinnamon, Mate, Xfce or similar. But not so many Distros are available with=
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default KDE desktop.

We would show, that it is possible, to use KDE as daily driver for work and=
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home work in an efficient way.

> ## Available Materials
> We have a bunch of stuff you can already use.
> - A large tablecloth with the KDE K and gear logo on it for the booth
Mandatory
> - A standup banner
Nice to have
> - A set of laminated "slides" with descriptions and QRs pointing to
> important sites (for apps, Plasma, donations, outreach, etc.) -- see
> attachment
Optional, don't know if we really use it, depending on the table size.

> - A drawing tablet for Krita demos
I don't know, if we need the drawing tablet, so at lest I have no Knowledge=
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about Krita :-(


> Note the last item on that list is standing in for flyers, as we are not
> doing those anymore. Flyers are difficult to design, expensive to produce,
> an environmental hazard, and usually end up in the trash anyway.
The idea is only something like a sticker, to be reminded. The available SW=
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and tools I would show via Video in a loop. If I create an own one, I will=
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share it later on my PeerTube account.

> Instead, we invite attendees who require more information to scan a QR and
> they get to read our virtual digital flyers (aka "websites") on their
> phones. I mean, if they can do scan a QR to order food, you can do it at
> tech conference, right?
Is an option. But according my Knowledge not so often used. I would reduce =
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to one QR code, which is something like a starting page (like Carl have=20
generated or the KDE.org page.

> IMPORTANT NOTE: If you need some or all of the above, we have to know how=
 to
> get it to you. Can you tell us where you are located so we can figure out
> the logistics?
We will check, if it is possible, to collect all material near Augsburg (e.=
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someone from TH or from Augsburg (like e.g. Tuxedo which will most probably=
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provide us some Hardware as well).

My Adress:
 Ulf Bartholom=C3=A4us
 Wiesenstr. 18
 78112 St. Georgen
 Phone +49-172-7468375
 https://lug-vs.org//lugvswiki/index.php/Benutzer:Ulf

Michael:
 Michael Singer
 Schwedenweg 35
 85560 Ebersberg
 Phone: +49 1520 6444723
 https://bluelupo.info/uebermich/

> ## Stickers
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> We can also provide you with stickers. For this we need to have an estima=
te
> of how many people will attend the event so we can place an order. The be=
st
> way to find out then number of attendees is by contacting the organizers
> and ask what the attendance was like in prior years.
In the last years, there was about 400-500 visitors. I would expect about 5=
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> Do that, get back to us and we'll place an order for you.
We would send it back with the Tablecloth and other material after the even=
t.

> ## Extras
> The list:
> - At least 2 laptops: One for demoing Plasma, one for demoing apps. If you
> have a third one to run the QR slideshow, it won't hurt
> - At least one large, standalone monitor. You use this to mirror whatever=
 is
> going on the demo laptops so people can see it from afar.
In the moment we have 2 Notebooks (one from Michael and one from me).
1 Desktop PC (Intel Compute Stick and/oder Intel NUC) + ASUS MB16A small=20
Monitor for slideshow. I check if I can put a 24" Monitor with me as well.

Tuxedo will support us some Hardware as well (we will check with Vinz in a=
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dedicated conversation.

> #### Optional but very good to have
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> - A Steam Deck (or some other Plasma-powered game console)
> - A (Pine?)phone with Plasma Mobile installed
We don't own this =F0=9F=98=AD

> - Other electronics with KDE software embedded (Raspberry Pis, Risc V SBC=
s,
> etc.)
I have a Raspberry Pi 400, with openSUSE Tumbleweed KDE (which should be=20
beginning next Month run with Plasma6 as well.

> ## Budget
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> Finally we have to figure out the budget. This typically includes the cost
> of travel for booth staff, stickers (and cost of any other merch),
> transport cost for materials, etc.
We don't need any further Budget.

> ## TODOs
> To summarise, what we need from you is:
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> - A list of goals
Done
> - A list of materials you think you may need
Done
> - Your current location
Done
> - An estimate for travel costs
Not required
> - An estimate of the number of attendees (for stickers)
Done
> - Information about anything else you may need.
Nothing
> Let us now what you think and, again, apologies for the long list of TODOs
> and thank you for covering this event.
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Cheers
Michael & Ulf