From Dan (hydrogen)

[Sven Krohlas]

Hi,

some brainstorming from me.

> Our main goal as rokymoters is to get more people to use amarok, even more so 
> than writing release announcements, we should be trying to get people to use 
> Amarok.
> 
> How can we do this though?  What can we do to convince people that Amarok is 
> the player that they should use? I think we need to brainstorm on this.  
> 
> Things to think about:
> Features (We have lots but so do most other audio players nowadays)

*Tabs with several open playlists. ^^


> Community (What makes the Amarok community special?)
> Stability (I don't think we want to touch this :) Although 1.4.4 looks like it 
> will have more bugfixes than any previous release, there are still a ton of 
> open bugs, maybe if this bugfixing trend continues it will be something nice 
> to tout, but not yet.)
> What else?
> 
> Now, how can we get the word out?  Lets ignore another attempt at getting on 
> another linux user site so that the same users can read what we say and make 
> the same posts they always do, how can we get fresh blood?

*attend at more expos.
**give talks there:
***for experienced users wanting to write code or scripts
***for end users that only want to use Amarok
**have a booth: The Problem there: you need at least three people
*one expo I'd like to attend: LinuxTag 2007 (the largest one about Linux and
  Open Source in Europe) in Germany -> http://www.linuxtag.org

*try to bring Amarok Live to the average Windows user
**get it on CDs delivered with PC magazines
***"see what you can get with the upcoming KDE port to Windows"
**spread it at expos and similar events

*create promotion/turorial videos
**so it's easier for Windows users to have a look at Amarok than downloading
   Amarok Live
**should be available in open (ogg/theora) and sadly also in proprietary
   formats (flash), as many people use them. also on youtube?
**gnux and myself want to create some during the remaining months of the year
*more screenshots. currently there are only two ones of the 1.4 series on ako
*maybe alos more stuff like: http://amarok.kde.org/amarokwiki/index.php/What's_New_in_1.4
  with beautiful screenshots


> What do you thinK?  What should we do to promote Amarok?  Lets brainstorm some 
> stuff, and then see what we can do.  Ideas do not have to be rational, or 
> even seem feasible at first, just throw them out and lets work with them.

Not rational... hmm... more naked skin of good looking female Amarok fans in
legal age? ;-)

cu