Let's reflect and set new goals for KDE

[Neofytos Kolokotronis]

Hey all,

To share a bit of my personal experience in hopes of inspiring others, I 
was a rather new contributor to KDE a couple of years ago when this 
initiative started and it was mind blowing to me that the community 
voted for my suggestion among the 3 goals.

The experience has been amazing ever since. I can personally vouch that 
you will have the full support of the KDE community and the KDE e.V. to 
make it happen.

There are still a couple of weeks to submit your proposal, yet the 
earlier you publish it on phabricator, the better your chances are of 
receiving feedback to improve and finalize your suggestion.

Newcomer or long time contributor, this is a great opportunity to 
inspire the KDE community and have an impact on its future!

All the best,
Neofytos


On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 5:59 PM Lydia Pintscher <lydia at kde.org> wrote:

     Hey folks :)

     In 2017 we discussed what goals the KDE community should focus on in
     order to get closer to our vision of a world in which everyone has
     control over their digital life and enjoys freedom and privacy. We
     went through a process of submitting and discussing proposals and 
then
     voting on them. The result were 3 clear goals
     
(http://blog.lydiapintscher.de/2017/11/27/evolving-kde-the-goals-are-set/)
     that KDE focused on over the past 1.5 years: top-notch usability and
     productivity for basic software, streamlined onboarding of new
     contributors and privacy. The focus the goals gave us have led to
     significant progress in all 3 areas. Check out Nate’s
     
(https://pointieststick.com/2019/06/05/kde-usability-and-productivity-are-we-there-yet/)
     and Neofytos’ 
(http://neofytosk.com/post/streamlined-onboarding-how-far-has-kde-come/)
     summary! But not only that. We got fantastic new people on board and
     our larger community and users understood that we care about and 
make
     progress in areas that matter to them. Thank you to everyone who has
     and continues to put work into these. Your contributions make KDE
     better every single day.

     The goals we had set were ambitious and in some sense they can never
     be completed. However after 1.5 years the large initiatives behind
     them are well underway and the ideas behind them have become part of
     our daily routine. This means it is time to think about the next 
goals
     (or decide to double down on any of the current goals) to focus our
     collective attention on. So today we are starting the next round of
     KDE community goals.

     The timeline:
     * June: Anyone can submit draft proposals
     * Beginning of July to middle of August: We discuss and improve
     proposals together
     * Second half of August: We vote on the finalized proposals
     * At Akademy in September: We announce the new goals

     Do you have an idea for a goal for KDE? Get a small group of people
     together and propose it today by adding it to this board on
     Phabricator: https://phabricator.kde.org/project/view/306/. Do you
     need some inspiration? Have a look at last round’s proposals:
     https://phabricator.kde.org/project/board/244/. If you have any
     questions? Please ask away here.


     Cheers
     Lydia

     --
     Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher
     KDE e.V. Board of Directors
     http://kde.org - http://open-advice.org