Preparations of KDE 4.0 Snapshot 1

[Laurent Montel]

On Friday 11 August 2006 10:08, Sebastian Kügler wrote:
> On Friday 11 August 2006 00:43, Allen Winter wrote:
> [...]
>
> > Really, we need a coordinated marketing effort here, I think.

Hi,

> And we're (The MWG) are happy to work on that. We would need the following
> information, however:
>
> - How far are the API's of Phonon, Plasma, Solid?
> - Where's the documentation for various parts (Phonon, Plasma, Solid, Dbus,
>   CMake, ...)?

cmake: www.cmake.org
http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ
kde-buildsystem at kde.org

> - Where's the docs "Getting started with KDE4 development"?
> - What does it do well already?
> - What exciting stuff is in there?
> - IRC and other support channels dedicated to KDE4 development?

irc.kde.org #kde4-devel

> The overall tone of the announcement of this $whatever will be "Far from
> usable, unstable, not what KDE4 will look like, BUT exciting release for
> developers to play with the new technology". It's not only a good way to
> tell developers to start porting their apps NOW, but it would be a good
> thing to attract new people to contribute to the project. So we need
> everything that's interesting for the developers covered in the
> announcement.
>
> While we will be clear about the expectations from this snapshot, we should
> still focus on the positive aspects, and I think there are quite a few.
> --
> sebas

Regards