[Kde-events] KDE-PROMO FAQ

Mon, 1 Apr 2002 04:58:24 +0100

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KDE-PROMO FAQ

I. C O N T A C T

1.) I want to help promoting KDE. How do I get involved?

MAILINGLISTS

Basically there are two KDE related mailinglists of interest:
http://www.kde.org/mailinglists.html

kde-promo
Archive: http://lists.kde.org/?l=3Dkde-promo&r=3D1&w=3D2

kde-events
Archive: http://lists.kde.org/?l=3Dkde-events&r=3D1&w=3D2

Here's how to subscribe:
http://www.kde.org/mailinglists.html

IRC

Server irc.kde.org #kde, #kde-events, #kde-promo

WEBSITES

http://events.kde.org (under construction)
http://promo.kde.org

PEOPLE

If you need special information which is not covered by this FAQ and whic=
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don't want to discuss on the mailinglists listed above feel free to conta=
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someone listed here:

Promotion:
pour@kde.org

Events:
http://events.kde.org/people.phtml (under construction)

II. R E S S O U R C E S

GENERAL GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTIONS
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1.) Where can I get Clipart that can be used to promote KDE?

http://www.kde.org/clipart.html
http://www.kde.org/img/logos/kdeshirt_l.jpg

STAFF OUTFIT FOR KDE-RELATED EVENTS
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2.) We plan to have a KDE booth at a linux event. Where can I find some b=
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equipment?

BROCHURES

The latest postscript-version of one of our brochures can be found here

http://devel-home.kde.org/~tackat/kdepromo/brochures/final2706c.zip

Sources are available right here:

http://devel-home.kde.org/~tackat/kdepromo/brochures/

We still have about 1500 printed brochures left. Send an e-mail to
tackat@kde.org if you want to get some of them (The amount of brochures t=
hat
you can receive depends on the importance of the purpose, the shipping co=
sts
and on your trustworthiness).

NAMETAGS / BUSINESSCARDS

The following templates can be used for nametags as well as business card=
s:

http://devel-home.kde.org/~tackat/kdepromo/nametags/

POSTER

http://devel-home.kde.org/~tackat/kdepromo/posters/

Especially we'd like to recommend:

http://devel-home.kde.org/~tackat/kdepromo/posters/kdeposter1.tif
http://devel-home.kde.org/~tackat/kdepromo/posters/kdeposter2.tif

You might also want to give the wallpaper section on http://www.kde-look.=
org a
try.

T-SHIRTS

http://www.kde.org/img/logos/kdeshirt_l.jpg
http://www.delafond.org/kde/konqui_tshirt.jpg

The League has an allotment of *free* t-shirts which are available for
supporters staffing the KDE booth.  Please request shirts at least 4 week=
s
in advance (sorry, there will be no rush shipments).

(OTHER) MERCHANDISING STUFF

http://www.kde.org/kde-stuff.htm

PRESENTATIONS / SLIDE SHOWS

There are some KDE presentations available. Most of them were created by
developers for KDE related talks.

http://www.kde.org/kdeslides/
http://printing.kde.org/info/presentation/

III. E V E N T S

1.) Who will set up the booth for me?

In doubt it's just you. To find out more just read

http://www.kde.org/events.html

In addition writing an e-mail to our mailing-list
kde-events@kde.org might help to clear up things.

2.) I will have expenses while setting up the booth. Who will pay these?

Generally there do exist two organisations which _might_ do this.
Send an e-mail to one of the contacts listed below. In that e-mail you
have to make a detailed description of the purpose for the money
you are asking for.

A) KDE LEAGUE

The KDE League is a group of industry leaders and KDE developers focused =
on
facilitating the promotion, distribution, and development of KDE. The Lea=
gue
will focus on promoting the use of the advanced Open Source desktop
alternative by enterprises and individuals and on promoting the developme=
nt
of KDE software by third-party developers.

Homepage: http://www.kdeleague.org
Contact: Andreas Pour <pour@kde.org>

B) KDE E.V.

KDE e.V. is a non-profit legal entity (a "corporation") that can act in t=
he
interests of KDE as well as maintain a bank account. It was originally
founded as a means for KDE to enter into a legal agreement with Troll Tec=
h
with the FreeQt Foundation. It has since taken on a further role as a pla=
ce
were donated monies could be accepted and distributed.

See also:
http://www.kde.de/support.php
http://www.kde.org/kde-two/
http://www.kde.de/helping.php
Contact: Mirko Boehm <mirko@kde.org>

3.) I will also have travel/hotel-costs. Who will pay these?

In general the organisations listed above will only pay a limited number =
of
travels. This has to be decided case by case. Contact the people above to
find out if you can expect to get your travel costs reimbursed.

If the coordinators of an event invite you for a talk then these coordina=
tors
should also reimburse your travel/hotel costs

4.) Where can I get T-Shirts/brochures/etc.

See sections II. 2) of this document

5.) Where can I get CD's?

Well - on one hand CD's are one of the things people will be very much as=
king
for. On the other hand it makes basically no sense to print these for var=
ious
reasons:

- no recent KDE-release including all binaries for all distributions will=
 fit
on one CD (and that would be the only fair version).
- Creating a decent amount of CD's would cost A LOT. On the other hand on=
e
can't make sure to get rid of all of them (one would have to sell them fo=
r a
 certain non-profit-amount - while on the other hand there do exist a lot=
 of
expos where you aren't allowed to sell anything).
- In average KDE-releases are up to date for a period of about 4 months. =
So
one would have to:
 * create the CD's within that period
 * transfer the CD's to the event
 * sell all of them
That's almost impossible.

So in case visitors at the booth raise the question "Where can I get CD's
including the latest KDE release" the best answer is probably "At the boo=
th
of your favourite distributor" pointing out that all major distributions =
are
shipping the latest and greatest KDE.Alternatively you might want to refe=
r to:

http://www.kde.org/cdrom.html

IV. THIS FAQ

1.) How can I improve this FAQ?

Send any suggestions to kde-promo@kde.org or to tackat@kde.org directly.