[Kde-events] [kde-promo] OpenExpo in Bern Spring 2010 and opinion needed for the Open Source Forum in September in Zürich , was Fwd: Anmeldung OpenExpo 2010 und Ankündigung Open Source Forum 2010

[Klaas Freitag]

Am Mittwoch 13 Januar 2010 22:58:02 schrieb Myriam Schweingruber:
Hello,
> 
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 09:48, Klaas Freitag <freitag at kde.org> wrote:
> > Am Freitag 18 Dezember 2009 14:45:28 schrieb Myriam Schweingruber:
> >> FYI. The Event is in Switzerland
> >>
> >> I will register a booth for KDE and Amarok, as usual, and we should
> >> join forces with our little tables. Any other KDE-related project who
> >> is interested to register?
> >
> > I certainly could present Kraft as KDE project along with some other
> > linux tricks that proof that a switch to KDE and Linux is a very
> > vital option also for people who do not love their computers.
> >
> > However Kraft is really targetted to small business and not a competitor
> > to ERP stuff - not sure if the audience on OpenExpo appreciates that?
> > It's probably more aiming medium and large business?
> 
> I don't think so. If you check the description on http://openexpo.ch,
> the target is very widespread, from small and medium enterprises to
> the administrations and, why not, the big business. Although I can't
> remember having seen many big business people at OpenExpo. But then
> Switzerland is a SME country, with a couple of very few big ones which
> are either international players or already using OpenSource in some
> of their deployments like "Die Post" (just a little bit, but it's a
> start).
> 
> I think a Kraft booth would suit the Openexpo very well :)
Ok, so what is the procedure? Should I apply on the webpage and note
that I am a KDE guy?

Do you want me to ask at the KMyMoney's again? It might also fit very
well.

> 
> It is important to note that they changed somewhat the form of the
> booth, compared to previous editions: it is now a smaller round table
> the height of a bar with 1 (one!) bar chair, a bit like the community
> booths at CeBIT:
> http://www.openexpo.ch/uploads/RTEmagicC_StandfotoOpenSourceProjekt.jpg
Very inviting ;-)

> Also their requirements are a bit contradictory, since they expect us
> to be "Community", we should target "Business", but without being
> "Commercial" which disappoints me somewhat, since I thought that the
> organizers new the difference between Commercial and Proprietary
> better...
Well, yes... There is always room for improvement ;-)

> Just a warning about their offerings:
> * "Gratis Drucken von A1-Poster nach PDF-Vorlage" means we get an
> A1-poster in a dreadful quality, badly printed full of stripes on a
> printer lacking color. We should have our own (well made) posters,
> since from the past experience this is not going to improve, despite
> having asked every time.
Ok, noted. Will take care for that.

Cool thing - I am looking forward to that,

Klaas