[kde-promo] KDE inside graphics? (Re: Linux Journal article on KDE on Windows)

[Sebastian Kügler]

On Wednesday 04 November 2009 10:06:23 Bernhard Reiter wrote:
>   Am Dienstag, 3. November 2009 17:21:10 schrieb Bernhard Reiter:
> > Am Dienstag, 3. November 2009 13:16:35 schrieb Stuart Jarvis:
> > > > > Has KDE on Windows brought new users or developers or users to KDE?
> > > > > (I'd be particularly interested to hear from anyone who started
> > > > > with KDE on Windows as a user or developer. The FAQ mentions an
> > > > > Amarok developer who apparently got involved through an interest in
> > > > > Amarok on Windows)
> > > >
> > > > (Is using a product like Kleopatra, where a big bunch of KDE
> > > > libraries coming with it, considered for the question? If so: Yes,
> > > > lots of new users with Gpg4win2. :) )
> > >
> > > Yes, I guess a follow up question is do they only see Kleopatra as a
> > > standalone application (and use that, which is nice) or do they
> > > understadnnd it is related to KDE and then try and find out more about
> > > that and see what else KDE can offer? Not an easy one to answer.
> >
> > With current Gpg4win, KDE is not as visible as it should. People might
> > not recognise Kleopatra as a KDE application, it is the whole package
> > they use, e.g. directly from within Outlook (if they are using GpgOL).
> 
> I consider doing a "KDE inside" thing to make this more visible at several 
> places, because the general "KDE" help tab is not really well integrated
>  and  understood. The logo or text could be displayed in more places.
> Maybe this is a good idea in general as KDE technology (and community
>  efforts)  will get into more and more slick products in the future.

It has one problem, KDE is a very fuzzy concept right now. So just "KDE inside" won't 
work well. (Also might sound too much of a rip-off from Intel.)

The idea of making the connection to KDE visible is good though. For sub-brands, the 
marketing team has gone into the direction of calling things "A KDE Project" (this is 
more in line with recent re-branding efforts that separate  KDE applications, 
workspace, platform and the community as different sub-brands. This process is 
ongoing, though, but surely good to keep in mind when thinking of promoting (parts 
of) KDE.
-- 
sebas

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