Linux Journal article on KDE on Windows

[Stuart Jarvis]

Hello list,

(Apologies if this arrives twice - I first sent yesterday but it didn't seem to 
get delivered)

I'm a member of the KDE promo team - most visibly I've written a few Dot 
articles, including one on running KDE applications on ReactOS using the KDE 
on Windows ports.

I'm currently in the process of writing an article about KDE on Windows for 
the February edition of Linux Journal (http://www.linuxjournal.com/) and I'd 
like to ask you a few questions. I'd welcome either individual responses from 
subscribers from this list or a "KDE on Windows team" response if you prefer.

I may wish to quote your replies in the article, so it would be great if you 
could describe your role within KDE on Windows when you reply so that I can 
give some context to the attribution of any quotes I use (I'll clear use of 
any quotes before submitting the article). I've read through the KDE on 
Windows FAQ and had a brief peruse of the mailing list archive and for 
some of the questions I think I know the answers, but I'd like the article to 
be about your opinions, not mine.

My deadline for submitting the article is 2 November, so I really need 
responses by the end of 26 October - sorry for the very short notice on this. 
Short responses are absolutely fine and it's ok to not answer all the questions 
or even to add you own questions and answers if there's something interesting 
that I have missed :-)

Thanks for taking the time to read this. *Please remember to cc me in on any 
replies as I'm not subscribed to this list*.

Questions follow below.

Cheers,
Stuart Jarvis


*Questions about KDE on Windows:*

How did the project get started - who started the project?

What were the aims?

Have these aims been met? Will they be?

Do you have any idea of which are the most popular applications among Windows 
users?

Has the core KDE community been supportive? (for example, the e.V., upstream 
developers of applications you package)

Has the KDE community as a whole been supportive? (Including users)

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)

What have you learned about packaging for Windows users? For example, the 
Installer has seen some changes, with more splitting in to individual packages 
rather than KDE modules - was this in response to user feedback?

Are there any exciting changes to KDE on Windows that will be arriving as a 
result of KDE 4.4?

Roughly how many people are actively involved in the KDE on Windows project?