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NetajiSubhasEngCollegeLUGMarch23,2012StephanieDasGuptaEmail:[email protected]:stephdg
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WhatisKDE?Itisafullsuiteofuserworkspaceapplicationswhichallowinteractionwiththeseoperatingsystemsinamodern,graphicaluserinterface.ThisincludesPlasmaDesktop,KDEsinnovativedesktopinterface.Otherworkspaceapplicationsareincludedtoaidwithsystemconfiguration,runningprograms,orinteractingwithhardwaredevices.WhilethefullyintegratedKDEWorkspacesareonlyavailableonLinuxandUnix,someofthesefeaturesareavailableonotherplatforms.(http://kde.org/community/whatiskde/)
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AlittlebitmoreaboutKDEInadditiontotheworkspace,KDEproducesanumberofkeyapplicationssuchastheKonquerorwebbrowser,DolphinfilemanagerandKontact,thecomprehensivepersonalinformationmanagementsuite.However,ourlistofapplicationsincludesmanyothers,includingthoseforeducation,multimedia,officeproductivity,networking,gamesandmuchmore.MostapplicationsareavailableonallplatformssupportedbytheKDEDevelopment.http://kde.org/community/whatiskde/
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FunFacts1.KDEwasconceivedonOctober14th,1996withanemailbyMatthiasEttrich,founderoftheLyXprojectandcurrentlyemployedbyNokia2.Thereareover1800ContributorAccounts(thosecontributingsourcecode,art,documentation,etc.onaregularbasishaveacontributoraccounts;thevastmajorityoftranslatorsand3rdpartydevelopersdonot).3.KDEistranslatedinover65languages.4.Millionsofusersaroundtheglobe.4.BymostmeasurestheKDEcommunityisthesecondlargestFreeSoftwarecommunity.http://kde.org/presspage/
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AreasthatrequirenocodingskillsincontributingtoKDE:DocumentationArtworkUsabilityUserSupportTranslationBugTriagingPromotionEducationalContent
6. DefinitionsMailing List : a collection of email addresses of
people who
havesubscribedtoacertainmailinglist.Thesearenormallybasedoninterests,or
different subjects of KDE. For some areas of KDE this is the
maincommunicationportal.Remember,therearemailinglistetiquettethatshouldbefollowedandtherules
can be found here :
http://www.gweep.ca/~edmonds/usenet/mletiquette.htmlIRC Channel :
IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. This consists ofnumerous
servers and channels. Normally each KDE application or
areahastheirownIRCchannelontheFreenodeserver. 7.
ArtworkArtworkiswheretheicons,splashscreensthestartupscreensforKDE)andthemes(plasmathemes)arecreatedbymanypeople.Website:http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved/artMailingList:https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdeartistsIRCChannel:#kdeartistsonFreenode
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UsabilityUsabilityisworkingwithboth,thedevelopersandtheuserstomakeapplicationsmoreuserfriendlyandfittingfortheirusecases.MailingList:https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdeusabilityIRCChannel:#kdeusabilityonFreenode
9. BugTriagingThe Bugsquad, as the KDE bug triagers call
themselves,
keeptrackoftheincomingbugs,andgothroughtheoldbugs.Theyalso try to
reproduce and verify the bugs and then help
thedeveloperstobeawareofthebugssotheycanbefixedquickly.TheynormallyholdBugDaysandchooseanapplicationthatwillberunthroughnumerousrigoroustests.Website:https://bugs.kde.org/orhttp://techbase.kde.org/Contribute/BugsquadMailingList:https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/bugsquadIRCChannel:#kdebugsonFreenode
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TranslationThetranslationteamtranslatesboththedocumentationforKDE,thesysteminformation(menu,applicationsandapplicationmenu).Therearecurrently108languagesthatareavailableinKDE(somepartiallytranslated,othersfully).Website:http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved/translationMailingList:https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdei18ndocIRCChannel:#kdei18nonFreenode
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DocumentationWhatisDocumentation?Itistheprocessofdocumentinghowtheprogramworksforuserswhoarenotfamiliarwiththeprogram,orhavequestions.KDEsDocumentsaretranslatedinover25differentlanguages.Website:http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved/documentationMailingList:https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdedocbookandhttps://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdedocenglishIRCChannel:#kdedocsonFreenode
12. PromotionPromotion is basically getting the word out. Getting
it out by
sharingKDE,byshowingit,bycontributing,andanythingelse.Also,ithelpstofindnewKDEcontributorsandahostofotherfunthings.Website:http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved/promotion(herearethePromotionalDocumentshttps://projects.kde.org/projects/others/kdepromo/repository/)MailingList:https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdepromoIRCChannel:#kdepromoonFreenode
13. EducationalContentKDE has a very good educational package
(kdeedu),
thatincludesMathematics,Science,Languageandotherapplications.Thereisalwaysaneedfornewcontent,whetheritbemaps(forKgeography)orvocabularyfiles(forParleyorKwordquiz).Theseareeasytomake.Thereisalsoneedforotherhelpintheeducationalarea.Website:http://edu.kde.org/MailingList:https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdeeduIRCChannel:#kdeeduonFreenode
14. UserSupportThis is what the title says. User support. The
contributors in this
areahelpouttheusersbyansweringtheirquestionsanddoingwhateverelsetheycandoforthemwhetherviaIRC,emailorforums.KDEHelpForum:http://forum.kde.org/Website:http://www.kde.org/support/MailingList:https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde(generalmailinglist)orsendaemailtotheapplicationsmailinglist.Fulllistofmailinglists:https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfoIRCChannel:#kdeonFreenode(orthecorrespondingchannelfortheapplication)
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Tip:NOBODYinKDEorFOSSwilltellyouwhattodo.Youneedtofindanarea(codingornoncoding,thenasubareaorapplication)andaskwhatyoucandotohelp.Dontjustaskothercontributorswhatyoucando.Thatsnothowitworks!!!Findsomethingyouenjoyandcontribute!
