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talk about the KDE community at COSCUP 2013
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What makes KDE tick?A look behind the scenes of a large Free Software project
Lydia Pintscher @Nightrose COSCUP 2013
This is KDE
and this is KDE
and for some this is KDE
But really, this is KDE.
And this!
Some numbers
nearly 17 years old
over 200 individual projects
more than 5000 people contributed code + countless contributions in other areas
Some KDE programs
Why are these people doing this?
skills fame
freedom friends
job opportuities
sharing ...
What do people work on?
code
translation
artwork
quality assurance
community management
marketing
documentation
accessibility
...
Why is KDE important?
Innovation
Education
Freedom
2 Central Documents
Code of Conduct
Manifesto
kde.org/code-of-conduct
Be considerate
Be respectful
Be collaborative
Be pragmatic
Support each other
manifesto.kde.org
Open Governance to ensure engagement in our leadership and decision processes
Free Software to ensure the result of our work is available to all people
Inclusivity to ensure that people of all origins are welcome to join us and participate
Innovation to ensure that new ideas constantly emerge to better serve people
Common Ownership to ensure that we stay united
End-User Focus to ensure our work is useful to all people
Benefits (shortened):
1. Technical and social support by the community
2. Support and representation by KDE e.V.3. Increased visibility
Principles (shortened):
1. Support of KDE's Code of Conduct2. No mandatory contributor license
agreement3. Staying true to established practices
common in KDE unless forced to deviate4. Direct write access to all software for all
contributors5. Trademark continuity
How KDE is set up
Where does the good stuff happen?
mailinglists
PlanetKDEmeetings
IRC
wikis
Where is KDE heading?
Frameworks for Qt developers
Umbrella organisation
Your first steps
1. Find something you are interested in
2. Hang around a bit and get to know the people
3. Try to find a small task you can do (or ask for one)
4. Success!
Email me if you have questions: