talk about the KDE community at COSCUP 2013

1. What makes
KDE tick?
A look behind the scenes of a large Free
Software project
Lydia Pintscher @Nightrose COSCUP 2013

2. This is KDE

3. and this is KDE

4. and for some this is KDE

5. But really, this is KDE.

6. And this!

7. Some numbers
nearly 17 years old
over 200 individual projects
more than 5000 people
contributed code + countless
contributions in other areas

8. Some KDE programs

9. Why are these people doing this?
skills fame
freedom friends
job
opportuities
sharing ...

10. What do people work on?
code
translation
artwork
quality
assurance
community
management
marketing
documentation
accessibility
...

11. Why is KDE important?
Innovation
Education
Freedom

12. 2 Central Documents
Code of
Conduct
Manifesto

13. kde.org/code-of-conduct

14. Be considerate
Be respectful
Be collaborative
Be pragmatic
Support each other

15. manifesto.kde.org

16. Open Governance to ensure engagement
in our leadership and decision processes

17. Free Software to ensure the result of our
work is available to all people

18. Inclusivity to ensure that people of all
origins are welcome to join us and participate

19. Innovation to ensure that new ideas
constantly emerge to better serve people

20. Common Ownership to ensure that we
stay united

21. End-User Focus to ensure our work is
useful to all people

22. Benefits (shortened):
1. Technical and social support by the
community
2. Support and representation by KDE e.V.
3. Increased visibility

23. Principles (shortened):
1. Support of KDE's Code of Conduct
2. No mandatory contributor license
agreement
3. Staying true to established practices
common in KDE unless forced to deviate
4. Direct write access to all software for all
contributors
5. Trademark continuity

24. How KDE is set up

25. Where does the good stuff happen?
mailing
lists
Planet
KDE
meetings
IRC
wikis

26. Where is KDE heading?
Frameworks for Qt developers
Umbrella organisation

27. 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!

28. Email me if you have questions:
lydia@kde.org