Description
KDE ecosystem have to many web sites/tools/platforms options - can't see the forest for the trees. I think it is confusing for new users, normal and power, to find what they need. KDE website, forum, phabricator, bug reports, wiki, kde store, kde gitlab, kde applications sites, news, promotion... All together, seems inconsistent and disconnected. Do kde need all those platforms, what is redundant? What missing? General list of problems in current kde ecosystem :
- unfamiliar ecosystem to the general public
- unfamiliar ecosystem to power users and new contributors
- to many different platforms
- outdated information's
- duplicity of information's
- visual inconsistency
- promotion/marketing is not good
What do we need to do to make this reality?
Kde work on all of those problems, but usually on partial solutions. I think kde need to make big reorganizations for all platforms, especially kde website. To solve this, kde should precisely define core structure:
- which platforms are needed
- how they are connected
- how transition will be done from today state
- needed resources for new ecosystems
- who will work on what.
Those task need to be solved on two levels:
- technical
- community organization
How we know we succeeded
- increase in the number of users/contributors/developers/donations
- decrease of frequently asked questions from new users
- more cooperation inside kde
- more cooperation to outside kde (other FLOSS developers, institutions and sponsors)
Relevant links
I am willing to put work into this
- Nate Graham (@ngraham) - submitting patches, writing documentation, managing/organizing/liaising between groups
- @fabianr - improve and adjust the HIG
- Neofytos Kolokotronis @neofytosk : mapping the community and projects, presenting in a user/newcomer-centric way
- Lydia Pintscher (@lydia)
- Claus Christensen (@clauschristensen)