In this task we will work on designing and implementing a strategy that will help convince independent FLOSS design/creativity-related projects to become part of KDE.
The three projects we initially would like to target are:
- Scribus, an application used for layout and publishing
- Natron, a node-based post-production and VFX application similar to Nuke
- Enve, a fledgling 2D vector-based animation application
Steps
- Develop (brainstorm) convincing arguments to relay to the people working on these projects (started in T10577 -- maybe brainstorm more specific stuff for each project)
- Develop in detail what we want to achieve by having these projects join KDE
- Find contacts within these projects we can talk to, preferably people we already have a relationship with
- Approach contacts and relay our goals and the reasons why it would be advantageous for their projects
- Invite projects to a meeting with people from design/creativity-centric projects already part of KDE (Kdenlive, Krita, ...), maybe by having a "Kreativity" track at Akademy or working together at a sprint
- Hand over the rest of the task to the people in charge of inducting projects into KDE
Rationale
The are several reasons to carry out this task. The most obvious is that it directly addresses Promo's "Help attract existing FLOSS software projects to KDE and incorporate their members into our community" goal, but it also addresses many other of Promo's goals as explained below:
- By adding these projects to KDE, we also increase the number of developers from different backgrounds and expertises to the Community.
- The number of KDE users would increase as the userbase for each project will be added to that of KDE.
- The collaboration between these projects will increase the usefulness of each project individually, by, for example, helping implement compatibility between their native file formats, allowing Scribus to open native Krita images into a layout, Enve files to be opened in Krita, Natron files in Kdenlive, etc..
- Further coordination between these projects can help increase the userbase for all of them (a la Adobe Creative Suite), as it would be an attractive suite for media artists and companies.
- It would reinforce's KDE's brand.