I really like how Chakra does it with a widget: https://chakralinux.org/static/img/chakra-screenshot.jpg
I think it can define who we are and how a welcoming community we are. On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Marco Parillo <[email protected]> wrote: > First, I think everybody's opinion matters, and as a tribal elder (not > sure you want that title), yours especially matters. > Kubuntu has been pretty vanilla KDE, and, on balance, I have considered > its fidelity to the KDE developers' vision (when practical) to be a > strength. > Maybe a compromise is to go back having a folder on the default activity > and put a launcher to the Welcome there, or a launcher to the Welcome in > the favorites on the Kicker Application Launcher (my preference). > > As far as wanting to understand the historical background before changing > a practice, that is a good idea in general. See: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 9:19 AM, Scott Kitterman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> In case I wasn't clear: >> >> I think my opinion should have zero weight on this. I only wanted to >> pass on >> the historical background. >> >> Scott K >> >> On Thursday, November 10, 2016 01:16:01 PM Clive Johnston wrote: >> > ah I was unaware this was a policy. >> > >> > The discussion was about how to engage more with our users and to try >> and >> > get more people to contribute. It was pointed out how Linux Mint do it >> and >> > it might be a factor in how they seem to be very successful at creating >> and >> > sustaining a community (#1 on http://distrowatch.com/) . >> > >> > I do feel that Kubuntu is in a different place now to when the policy >> was >> > originally drawn up, but I'm not going to waste time on something no-one >> > wants. >> > >> > Thanks for your feedback, >> > Clive >> > >> > On Thursday, 10 November 2016 01:53:04 GMT Scott Kitterman wrote: >> > > On Wednesday, November 09, 2016 08:27:23 PM Valorie Zimmerman wrote: >> > > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 7:10 PM, Clay Weber <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > > > On Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:00:48 AM EST Clive Johnston >> wrote: >> > > > >> There was some discussion at the end of Yakkety Yak, about maybe >> > > > >> following >> > > > >> the lead of Linux Mint and having a welcome screen on first run >> which >> > > > >> would >> > > > >> act as a signpost to resources and places to get help or how to >> > > > >> contribute. I personally like this idea and decided to look >> into it. >> > > > >> >> > > > >> I grabbing the code and hacked a bit to basically make it more >> > > > >> Kubuntu >> > > > >> branded and pointing to our resources. So this is were I am up >> to. >> > > > >> >> > > > >> https://s16.postimg.org/jngn4afb9/Kubuntu_Welcome.png >> > > > >> >> > > > >> What do you guys think? Do you like the idea? >> > > > >> >> > > > >> Clive >> > > > > >> > > > > Kubuntu has historically refrained from having these pop up and >> > > > > first-run >> > > > > items, and I do not see a reason to change from this policy. >> > > > > >> > > > > However, having content that appears in the default Folder View >> plasma >> > > > > widget would be a perfect place for this. >> > > > > >> > > > > If this sort of item is ever to be added, then really is should be >> > > > > written >> > > > > in qml :) >> > > > > >> > > > > -- >> > > > > Clay Weber >> > > > >> > > > Hi Clay, I don't recall discussion of providing something like this, >> > > > in the past. Can you recall when it was discussed, and why it was >> > > > decided against? >> > > > >> > > > In my opinion, the past is one data point. I'd like to see reasons >> for >> > > > and against. I see: >> > > > >> > > > Pro - increases our branding, points to help and also to ways to >> grow >> > > > the community >> > > > >> > > > Con - it is one more thing we need to maintain >> > > >> > > Jonathan was extremely anti first-run dialogues since I got involved >> in >> > > the >> > > project. You all are, of course, free to change it, but AFAIK, >> Kubuntu >> > > has >> > > been no first-run since ~the beginning. Personally, I've always liked >> > > that. >> > > >> > > Scott K >> >> >> -- >> kubuntu-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >> an/listinfo/kubuntu-devel >> > > > -- > kubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel > >
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