Somehow,
someway, I clicked on a link...a harmless, little one out of 10,000 I
probably clicked that day. But what I found was both awesome and
shocking at the same time. You may be aware of some of the more popular
openDesktop websites such as KDE-Look.org and KDE-Apps.org.
But this particular link took me to a KDE-themed OpenDesktop website
that I had not seen before. Apparently most other folks out there in
the Interwebs had not seen it either. I'm talking specifiacally
about KDE-Files.org.
What? you say. Exactly. I was unaware of this resource until this
innocent-looking link took me there. Many of you apparently were
unaware as well. I say this because KDE-Files seems to be as dormant
as the Mount St. Helens volcano.
Onthe surface, KDE-Files would seem to be a great idea. I don't know
how many times people have asked in person, or via IRC, or various
mailing lists for a template for a presentation, or for a template for
a CD/DVD cover they wanted to make. Or maybe to grab a piece of clipart
they need for a particular blog post or flyer. And it IS a great idea.
The problem appears to be that this wonderful site is apparently not
used at all. Or at least, not contributed to very much. I say this
because there seems to be a dissapointing amount of submissions to this
great resource library..
Many of us have used various openDesktop websites. It would be great to
see KDE-Files get used some more and became a valuable resource for open source software. As
it stands today, these themes, templates, datasets, and artworks are
scattered all over the web in various WIKI's and svn repositories.
Which is a shame. Whether you use OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Koffice, or
Calligra, there's something for everyone that could be here. Not to
mention other cool things like Kdenlive
transitions and potentially cool (albeit perhaps woefully outdated)
KStars data.
So check it out. It's a great way for non-programmers to contribute to
KDE and Kubuntu! And while you're there, you can pick up an awesome Kubuntu 12.04 LTS DVD Case.
Were you aware of KDE-Files.org?
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