Hello KC I got an opportunity to catch up with Jonathan Riddell ( Kubuntu Treasurer) and we talked around the following points
1.) Kubuntu Financials and Fund Raising - Kubuntu has around £18,000 in the fund, which has accrued over the period of a few years, and is ALL collected via the donate button on our website. The account continues to grow steadily via donations, and therefore the Kubuntu Council should be encouraged to think about how to use those funds in the context of Kubuntu *Please do share your ideas* 2.) The Kubuntu Magazine idea - JR was very supportive of this idea, however, he had good advice, in that he felt it could appeal to a broader audience if it were a KDE magazine, that provided broader coverage across multiple distro's (e.g OpenSuse, Ubuntu Studio, Neon etc...) JR also discussed with me the current KDE Goals https://kde.org/goals and also directed me to open a dialogue with the KDE Promo team which I am doing. Specifically the goal of 'KDE is All About the Apps', he felt that this objective could blend very well with the Magazine Idea. 3.) We talked about the Kubuntu Focus, and the KDE Slimbook and shared information about those two products, along with the developing relationship with Tuxedo computers. The market for OEM Linux hardware is around 2-3% of the global computer market, Windows, dominates and Mac follows with a significantly lower margin. However, we should keep in mind that a small percentage of a very big number is still a large number. Overall it was a very positive conversation, Jonathan is interested in contributing to the magazine, and is very supportive of initiatives to promote and grow our communities. We agreed to catch up again in a month's time for another VR Coffee and chat, and I will give feedback to the Kubuntu Council as that progresses. *Next Steps* Chat on IRC/Telegram with KC revealed that our first base is to define a Vision/Goal ( Thanks Valorie, and Myriam ) - What I plan to do next is to draft an updated Kubuntu Vision / Goal, once I have something that the Council can work with I'll share it for refinement and review. Hope this is a useful update -- Best Wishes Rick *For additional info, social, blog and contact details drop by my website.* *ricktimmis.com* <http://www.ricktimmis.com>
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