KDE Publishes Manifesto

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 9, 2012 @08:38AM from the ok-i-guess dept.

Several readers sent word that KDE has published a manifesto. According to its official announcement, the KDE community's growth over the past 15 years has "created a need for clarity about what pulls us together as a community." It continues, "The KDE Manifesto is not intended to change the organization or the way it works. Its aim is only to describe how the KDE Community sees itself. What binds us together are certain values and their practical implications, without regard for who a person is or what background and skills they bring." The manifesto opens boldly, saying, "We are a community of technologists, designers, writers and advocates who work to ensure freedom for all people through our software." It comes along with more detailed descriptions of the benefits and principles of a KDE project.

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Re:Well, that's a good sign! by MrEricSir · 2012-10-09 09:08 · Score: 4, Insightful

Nothing forms the foundation of a bright future quite like issuing a manifesto.
Considering how much flack Gnome has gotten for not having any discernible goals or performance metrics, a manifesto seems like a reasonable place to start if you want to avoid Headless Chicken Syndrome.

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Re:Well, that's a good sign! by the_B0fh · 2012-10-09 09:19 · Score: 4, Insightful

seriously? Having a document saying what the project stands for is a bad thing?
Re:Well, that's a good sign! by hydrofix · 2012-10-09 09:47 · Score: 3, Insightful

I would like to counter that point with a reference to the Debian Manifesto. It was published in 1994, and Debian, in addition to becoming one of the most popular distributions by itself, came to form the basis behind products like Ubuntu, Mint, Nokia Maemo, Knoppix and Mepis. So for them it seems to have worked.