Mark Kretschmann

I'm happy to announce that we will have a KDE 4.8 Release Party in Ulm (Germany), on January 27.

The last party in Ulm was a blast, so we decided to repeat the event for this release as well. We will provide some finger food, live streaming, and plenty of space for having fun. For the details please see here, and add yourself to the list if you'd like to come:

KDE 4.8 Release Party @ Ulm

See you there!

If you have ever wondered why some KDE folks are blogging less frequently now, the reason could be that they have switched to G+. Many FOSS and KDE people are now posting regularly on G+, among them Thiago, Linus Torvalds, Rob Malda of Slashdot fame, Glyn Moody, Trever Fischer, Harald Sitter, and myself.

What makes Google+ so attractive? Basically it combines a social network, quick status updates like Twitter, and blogging, and it's far quicker to do than traditional blogging. As opposed to Facebook, which I am no longer using, its UI is very minimalist, and the "Circles" feature makes it easy to select your target audience. Most of my contacts on G+ are FOSS people and work mates, and I rarely get "Friendship" (what does this mean anyway?) requests from people that I don't know.

You might like or dislike this trend, but it's a fact. Many of my posts on G+ are technology related, but not all of them. Most of the time, my posts are "public", so you can read them without having an account. This is my feed on Google+ (if you check my contacts, you will find many KDE people):


https://plus.google.com/u/0/102602725322221030250


Is this trend worrying, a good thing, or simply a new technology that we must accept?


Update: This is an interesting (public) article on the benefits of blogging on G+:

https://plus.google.com/112546833633391090642/posts/1fkCLdAFGuT