Report of Paris Solutions Linux 2005

Tuesday, 1 March 2005  |  Cmiramon

Solutions Linux trade show is the French annual rendez-vous of Free Software technologies and their commercial applications. This year, it ran from February 1st to February 3rd. Like preceding years, KDE-France was present and benefited of a free booth in the "Associative Village".

Located at the "desktop crossroad", we were surrounded by our friends of GNOME, OpenOffice.org and Mozilla. The booth crew installed a computer equipped with a large screen and during three days, we demonstrated KDE 3.4 (then in its beta days) which shined as a very stable Krokodil. A lot of happy and friendly users came to have a chat and a glance at the new features.

In the commercial section of Solutions Linus, many KDE desktops were on demonstration especially the corporate desktop solutions of Novell and Mandrake. 2004-2005 was also the first year when KDE entered modestly the French mainstream computer market. A French multimedia discounter, Planète Saturn, in offering in his outlets a KDE PC for 299 €. The French government has also launched a 1 € / day notebook program. A scheme to help students buy a notebook by giving some subsidies. One of the notebook on the list is running KDE.

On the KDE booth, around 15 developers, translators, promoters and passionate users took turns. Watch photos of us here.

KDE and KDE-France are always looking for new volunteers. If you are French speaking and interested in developing, translating, promoting, creating digital art, organising activities, drop us a mail on our list and we will help you find your way in the KDE project. If you have no time, still consider enlisting in the KDE-France association. Your money will be wisely spent.

Comments:

Links - gerard - 2005-03-01

Here is the french version : http://www.kde-france.org/article.php3?id_article=132 Here are the pictures : http://www.kde-france.org/gallery/solutions_linux_2005

where is it? - Pat - 2005-03-01

I couldn't find any 299€ PC with KDE on http://www.planete-saturn.fr/

Re: where is it? - Charles de Miramon - 2005-03-02

They don't sell online. You have to go in their shops to find it. There is no Planète Saturn near my place, so I could not check.

looks like a fun time! - Aaron J. Seigo - 2005-03-01

looks like it was enjoyable! i see David was flashing his patented smile about a lot there =) i'm sure it was as fun as it looks ... and if they need a home for that monitor they were using to show KDE on, i'm sure i could give it all the love it needs. and nice to see KDE in the other booths as well, such as Novell.