Well, CampKDE has been ongoing and, as you can see from planetkde, very well received by those that attended. One of the things we did was run a contest where we flew one KDE community member to Camp KDE as part of the "Camp KDE Be Free Contest". The winner this year was James Cain, who has helped to improve open standards and acceptance at his place of work through open source software (generally) and KDE (more specifically). Even their internal websites work with Konq now, as well as other standards complaint browsers, rather than (previously) only IE.
Below are some words from James about the event, which I'm copy-pasting from email:
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So what can I say about Camp KDE 2010? As it is my first KDE event, I honestly did not know what to expect. But I can tell you that the KDE Community, as represented here in San Diego, is nothing short of impressive. Yes the information is relevant. The presenters are knowledgeable, passionate, and excited about what they are doing. And the optimism about the future oportunities and challenges ahead is an underlyling vibe that is consistently felt thoughout all that we are doing here. But the concept of "community" has always been at he forefrront of how the people involved with KDE described that makes it so special. So I was curious to observe how that translated here. I can tell you, half way into this event, that if the future of KDE is tied to this comunal concept then we are alive and well and poised to allow great things to happen!
Today we are going to the Lamplight district and I am looking forward to seeing downtown San Diego and some of what it has to offer, since tis is my first time here. Then tomorrow and the rest of the week it will be back to more KDE goodness. My hope is that I can come away from this event with a greater understanding of how I can contribute more to the community and how I can can help do my part to ensure that Camp KDE 2011 is an even bigger event. It would be great to see next Camp be twice as big! And I. for one, look forward to witnessing it's growth.
James Cain
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