Name: Konqi Konqueror.
Located in: Sacramento, CA, USA.
Profession: Desktop Dragon.
Hardware: iMac G3 128Mb 400mHz with SuSE PPC 7.0.
Fav. KDE applications: Konqueror.
Claim to Fame: konquering the desktop with KDE.
Nickname on IRC: Konqi
~ What is your role within KDE?
Promoting KDE, since KDE is such a powerful desktop the KDE developers were looking for a powerful creature to represent it. So that's how they ended up with me. Rumour has that one of my footsteps started a desktop of his own.
~ How and when did you get involved in KDE?
My creator is Stefan Spatz, but Matthias Elter unleashed me on 1999-04-23 19:56:32.
~ How much time do you spend on KDE?
Around 80 hours a week, but it has dropped a little since I met Katie.
~ What is your favorite tool? (for developers; what is your favorite editor?)
My cute personality. On trade shows especially the women are very attracted to me.
~ Which program would you say every KDE user should have?
KPat. Especially now that KDE is making inroads into the enterprise, KPat is the productivity application that makes every office suite complete.
~ If you could add one personal feature to KDE what would that be?
When I'm working with KDE my mind often wonders of to the wildlife and Katie. It would certainly boost my productivity if KDE could implement mind follows focus.
~ What application/game would you like to see ported to KDE?
All but one: DragonQuest.
~ Is there any unreleased/unrevealed stuff in your pipe? (New applications/technologies for developers, new icon sets/themes for artists, ...)
Glad that you ask. KDE 2.1.2 soon will be released!
~ If you were going to design desktop themes, what would your themes be like?
With a lot of fire and steam, yet cute.
~ What is the worst thing you ever had to do for KDE?
In KDE. 2.0 I had to tell the users the bad news when their application had crashed.
~ Are you being payed to work for KDE and if yes by who?
No, but all the positive feedback I get from KDE users is worth more than any paycheck.
~ What is your suggestion for the next KDE meeting? Where should it be held and when? Will you attend?
I haven't been to Asia yet so I would love to go there for a KDE meeting. Besides, I believe I have some old relatives living in that area.
~ If you had to design a banner with a KDE slogan, what would it say?
KDE, Konquer your desktop.
~ Who would you hire to play in a KDE commercial? And what would the scene be like?
A frustrated female computer user, Sandra Bullock, sits behind her computer and with the room lit blue from the color of her screen and than I, Konqi, come flying in and crash through her Windows into her office to her rescue. I will Konquer her and tell her it is not her fault and than I will install KDE on her computer. And than she will be all happy again she give me a big kiss *blush*
~ Where and when were you born?
I was born in 1534 in the Scottish Highlands.
~ How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
2, because although I'm much much longer around on this earth I only have truly lived for the last 2 years.
~ Do you live alone or do you have roommates?
I live with Waldo and Tink at the moment, we have 3 dogs and 3 cats.
~ Who did you want to be when you grew up?
When I was young I wanted to be a fireman, but I dropped that idea when they explained to me that fireman don't actually make fires. Firemen put fires out instead of making them.
~ What's your status, are you single and up for adoption?
I'm very much in love with my girlfriend Katie.
~ Do you have children?
No.
~ If married/girlfriend/partner(m/f), how does he/she cope living with a KDE addict?
She's very understanding(the dream of every KDE addict), but that is probably because she's a KDE addict herself as well. Her favorite application is KSamegame.(she sometimes cheats and eats one of the balls.)
~ What is the first hour of your day like?
Blow in the fireplace to light the fire, make porridge, chase away the dog, read KDE news and read my fanmail.
~ What piece of (real or fantasy) software or electronic equipment would make your life easier?
A box of matches. It's very difficult to be precise when lighting the fireplace. I sometimes set the furniture in my room on fire as well.
~ What do you see from your window?
A beautiful lawn (Waldo works very hard on that), squirrels, a busy street with lots of fire trucks passing all day.
~ If you could have five other lives/careers, what would they be?
Fireman
Husband
Knight in shining armour
Fashion model
CEO of Microsoft
~ What would go into your time capsule?
A KDE CD, a picture of Katie, my family tree, a bottle of Grolsch my favorite Dutch beer.
~ If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why?
Katie of course, oh wait you said people huh.
Ralf Nolden because he can do the talking for me, Waldo because he
needs to get away from his desktop once in a while and Sandra Bullock.
~ We all know the No Smoking signs. If you could put an original "No ........." sign on your door, what would it say?
No Dragonslayers!
~ List 3 of you favorite url's.
http://www.kde.org
http://dot.kde.org
http://www.imagegalaxy.de/drawings_nav.php3?cath=lincreatures&picnum=2
~ Name your favorite quote/saying.
'If there is smoke, there could be a fire'.
Email Konqi at konqi@kde.org
Design & Text; Tink, email: tink@kde.org