Compare and contrast our notes with: http://www.apple.com/getamac/
(ignore the videos, look at the text, what they are bragging about, etc.) Luis On 9/8/06, karderio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi :o) > > I just took a second look at the 2.16 release notes[1]. Although they > were a very interesting read, on occasion they came over as perhaps a > little too technical, leaving maybe the ghost of the impression that > GNOME could be a desktop "by devs for devs". > > Please don't get me wrong, the notes are a fine job, but somehow the > buzz the end user should be feeling is missing. > > What could take the edge off the buzz a user should be feeling when > reading about GNOME ? Compilation options is one, links to "technical" > fd.o standards another, there's the "code cleanups" section... Not to > say these are bad, I don't mind them one bit - but telling a potential > user about "compiling" even before he has seen the contraption can > hardly promote it... > > The other criticism I could raise is a lack of at least one screenshot > of the entire GNOME desktop. > > A couple of suggestions I would advance this perceived problem of mine > would either be to relegate anything un-soft-and-fluffy to a > "developers" section, or create a completely "Presenting GNOME" section > elsewhere, full of much appreciated, soft fluffy topics for users. > > Perhaps the criticisms I have directed at the release notes are not > meant for them at all. The notes in fact being an excellent interim, > bolstering the "About GNOME" section, which manages to say piles about > GNOME's goals without ever saying what it does or what it looks like. > > Love, Karderio. > > > [1] http://www.gnome.org/start/2.16/notes/C/index.html > > -- > marketing-list mailing list > marketing-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list > -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list
