Vincent Untz wrote:
During the first few months of 2008, a few Release Team members
discussed here and there about the state of GNOME. This was nothing
Wow, long interesting email! I'll limit myself to one area:
- Promotion of GNOME
This does seems to be lacking. If you go to http://www.gnome.org, you
will see NOTHING about WHY an average person would want to use Gnome.
If you click on http://www.gnome.org/about, you'll find a list of noble
attributes of Gnome, but that page really is 100% excitement-free. It
looks like it was typed into a wiki by an engineer. Which I'm sure it was...
Could I suggest that "someone" (yes, I can help) develop a few key
"Gnome is" concepts and illustrate them with memorable graphics (sorry,
I can't help beyond stick figures). They should be things that appeal to
the mythical grandma user. Like:
"Gnome - Don't Need No Stinkin' Anti-Virus Software!"
"Gnome - Free Software - Why Pay More?"
"Gnome - In Your Language!"
"Gnome - Where the Code Isn't Secret!"
That's just off the top of my head. I'm sure better ones could be developed.
I don't see anything on gnome.org promoting Gnome's security. This would
be especially compelling in the age of conficker! Us coders know that
gnome isn't perfect either, but it really is a million times better than
that other OS...
Also: Every computer seems to come with a "Designed for Windows"
sticker. Can the Foundation promote Gnome logo stickers with those
manufacturers who do offer pre-installed linux/gnome?
- Mike
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