Mike, We'd love to have your help. We really need help defining what GNOME is to non-hackers and promoting it appropriately on the website and in presentations people give. You are right that the about page doesn't actually say what GNOME is!
The marketing list[1] would be a good place to discuss this. Thanks! Stormy [1] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 6:21 AM, Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > desktop-devel-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list >
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