(changing the subject line to be more relevant)
I'll throw a radical idea into the mix. The biggest thing missing
from open source projects is marketing people. Yes, I agree marketers
are 90% evil, but that last 10% is important. You need the voice
saying things like... "What will people's 1st impression of this
software be?" "Will using this application make me feel good?" And
even things like, "orange is a hot color right now. Get that into the
UI."
Steve's email was right on target. ArcGIS looks and feels great
compared to the open source competition, whatever else you may think
of it. OK, ready to be flamed now.
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Raj
On Jan 26, 2007, at 12:39 PM, Landon Blake wrote:
I'm currently trying to figure out ways to tackle this problem on
my own
open source project. I'd love to hear some ideas and suggestions on
that
topic. I'll start another thread so that I don't hijack this
discussion.
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