On Friday 05 February 2016 23:16:06 Alexander Neundorf wrote: > > A possible vision for KDE derived from your draft but being more in line > > with the example would be > > "KDE enables everyone to make best use of their digital devices without > > compromising their privacy." > > I have to admit, while this certainly matches better the definition of a > "vision", and I agree with it, to me, as a boring German engineer, this > sentence alone is not useful. > When I read it, I think, Ok, that's an introduction, marketing, nothing > concrete, now where is the real stuff ? Such a sentence alone doesn't make > me excited, nor curious.
Then it's probably not good/catchy/interesting enough. Let's look at a few examples: Oxfam: A just world without poverty Feeding America: A hunger-free America Human Rights Campaign: Equality for everyone > I have seen enough of those slogans, everybody has > one, they are usually "deep", "thought provoking", "engaging", etc., I'm > actually tired of those. Then a vision is probably not for you. That'd be sad, but maybe you are really looking for a mission, i.e. a concrete plan for action. > Yes, we can tweak the first few sentences so they match that format. > I think an important point this draft wants to make is to spell out what KDE > is trying to achieve in concrete software categories, so a reader > understands what we are doing, and doesn't have to guess and assume. > As I said above, that's maybe vision+mission ? Yes. I think the vision statement needs to be complemented by a mission statement. But I think, before we tackle the mission statement, we should nail down the vision. Regards, Ingo
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