On 3 Feb 2001, at 18:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 04:22:02PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled:
> > I would suggest the following ideas as part of
> > any Open Source product:
> >
> > * What is your target audience? (a/k/a targeted
> > demographic)
>
> Not only that, but why are you targetting that
> demographic?
Interesting question. Do we need a reason?
> > * How can you make your product better (or more
> > appealing) than others in the market?
>
> Better != more appealing...hence why people
> continue to use Windows 95/98/ME for desktops
> and NT/2k for servers.
To me it better == more appealing - if something is better it's more
appealing to me :-) You misunderstood me and thought I was refering
to the user interface....
> Opensource has traditionally been about being
> better, forsaking appealing for better.
As I said, to me, something better is more appealing :-)
> > * How can you modify your product for your
> > target audience to make them prefer your product
> > over someone else's?
> >
> > For me, many Open Source projects enter into
> > areas where there is already an established base
> > for a product, and offer no enhancement to the
> > original - and thus do not go anywhere at all.
>
> Want to give some examples? I tend to agree, but
> it's important to scrutinize such failures, and
> the only way to do that is to look at examples.
LRP is a good example; Dave was lamenting and ranting about the fact
people were using EigerStein instead.
> > As I work on Oxygen, I continue to think about
> > the answers to questions like these:
> >
> > * How do I modify the system to create as few
> > problems for new users as possible?
> >
> > * How do I make it easier to use?
>
> So far, you're targetting the 'consumer' demographic.
>
> > * How do I make as similar to the UNIX
> > environment some experts are familiar with?
>
> Now you're targetting a totally different demographic.
> If you can make somehting that's _very_good_ for _both_,
> then you've done a _great_ job.
I'm trying to....
> > * Who is going to use it? How do I make easier
> > for THEM?
>
> This should be the first question. The questions
> before this depend on the output of this one.
Agreed....
--
David Douthitt
UNIX Systems Administrator
HP-UX, Linux, Unixware
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