> > "A distribution for Newbie" is good, but I think what Graham said is > > better. > > Well, > saying "a distribution for newbies" is not as good as it sound. > > If you market the distribution so people think "if you are a newbie, > use > this distro", people will think "he use this distribution so he is a > newbie". This will drive knowledgeable peoples away to others > distribution, because they will feel they will learn more by using > another distro ( which is wrong ) and because others peoples will > appear > as more knowledgeable when they use a distro that is not aimed at > newbies. > > In turn, this mean a diminution of the global expertise in the > community. Less expert users to answer to support, less experts users > to > report bug, fix packages, create softwares or contribute, and to > basically teach to new users how to be good community member resulting > in less quality, and a less sustainable community. > > Apple does it correctly. They never say "we target newbie users". > See http://www.apple.com//why-mac/ > "better computer" "most advanced os" "award winning support" "latest > technology" "software you love". > > Everything resolve around how they are good, not how beginner you can > be. > > Or see http://www.apple.com/why-mac/better-os/ > they say "it is easy", but they never say "it is easy and can be used > by > a newbie". They say "it is easy and you will learn how to use it fast", > which is more positive. > > And so I think we should also try to avoid this pitfall, right from the > start, if we want to have a thriving sustainable community. > > -- > Michael Scherer
Oh my god you're damn right on this one Michael. I agree and +1000 on this one. You see how perception is really important and we must send the right message to future and potential contributors because every new user is a potential contributor. Let's not forget that fact. Patrick Dubeau (alias DaaX) - Webmaster MLO http://www.mandrivalinux-online.org _______________________________________________ Mageia-dev mailing list [email protected] https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev
