Re: On breaking the woohoo barrier...thoughts on how GNOME can get great

2006-07-17 Thread Havoc Pennington
Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote: > On 7/14/06, *Jeff Waugh* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > I have been banging on this drum in the Ubuntu community for a > while, but I > guess I haven't been banging it sufficiently loud in GNOME: Whenever > we talk >

Re: [Fwd: Idea: optional info "about" Gnome Friends]

2006-07-17 Thread Fred H Olson
Hi, I just subscribed after Quim forwarded my message that started this thread to this list. Sankarshan wrote: > Spreading GNOME through word-of-mouth of friends who appreciate the work > done and are recognised on the GNOME site might not be a bad idea after > all. Although putting up a listing

Re: On breaking the woohoo barrier...thoughts on how GNOME can get great

2006-07-17 Thread Calum Benson
On 17 Jul 2006, at 11:36, Gergely Nagy wrote: > > Yet, if you said "I think it applies more to Josh than Harrison", I > would have to go and look up who they really are. But if you said "I > think it applies more to the admin guy than the programmer", I could > easily say yes, you are right :) T

Re: [Fwd: Idea: optional info "about" Gnome Friends]

2006-07-17 Thread Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay
On 7/17/06, Quim Gil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:[snipping off bits of the forwarded mail]  I think recognition of Friends is great - we all like to be appreciatedand this is a great way.  How about offering Friends the option of listing something about themselves e.g.o home location (encouraged)o a

Re: On breaking the woohoo barrier...thoughts on how GNOME can get great

2006-07-17 Thread Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay
On 7/14/06, Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have been banging on this drum in the Ubuntu community for a while, but Iguess I haven't been banging it sufficiently loud in GNOME: Whenever we talkabout GNOME, we *must* talk first and foremost about benefits, and then back it up with the featur

Re: On breaking the woohoo barrier...thoughts on how GNOME can get great

2006-07-17 Thread Gergely Nagy
On Mon, 2006-07-17 at 10:44 +1200, Glynn Foster wrote: > Hey, > > Santiago Roza wrote: > > On 7/14/06, Glynn Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I even started on some profiles, with a more 'human' aspect [1] - > >> http://live.gnome.org/JoshWilliams > >> http://live.gnome.org/HarrisonJaco

Re: Wiki changes [Was: Personas]

2006-07-17 Thread Dave Neary
Hi, James Henstridge wrote: > On 16/07/06, David Neary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Can you tell me how? The little feed icon's gone, and I couldn't find an >> rss action. > > Still seems available as here: > > http://live.gnome.org/RecentChanges?action=rss_rc > > There is a comment at the to

[Fwd: Idea: optional info "about" Gnome Friends]

2006-07-17 Thread Quim Gil
--- Begin Message --- Hi, I've just been browsing the gnome.org site (I think for the first time). I'm very impressed (with ver 2.14 as well). I had an idea. I think recognition of Friends is great - we all like to be appreciated and this is a great way. How about offering Friends the option o

Re: Personas

2006-07-17 Thread Álvaro Ortiz
"Personas" are a very common tool in HCI/interaction design (the root discipline from where web design and desktop design derives). For those interested in knowing more about "personas" and why it is a standard and recorgnised tool for gathering user requirements I would recommend the BBC 2002