2008/10/7 Thorsten Wilms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 11:00 +0200, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote: > > > > I do not necessarily agree that Ubuntu *is* these things all the way > > through, but I agree that this is some of the things that we *want* > > Ubuntu to be. Regarding the actual items allow me to comment. > > The message is not necessarily restricted to what Ubuntu appears to be > now. This is because perception _is_ truth here, to some degree. Thus I > added a note: > > "The message is not restricted to what anyone thinks of Ubuntu now, but > is entirely about it should be seen in the future." >
Ok, good. > > > > Item three definitely stands out in a good way. The good things about > > the wording in 3 is: Short. Very clear. Friendly, non formal, tone. > > Good picture to describe the idea. > > > > Regarding these things 1 is worst and 2 is somewhere in the middle. > > Maybe they could be reformulated to be more in the style of 3? > > How about: > * distinct from other offerings. That means there has to be something > about the design that you do not find elsewhere. > > * a viable alternative of professional quality. Stand out not like a > clown, but like a champion. Much better :-) > > > One item I personally miss a bit (that is partially covered, but not > > entirely) by the other items is something like > > > > * Professional. While Ubuntu is partly driven by volunteers it is > > professional in execution > > I tried to make that clear in the 2nd proposal above, as I don't think > it can be split from the appearance of being being a viable alternative. > Yes. I think this covers my intentions. > > > Extended Message. Ubuntu is > > > > > > * based on cooperation and sharing > > > * global > > > * about software freedom > > > > How about: > > > > * Forthcoming/Welcoming ? > > Good one. Should be first, actually. "Friendly and welcoming", as > "forthcoming" sounds a bit like it would act on its own before you ask, > I think :) > Yeah, "Friendly and welcoming" is much better than my proposals. I am glad you are the one writing the docs ;-) > > > That's where I stopped. Hope it is useful. > > Your entire post is exactly the kind of input I am hoping for. Thank > you, Mikkel! > You are most welcome :-) -- Cheers, Mikkel
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