On 8/23/07, Sébastien Cevey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > The abstraction just means that we have to profile it at a higher > level than mere arguments such as "it looks like iTunes" (Rhythmbox), > "you can read slashdot with it" (Songbird) or "it has a 3D cover > browser" (iTunes). However, we must be careful to provide _concrete_ > [GitML(TM)] arguments and not abstract ones for users. In particular, > the argument Peter gave: > > Peter> It's all about [quality (elegant, robust, efficient) and] > Peter> client/server for me. > Peter> > Peter> I'll take API over GUI any day. > > are totally irrelevant to users. They are very strong arguments for > developers, but it's another side of it, which we can discuss in > another thread. Users don't care about the internals. >
I'm not sure i agree 100%. Some features that are revolutionary or commonplace, but innovated, could be listed. For example: XMMS2... ... has an extremely powerful medialib (innovated commonplace feature) allowing for <cool stuff> ... allows collections of music (revolutionary) which allow for <cool stuff> ... runs in the background (revolutionary), letting your music play even when your client dies or you restart X or you run it on your Neuros, or Jesus comes a second time. > More concrete points for users: > > XMMS2 ... > > ... is light enough to play on low-end systems (try running Amarok on > your old P90 or your new N800). > Mention Neuros! ... is the player of choice for the Neuros OSD. > > My view of XMMS2 is the following: I do it because it's fun! > > I mainly contribute to XMMS2 to implement new features in order to > simultaneously make people excited and annoy puzzles. > XMMS2 is versatile. It can satisfy the needs of virtually anyone through the use of the right client. And I like to battle theefer for karma in #xmms2 (I'm ahead by one, korv!). <snip> > -- > Sébastien Cevey (theefer) - http://inso.cc/ > > "GNU/Emacs is my best friend." > -- Dan Chokola "OMG Emacs is bloat; and drop the GNU already, you RMS junkie." -- _______________________________________________ Xmms2-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xmms.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmms2-devel
