Re: F-Spot mission statement

["Marcus Hast" <marcushast gmail com>]

> > Also I think it's a bit misdirected to aim for the "simple" or
> > "casual" user. To be blunt, a "simple" user isn't going to be running
> > a Linux desktop and isn't going to be running F-Spot.

> I _am_ running a Linux desktop, and I _am_ running f-spot.  But I
> consider my self a "simple" f-spot user: i do not have any photo
> skills, i don't have a fancy camera but i like to organise my
> pictures.

> Linux user aren't necessarily photo experts, and vice versa.

Naturally! But when I hear terms like "simple users" I thing of users
that grow confused and scared when they are presented with
alternatives. A Linux user would typically be able to ignore options
they don't use. And quite possibly investigate them and thus be able
to learn from it.

My point is that it seems kind of strange to make a photography tool
which is geared towards people who don't take photos. Most "simple"
users would probably not know how to use something like colour
compensations. But a photo tool that doesn't have that is pretty
useless to anyone that actually takes photos.

Now the idea is of course not to make Photoshop inside the program.
And that's what I ment with my original comment. (Perhaps it wasn't
very clear.) My point is that perhaps it's best to first determine
what the scope is, and then make a "mission statement" based on that.
(Instead of everyone making a mission statement which fits the scope
they want.)

/Marcus