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

["Santiago Roza" <santiago roza thymbra com>]

On 7/17/06, Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com> wrote:


> thought about from a design rather than marketing angle; why would end
> users use GNOME and Linux if those things were not designed/invented to
> benefit them?

that's also a marketing angle: marketing is not just selling stuff.  i
suggest you read my rant :P in this same list, if you feel like:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/marketing-list/2005-December/msg00057.html


> The goal should not be "get people to use Linux" but to provide benefits
> to people.

providing benefits is an important goal, but not the only one from a
marketing point of view.  you have to find out what they really want,
give it to them, and then communicate it properly.


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Santiago Roza
Proyecto Tiny ERP Argentina
Departamento I+D - Thymbra
santiago roza thymbra com