Re: About The GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initative

[Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>]

<quote who="Thilo Pfennig">

> > GNOME is not a desktop project, it's a user experience project.
> 
> Well then we should start telling the truth. From our front page: "GNOME
> offers an easy to understand desktop for your Linux or UNIX computer."

It's not a matter of 'truth', it's a matter of explaining the most useful
aspect you can at the appropriate time.

> Question is what the task of the marketing team should be?

Sure, that's an interesting question, and I'm sure we could go around and
around on that point all over again, but wouldn't it be better if we Just
F*cking Did It? We have unique parameters. Let's work within those to get
things done, instead of running around arguing about the definition of
marketing.

> After what I have read from the replies to my questions I do not believe
> that the GNOME marketing team would ever be able to discuss what actually
> is the real direction. But the real task of a marketing team would be to
> be ahead and not behind the discussions.

So: Be ahead where you can be ahead. Be adaptive where you can be adaptive.
Dogma won't help in this process.

> Well I see a relation. And I also have understood that things have changed
> just by the money that came in.

Money?

> so I am starting to worry if GNOME can still become the platform of choice
> for an office enviroment.

It is already a good and improving platform for an office environment. That
hasn't changed... or are you railing about "GNOME Office" applications vs.
OpenOffice.org? Not sure why that would be relevant.

> How should one depend on GNOME in the future? How is GNOME planning to
> answer the demands of an office enviroment? I have my doubts now.

Well, what are *you* doing to answer the demands of GNOME in an office
environment, in your capacity as a contributor? You may not be able to hack,
but you can contribute via other means. Why demand ways of following, when
you can lead?

- Jeff

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