On Friday 05 October 2012 08:38:40 Carl Symons wrote: > > * new apps -> reader, file browser, ?
+1 Yes, both of them, and as Marco said definitely Add Ons (users expect that nowadays and the free books are awesome!) > Performance and stability +1. Even when run live from a thumb drive, it feels a lot smoother than PA2 did when installed on disk, the improvement is really noticeable. I'd also vote for the Mer base as a bonus. The most visible outcomes for me from this are - Network Manager (works a whole lot better with KDE than connman) - Higher resolution > Freedom and power to the people B^) > > It's important to have the announcements and website reflect the > release accurately (insert Thomas Pfeiffer's comments here). When I > talk about Plasma Active to outsiders, it's a strong message that > we're not competing with the big boys, but rather creating a high > quality alternative to the oligopoly products. Features that are > driven by user requirements. In short, Plasma Active is thoughtful. > > So things like changing "Store" to "Add Ons" in the Launcher is a > minor, minor detail to us, but could make a difference with the > intended audience. > > I don't have any examples to add to what Thomas has already written. > Those are in a few different places so maybe they need to be > consolidated if no one has implemented his earlier suggestions (e.g. > Calligra is not a viable office suite). I'm glad you're with me on this :) Currently the discrepancies between the marketing text (i.e. the web page and announcement text) and reality which I noticed are: - The website mentions some Microblogging application which I have not found anywhere on the Mer RC image. What application is meant there? - Calligra Active is marketed like a full-fledged office suite, while in fact it is a (very good) office document viewer Thomas _______________________________________________ Active mailing list [email protected] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/active
