On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Thomas Pfeiffer <colo...@autistici.org> wrote: > 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
Mer appears to be the most viable Moblin/Maemo/Meego family member; Tizen is on life support. Mer is the core of Sailfish in the Jolla phone (newsworthy at the moment). Our partnership with Mer demonstrates a commitment to lean, high performance components. "Plasma Active runs on Mer, the high performance Linux core". Or "Plasma Active and Mer share a commitment to high performance". > >> 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 I will rework this based on your comments and others. Where is the microblogging app? Is there such a thing? Carl _______________________________________________ Active mailing list Active@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/active