On Jan 26, 2010, at 10:29 PM, Jonathan J. Davis wrote: > > I thought we, or originaly, Brent Simmons, was the end user. > > My understanding was this wasn't an email client for the masses, but a client > specifically created for the needs a group of people (mostly us, as we are > the ones expressing this want) who aren't happy with other existing clients.
Yes, we are the users. But "we" is vague. What are "we" looking for? What I'm suggesting is just as an experiment to try to figure that out better. The goal is of course to produce something that we will all love. I suggest fictional characters is because, as cartoons, they resemble more than just one of us. So if I'm like Paula, and you're like Paula, then great, we both support Paula's perspective. Or half Paula, half Bob. But if you and I personally voiced our views, we'd be more likely to disagree over small things than if we just said, "I'm like Paula, I want that kind of application." In other words this approach might help us move the design forward in broad strokes. I'm also not suggesting that we stop talking about our individual views. We can never do without those. -kev _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
