> > I agree with most everything said > > However i must add we should not forget the people to whose i count myself: > Between geek and non computer literate, who use the system for work, no > games, no fancy, but reliability, repairability, and ease of use is > essential. > > Mandriva is perfect for us: easy to set up, powerful and working configuration > tools... well you know it all. > There are actually appearing a range of Linux tech software, here is what i > plan to soon add in my electronic workshop:: http://www.saleae.com/home/, > http://spec.de/. I do almost all work in Linux and soon all. Usability and > reliability is what matters for us and Mandriva has it, and so will Mageia, > and it should be marketed like this for this segment. > > > There may be many segments > > A. The masses who only want "a computer" > > B. Serious users that want reliable system and *can* do some system > configuration but no not want to waste too much time on it. System is a work > house, and the user is willing to pay some monetary support, i.e > subscription. > > C. geeks that want to tweak whatever. May want to participate in development. > > D. Server users: combination of B&C > > E. Broad installations in schools and offices: combination of A & B > > F. Game section is special, together with audio/video editing, streaming, > creation etc. Maybe create someting like artistx, possibly by task-gaming, > task-videoedit etc package(s). > > > We need to find some directions for development > > For A: broad hardware support, flash live system, good installers, short > beautiful manual/guide > > For B: Keep on building on drak tools, maintain a wealthy forum and wiki. > > For C: Good system documentation, source code handling, bugzilla, developer > channels, developer apprentice guidance > > > Yes i think we can just head on development from where we forked, but work on > branding, marketing, documentation, communication :) > > Just make sure we technically actually only have one system that is easily > configurable by i.e task-packages! (the packages can not only change what > programs are installed, but also the visual appearance)
interesting... graham, can we add this to Target Market page? Marcello
