| 1 |
-----Original Message----- |
| 2 |
From: foser [mailto:foser@g.o] |
| 3 |
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 7:48 PM |
| 4 |
To: gentoo-desktop-research@l.g.o |
| 5 |
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] Installer's Target user group |
| 6 |
|
| 7 |
On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 20:14, Scott Koch wrote: |
| 8 |
> I think the target should be users that are "new to Gentoo" switching |
| 9 |
> from other linux distributions. |
| 10 |
|
| 11 |
Yes maybe, probably coming from MDK, RH or Suse, those are usually |
| 12 |
pretty fresh linux users. What i really meant to say was that the people |
| 13 |
wanting a GUI installer are the same ones that have little actual linux |
| 14 |
knowledge (the 'i want it to be simple and just work' people) and not |
| 15 |
the more geekish crowd that Gentoo on the other side attracts. Those |
| 16 |
like their installs as it is, with the full power that comes with it. |
| 17 |
They don't want spiffy UI tools that only hide whats really going on. So |
| 18 |
you only have to target the first group. |
| 19 |
[Steve Barnhart] |
| 20 |
I particularly disagree with that on some parts. I like gentoo's install |
| 21 |
right now, its fast and so well documented its not really hard at all. On |
| 22 |
the other hand I like good looking things :-). I like a nice look and brand |
| 23 |
every once in a while and I think a good gui installer would look nice. The |
| 24 |
look is sometimes what attracts me to a distribution or one software choice |
| 25 |
over another (I know this sounds stupid). I mean if one piece of software |
| 26 |
sucks really badbut has a nice gui then I won't use it but if 2 r equal I'll |
| 27 |
choose the better looking one. |
| 28 |
|
| 29 |
- foser |
| 30 |
|
| 31 |
|
| 32 |
-- |
| 33 |
gentoo-desktop-research@g.o mailing list |
| 34 |
|
| 35 |
|
| 36 |
|
| 37 |
-- |
| 38 |
gentoo-desktop-research@g.o mailing list |
Archives