Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (930 mails)

[Stephan Kleine <bitdealer@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday June 30 2010 18:17:28 Guido Berhoerster wrote:
> * Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxxxxx> [2010-06-30 17:11]:
> > == Statement ==
> >
> > We deliver a well-balanced platform that equally appeals to end users,
> > power users, developers and server administrators. (Other fields we
> > currently do?)
> >
> > == Activities ==
> >
> > === Will do... ===
> >
> > * Do as we always did
> >
> >   * Good compromise between actuality and stability
> >   * Agreeable release cycle between 8 and 12 months
> >   * Support for the 3 most current releases

I certainly would love this - even if it is just some core for servers that 
gets longer support. Another alternative would be to make some LTS once in a 
while.

> > * Continue the naturally growth of openSUSE:Factory
> >
> >   by incorporating contributors' submissions
>
> * provide a low entry-barrier for potential contributors (through
>   the OBS it is probably easier to make contributions than any
>   other Linux distro)
>
> > * For end users
> >
> >   * Deliver both KDE and GNOME desktops
> >   
> >     (with a focus on KDE. By laws of physics we are required to
> >     provide an antipole to the otherwise GNOME-ridden world ;-)

Heh, before the flame war starts once again stick with the "all desktop are 
considered equal" maxim ;D (I use only KDE myself but I think that openSUSE 
does a pretty good job in having the different alternatives polished and is 
one of the few distros that can claim this so this shouldn't get changed)

> >   * Covering a multitude of areas of interest
> >   
> >     (publishing:/latex, OOo, graphics:/gimp, inkscape, etc.)
> >
> > * For developers
> >
> >   * C, C++, Perl, Python, Java and the usual satellite libraries
> >   
> >     (boost, libwhatdoIknow, maven, ...)
> >
> > * For power users and sysadmins
> >
> >   * Agreeable command line experience (I can quantify that if desired..)
> >   * Xen VM
> >   * Networking Services (dns,http,etc etc etc)
>
> * easy creation of specialized derivatives and applicances
>   (through Studio)
>
> > === Try to... ===
> >
> > * Deliver a third, more minimalistic desktop environment
> >
> > * Speed it up (doesn't everybody? :-)
> >
> >  * minimal system (we're ok I'd say)
> >  
> >   * blubb.
>
> We already do with the LXDE desktop which will make its debut
> with the 11.3 release :)
>
> > * Do The Right Thing™ rather than just doing what the loudest voice
> > says - i.e. critical analysis towards hyped items
>
> * Better marketing, in particular communicating our existing strengths
>   and unique features (i.e. competitive advantages)
>
> > === Will... ===
> >
> > * not solely focus on a narrow band topic only
> >
> > * not necessarily do something just because Ubuntu does it
>
> +10 for this proposal.
>
> You should put in on the wiki.

/signed

Merge this together with Martins "poweruser" proposal and the developer one 
and we have the best IMHO.
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