I´m understanding what you mean. I think a stable system for every one.
Professionals in other branches need stable system, so that they can actually use software that is specific for their expertize, which can help adoption rates when other around them see that computer just works.
I think these users mostly use SUSE Linux Enterprise. That´s in generell not the problem of openSUSE (Yes, I know that openSUSE is the basesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise). -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- From: Rajko M. Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 12:35 AM To: opensuse-project@opensuse.org Subject: Re: [opensuse-project] Re: What's the latest on the strategy discussion? (Why not focus on quality?) On Saturday 13 November 2010 14:58:18 Kim Leyendecker wrote:
Yes, that´s looks good. I think a professional user is a person, who works as admin. But he can be a person who likes computers, especially running Linux and he know many about this system and his issues or something like this. I think, a professional user can be put in two groups:
- Nerds, Geeks and Hackers: I think this is explaining by his self.
- The Home/Business-Pro: He knows many about Linux, can fix the system and do the things Raiko M. says before.
Kim, When we talk about professional, it is not only about computer and Linux skills, but even if we narrow that to Linux professional, it is impossible to know all aspects of Linux computing equally good. Even Linux professional will appreciate that system as a whole is stable, so that he can play with components that he knows good. Professionals in other branches need stable system, so that they can actually use software that is specific for their expertize, which can help adoption rates when other around them see that computer just works. When we go one step down to the Linux power user, a need for overall stability is still present, as it is better to do something useful, even if that is still attempt to break something, then to spend time fixing the system. Then we can go one more step lower to the users that can understand instructions how to fix a problem, but with much more lost time. They need their computer running, as they probably want to do something else. All users benefit from stable system, but having time for something else, is useful for openSUSE too, like translating in their language, help fixing usability bugs, planing next event, helping new users, installing openSUSE to other people's computers (with confidence it will work), learning how to use graphic programs, learning principles of graphic design, trying to connect their instruments to computer, and so on. Next step down in Linux skill level are new users that need stable system to use it at all. They don't know how to fix system, they don't know much how to configure system, but with stable system they have chance to learn how to use it. BTW, providing system that works nicely means much more time will be spent on surrounding activities, not fighting bugs that majority are anyway not qualified to do, not even to provide reasonably good feedback without a lot of hand holding. One of problems that openSUSE had in previous releases is too many annoyances that can be overcome with some Linux experience, but I don't see the question: "How many other people such experienced user can serve, after he is done with his computer?" In other words, increasing quality will give chance current users to spread openSUSE, not just word about it :)
regards kdl
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