* Jan Engelhardt
== 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
* 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 ;-)
* 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. -- Guido Berhoerster -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org