On 2010-11-08 17:42:09 (+0100), Holger Hetterich
[...] The "world's most usable Linux" is something that depends on the users look at it. I, as a user, see the whole phrase as something like: "Ok, they want to be usable, even for my grandma, and by the same time create something new, innovative, and maintain it !".
"Usable", as Martin wrote, is really a bad term to use IMHO. It is unclear, and everyone will have her own interpretation of that term. Some may even understand it as "accessible" (as in a11y). The mission statement must be short and precise. I wholeheartedly agree with the "explaining is losing" that was cited on this thread.
And actually, that's the distribution I am looking for, both from the POV of a user or a developer.
But that is specifically what we do _not_ aim for, as of the strategy.
Again, having a strategy and defining a target audience does _not_ mean
that openSUSE isn't usable for less or inexperienced users (my
girlfriend and my daughter use it too, and neither of them are computer
wizards).
It just means that our focus, during development and when we have to
take decisions that can only go one way or another, we take the decision
that favours our target audience.
cheers
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-o) Pascal Bleser