[Mageia-discuss] Mageia logo proposals and selection

[Marcello Anni]

> 
> I agree with most everything said
> 
> However i must add we should not forget the people to whose i count myself: 
> Between geek and non computer literate, who use the system for work, no 
> games, no fancy, but reliability, repairability, and ease of use is 
> essential.  
> 
> Mandriva is perfect for us: easy to set up, powerful and working 
configuration 
> tools... well you know it all.
> There are actually appearing a range of Linux tech software, here is what i 
> plan to soon add in my electronic workshop:: http://www.saleae.com/home/, 
> http://spec.de/.  I do almost all work in Linux and soon all.  Usability and 
> reliability is what matters for us and Mandriva has it, and so will Mageia, 
> and it should be marketed like this for this segment.
> 
> 
>      There may be many segments
> 
> A. The masses who only want "a computer"
> 
> B. Serious users that want reliable system and *can* do some system 
> configuration but no not want to waste too much time on it. System is a work 
> house, and the user is willing to pay some monetary support, i.e 
> subscription.
> 
> C. geeks that want to tweak whatever.  May want to participate in 
development.
> 
> D. Server users: combination of B&C
> 
> E. Broad installations in schools and offices: combination of A & B
> 
> F. Game section is special, together with audio/video editing, streaming, 
> creation etc.  Maybe create someting like artistx, possibly by task-gaming, 
> task-videoedit etc package(s).
> 
> 
>      We need to find some directions for development
> 
> For A: broad hardware support, flash live system, good installers, short 
> beautiful manual/guide
> 
> For B: Keep on building on drak tools, maintain a wealthy forum and wiki.
> 
> For C: Good system documentation, source code handling, bugzilla, developer 
> channels, developer apprentice guidance
> 
> 
> Yes i think we can just head on development from where we forked, but work 
on 
> branding, marketing, documentation, communication :)
> 
> Just make sure we technically actually only have one system that is easily 
> configurable by i.e task-packages!  (the packages can not only change what 
> programs are installed, but also the visual appearance)


interesting... graham, can we add this to Target Market page? 


Marcello