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Do you want to install it? +</I>><i>NO, Maybe Later, Show me more information, Yes +</I>popups like this are not gentle, they are annoying, users will try to +get rid of them as soon as they can and go on with what they were doing. + +><i>Please take in mind that we are trying to get a considerable number of new users. If we just keep doing things like today, we will certainly have new users, but they probably come from other distributions. +</I> +Seriuosly speaking, i'd like to make a distinguo: +The real basic(*) user just uses a computer to get her work done, he +does not give a damn about a new version of firefox, kde or wathever, as +long as the version she is using is functioning. +A popup stating about a new version will probably cause a call to her +son, either before or after having got rid of it, depending on the +moment. +The problem with this kind of user is getting them to apply security +updates. + +(*) i won't call them novice because they might have been using a +computer for a good deal of time. + +Another kind of user is amused by computers, he will read some +semi-technical magazines, every leaflet from big electronic shop, some +news site, he will buy a lot of gadgets, and will try to install new +versions of everything, just to see how they work. +This user is probably interested of seeing backports of firefox, gnome, +kde, Ooo, and such. +He will probably not bother with bugzilla (why the **** do i have to +input all this crap, cant they just provide me with gizmo 1.99.2.3 like +every windows user has?), but probably will do such a request on a forum +like media. + +we should not mix the needs of this two categories, neither would like +it. + +btw, we also have users interested in backports of stuff like openldap, +samba or such, these users will actually contribute to the technical +making of the distro, either by using bugzilla when they find bugs or +actually doing packaging work. Ignoring the will of such users will, +sooner or later, force mageia to employ paid personnel to do packaging +work. + +L. + +-- +Luca Berra -- <A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">bluca at vodka.it</A> +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001229.html">[Mageia-dev] How will be the realese cycle? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001233.html">[Mageia-dev] How will be the realese cycle? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1230">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1230">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1230">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1230">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |