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Then, maybe, we name it according to the kind +</I>><i> > of installation rather than something confusing, and we have a +</I>><i> > way for a new user - I'm thinking new-to-Linux as much as +</I>><i> > new-to-Mageia - to discover a) what each of them means *and* b) +</I>><i> > which of them will suit this user at the moment. A "what does +</I>><i> > each one do" set of information and a "which one do I want" set +</I>><i> > of information. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Yes. Simple. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> So that would make: +</I>><i> * Mageia 1 DVD (32 or 64bit) +</I>><i> * Mageia 1 dual arch CD +</I>><i> * Mageia 1 netinstall CD +</I>><i> * Mageia 1 LiveCD (32, 64bit, locale specific) +</I>><i> * Mageia 1 Mobile (for an equivalent to Flash) +</I>><i> +</I>><i> that we can explain in a download/selection page depending on the +</I>><i> intended uses, with a set of default download made available in one +</I>><i> click (typically, that could be the 32bit LiveCD or dualarch CD). +</I> +Sounds great. Now if we can just organise an extra 8 hours in the +day, I'll start writing some of the docs... 8-) + +Is the doc team doing anything yet? Sorry, I don't really look at a +lot of the activity outside of marcomms/artwork. + +><i> > It would be good to name Mageia releases/iterations/flavours in a +</I>><i> > way that says to the newcomer: "this is for you! We hope you like +</I>><i> > it!" and even "if you like it, maybe you'll join us?" +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Definitely yes. That could be "platform"; although, speaking of +</I>><i> "Mageia platform" may refer to the project itself, the +</I>><i> infrastructure, or the end-product-distribution. Hence maybe the +</I>><i> need to consider a product-focused" name in the future, distinct +</I>><i> from "Mageia" (that would be the project's name). +</I> +How about words like: issue, release, volume...? Platform is easy to +confuse with hardware, and distribution would include everything we +release, ne? + +><i> >> Yes! To find the right balance, and delivering it as a useful, +</I>><i> >> clear, to the point doc, still attractive and welcoming. We can +</I>><i> >> do it. We can do it. There's a lot to learn from Rails and +</I>><i> >> similar modern web dev tools online documentation that is far +</I>><i> >> ahead. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > Documentation is often the poor relation, but it's the place where +</I>><i> > makers talk to users; it's the place where we can be the most +</I>><i> > welcoming - like a gateway into the community. Worth doing. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Totally agree. I would hope that we get to the point of having +</I>><i> something like <A HREF="http://developer.mozilla.org/">http://developer.mozilla.org/</A> equivalent for the +</I>><i> developer/technical contributor side and st equivalent for +</I>><i> users/newcomers. +</I> +Yep - and maybe a portal-ish front page that lets people find their +way to the appropriate spot, which can change as time goes by! + +Cheers, + +-- +Trish Fraser, JD9R RQ2D +52.4161N,16.9303E +wo mrt 23 20:51:06 CET 2011 +GNU/Linux 1997-2010 #283226 counter.li.org +andromeda up 3 hour(s), 8 min. +kernel 2.6.33.7-desktop-2mnb +-- +-------------- next part -------------- +A non-text attachment was scrubbed... +Name: signature.asc +Type: application/pgp-signature +Size: 490 bytes +Desc: not available +URL: </pipermail/mageia-marketing/attachments/20110323/7038f965/attachment.asc> +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="000184.html">[Mageia-marketing] Mageia product naming/scoping +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="000188.html">[Mageia-marketing] Mageia product naming/scoping +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#185">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#185">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#185">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#185">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-marketing">More information about the Mageia-marketing +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |