[Mageia-marketing] Mageia product naming/scoping

Wed Mar 16 15:36:55 CET 2011

Hi Bradley,
+
+and thank you for taking the time for such a long answer. Summarizing it, I see:
+
+ * LiveCD (end users)
+ * minimal utility LiveCD (advanced technical/sysadmin user)
+ * netinstall (anyone)
+ * full DVD (anyone)
+ * USB version (anyone)
+ * 64b version should run 32b apps/libs
+ * not crippling any release (see comments below)
+
+that somehow recoups the list on the previous page. So the matter is
+still more in the names and use cases.
+
+On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 21:27, Bradley D. Thornton <Bradley at northtech.us> wrote:
+> For the most part, much of this topic has already been decided,
+
+It happens that we have a list of formats we'd like to release, and
+that's what is listed on the page, but the discussion is open anyway.
+The goal is really to have a table with two columns: what will be done
+for Mageia 1, what will be aimed for Mageia 2.
+
+> As far as servers, however, I am not a proponent of RPM based distros -
+> nor will I be. I'm just not your man if you want someone to tout the
+> benefits of Mageia in the datacenter or back office.
+
+Ok. But (apart from the "why?") that doesn't mean it doesn't qualify
+at all. There are servers and servers. And there are things beyond
+desktop and server.
+
+> there shouldn't be ANY DISTINCTION WHATSOEVER between one
+> of the above spins of Mageia and support subscription ready versions
+> [...] the distro should be able to stand upon its own in the community
+> and be equally appropriate for those who want to self-administer with
+> community support or paid subscription support.
+> [...]
+> On the other hand, if we simply provide enterprise support as a value
+> added option for some, or any of our distro's various spins, then I'm
+> all for it - even if such a model isn't in the works.
+
+There's no reason why we would provide a crippled version of anything
+- unless you start to consider the software patents issue, but even
+there, that's a kind of restriction that is taken into account at the
+whole project level (through the media policy).
+
+Mageia.Org is not going to conduct commercial activities. And any
+business may come around and provide professional support or any
+derivative/spin of Mageia main line, or added-value package. Those are
+even encouraged and would be referenced as support/extension providers
+to the main product.
+
+> I'm really hoping that we end up with a product that I can confidently,
+> and proudly recommend on the enterprise desktop which I have no
+> hesitation to use, in the campaign to erradicate wINdOZe.
+
+For the next 5 years (10 at most), however, the enterprise desktop is
+as waning a target as the personal desktop, at least in its current
+form. At best, it will stay as a development or static platform.
+Common usage of computers is becoming more and more transparent
+through many other devices and use cases. We ought to explore these
+more and more (but that's out of scope for Mageia 1).
+
+
+Cheers,
+
+Romain
+