extensions.gnome.org release [LWN.net]

From:		Olav Vitters <olav-AT-vitters.nl>
To:		marketing-list-AT-gnome.org
Subject:		extensions.gnome.org release
Date:		Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:02:20 +0100
Message-ID:		<20111121110220.GC8699@bkor.dhs.org>
Cc:		Owen Taylor <otaylor-AT-redhat.com>, "Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre-AT-mecheye.net>
Archive-link:		Article, Thread

extensions.gnome.org is going to be finished soon

Though I no it is not according to "design", some gnome-shell
maintainers even hate it I think. We'll need to think of the message to
send.

IMO, as a funny reference, we should put a car analogy in there. I'm
thinking of:
- most people just buy a car with a few options and use it
- select amount likes to customize their car to make it their own, for
  better or worse (like to have two pictures of a nice concept car, but
  also a questionable one with right copyright license)

then announce extensions.gnome.org, close that our goal remains to
provide a desktop which by default works for the 99%, but that we also
think that those we do like to tweak their desktops should have an easy
method to do so.


Note my wording: 99% excludes kernel hackers. Not sure if we should say
something about that explicitly or not.

Ideally I'd like to give a few selected news sites access to
extensions.gnome.org a few days before. As Dec 1 is later than when it
should be finished, hope that is possible. Thinking the usual ones who
report about GNOME (no matter if negative or not) in article style (so
no news.ycombinator.com) or slashdot type websites, they'll link to a
blog anyway).

Owen+Jasper (in cc): Do you agree to a marketing handled release (so
instead of just making available when ready, make available when timing
is right)?
-- 
Regards,
Olav

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extensions.gnome.org release

Posted Nov 24, 2011 19:43 UTC (Thu) by jcm (subscriber, #18262) [Link]

The average person buying a car has hundreds of different models to choose between. Once they have done so - and after ruling out those cars that are too expensive, etc. - they will then customize the color (or accept the default), the package of options in the car, and the terms under which they would like that car delivered. In my girlfriend's case, she wasn't happy enough with that and hand painted her car, just to be different.

Once the car has been purchased, there are millions of possibilities for receiving maintenance, for making standardized aftermarket additions, and for replacing core components with compatible alternatives. There are even detailed technical manuals available, written within the past 5 years for most models (because they don't re-invent the car every 10 minutes).

Yep. GNOME is exactly like buying a car in every way except all of those that have any relation to automobiles whatsoever.

Jon.

extensions.gnome.org release

Posted Dec 1, 2011 9:45 UTC (Thu) by ovitters (subscriber, #27950) [Link]

You also have loads of different desktops to choose between and combinations of things. So not as bad you make it out to be.

Though agree that car analogies don't work; which is exactly why I think it is funny to use them. Yay for the endless discussion :P