I agree 100% too, but we can do one of the two options: First, ask to upstream change this options to improve the life of end-users or change this options in Fedora. 2008/10/24 "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" <johannbg@xxxxx>: > Luis Felipe Marzagao wrote: >> >> Exactly! It's clear it's not in the project objective to alter upstream >> software. And in fact I agree it shouldn't be! >> >> The trouble is the end-user doesn't even know what upstream means. In >> fact, I think the end-user won't even want to know what it means, as long as >> the system is running fine. For him, Fedora is an operating system. And the >> GNOME example is very good for this matter. There are somethings that don't >> imply altering the core of upstream projects in order to make the "out of >> the box" user experience more happy :) >> >> A single line, for example, could improve the user experience when >> entering GNOME on Fedora: >> >> gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/nautilus/preferences/always_use_browser true >> >> Bingo! A single line (maybe with some other adjustments) in any rc.local >> file or any other place specifically designded by Fedora Project should make >> the end-user experience a lot better. And it does not require any upstream >> intervention or any opinion change by GNOME upstream team. And is very >> simple to maintain. And that's it, the end-user would enter Fedora for the >> first time and would not complain about a zilion windows opening every time >> he clicks on a folder. >> >> It's just an example, but my point is there are small things that makes >> the user experience better and does not require huge changes on coding. I >> think this is the kind of problem Fedora Project should pay attention to, as >> you adequately put. >> > I agree 100% here. > > There are bunch of little things we could do to make Fedora more user > friendly to the end-user. > ( Actually basing on my own experience with end-users Gnome has begun going > backwards on usability > it has become so simple that is hard to use. End users expect certain > options, buttons to be there along > with hints if uncertain of how to do things ) > > Gather faq statistics from the Fedora forum and #fedora channel and address > those issues. > ( if possible ). > > It also has to be realized that developers are end-users too and if Fedora > does not make > good enough first impression to them, how can the project expect them to get > involved? > > Best regards > Johann B. > > > > > > -- > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list > -- Rafael Gomes Consultor em TI Embaixador Fedora LPIC-1 (71) 8709-1289 -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
