On 02/07/2016 03:54 PM, Sylvia Sánchez wrote: > On Sunday, 7 February 16, Justin W. Flory <jflory7@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:jflory7@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > On 02/07/2016 11:32 AM, charles profitt wrote: > > I just finished editing the Neville Cross article. I want to thank > both > > Neville and William Moreno for working on the article; excellent work > > gentlemen. > > > > Here is the link to the article for final review before publication. > > https://fedoramagazine.org/?p=11601&preview_id=11601 > > Overall, the article looks excellent to me as well. Thanks to all > involved in putting this article together! Thanks Neville, William, and > Charles. :) > > I only have one lingering thought on this article -- in the last section > about Software, there are some pretty sharp words said about GNOME. > While I completely agree that constructive criticism is important and it > is a good thing to voice concerns, I don't feel like this Magazine > article is the best place to do it. > > Instead of focusing on the negatives of GNOME, I would try to replace it > with some positive thoughts either on the desktop or another > environment. Using positive words over the negative will have a more > resounding impact on the reader and will also reflect well on Fedora. > Since there is such a large readership base for the Magazine, I could > imagine someone reading the last bit and thinking, "Oh, even Fedora > contributors don't even like Fedora!" Obviously this isn't true if you > read the rest of the article, but it can be easy for someone who is > skimming to take things out of context. > > However, like I said, overall, I think this is a fantastic article and > is a great testament to the Fedora community. With a little bit of > rephrasing to the bottom portion, I think this article will be ready to > ship on Friday. > > I would leave that part as it is, isn't that harsh. And it's good to see a different point of view. > > > > My thoughts. > Cheers, > Sylvia I can understand having another point of view, but I'm not sure this is the best place to do that -- I could see someone taking it out of context in a negative way. In general, it's better to focus on the positives than the negatives in a public-facing article like this. In other words, let's highlight what Fedora contributors love about Fedora over the parts that they don't like as much. -- Cheers, Justin W. Flory jflory7@xxxxxxxxx
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