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On Tuesday 06 December 2005 04:17, Birger Kollstrand wrote:
> This artickle might be a good read. The responsible for choosing the
> solution picked GNOME due to simplicity.
> http://www.gnomejournal.org/article/33/macedonia-deploys-5000-gnome-deskt=
op
>s-in-public-schools
>
> Maybe we should send them information on "Skolelinux"?

let's turn this situation around a bit ... imagine that KDE had a large=20
installation that went in and as soon as GNOME PR people heard about it the=
y=20
went and started "educating" the deploying organization about GNOME. what=20
would your reaction be?

note that certain people in the GNOME camp used to do this, but that these=
=20
days that's frowned upon. it's a low class maneuver, and here's why:

the various open source desktops combined currently have somewhere under 5%=
 of=20
the market. there is 95% of the market to expand into. if we simply struggl=
e=20
each other for the <5% we already have we won't get anywhere.

moreover, it says to the outside world that we (the "linux desktop" or the=
=20
"open source desktop", depending on who you are talking to) are not=20
coordinated and can't get along, that's it a bunch of chaos. this chases al=
l=20
sorts of people away, from ISVs to possible deployments.

finally, it tends to piss off the people you go and talk to. not always, bu=
t=20
often enough. here they are just underway and BAM some other open source=20
project is after them to change. at some point they consider that it would'=
ve=20
been easier to stick with Microsoft because at least then they wouldn't get=
=20
harrassed.

and consider that a win for open source is also a win for KDE. and while a =
5k=20
deployment is good, just keep in mind that there have been a few deployment=
s=20
this year of >10k KDE desktops ... the whole pie is growing and we need to=
=20
keep focussed on that total growth.

=2D-=20
Aaron J. Seigo
GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA  EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43

=46ull time KDE developer sponsored by Trolltech (http://www.trolltech.com)

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