[haiku-development] Re: alpha release window ?

  • From: "Jorge G. Mare" <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:43:10 -0700

Hi Axel,

Axel Dörfler wrote:
> "Jorge G. Mare" <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
>> Axel Dörfler wrote:
>>     
>>> IMO, the release should only contain software most of the targeted 
>>> audience will actually use, and not one to demo the capabilities of 
>>> Haiku alone.
>>> Therefore, I would vote against including Clockwerk, but pro 
>>> WonderBrush, for example.
>>>       
>> But ClockWerk is actually usable. :)
>>     
>
> I know it's usable, but that's not what I meant.I'm against including 
> it because I think most of the people using Haiku won't use it at all, 
> and if they would want to, it's just a download away.
> I don't want to have a distribution that's flooded with software just 
> because it's good software.
>
> But that's just my opinion anyway - Apple surely gives a light version 
> of iLife away with each Mac. But I would prefer to have only essential 
> apps in the distribution, apps almost anyone would (have to) download 
> anyway.
>   

I simply mentioned that Clockwerk was usable because you implied that it
was an app to demo the capabilities of Haiku along (see your quote
above). Maybe I misinterpreted your statement or took it out of context. ;)

I see what you mean about not wanting to flood Haiku with apps. What I
really don't understand is how you can substantiate that the expected
Haiku user base will not use ClockWerk but they will use WonderBrush.
Forgive me for asking, but what kind of target user base are you
assuming that would support such notion?

Cheers,

Jorge/aka Koki


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