[openbeos] Re: The importance of good communications
- From: "Jorge G. Mare (a.k.a. Koki)" <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:33:29 -0700
Hi,
Wanted to make a couple of additional observations that I think my
dispel some doubts about what I am proposing.
On the need to pursue accurate communications, let me make an analogy
that will perhaps be easier for devs to relate to. It is a bit of a
strech, but you will get the point. When you develop software, you make
reasonable efforts to achieve a certain level of quality before release;
you don't want your users to find bugs and be disappointed. You can draw
an analogy in communications; every *official* announcement is like a
release: you want it to be as good as possible, so that you do not have
to release "services packs". :-) I think this is a goal that Haiku needs
to strive for.
There are also people concerned that doing PR is still premature. The
reasoning behind this is that Haiku is not ready for end-users. While it
is true that Haiku is not ready for the average Joe end-user, I do not
think this should be a concern.
To start, PR is not limited to end-users, and can be tuned to target any
audience you want; so if Haiku needs to reach developers, then the
message can be customized to reach such an audience.
Additionally, I doubt the average Joe user has the skills to go through
the (fortunately?) unfriendly process required to get Haiku installed,
but if you want to make crystal clear just in case, you could simple
label the existing ISO images being released (officially or otherwise)
as being a pre-release for development & testing purposes, by using, for
example, a default background with the Haiku logo and a tag line that
says "Pre-release for Development & Testing" or the like (feel free to
change the wording as seen fit). Really, these concerns, although I
understand them, they should not stop you from taking advantage of the
power of PR.
Finally, I agree with Axel: you need the right people for the right job.
In line with that statement, I think areas like communication and
graphic design (just to name a couple) would be better served by people
with a mind and skill set geared towards those specific disciplines, as
opposed to devs as seems to the case now.
Koki
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