Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype
From: Marek Peteraj (marpet_AT_naex.sk)
Date: Thu Jun 10 2004 - 04:36:37 EEST
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 01:19, Jan Depner wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 18:08, Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Most probably you will find out (when/if other developers care to speak
> > > > out) that this view is shared by many, if not all, developers, and not
> > > > just in the audio world. Great projects in the open source community
> > > > usually happen when a motivated individual or group _needs_ something.
> > > > It is not the needs of the world (usually), or "user demand", or the
> > > > desire to fill or create a marketing niche, it is their need.
> > >
> > > That is very untrue, and evolution and the motivations behind that app
> > > prove that.
> >
> > I'm missing something. Which app? What is untrue? What I just wrote? Let
> > the developers speak, please. So far they are saying what I stated, more
> > or less. Now, if what the developers themselves say does not matter, or
> > if you know their (our) minds better than ourselves then this is all
> > rather pointless.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, Fernando has hit the nail on the head. I
> think Marek is talking about Ardour, but I doubt if Paul's total
> motivation is monetary return.
In case anybody here is using evolution to post on lad.
That application was driven by the same factors that drive most sw apps
today. User demand, marketing niche. All there. Result?
Since 1.2 it was the most stable and perfect application i've ever seen.
Fast, robust, export/import of mailboxes with tons of emails with no
problems, easy searches, easy and fast managing of multiple accounts,
easy to add filters (without digging manuals), virtual folders, and
more... Much better job than outlook has ever done.
Why? Because it's enterprise ready. And it shows.
Marek
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