[Angstrom-devel] Fwd: [GoWiki] Update of "AngstromManual" by speculatrix

[Graeme Gregory]

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:41:50 +0200
Paul Sokolovsky <pmiscml at gmail.com> wrote:
>   Nice, but did you pay attention to my question - what exactly
> Windows versions meant there? Because "Windows" is what changes behind
> our backs, and writing stuff like that is spreading FUD about
> competitors ;-).
> 
Hmm, yeah, I suppose clarify this covers WinME - WinXP. I havent
actually used Vista yet.

>   More importantly, it gives negative signal to the users. Imagine
> reaction of someone who has ICS already in use: "Oh, that Angstrom
> won't work for me, or will screw up my system, down with it". Why
> mention problems, if we don't offer solutions for them? We're just
> going to scare people away - during initial acquaintance, not even
> after they actually hit issues! Let's then make something like
> http://www.xora.org.uk/node/82 an Angstrom mascot ;-D .
> 
I do actually see your point here. And I do kind of agree with it.

Leave the "problems" to a FAQ, not the manual.

Pity Domo-kun is trademarked :-(

G