Re: Proposed changes for fedora

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On Tuesday 28 November 2006 09:25, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
>On Tue, 2006-11-28 at 11:53 +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>> Matthew Miller wrote:
>> > To be a bit blunt, it doesn't help much for people who aren't
>> > involved in a project to suddenly jump in to voice complaints.
>> > Generally, that's followed by a lot of talk (often flaming) and no
>> > actual contributions.
>>
>> I don't agree with this.
>> I think the Fedora developers could and should make more of an effort
>> to get feedback from users.
>>
>> My strong impression is that the Anaconda developers, for example,
>> have little or no idea what problems people have installing Fedora.
>> The same problems come up - eg difficulty reading CDs -
>> issue after issue.
>> I think at the very least people should be asked
>> at the end of the installation if they are willing to complete
>> a short survey, asking what problems (if any) they encountered,
>> or what suggestions they have to clarify the installation.
>>
>> Perhaps there could be a Fedora team concerned with user interface.
>
>TM, I agree with you 150%.  I think first of all that disagreements are
>the essence of democracy.  From that perspective, there are alot of good
>things that come from discussion, wether that discussion turns
>"spirited" or not.  There wasn't any disagreement in Germany slightly
>before and during WW2, but that project wasn't very successful.
>
>I also agree that there is a fault with respect to a dichotomy between
>users and developers.  The definition of "contribution" is a whole lot
>more than just what a developer wants to hear.

Give that fellow a beer, he understands.

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