From: <jos...@ju...> - 2008-02-29 16:45:10
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Ravenlock wrote: > .... What has to happen is, we have to describe our ideas in terms > that non-E-devs can understand, and appreciate. (Nice work on this BTW) Ok, let's take a naive point of view - we're all now neophytes with no real knowledge of "e", and someone's asking you for help with their "e" stuff.. What would you say? If you really want anyone unfamiliar with "e" to even begin to care about "e", then maybe you'd need to start by answering some fundamental questions: What is "e", and why should I care about it? Look at sourceforge, freshmeat, and others such.. There are tens of thousands of foss projects out there - many of them quite interesting. Why "e"? A window manager? So what, there are tons of those already. What else? An app development framework? There are mature, full-featured ones already... ones that have produced thousands of apps. How does "e" compare to those other frameworks, and what apps has it managed to produce? Why is its framework, or the apps it allows, 'better' somehow? What's the 'Big Picture' of "e", and why should others care? Is "e" something like a "rich app development framework"? Does it support or work well with the web? Do you have a 'projects' page where I can see some of the things developed with this "e"? Why should 'we' care about "e"? _____________________________________________________________ Internet Security Software - Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3mEWr9GJ2IW54dJDUXglcblyBmlNhB3fOPbQYfzRfCq6RfWQ/ |