[kde-promo] start of elevator pitch for plasma on devices

[Marco Martin]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo at kde.org> wrote:
> hi everyone ..
>
> following up on the results of the MeeGo conference, it reinforced the need
> for some shared "elevator pitch" materials for Plasma when it comes to
> devices. i took a first run at it today, which you can find here:
>
> http://community.kde.org/Promo/Strategy/Plasma#Why_use_Plasma_when_creating_a_consumer_device.3F
>
> it is still too verbose and probably contains lots of assumptions on my part
> which i am unable to identify due to my proximity to the subject matter.
>
eh, thanks for beating me at this :p
i think it's pretty good.
another thing i would like to add, maybe as a separate page is a set
of counterpoints on the most common objections i heard, like
why not using just qml a big case of platform vs  primitive ui toolset
why what various kde ieces offers is not all hoverhead (i've heard
many people screaming about duplication of stuff that we offer. is not
as much as it seems i think)


>
> however, i'd like input even at this early stage. particularly:
>
> * what is there but irrelevant (and should therefore be cut)
>
> * what isn't there but relevant (and should therefore be added)
>
> * what is not clear (and should therefore be reworded)
>
> in general, the smaller we can get it, the better it will be. hopefully it
> will end up concise enough for people presenting Plasma in the context of
> consumer electronics will be able to use spout something close to it from
> memory to great effect. that's the goal, anyways. it's not there yet.

will look at it, however help of somebody not too tied on the
implementation details would be helpful :D

Cheers,
Marco Martin