A Plasma Vision draft

[Jens Reuterberg]

MORE IRC stuff posted for safekeeping:

[16:04] <frinring_> "for multiple device classes" and "computer users" could 
be better coupled, "device" can be all kind of things, but is first in text, 
while "computer" might be more bound to "desktop computer" and comes second. 
that part IMHO needs rework
[16:04] <sebas> or "devices"

On Monday, 4 April 2016 16:05:25 CEST Jens Reuterberg wrote:
> Ok so some good criticism from IRC that I thought I should document here for
> posterity:
> 
> [15:57] <sebas> - criticism: "Plasma is not good enough for professional
> use" [15:58] <sebas> - people complaining "but this is supposed to be a
> just for fun thing, nothing serious! I hate you now!"
> [15:58] <bshah> jensreu: point #3 : This is plasma vision and in 3rd detail
> you say.. "A perfomant desktop..."
> [15:58] <sebas> We can meet both with sensible arguments, just needs to be
> thought through
> [15:59] <bshah> jensreu: so I would rephrase 3rd detail completely... just
> not sure how
> [16:01] <jensreu> bshah: would "performant user interface" work better?
> [16:01] <bshah> depends on if we consider Plasma technology or user
> interface..
> [16:01] <jensreu> sebas: yeah true, should we soften the "professional" bit?
> [16:02] <sebas> yes, please try (not sure it'll work, but I'm curious what
> you can come up with)
>  
> 
> On Monday, 4 April 2016 15:45:30 CEST Jens Reuterberg wrote:
> > Hey, so me and Thomas have been hard at work on this for a while now and I
> > think we are at a good point to show what we got.
> > 
> > Please remember that THIS IS JUST A DRAFT! Nothing is set in stone even if
> > the document looks fancy (the PNG attached to this email)
> > Below is the raw text of it.
> > 
> > /Jens
> > 
> > The Vision is split into three subsections:
> > Vision, Details and and three key points.
> > The actual Vision:
> > Plasma is created to be the primary user interface for multiple device
> > classes providing a stable, performant, usable and above all productive
> > environment for professional computer users.
> > Plasma's feature set is selected for its usefulness in a productive
> > context
> > with a constant care to user privacy.
> > 
> > Detail 1: Plasma not only promises to never invade its users' privacy
> > itself, but also protect against other parties' attempts to spy on them.
> > Security is a precondition to privacy, all privacy measures are useless in
> > an insecure system.
> > Detail 2: Our target audience works with their devices in a professional
> > setting. Productivity is key for them and their user interface must give
> > them an efficient and swift way of completing tasks.
> > Detail 3: A perfomant desktop is the base of any productive environment
> > and
> > code quality, usability and aesthetic value are relevant to the
> > experience.
> > Nothing in the interface exists on its own merits but for what it brings
> > to
> > the user.
> > 
> > The Three Key points:
> > Private, Professional, Performant.
> 
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