About "OpenMandriva Lx" Definition

@benbullard thanks for your proposal, the second one may satisfy @anuragbhandari i guess :)

@raphaeljadot It sure does :)

...also "the non-profit OpenMandriva Association". I would prefer to say that "it aims to be a operating system developed international to be used by everybody, independent of skills or characteristics of usage". also "it aims to be used, independently of the platform structure or age, for science, development, server, or simply browsing. OMLx aims to be everywhere for everybody on any circumstance."

@joaoazevedopatricio1
On one hand - fully agree with you, on the other - could be too early for such vast descriptions (targets)? I mean, I see fully right, what you say, but this is not there yet. May be to keep the definition a bit simpler for now?

@katelebedeff I understand you. Maybe I missed the point of this "description", and thought that it was supposed to be a kind of mission description. For something short and clear you can go for "OMLx is a Gnu/Linux distribution aimed to be free, fun and fabulous good loking! :-)

@joaoazevedopatricio1 the problem with "free software" is that some people may confuse with free as "gratis", and maybe openmandriva Lx could not be considered as totally free (as in freedom)

@raphaeljadot I disagree, but I'm ok with it. the fact is that not all the open-source is free as in free speech (as in freedom) :-) but it's ok for me, I have no will to influence this description in any way, just shot some opinions.

@joaoazevedopatricio1 @katelebedeff @benbullard @anuragbhandari I'm trying something taking in account all you remarks.
OpenMandrivaLx is a Desktop Operating System aimed to be free and and to provide a wonderful user experience!
It continues the legacy of Mandriva Linux by offering a simple, stable and modern Gnu/Linux distribution, very user-friendly yet powerful enough for the most advanced users.

In the first sentence, I use "Desktop Operating System" for people that doesn't know what is Linux. In the second one I use more specific (precise) words. WDYT

About using "Mandriva Linux", while I was unconfortable with it, I think it's normal to be proud of our origins :) Some people follow us because they consider us to be the continuity of Mandriva. At least, for now :)

@raphaeljadot Where will this description be? How will it be used?

@joaoazevedopatricio1 everywhere :) Websites, social media etc. It describes the OMLx project exaclty.

@raphaeljadot this is my phrasing suggestion: "OpenMandriva Lx is a free Desktop Operating System aimed to provide a wonderful user experience! It continues the legacy of Mandriva Linux by offering a simple, stable and modern GNU/Linux distribution, user-friendly yet powerful enough for the most advanced users."

I have no problems using the Mandriva name I just believe that having a name like "OPENMANDRIVA" is quite enough. It's a "eternal tribute"... People are not really stupid and find the match, but like I said I'm ok with this all.

@joaoazevedopatricio1 you've got a point there :D

So the two options would be then:

• OpenMandriva Lx is a free Desktop Operating System aimed to provide a wonderful user experience! It continues the legacy of Mandriva Linux by offering a simple, stable and modern GNU/Linux distribution, user-friendly yet powerful enough for the most advanced users.

Or

• OpenMandriva Lx is a free Desktop Operating System aimed to provide a wonderful user experience! It offers a simple, stable and modern GNU/Linux distribution, user-friendly yet powerful enough for the most advanced users.

Yep, Joao's point is valid but my sense is that mentioning the Mandriva legacy thing will make it more clear that we're actually carrying forward the good work of Mandriva, so people do not think OpenMandriva is just a community [test] initiative of the corporate entity Mandriva .

That is, I think it'll help to make it clear that Mandriva is dead and OM is trying to move it forward.

I'll wait this week-end so that intersted people can join loomio, and then make the second proposal.

I'm for the second option. Without Mandriva legacy thing because we're describing our project here and now, and hopefully the future. For the roots, we have history.

Hello, for me, we should not mention Mandriva, in each case the name of the association and distribution are already sufficiently clear.
It is not so difficult to understand that we are a continuation of Mandrake / Mandriva

@davidegaratti @rugyada thanks for input... This is apperently a topic where people are divided. Wdyt if, for example, we keep the reference to Mandriva for, let's say, 1 year and after that we remove reference?

Frankly speaking, I think it is much better to choose one of two options, with no changes. choose a road and keep the route.

@raphaeljadot This topic would also be discussed next Thursday, right?

@katelebedeff Sure, we should!

I think OpenMandriva is all the mention of Mandriva necessary. Let's move forward. People interested in the history can/will do their own research on the Internet.

Having read the discussion I'd like to say that I am not sure about this proposed sentence.
"OpenMandriva Lx is a free Desktop Operating System aimed to provide a wonderful user experience!"
The "wonderful user experience" bit sounds like something that might come out of Steve Ballme'rs marketing department.
I have attempted to reword the ideas a little and have come up with the following.

OpenMandriva is an exciting free Desktop Operating System which aims to stimulate and interest first time and advanced users alike. It has the breadth and depth of an advanced system but is designed to be simple and straightforward in use.

What do you think?

@waynesallee I like it :) We can open a proposal on it

oops i meant @colinclose I like it :)

I like it as well

I like it as well

Yeah. I like also.

the current motto sucks donkey ball still and will be perceived as very childish and naive, while straight as dumb,,,