On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Imtiaz Rahi <imtiaz.rahi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:54 AM, Nelson Marques <07721(a)ipam.pt>
wrote:
>
> My proposal is to elaborate a SWOT Analysis for Fedora
> (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis). Performing this
> contribution won't at any level interfere with Fedora neither with the
> current tasks being developed on the field.
>
> This can be done to cover many aspects, and for that I would ask from
> this list which aspects you want to be covered, like: Reputation in
> Market, etc etc etc.
>
> Please provide feedback and information (if something like this has
> been done in the past).
Possibly not.
>
> [snip]
+1. great idea. a SWOT analysis will show new aspects.
+1
I add my thoughts below:
Strengths: Awesome for developers, Bleeding edge of open source, A
real (and maybe only) showcase for F/LOSS
Weaknesses: Not very well integrated with KDE, Many people feel the
release support cycle is too low at ~13 months.
Opportunities: Arise out of weakness as well as strengths, hence: More
KDE integration. Have KDE as a main Live CD (alongside GNOME based)
rather than as a spin. A better HCL (on the lines of SuSE [1]).
Threats: Users tend to be frightened by the complexities, as with most
distros. Show off ease of use as a feature. Penchant for bleeding edge
may push stability to the brink.
Do add more, or finetune these.
[1]:
http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/
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