[Aust-NZ] Conference theme

[Tim Bowden]

On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 13:35 +1100, Shoaib Burq wrote:
> Any particular reason?
> 
> Both terms evoke similar ideas but "User Driven" is broader.

I agree with Shoaib. To me "User Driven" has more punch and meaning.
"User Friendly" is a tagline too often claimed by proprietary vendors
and I don't think highlights the real strengths of the open source
movement.

Regards,
Tim

> 
> User Driven encompasses a larger user community, ranging from the
> non-developer /non-geek community (GUI's, pretty front ends, etc)  to
> the developer user (Restful web services and APIs, data). "User
> Driven" also goes beyond software to data and the philosophy of
> openness. 
> 
> "user friendly" seem narrower and evokes the notion of a non-expert
> user group. So I would be inclined to  keep "User Driver". 
> 
> sorry if i have just made the decision harder... 
> 
> shoaib 
> 
> On Jan 11, 2008 1:09 PM, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>         I'm rewriting the theme to be "User Friendly" instead of "User
>         Driven FOSS4G".
>         Comment quickly if you object.
>         
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