On Wed, 2010-12-29 at 15:47 -0800, Leo Jackson wrote:
You're right about the need for more information on how to source Inkscape; I don't believe you're at all right about starting with the text on the front page. What it says is correct. The modifications only need to take place on the download page.
This is terrible! what you ask is that user count be taken as more important than community. Which is sad.
The problem with the rest of your disagreement is that while they may be what everyone thinks, it's horrible marketing and it's hurting free software adoption. There just isn't any thought in how to present or help with adoption so we end up hurting our users with it.
Ubuntu isn't recognized as Linux by a significant set of Ubuntu users. It's only recognized as Linux by Linux recognizing people. you may be under the misunderstanding that Linux is recognised because you yourself recognise it. :-(
Martin,