[IAEP] SoaS change of direction: heads-up on convos in other lists

[Yamandu Ploskonka]

Totally 120% with Martin here.  I am completely unhappy with the 
usability of the concept of "download your own activities" for the total 
n00b.  20?
Maybe as an option a stripped-down somewhere for power users who really 
want to do what is proposed. 

(I seem to recall there was a request for discussing this elsewhere, but 
I don't remember and erased the original email, so my apologies)

Martin Langhoff wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Mel Chua <mel at melchua.com> wrote:
>   
>> The short version is that instead of "include all Activites by default,"
>> we're thinking of shipping very few (6) Activities by default - the ones
>> that help users get further Activities and help
>>     
>
> I read Sebastian's post... and is less drastic than that. He seems to
> say: include only the well tested, known to work, actively maintained
> activities, with an eye towards activitries that serve as a good intro
> to the platform and that demo well.
>
> But you say only 6... Which one is it?
>
> The initial proposal I like; makes a lot of sense and raises the bar.
> IT basically increases the chances of a satisfactory first use.
>
> Six activities not so much -- you need many steps + internet to add
> activities... and it'll be "random activity from ASLO, may well be
> unstable or useless". It significantly _reduces_ chances of
> satisfaction.
>
> All IMHO...
>
>
> m
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