On Tue, 15 May 2012 14:21:21 -0500, Bryen M Yunashko wrote:
Agreed. The same could be said for Canonical/Ubuntu. But at this stage of the game, we're too well entrenched with the name openSUSE, not just by familiarity but also because so many things in our infrastructure refer to "openSUSE." We just have to be creative in trying to figure out how to convey the message.
While I believe we made a naming mistake originally, I would personally not advocate a name change either. The time and effort would be just too much.
Yup, if I learned one thing from watching Novell for years (even before the time I worked there) it was that if you're going to rebrand, you'd better have an /extremely/ good reason for it. (I saw that in the food/ drug business as well when I worked for Albertsons).
But point is, we do need to all collectively adopt an attitude of welcoming and mentoring/guiding. It's a lesson I learned and I try to do it the same unto others. And this is something we should do attitudinally, not "policy-ally." (Hey, I just invented a new word!) Getting people to recognize that they are stakeholders in the Project is what leads to community growth and contribution.
I agree. The idea of mentoring/guiding/training (in a loose definition, not in terms of "formal" classroom-style training, of course) is something that I think would help foster the right spirit in the community, and bring some cohesion. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org