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[opensuse-factory] Re: [opensuse-marketing] The way of ambassador
- From: Martin Schlander <martin.schlander@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 18:33:46 +0200
- Message-id: <200906021833.46647.martin.schlander@xxxxxxxxx>
Tirsdag den 2. juni 2009 18:12:54 skrev James Mason:
Sure, lots of people do that, because they know what they're doing. But even
more people use openSUSE for years and years and never realize that server
installation is even an option.
Too few people think about openSUSE as an option on the server - and that
would instantly change if a server cd were provided and was a visible option
on software.opensuse.org, in announcements etc. That wouldn't mean that the
server option should be removed from the dvd.
Of course there might be other less magical solutions to the problem ;-)
Like redesigning the installer a little bit so the server option becomes
visible even for people who never click on "Other". Mentioning server stuff in
announcements. Also I always dreamt that non-installed yast modules were more
visible to people who don't bother to look for them proactively.
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On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Martin Schlander
The magic solution to the problem - as proven by Ubuntu - is to provide a
dedicated server cd, hence I filed this openfate some time ago.
https://features.opensuse.org/305664
I don't agree - the disc fragmentation of Ubuntu is one of my biggest
frustrations with it.
Personally, I've been taking advantage of the marketing for years -
openSUSE is a *chameleon*, and the DVD reflects that. Need a LAMP
server? Gnome Desktop? XEN Server? Laptop tools? There's a pattern
- one click - for each of those.
Sure, lots of people do that, because they know what they're doing. But even
more people use openSUSE for years and years and never realize that server
installation is even an option.
Too few people think about openSUSE as an option on the server - and that
would instantly change if a server cd were provided and was a visible option
on software.opensuse.org, in announcements etc. That wouldn't mean that the
server option should be removed from the dvd.
Of course there might be other less magical solutions to the problem ;-)
Like redesigning the installer a little bit so the server option becomes
visible even for people who never click on "Other". Mentioning server stuff in
announcements. Also I always dreamt that non-installed yast modules were more
visible to people who don't bother to look for them proactively.
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