Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (441 mails)

["Rajko M." <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This was meant as answer on one post on opensuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx mail list, but 
discussion probably suits better here, or marketing list. 

The problem are first time users, both Linux and openSUSE. 
They don't have some habits we have, and even for modestly experienced 
openSUSE users is not common to take long look around before update or 
installation of new version of software. It is prudent to do so, but it takes 
time and people don't do that very often. 

Those comming from mainstream OS want to go away from problems, any kind of 
problems: BSOD, malware, lack of control over own computer, everlasting 
financial drainage, and so on. 

They make a step in unknown and what they see first is better to be good. When 
new solution appear the same as the one that they want to leave, they will 
stick with the old one, it saves learning. That is where Ubuntu makes 
numbers. 

According to distrowatch.com whatever they do makes difference. 
See:
            Views   Diff to next
1 Ubuntu    2328>    614 
2 openSUSE  1714=    156
3 Mint      1558>    197
4 Fedora    1361>     95
5 Debian    1266<    224
6 Mandriva  1042>
  
Legend: 
> up
= equal
< down

I'm aware that Distrowatch counts clicks on links, but that tells how many 
people looks for information on certain distro. Those at the top will get 
more clicks from casual visitors, but I don't expect that there is many of 
them. It could be considered as view from Linux user, that wants to see what 
else is out there, stand point. 

The ranks on Alexa are windows users perspective:
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/distrowatch.com
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/opensuse.org
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/ubuntu.com

What do you think?

-- 
Regards, Rajko
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