Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1761 mails)

[Larry Stotler <larrystotler@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Adam Tauno Williams
> > Ah yes, statistics are only good if you can use them to support your
> > view.
>
> False.  Statistics are only good if they are valid;  which is hard; so
> most aren't.

I don't know about you, but I've always seen that people use them to
their own advantage.  Back before 11.1, there was MORE KDE3 users than
KDE4, and they still wanted to drop KDE3 for 11.1 even with those
facts.  KDE4.5 is much more usable than KDE4.0.x or KDE4.1.x.  But how
many users actually use the KDE4 repo to upgrade to fix issues?  I've
love to see how high or low that percentage was.

> >  The simple fact is that a large number of KDE3 users have
> > either given up and switched to KDE4(reluctantly) or have started
> > using Gnome or some of the other desktops, OR are still using
> > 11.0/11.1 or newer to keep what works(like myself).
>
> Source?

This list and google.

> Honestly, that is a paltry "investment".  That is just throwing your
> spare change into the jar.  What's the old saying? "Talk is cheap.

You know Adam, I don't HAVE to do anything for opensource.  I don't
have to file bug reports, or share my experience, or promote it, or
anything.  I don't HAVE to even pay for it.

As for Talk being cheap, generally supply exceeds demand.  However,
without people getting the word out, Linux would be nothing more than
a novelty like Minux.

Besides, I do very little advertising.  Most of my customers are
referals.  So I know the power of talk.
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