February 2011 - openSUSE Marketing - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Fwd: [opensuse-marketing] PDF posters
by Pieter De Decker 26 Apr '11

26 Apr '11

Hi Andreas, I already added the posters here: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Artwork_miscellaneous I could add the slides to http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Presentations, but I don't think they're fit for presentations because they've got too much text on them, which takes away a lot of attention from the speaker. I modeled them to be the sort of slides that you might take a look at when you're passing by a booth. That's my opinion - of course you're free to use them how you want. :-) Cheers, Pieter 2011/2/15 Andreas Jaeger <aj(a)novell.com> > > On Friday, February 11, 2011 11:03:10 PM Pieter De Decker wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > A few weeks ago, I shared drafts of some openSUSE posters I made. I > > finalized the posters tonight. > > > > I've made a total of six posters on various subjects: > > - openSUSE's stable/tumbleweed repositories > > - The community > > - YaST > > - The fact that openSUSE lets you choose KDE or GNOME during setup > > - Driver installs (or the lack thereof) > > - SUSE Studio: roll your own Linux distribution > > > > I've zipped up all posters and you can download 'em here: > > http://www.box.net/shared/hxllbeglvc > > > > Helen asked me if I wanted to make some slides for SCALE, so I made > > 16:9 widescreen versions of these posters. You can get the slides > > here: > > http://www.box.net/shared/mhcya0t2p9 > > > > @Kostas: Here is the source of one of the posters. Can you test if you > > can open it (with correct fonts and images)? If so, I'll upload the > > other five posters so that you can translate them to Greek. > > http://www.box.net/shared/hfmvz1dxeu > > > > I've added myself to the marketing mailing list, so hopefully I won't > > miss any replies now. > > I propose to add links to these to the openSUSE wiki, so that others can find > and use it. I guess it should be added to > http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Presentations > > Pieter, could you do this, please? > > thanks a lot for these nice posters! > > Andreas > -- > Andreas Jaeger, Program Manager openSUSE, aj(a){novell.com,opensuse.org} > Twitter: jaegerandi | Identica: jaegerandi > SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) > Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany > GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] SUSE Studio
by Jos Poortvliet 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

Dear friends, We have an interesting opportunity before us to communicate to people who might not be fans of or very much aware of openSUSE. Novell is setting up a mailinglist system for SUSE Studio. Users of Studio are categorized in ISV, individual user, corporate user and open source project. Now the second and last categories we could spam once a month or so with something like a newsletter talking about openSUSE. Just an idea of course, we could also send them daily viagra mail but I bet they'll block SUSE Studio mail if we do that :D Now we can discuss the usual riff-raff of ideas. I can think of a few myself - as usual, ideas are cheap. It's the work that counts. So let me introduce, just for this discussion, an interesting rule: if you add an idea, that means you are willing to do it. For example, if person X will say "we could do a monthly newsletter" that means that person X is willing and committed to do it. Or doesn't share the idea. NOW let's see how many ideas there are ;-) Cheers, Jos (in an experimental mood, combined with a cold, headache, backpains and way to much work on his plate to be able to sit back and relax or sleep, meh meh meh)

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[opensuse-marketing] Need some quick graphics
by Manu Gupta 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

Hi All I know it is abrupt but I need some help Have a look at this http://suseware.com/trial/extended.php I will like all of us to apply our minds to get a set of images that can work as a slide show instead of the 11.2 box.. Also, please check the links below.. see if something is missing I know I have to add twitter, identica and facebook Thanks a lot Regards Manu -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] A poster or wall paper
by Manu Gupta 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

Hi All I tried this http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4977997/openSUSE/heart.svg Check this out and let me know Regards Manu -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Re: GSOC Info
by Jos Poortvliet 21 Mar '11

21 Mar '11

On 2011-02-27 Vincent wrote: > Le lundi 28 février 2011, à 03:42 +0530, Manu Gupta a écrit : > > I know 3 students have already approached for GSoC already to > > openSUSE. > > > > Also have a look at this > > http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc20 > > 11/userguide > > > > So who will become the organisation administrator?? I cannot as I > > intend to submit an application myself as a student. > > Ah, I didn't know that. I'll do it, then, unless any of Jos, Andreas > or Pavol wants to step up. > > Pavol, in the worst case, I assume you're still fine doing back-up? Thanks for stepping up, you two - I can sometimes help with these things but the travel & conferences make me a rather unreliable primary organizer :( Some others at the marketing meeting also worked a wee bit on GSOC like copying some ideas from openFATE in etc (thanks, Kostas!), maybe they'll be able and willing to help out a bit as well. Manu, again, my deepest gratitude for the work you do and did on GSOC, you deserve a medal! We really missed you at our meeting, dude... xxx Jos > Vincent

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[opensuse-marketing] Article for review: "openSUSE Servers with One Click"
by James Mason 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

It was discussed briefly during the Marketing Hackweek that I should put together a few articles emphasizing that openSUSE is well suited to server use (and isn't just a desktop OS). Here's my first go, please review/edit/hack/delete as you feel is appropriate ;) http://news.opensuse.org/?p=7229&preview=true http://news.opensuse.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=7229&action=edit - James Mason 'bear454' -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] openSUSE installed on Scouts Computers
by Stathis Iosifidis (aka diamond_gr) 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

Hello mates, The last few month we were working on a project. I contacted a Scout Team that they had computers at their place given from the bank. They replaced theirs with better and faster technology and the bank donated them to the scouts. They wanted something faster and to be fixed. All of them were old. In association with GreekLUG (they provided us with some old hardware they didn't need), we started upgrading. During work, one of the computers went for recycling. Personally I got a computer from a friend and I donated to the scouts. So after we finished the installations of hardware and software, we set them up. The kids were happy and they were playing with the new interface and games. Unfortunately, they don't have internet. 2 of the computers are so old that it's hard to play a game. 2 of them are with LXDE and only one of them is with Gnome. We wish they had 2-3 powerful computers so they can have a lot of fun with openSUSE. You can see a small report with pictures here: http://opensuseambassadors.blogspot.com/2011/02/opensuse-installed-on-scout… Have a lot of fun, Stathis -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Annual Technical Festival 2011
by Tanmaya Mahapatra 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

I am pleased to inform the entire community that I am organizing the Annual Technical Festival "Protsahan" of my college 2011. We are actually planning to promote opensuse as many colleges are attending this event. We are planning to organize the following Events to promote opensource and opensuse in particular 1.) C Coding using GCC 2.) Designing using GIMP 3.) Open source Workshops 4.) Technical Sessions 5.)& Many more .. all using openSUSE Linux. I, as an Ambassador had organized an event to promote opensuse to mark the Software Freedom Day. But this event is bigger in nature than the previous one and we are expecting around 1000 participants. So I am requesting 600 opensuse PromoDVDS with atleast 5 T-shirts and stickers any number feasible to meet my needs. opensuse DVDS may be of 11.3 version. I am also requesting any 2 experienced opensuse Ambassadors from India Region to come forward and help me co-ordinate this event . The event would be from 14th March - 16th March 2011. The Ambassadors will be provided with to & fro AC 3 Tier Tickets in Indian Railways. Detailed report will be submitted by me after 10 days of the Fest . Response awaited. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Mark Burgess had nice things to say about openSUSE
by Tony Su 27 Feb '11

27 Feb '11

Just a little FYI - Just sat in on a presentation here in Los Angeles at SCALE 9 by Mark Burgess, founder of CFengine talking about philosophy and future development of FOSS and configuration management, He dropped a little praise for zypper and how openSUSE has adopted and is implementing package building, management and deployment.. For the non-technical folks, CFengine was originally conceived and written by Mark back in the late 1990's when there weren't any good configuration management apps. Since then CFengine has evolved and spawned several other similar apps like the widely used Puppet (I think it officially went freemium this past summer). CFengine is still one of the leading apps of its kind as well as the inspiration and parent of many others, and Mark is held in high esteem, so IMO praising openSUSE is a big deal. So, I would guess that if marketing folks might like some kind of quote or recommendation from Mark he might be willing to provide... Tony -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Russian Artwork
by Stuart Tanner 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Dear All Are there are Russian amabassadors or members of the marketing team, I need screenshots of the Russian Language Versions of openSUSE 11.4 also if somebody can translate the posters that have been passed around the marketing channel recently, choice community yast etc I would appreciate it. -- Kind Regards Stuart Tanner Bolton Linux 24 Vincent Street Bolton BL1 4SA Tel: +44(0)1204 410474 Mob: +44(0)7868 028028 www.bolin.org.uk Distributing openSUSE in the UK Registered Linux User: 529825 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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