December 2014 - openSUSE Marketing - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-marketing] Marketing Push for openSUSE [Suggestions & opinions]
by Nenad Latinović 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Hi there geekos! So yes, as you could see, I've been absent for a little while now, as i finally became a bachelor in comp. literature, took up masters studies in literature and started working at a publishing company here at home. So it's been quite hectic. But i just can't leave this fine distro alone :) Anyways, let me cut to the chase. As some of you may remember, i did a survey about our news section. The results were various, but what seemed to stand out was that people wanted to have a go-to point that "humanizes" a very technical project, but also power-user news. What was interesting, was quite an amount of people not liking the whole "let's put anything we got about openSUSE on the news site", which i seemed to learn the hard way (like the variety article i did some months ago). So, I've seen quite a number of projects kind of pushing some marketing boundaries (Fedora has decided to move out of complete lethargy regarding its appearance and web-presence, Ubuntu is still doing its thing, Kubuntu has an awesome news blog (wire) etc.). So what i've been thinking is the following: - keeping news.o.o only for directly project-related news - creating a less formal, more visually appealing (does it take a new wordpress theme + some logos?) news site, which would cover all kinds of news, like, Opera available for openSUSE (just a thought, I've seen a repo with opera on software.o.o), so, also third-party software, event promotions, fun facts, interviews etc. What i think we would need: - a couple of additional web-writers (we could publish a formal call on news.o.o) - someone who could take care of the technical side (integrating the site properly within the opensuse.org ecosystem - something like telegraph.opensuse.org, for instance) - designer, if not for the site itself (since i understand that can be expensive, maybe only someone who could edit an already existing WP theme) then for additional graphical material (banners, headers etc.) Now, this is a thought, so If you have any suggestions/questions, do respond, so we can get it under way. P.S.: what got me thinking was someone on the local forums saying - you can get some good tutorials on openSUSE, but it's dispersed around many blogs. So why not try and unify the whole thing? Kind regards, and all sorts of geeko fun to y'all! -- Nenad Latinović nenad.latinovic(a)posteo.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] best marketing for SUSE and openSUSE
by Sarah Julia Kriesch 19 Dec '14

19 Dec '14

Hello all, I have to report, what I have seen today. I wanted to buy some food. A checkout counter was closed. And following picture looked to me. :) EDEKA is a supermarket and they say normally: "Wir lieben Lebensmittel." - "We love food." Now they say: "Wir lieben SUSE Linux." - "We love SUSE Linux." That`s the best marketing, we can get! I hope other supermarket chains or banks will follow with something like that. Best regards, Sarah

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[opensuse-marketing] openSUSE spin
by Ish Sookun 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

Hello folks, While attending recent tech events in Mauritius, I carefully listened to the needs of people from various backgrounds when it comes to migrating to Linux. I also paid attention to why some consider other distributions rather than openSUSE. I am thinking of creating an openSUSE spin loaded with the popular applications here on the island. These would include proprietary apps like Skype, Flash Player etc. I am thus wondering if I can do that all while keeping the openSUSE logo. Is it ok to have an unofficial openSUSE spin loaded with proprietary software? Cheers, Ish Sookun -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Naming miniSummit at SCALE 13x
by Drew Adams 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

As some may already know, we are planning an openSUSE miniSummit at SCALE 13x (Feb. 2015). SCALE is the Southern CAlifornia Linux Expo taking place in Los Angeles, CA at the LAX Hilton. The miniSummit will be, basically, an event within an event. We really want to start hyping the event and getting the word out. As well as we need a logo and other marketing goodies. But, before we can have all of that... we need a name! This is why I am terning to the marketing mailing list. I would like to open a descussion about the name of the event. I was thinking openSUSE SoCalSummit @ SCALE or something like that... thoughts? Thanks, -- Drew Adams Member & Advocate, openSUSE Project -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner(a)opensuse.org

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