Tirsdag den 2. juni 2009 08:06:55 skrev aliks-os:
The most of them still using MS Windows, and use Linux system only as server system (database, file server, domain controller). But owing to some conditions, I think you know which (high payment to MS and so on), many company are going migrate to open source systems and not going – they are do it now! As you see, there is a big field for openSUSE marketing. After a conversation, which I have with it-managers of some companies, I make a list which Linux system they are going install on their computers:
FreeBSD Ubuntu ASPLinux (clone RED HAT) Fedore core
And only several managers told me that may will try install openSUSE.
My questions and answers: Why we have this result?
Here's my guess... As you say yourself, they're mainly interested in using GNU/Linux/free unix on *servers*. * Most people (wrongfully) consider openSUSE a very desktop centric distro. * People don't know that the dvd has a server/text mode installation option. * They don't know about yast ncurses, apparmor, xen and other nice server features * They don't realize that openSUSE is the base of SLES Personally I think this is a rather big problem for openSUSE - server admins are often technical users and "gatekeepers" to many machines - and I'm sure pushing openSUSE as a server system a bit more, would also spill over on SLES sales. 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 Personally I think openSUSE could blow Fedora and Ubuntu out of the water in this particular niche market (home servers and "self-supported" servers in the enterprise) if only we tried. But... I fear that the fools in high places don't understand that pushing openSUSE as a server is good for SLES sales, not bad. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org