As a test, why not add a release to the 11.0 series after 11.3 called "11 Boxed!" and market it as a test of openSUSE LTS. If it generates a lot of attention then we could start an independent release schedule for the Boxed version and include longterm package availability as a bonus.
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There are ,without a doubt two distinct user types, to date we have been turning a blind eye to the needs of 'Joe Plumber" who wants to install the OS \ configure e-mail\ add gnucash\ add music tools\ bookmark wholesale plumbing parts Web 2.0 sales pages \ bookmark his banks web page and be able to Google the occasional "how to" on some new gadget. He doesn't want to reinstall \ update\ learn to be a bleeding edge software specialist.
You're on to something. This is EXACTLY the people who are coming to me and asking about Linux. Once it's installed, and working, they aren't even remotely interested in tinkering like we are (those of us participating on Project, Factory, Users etc). They don't care if they have the bleeding edge versions, and aren't even interested that there is a new version of anything. This user type is totally ignored... even by Ubuntu.. the "everyman's/woman's Linux" as some people call it. A box set aimed directly at this target market is something pretty much every non-computer geek I help out with Linux is actually looking for when they come to me looking for alternatives to Vista. They want something they can install easily (from purchased disks), and then forget about updating to the latest bleeding edge versions. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org