[opensuse-project] Results of survey on use of proprietary software in openSUSE
Hi, the survey we did on proprietary software can be found here: http://en.opensuse.org/UX#Surveys It shows that we ship on the media some software which is hardly used (e.g. PlanMaker, SEPsesam etc.). Software which is hardly used we don't neet to ship on our media. Therfor my suggestion is to drop some software totally and offer some software only via ftp. To be discussed on opensuse-project. Best Michael PS: The question on TexLive was confusing. TexLive is open source but we wanted to know the use of it as it needs meanwhile so much space. -- Michael Löffler, Product Management SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nuremberg SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
Thanks for the results announcement.
PS: The question on TexLive was confusing. TexLive is open source but we wanted to know the use of it as it needs meanwhile so much space.
Is there any plan to remove LaTeX? Or the idea is just to remove it from the media, leaving it in the repositories? With kind regards, Alberto --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 20 June 2007 12:04, Alberto Passalacqua wrote:
Thanks for the results announcement.
PS: The question on TexLive was confusing. TexLive is open source but we wanted to know the use of it as it needs meanwhile so much space.
Is there any plan to remove LaTeX? Or the idea is just to remove it from the media, leaving it in the repositories? No intention to remove LaTeX. Perhaps removing it from the media and and offer it through ftp. M
With kind regards, Alberto
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On Wednesday 20 June 2007 10:50:44 Michael Loeffler wrote:
Hi,
the survey we did on proprietary software can be found here: http://en.opensuse.org/UX#Surveys
It shows that we ship on the media some software which is hardly used (e.g. PlanMaker, SEPsesam etc.). Software which is hardly used we don't neet to ship on our media. Therfor my suggestion is to drop some software totally and offer some software only via ftp. To be discussed on opensuse-project.
I think that some of the software is not used, because people didn't notice it existed. At least for me that is the case. I had never heard of SEPsesam until I saw the survey, I will probably try it, now that I know that exists and what is it for. However, I agree with you sugestions. Hugo Costelha --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 20 June 2007 12:20:33 wrote Hugo Costelha:
On Wednesday 20 June 2007 10:50:44 Michael Loeffler wrote:
Hi,
the survey we did on proprietary software can be found here: http://en.opensuse.org/UX#Surveys
It shows that we ship on the media some software which is hardly used (e.g. PlanMaker, SEPsesam etc.). Software which is hardly used we don't neet to ship on our media. Therfor my suggestion is to drop some software totally and offer some software only via ftp. To be discussed on opensuse-project.
I think that some of the software is not used, because people didn't notice it existed. At least for me that is the case. I had never heard of SEPsesam until I saw the survey, I will probably try it, now that I know that exists and what is it for.
My personal suggestion is to remove it from the media maybe (if it is really that large), but keep it in the default ftp tree in any case. 1) We need it anyway to build the distro 2) We have still a large number of academic users, which need it. Yes, these users are only a few compared to the rest, but esp. the students are the people we want to involve with openSUSE development. So we should still be an attractive distro to them. bye adrian -- Adrian Schroeter SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG N�rnberg) email: adrian@suse.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 20 June 2007 11:22:44 Adrian Schröter wrote:
On Wednesday 20 June 2007 12:20:33 wrote Hugo Costelha:
On Wednesday 20 June 2007 10:50:44 Michael Loeffler wrote:
Hi,
the survey we did on proprietary software can be found here: http://en.opensuse.org/UX#Surveys
It shows that we ship on the media some software which is hardly used (e.g. PlanMaker, SEPsesam etc.). Software which is hardly used we don't neet to ship on our media. Therfor my suggestion is to drop some software totally and offer some software only via ftp. To be discussed on opensuse-project.
I think that some of the software is not used, because people didn't notice it existed. At least for me that is the case. I had never heard of SEPsesam until I saw the survey, I will probably try it, now that I know that exists and what is it for.
My personal suggestion is to remove it from the media maybe (if it is really that large), but keep it in the default ftp tree in any case.
1) We need it anyway to build the distro 2) We have still a large number of academic users, which need it. Yes, these users are only a few compared to the rest, but esp. the students are the people we want to involve with openSUSE development. So we should still be an attractive distro to them.
Regarding latex stuff, I think that the percentage of users using it is still enough to justify its appearance on the media. Nevertheless, it might be ok to only include it in the oss repo. Hugo Costelha --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
Hugo Costelha wrote:
Regarding latex stuff, I think that the percentage of users using it is still enough to justify its appearance on the media. Nevertheless, it might be ok to only include it in the oss repo.
it's needed by LyX and many uneversitary work (any involving math, may be even mediawiki math) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://gourmandises.orangeblog.fr/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
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