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peter hollings wrote:
At the risk of butting into an intense discussion, I'll venture the following: Why not adopt a structure like a "User Group" as in the commercial software industry in America? SuSE could present its release plans to the group in a virtual forum and accept feedback. If the release plan was in fact committed, the feedback could still impact the next subsequent release -- which isn't that far away. SuSE wouldn't give up much, if any, autonomy at all and could gain a lot. Being in on the early announcement could create interest and excitement in the community. And having its product plans more closely aligned with the needs of the community could only strengthen SuSE's market position.
I'll mention this to SuSE when I speak to them. Bye, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\