On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Chuck Payne
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 3:30 AM, Helen
wrote: On the topic of promo DVDs: I notice that live CDs and the distros that come with magazines are always i386, while I think a lot more people are using 64 bit now. I assume whoever produces these things must have data from users though and perhaps know otherwise?
Random marketing thoughts: next time I read "Xdistro is pleased/proud to announce the release of xyz" I may scream. Will people not recognize a release announcement if it's not worded that way? ...... openSUSE 11.4 Release Announcement: openSUSE 11.4 is now officially rolling off the press! Grab your copy while it's hot! Okay so maybe that's a trifle over the top :)
In terms of what we have to make a noise about: possibly we overlook the small things - one of the key 'sales points' of openSUSE IMHO is stability, so things like addressing issues, however unglamorous, matters. People love to see their bugs fixed, too - to know that their feedback matters.
I'm still new to this so probably haven't subscribed to the right lists, but one issue with getting publicity out there is finding the information - knowing what's being worked on by whom, and what's great about it. I'll check for developer elists to lurk on. But often this stuff needs to be translated into less technical language.
cheers
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Magazine won't do 64-bit, I have been told it because more people have 32-bit computer, this way it safe for them as you can both a 64-bit machine with a 32-Bit OS.
Personally, I am starting to think there are far more 64-bit users than 32-bit users.
According to http://en.opensuse.org/Statistics, there are 58,7% of 32bits users and 41,3% of 64bits users (counted for 11.3 only). But I guess lot of people use 32bits arch on a 64bits capable machine. Regards, R. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org