Re: [opensuse-marketing] Let's Get Organized!

On Jul 1, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Kostas Koudaras wrote:

2015-07-01 17:24 GMT+03:00 Robert Martens :

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I know that we have many discussions spring up around the oSC 15 talks and ongoing discussion around the openSUSE 42 development, and I think that marketing needs to be organized and ready for when the time comes to really push the next release of openSUSE (whatever it ends up being called). We need the name first, after that buisness as usual, reviewing it and writing articles about it :)

I’d agree, the name would be greatly appreciated but I think patience might be needed at the moment.

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So, who do we have here? What do we need to be doing to get ready for the future releases? What can we be doing in the interim to “market” Tumbleweed and the other projects within the greater openSUSE community?

This is a huge, HUGE discussion … but this is the place to have it. Let’s get started!

I am not sure there is actually something to discuss as thinks are pretty simple to me. Just go outside and evangelize Tumbleweed and the openSUSE Project. Personally I have some talks planned for Tumbleweed/OBS/KIWI in a few weeks and I will spread the word locally(where it actually matters under my opinion). My opinion is that now is time to act, not a time to talk, but if you feel different and you think there is something that we can come up with after some discution that will make things better, please tell me about it. Kostas

I’ll agree with this as well, that now is the time to act. I’m not very useful locally because there isn’t a technology scene to speak of where I am and my interest in Linux and openSUSE are mainly as the basis for infrastructure. However, I think there is a benefit to not just working right now, but planning for the rollout of openSUSE 42 in the (near) future. This also coincides with the discussion around focusing marketing efforts on the “makers” of the larger community (developers, sysadmins, etc.) which will require coordination for graphics, articles, “talking points” for clarification, etc. That’s my main thrust. There seems to be an overall feeling by some that marketing does not have the engagement that it deserves, but it is possible that my thoughts are being clouded by loud voices. Sincerely, Bob Martens http://bobmartens.net @boblmartens

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Sincerely, Bob Martens

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