On Donnerstag, 17. Juli 2025, 23:09:53 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit Lubos
Kocman wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> We have two major topics coming up, and I'd like to try something new
> from a marketing perspective:
>
> The upcoming project 20th anniversary
yeah, remind me on my age ... thank you :/ ;)
> Leap 16.0 – what's new, migration, roadmap/lifecycle, and more
>
> Each of these deserves proper attention. They’re practically small
> projects on their own if we want to do it right.
> Recently, Onuralp’s LinkedIn activity and his openSUSE + AI article
> (which topped the view charts last month) showed that targeted
> communication can really boost our visibility. I’d love to build on
> that momentum.
>
> This time, I’d like us to prepare ahead of time. That includes
> reaching out to openSUSE-friendly YouTube channels and syncing with
> Linux magazines early to shape the messaging properly. Leap 16.0 in
> particular has gone through a lot of changes, and early clarity will
> be important.
> The goal is simple: craft a clear, consistent message and get it in
> front of as many people as possible to maximize our visibility and
> impact.
>
> To help make this happen, I’d like to form a small marketing focus
> group—made up of people willing to take on specific tasks and follow
> through with them.
>
> If you’re ready to help make things happen, please get in touch with
> me or reply to this on the list.
>
> I'd schedule a meeting sometime next week based on the availability of
> those interested.
I would at least highlight the new development and maintenance model we will
run with 16:
* Single repositories instead of many
* Reduced meta data sizes for package managers
* Improved security and trust, including signatures, reproducibility
(required for SLE ceritifcations, but also an improvement for not
certified leap IMHO).
I could provide more details on these if wanted.
--
Adrian Schroeter <[email protected]>
Build Infrastructure Project Manager
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH, Frankenstraße 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany
(HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg) Geschäftsführer: Ivo Totev
