2011/5/19 Helen South <helen.so...@opensuse.org>: > On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 5:15 AM, Will Stephenson <wstephen...@suse.de> wrote: > >> At LinuxTag I was challenged by a user to say 'why openSUSE over Kubuntu?' >> and >> had a think about a better answer than 'our KDE is better'. The answer I >> gave >> him was that openSUSE is a project which plays nicer with its neighbours, so >> by using and contributing to openSUSE you are benefitting Free Software >> generally, not just Ubuntu. Is that a fair answer? Do should we include >> such >> comparisons in our elevator pitches? >>
I don't know if is a fair answer but I think is a great answer ;-) >> Will > > That's a great answer and reminds me of when Jos pointed out that the > word 'Linux' doesn't get a mention on the Ubuntu website. > > Though having said that, I'm never keen to disparage other distros, > for a bunch of reasons that I won't ramble on about here. I usually > prefer to focus on our positives without using comparison. +1 on not making comparisons with others > > How about adding something like 'openSUSE Gives Back' with a comment > about contributing upstream? I think we could use that next to 'More than a Product' > > In a way the actual giving-back stuff tends to get a bit muddled up > with general 'community' so a separate section in the 'more details' > might be worthwhile. Possibly those sections could do with a little > organizing, I'll try to take a look tomorrow if I get my work done. > > cheers > > Helen > > > -- > IRC: helen_au > helen.so...@opensuse.org > helensouth.com > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscr...@opensuse.org > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+h...@opensuse.org > > Generally the elevator peaches got many peoples attention and basically gives the skeleton structure any ambassador need for a speach about openSUSE, another great tool we must streghten the more we can. Kostas -- http://opensuse.gr http://amb.opensuse.gr http://own.opensuse.gr http://warlordfff.tk me I am not me ------- Time travel is possible, you just need to know the right aliens -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscr...@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+h...@opensuse.org
