On 03/26/2012 03:58 PM, Bryen M Yunashko wrote: > On Mon, 2012-03-26 at 15:25 +1100, Tim Serong wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> A bit of feedback from my wife upon her seeing the openSUSE 12.1 promo >> DVDs. While definitely nicely done, the front says only "FREE Software >> / openSUSE 12.1", but provides no other indication of exactly what >> openSUSE is. Perhaps for 12.2 we could move one of the descriptive >> paragraphs from the back of the cover to the front. Possibly this one: >> >> This DVD includes everything you need to get your desktop, laptop or >> server up and runing with Linux. You can also take 12.1 for a test >> drive before you install it. Just boot your computer from this DVD. >> >> The idea being to add a little descriptive text to the front, just >> enough to provide a bit more information/enticement to turn the package >> over and read more :) but not so much that it's overwhelming. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Tim >> -- >> Tim Serong >> Senior Clustering Engineer >> SUSE >> tser...@suse.com > > That's a valid concern, although admittedly a lot of these PromoDVDs are > distributed in areas where the openSUSE name is already familiar, such > as at FOSS events. So there's less chances of confusion like your wife > experienced. Nevertheless, it is a valid concern.
Well, *she* knows what it is - uses it too :) For a bit more context, we were discussing the viability/value of, say, leaving a handful with the local University library, which doesn't really qualify as an event. > I'm not a fan of the long text you put up there for the front. The > front should be more about dazzle. So maybe a phrase emblazoned > across, something catchy like: > > "A Greener operating System" > > Okay that was an extremely corny line, but that was just an example of a > quick catchy line that also implies what the DVD is for. Fair enough. I certainly agree about keeping it reasonably short. > It's good you bring it up and its worth exploring. The previous > releases have had a sort of similar cover concept. Doesn't hurt to > shake up the box and come up with a completely different idea/direction. I don't have any 11.4 DVDs handy, but IIRC we had "Linux for Open Minds" on the front of that one - maybe it's enough to do that again? (I wonder what percentage of people know the term "Linux" but not "operating system" and vice versa...?) Regards, Tim -- Tim Serong Senior Clustering Engineer SUSE tser...@suse.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscr...@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+ow...@opensuse.org
