Re: Monthly updates as advertising

2015-10-15 Thread Edward K. Ream
On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 2:51 AM, Marcel Franke < kugelfischtemp...@googlemail.com> wrote: But should be also be aware that you might very fast get feedback which > will explain what's wrong with leo, which might be frustrating. > ​That would be cool. I've only ever gotten bug reports or totally

Re: Monthly updates as advertising

2015-10-15 Thread Marcel Franke
Edward K. Ream wrote: > The easiest advertising, and perhaps the most effective, are release > announcements. > The most efficient is people talking about something. Release announcements only fetch attention, but they don't discussions. Also, where would you put those announcements to?

Re: Monthly updates as advertising

2015-10-15 Thread Offray Vladimir Luna Cárdenas
On 15/10/15 08:28, Marcel Franke wrote: Edward K. Ream wrote: If I released a new version of Leo every month that would substantially increase Leo's online presence. Has Leo even enough manpower to deliver something worth in a month? Because nobody

Re: Monthly updates as advertising

2015-10-15 Thread Marcel Franke
Edward K. Ream wrote: > If I released a new version of Leo every month that would substantially >>> increase Leo's online presence. >>> >> >> Has Leo even enough manpower to deliver something worth in a month? >> Because nobody will be impressed >> from a list of 3 bugfixes and a new

Monthly updates as advertising

2015-10-14 Thread Edward K. Ream
One reason Leo isn't more widely known is that it isn't widely advertised. Especially now that official versions appear only every 6 to 12 months. The easiest advertising, and perhaps the most effective, are release announcements. If I released a new version of Leo every month that would

Re: Monthly updates as advertising

2015-10-14 Thread Jacob Peck
Worked wonders for Firefox and Chrome, but both of those already had a significant userbase. On the other hand, the approach they take obsoletes minor versions -- nearly every release is a new major version, often without any super-important or super-visible new features. It feels like