I have to get ready for work, but let me see what I can do to explain better what I mean by comparing stats/metrics in a "clear, easy-to-understand manner." Maybe I can work with a slide show, I just have to find it and have a block of free time to do my thing.
:-) Daniel On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:05 AM, D V <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: D V <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:05 AM > Subject: Re: Different aspects of OpenBSD distribution, how to achieve > more popularity, USB install images etc. > To: Mark Schneider <[email protected]> > > > Mr. Schneider, > thank you for your ideas. > > Development depends to a certain degree on the sales of CD sets. If that > is diminished, does that not take funds/resources away from OpenBSD > development? > > The OS is available for download gratis, so instead of trying to either > reduce or eliminate the price of OpenBSD cd sets, maybe one could ask about > how to improve access to internet for people who may not have access? The > topic of security when downloading packages is often-enough discussed. > > The media kit is a neat idea... Another new strategy is to maybe have a > dunk booth at the development events and various closed-source OS events, > where you dunk the developers, charge maybe 30 bucks a ticket ;-) > > USB install images and live images have been discussed a lot. These don't > seem to be a high priority for anyone, although it would be nice, it's not > a must. > > Maybe a better way to advocate is to compare some of the OpenBSD > stats/development metrics, as compared to other OS's, in a clear, > easy-to-understand manner. "Only two remote holes in the default install, > in a heck of a long time!" sounds nice, but do closed-source software > companies make any claims about security? Is this even necessary? At this > point, the people in the know are aware of OpenBSD and run it already... > how do you get OpenBSD to appeal more to people getting into computing who > are concerned about security and/or programming (since those are the > strongpoints) ? Songs are nice, but why not put some real effort in the > slide shows/presentations? I suppose the developers would rather code, than > do marketing/PR stuff. > > Kind regards, > Daniel Villarreal > http://youcanlinux.org
