Economically, Red Hat has been the most successful. It has passed $1 billion in revenue marketing Linux. The name Linux is a positive asset all around.
Regards, /Lars On Wed, 1 May 2013, Fernando Botelho wrote: > Having Lubuntu show up on these publications is a worthwhile and extremely > valuable objective. One I am not against and one that the word Linux will not > prevent. Go for it! > > I was just hoping that at some point we could target stuff that non IT > professionals read. But maybe that will come later on? Maybe it is not > realistic to try that this soon in the project's existance. > > Regarding the request for hard data, all I have is what I see in the > marketplace. The great success stories without exception avoid the word Linux. > Obviously if someone has access to market research that says the contrary, > please go ahead and share it. > > In any case, being noticed by IT publications would be huge and might be a > more intresting objective for the short to medium term rather than what I was > suggesting. > > > > On 05/01/2013 03:03 PM, Lars Nooden wrote: > > On Wed, 1 May 2013, Fernando Botelho wrote: > > [snip] > > > For example, if we keep using the word Linux in our communication, we will > > > keep scaring away the same 90 to 95% of potential users; the non-technical > > > ones. > > [snip] > > > > I've seen that old canard pop up over time more than once. Before giving > > it any credence, I'd prefer to see hard data and market analysis. > > > > More important that what it is called is how much it is covered in the > > media. There is a little coverage in the mainstream tech media. That is > > a good start. For example, PCWorld has covered Fedora Linux on several > > occasions. If we can get Lubuntu (and the others) covered this year, that > > would be great. Places to try would be PCWorld, PC Magazine, eWeek, > > InfoWorld, InformationWeek, and others. I'm sure there are many more, > > each with a slightly different focus. > > > > Regards, > > /Lars > > > > > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
