On 4 September 2014 11:14, Jiri Eischmann <[email protected]> wrote:
> Matthew Miller píše v Čt 04. 09. 2014 v 12:38 -0400: > > On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 04:33:48PM +0200, Jiri Eischmann wrote: > > > That's a question. I wrote off physical media for the cloud product > > > right away, but I'm not sure about the server. We didn't reach a > > > consensus in FAmSCo. Some say they have installed server OSes from a > DVD > > > recently. That's why we asked Christoph to reach out to the server > > > > Random thought: What if we ship the server as a preconfigured VM on the > > workstation media? > > This sounds like an interesting idea to me. I have no idea how it would > behave and if it'd be usable running Fedora live, but it's worth trying. > > > In general, I think it would be nice to target our media giveaways to the > > audience. > > > > If we're reaching out to developers (DevOps Days, Velocity), Workstation > > media makes sense. (With or without the server VM idea). > > > > For LISA, the developer desktop target isn't going to be so interesting, > and > > maybe server media would indeed be valuable. Although from last year, > most > > people taking the media were looking to try it on their laptops, or just > > collecting souvenirs -- people who were really interested in doing a > Fedora > > server deploy would mostly do a network install. (I guess the question is > > whether that "souvenir" install media would actually sometimes convince > > people to try it where they wouldn't otherwise, because, hey, I've got it > > already with no need hunt for the download link or to find a blank USB > stick > > or DVD.) > > > > If we feel like we have the budget for it, *and* people are willing to > make > > and test it, I don't think it hurts to have the multi-desktop DVD > available > > for distribution where we feel like the targetted message won't resonate > > anyway. I guess I'm mostly thinking of LUGs where the userbase is mostly > > interested in tinkering and trying multiple desktops is more of a draw. > > Actually, LISA might be an example of that too -- although "you can > > net-install from this and pick the desktop of your choice" would probably > > satisfy. > > Ok, let me put the ideas in the cost perspective: > In EMEA if we order 5000 DVDs of one kind (same content, same graphics) > we pay ~ $1750. > If we order 1000 DVDs then the price is ~$800. > > So if we for example order 5 different DVDs, 1000 pieces each, the total > price will be: $4000. > > How many USB 8 gb sticks could we order with that money (the 1750?)? And how instead of giving it away we went to a 'earn the fob by sharing or helping someone else' system? While DVD's are useful in some regions, I agree that the amount of money to burn throw away media might be better spent on things people can use multiple times in different ways. -- Stephen J Smoogen.
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