On 2010-11-07 Kostas wrote:
> Hi
> We were trying to thing ways in order to promote SUSE Studio which we
> think is something great,we were thinking SS and OBS mostly because we
> want people that use another distribution to know those two great
> tools and become more familiar with the openSUSE project.
>  So what is the story,as the Greek openSUSE team we are installing
> openSUSE distribution and some other distributions to some old
> computers that a branch of scouts have but we are talking with some
> other higher grade (national) scouts so that we install FOSS to other
> branches around Greece.We had the problem that the PC's are really old
> and we need a lighter distribution,so Stathis said "Ok I'll try to
> make one on SUSE Studio" and I thought why should we do it and don't
> let other people be creative,let other people know this great tool and
> give anyone who wants the pleasure of making an operating system by
> himself?
>  So we thought why don't we ask for permission for the scout logos and
> stuff and make a contest about who will create a Custom Scout
> Distribution?
> We are thinking in giving everyone a starter pack with logos and stuff
> that Scout want included in the distribution to download from a
> page,give a dead end(with plenty of time,not because people might need
> time to create a distribution but give us the time to promote it
> BIG),after that give some people to test all the distributions and
> finally the Greek openSUSE team and the Scouts(or maybe only the
> scouts) to choose the winner.I would like to ask if openSUSE can send
> us something to put as a prize,something symbolic, I really don't
> know.
>  Finally we have an 'official'  Greek Scout openSUSE distribution and
> after that if all this go well  we could try on organizing a global
> contest about it,only think what might follow after that..Other
> organizations and a great marketing opening opening doors for openSUSE
> project around the world. You might think we are crazy or dreamers or
> what ever, we don't bother because we are...

Really an awesome idea! I like it a lot. How about I get you in contact with 
the SUSE Studio marketing people at Novell, they might want to help you with 
this?!?

> Kostas 'Warlordfff' Koudaras


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