On 2010-11-09 S wrote:
> Am Montag 08 November 2010, 16:56:50 schrieb Jos Poortvliet:
> > 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
> 
> sorry, but we are not responsible for market SUSE Studio, why its called
> not openSUSE Studio? Because its a product of SUSE Linux not a subproject 
> of openSUSE

YOU are not responsible for anything - everything you do you take on yourself. 
Indeed, SUSE Studio is not a direct openSUSE product nor open source (though 
closely related and free to use). I gladly promote it as it reflects very 
positive on openSUSE that something as cool as Studion is build upon our 
stuff...

One more thing: remember Henne's keynote: DO NOT put down efforts of anyone.

> br gnokii


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