It has two live dvds GNOME and KDE so you can try anything before installing unlike the normal dvds
But yes offcourse less software On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 14:58 +0100, Kim Leyendecker wrote: > Am 18.02.2011 14:16, schrieb Henne Vogelsang: > > Just to emphasize this. This is not only about clearing the stock > > somehow. There are trash bins for that. But one of our sponsors (Novell) > > has payed for those DVDs and we owe it to them to not let the DVDs go to > > waste. And those 11.3 DVDs are perfect for introducing people to openSUSE! > > > > I know that a lot of people think that you can/should only give out the > > latest and greatest, hence the soon to be released 11.4, and that older > > versions aren't any good as promo DVDs because, well, they are old. This > > might be true for ourselves and other FOSS addicts but it's definitely > > not true for the normal folks out there for whom we do the promo DVDs in > > the first place. 11.3 is still good for a year, its a great version and > > by now far more stable then 11.4 will be for the next couple of weeks. > > It's less surprising, has more mature software and is well spread among > > people. Qualities a newcomer wants. > > > > So if you have the chance to spread promo DVDs somewhere, your local > > community center, school or university’s support desk. Your sports club, > > the next punk concert you attend or in your brothers bar. The computer > > club or internet cafe around the corner. Anywhere where people might > > pick them up and try them, go for it! > > > > Promo DVDs are not only about handing them out to people you know that > > are interested in Linux. This is about spreading them among the general > > public. You would be surprised how many people find a nice, shiny, green > > openSUSE DVD interesting enough to finally try this Linux thing they > > heard about so much on the internet. > > > > So if you can think of anything just contact Jacqueline about the amount > > you need and where she needs to send it. Oh and don't be shy about the > > amount, we don't need to scrimp on them! If you think you can get spread > > 2.000 we send you 2.000. Every DVD that is out there, is out there any > > might result in a new openSUSE user. This is the perfect opportunity to > > do something good for the project, take it! > > > > What´s special about the Promo DVD? Have they any software, the normal > DVD or the normal KDE/GNOME live CD hasn´t? If somebody here wants > openSUSE, I borrow her or him my Box-version or download her or him a > KDE-live CD and burn it to a media. > > Maybe we can ask some linux magazines to publish one of it with the next > issue of their magazine? Great PR if you ask me. > > Henne > > kdl > > -- > Kim Leyendecker ([email protected]) > openSUSE Ambassador > powered by openSUSE 11.4 RC1 | KDE 4.6 | Kernel-desktop 2.6.37-20.1 | using > Tumbleweed > openSUSE Profilname: openLHAG (OpenLHAG) > Have you tried SUSE Studio? Need to create a Live CD, an app you want > to package and distribute , or create your own linux distro. Give SUSE > Studio a try. www.susestudio.com. > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
