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Posted in GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Novell, OpenSUSE at 1:14 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Grossroots versus AstroTurf
When you can’t earn them, lure them in or buy them. This appears to have been Novell’s strategy (if not motto) when it hired Zonker, chief 'SUSE Booster', who is now inviting some more SUSE boosters. Here is just a portion from his latest blog item. [via Tux Machines]
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> Some of the things I’d like the marketing team to address:
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> * Ensure we publicize community events and meetings to maximize turnout and participation * Create presentations and materials that can be reused to promote openSUSE * Create artwork, banners, logos, etc. for openSUSE * Help organize launch parties, local events, installfests, and talks at LUGs * Support the openSUSE booth at shows * Give presentations about openSUSE, the openSUSE Build Service, Linux, and other related topics to interested groups
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> In short, I’m looking for openSUSE contributors (and potential contributors) to help publicize community events more effectively, so anyone who’s interested in contributing to openSUSE knows how they can do so and when meetings are being held, etc — and also to help promote openSUSE to the rest of the world, so everyone has a chance to experience Linux.
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Microsoft too has some boosters running around (on the payroll even). This includes activities like posting of comments in ZDNet to advocate Silverlight. Maybe Novell and Microsoft are a good match. They might not be so different after all. █
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