Comments on: Hello world! http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/ Shining a spotlight on the openSUSE Community Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:44:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon Inglett http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Jon Inglett Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:46:37 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/#comment-44 Congratulations, Joe, on your next great mission to guide OpenSuse into its next stage of usability and marketability. I am excited for you and the OpenSuse teams. If I haven't before, let me say that at work I no longer boot to Windows and entirely use a Linux distro without having any issues with network printing. Nevertheless, our institution is in the process of switching from Novell to Microsoft Exchange (or the next Microsoft Product). So, my hope some day is that more universities, colleges, and community colleges will embrace OpenSuse as a means of saving money for the State and, more importantly, the students. Thanks for your leadership! I will continue to follow your leaps! Congratulations, Joe, on your next great mission to guide OpenSuse into its next stage of usability and marketability. I am excited for you and the OpenSuse teams. If I haven’t before, let me say that at work I no longer boot to Windows and entirely use a Linux distro without having any issues with network printing. Nevertheless, our institution is in the process of switching from Novell to Microsoft Exchange (or the next Microsoft Product). So, my hope some day is that more universities, colleges, and community colleges will embrace OpenSuse as a means of saving money for the State and, more importantly, the students. Thanks for your leadership! I will continue to follow your leaps!

]]> By: Asbo Lesita http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Asbo Lesita Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:21:47 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/#comment-31 So you are the guy supposed to wrap some candy around the Microsoft deal. Good luck with that one. What spin will you try? Something right out of the PR playbook, or something a little bit more creative? I mean, your rhetoric in the cio.com interview "it'd be a shame for people to focus exclusively on the Microsoft deal" was pretty standard. Just the typical message for the corporate decision makers that these long-bearded free-software hippies should be ashamed to criticize such a deal. I'd telly you want. I am not ashamed. Novell should be ashamed. And a PR guy is in no position to tell me what I should be ashamed about and what not. Oh, and welcome! So you are the guy supposed to wrap some candy around the Microsoft deal. Good luck with that one. What spin will you try? Something right out of the PR playbook, or something a little bit more creative? I mean, your rhetoric in the cio.com interview “it’d be a shame for people to focus exclusively on the Microsoft deal” was pretty standard. Just the typical message for the corporate decision makers that these long-bearded free-software hippies should be ashamed to criticize such a deal.

I’d telly you want. I am not ashamed. Novell should be ashamed. And a PR guy is in no position to tell me what I should be ashamed about and what not.

Oh, and welcome!

]]> By: Zonker http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Zonker Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:34:39 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/#comment-27 Hi there, Obviously, there is a difference of opinion here, but I do thank you for taking the time to share your opinion *and* for the fact that you point out it's not personal. Even if you don't use SUSE, I hope that you will find a home with another Linux distro. Hi there,

Obviously, there is a difference of opinion here, but I do thank you for taking the time to share your opinion *and* for the fact that you point out it’s not personal. Even if you don’t use SUSE, I hope that you will find a home with another Linux distro.

]]> By: Zonker http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Zonker Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:28:01 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/#comment-26 Thanks, Sean -- I appreciate the good wishes and the opportunity to do the interview. I'm at your disposal anytime you want to talk openSUSE. Great article, btw. Thanks, Sean — I appreciate the good wishes and the opportunity to do the interview. I’m at your disposal anytime you want to talk openSUSE. Great article, btw.

]]> By: Zonker http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Zonker Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:26:56 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/#comment-25 Thanks, Jason. Keep the feedback coming, I really appreciate the insight and thoughts on where openSUSE could go. Thanks, Jason. Keep the feedback coming, I really appreciate the insight and thoughts on where openSUSE could go.

]]> By: Zonker http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Zonker Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:25:55 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/#comment-24 It sure is a small world, isn't it? Hard to believe so much has happened since I was reviewing your LPI "boot camp." Glad to be on the same team, I look forward to running into you soon, Ross! It sure is a small world, isn’t it? Hard to believe so much has happened since I was reviewing your LPI “boot camp.” Glad to be on the same team, I look forward to running into you soon, Ross!

]]> By: Zonker http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Zonker Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:24:12 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/#comment-23 Thanks, it's good to be here. :-) Yes, openSUSE definitely needs to do a much better job of marketing itself, and I hope to not only take the lead on that, but also to give the community members the tools to help get the word out about openSUSE. I think openSUSE's future is extremely bright! Thanks, it’s good to be here. :-) Yes, openSUSE definitely needs to do a much better job of marketing itself, and I hope to not only take the lead on that, but also to give the community members the tools to help get the word out about openSUSE. I think openSUSE’s future is extremely bright!

]]> By: Zonker http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Zonker Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:22:08 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/#comment-22 Thanks. I hope you're right! Thanks. I hope you’re right!

]]> By: Barton George http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Barton George Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:41:12 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/#comment-20 Congrats! Lets see if we can get you the OpenJDK. :) Congrats! Lets see if we can get you the OpenJDK. :)

]]> By: Vavai http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Vavai Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:52:54 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/04/hello-world/#comment-19 Congratulation, Joe. Hope your background as Editor in Chief in Linux Magazine give our OpenSUSE a brilliant marketing technique. OpenSUSE is a good and nice distro, and we need a more and more positive news to increase the market (user) share of OpenSUSE. Please keep in writing although you will be busy with your new job. Congratulation, Joe.

Hope your background as Editor in Chief in Linux Magazine give our OpenSUSE a brilliant marketing technique. OpenSUSE is a good and nice distro, and we need a more and more positive news to increase the market (user) share of OpenSUSE.

Please keep in writing although you will be busy with your new job.

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