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Interviews about 11.0
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Just did one of the first (I hope of many!) interviews for openSUSE 11.0 coverage. Even though I’ve been with Novell since February, it’s still a bit odd to be on the other side of the interview. I’m so used to asking the questions…
It was a good interview, though — it’s obvious the reporter had done his homework, none of the questions were total stumpers (”So, can you tell me how many kernel header files have changed since 10.3?” “Uhhh….”) and I think the story will be a good one.
A couple of things I mentioned:
- What’s new in 11.0 from 10.3
- Improvements to the installer and packaging system
- Upcoming openSUSE Build Service 1.0 release and how that will affect openSUSE
- How we’ll measure success (metrics we use to see how openSUSE is growing)
- Hurdles to success (convincing new users to use openSUSE / something other than Windows)
- Roadmap for 11.1, etc.
So, my question to the audience — if you had a chance to talk to a reporter about openSUSE 11.0 (or just openSUSE in general), what would you want to say?
openSUSE is the Lean Green Linux Machine. It is one of the most versatile out of the box distros catering to those that want simple, those that want complex and those that want plain absurd. It is not the swiss army knife of distros, it is the Valhalla of distros!
Hmmm… Valhalla of Linux distros… the distro inhabited by the souls of warriors who died in battle? Now I have a mental image of a Geeko on a horse, wearing a horned helmet.
+1 with Andrew
I thought about a similar question last night: http://altbit.org/wp/?p=157
I’d like to see more people discuss this topic, it would be great for advocacy to know what other people think about the project.