SUSE has always been strong in Germany, and Mandrake has always been strong in Europe in general (and has a reputation for being an Easy Linux.) I think that would explain the numbers, and if they only have room for two distros, there's no room for a third player (which would likely be Knoppix in Germany anyway). --jeremy On 8/3/05, Colin Charles <byte@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is somewhat interesting - anyone care to post an analysis? > > Seems we're unpopular in Germany, in-spite of FUDCon II being there?!? > -- > Colin Charles, http://www.bytebot.net/ > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Claus Schwarm <c.schwarm@xxxxxxx> > To: marketing-list@xxxxxxxxx > Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 14:08:40 +0200 > Subject: Fedora looses position in Germany > > Hi! > > I thought, some of you may find it interesting: Starting with > the new edition 08/2005, Germany's magazine for Linux beginners called > "EasyLinux" drops Fedora as a supported distribution. [1] (in german) > > Rationale is an online poll about used distributions answered by 700 > participants: The results are as follows > > Suse Linux 94,4 % > Mandrake Linux 11,5 % > Fedora Core 7,3 % > Knoppix + Kanotix 27,3 % > Ubuntu Linux 13,9 % > Debian GNU/Linux 3,5 % > Misc. 2,3 % > > Numbers don't add up to 100% due to multiple choices. > > 'Supported distribution' means that an article discussing software in > the magazine needs tested packages for all supported distribution. > > >From now on, this will be just SUSE and Mandriva. The addition of DEB > packages is currently discussed. > > To remove installation instructions from articles completely, EasyLinux > started in 06/2005 to ship an additional DVD (sic!) to update the > supported distributions. The usual CD for discussed software remains. > The price for the magazine raised from 3,90 Euro to 5,50 Euro. > > > My 2cts: > > 1.) Linux beginners do know Knoppix, obviously. ;-) > > 2.) Linux beginners still have problems installing third-party software, > and they need a journal to get started -- mailing lists discussions, > outdated informations on web sites, etc. makes google almost useless > for a beginner. > > 2.) Maintainers of end user relevant applications such as Evolution, > Totem, Sound-Juicer, etc. may think about using and thus promoting > autopackage if that hasn't happend yet -- not for themselves but to > help GNOME's smaller FOSS ISV's. > > Cheers, > Claus > > [1] http://www.easylinux.de/Artikel/ausgabe/2005/08/003-edi/ > -- > marketing-list mailing list > marketing-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list > > > > -- > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list > > -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
