On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 04:33:48PM +0200, Jiri Eischmann wrote: > That's a question. I wrote off physical media for the cloud product > right away, but I'm not sure about the server. We didn't reach a > consensus in FAmSCo. Some say they have installed server OSes from a DVD > recently. That's why we asked Christoph to reach out to the server Random thought: What if we ship the server as a preconfigured VM on the workstation media? In general, I think it would be nice to target our media giveaways to the audience. If we're reaching out to developers (DevOps Days, Velocity), Workstation media makes sense. (With or without the server VM idea). For LISA, the developer desktop target isn't going to be so interesting, and maybe server media would indeed be valuable. Although from last year, most people taking the media were looking to try it on their laptops, or just collecting souvenirs -- people who were really interested in doing a Fedora server deploy would mostly do a network install. (I guess the question is whether that "souvenir" install media would actually sometimes convince people to try it where they wouldn't otherwise, because, hey, I've got it already with no need hunt for the download link or to find a blank USB stick or DVD.) If we feel like we have the budget for it, *and* people are willing to make and test it, I don't think it hurts to have the multi-desktop DVD available for distribution where we feel like the targetted message won't resonate anyway. I guess I'm mostly thinking of LUGs where the userbase is mostly interested in tinkering and trying multiple desktops is more of a draw. Actually, LISA might be an example of that too -- although "you can net-install from this and pick the desktop of your choice" would probably satisfy. > > groups, and maybe a "getting started" card for server/cloud that directs > > people to the downloads/cloud images. > Getting started cards is a great idea. Generally, I'd love to see more > fliers given away at events because right now all our swag is just about > branding, it doesn't carry any information. I think this is great too. I'd like to see these use traceable URLs, so we can get a measurable sense of how much people are actually using them vs. just picking them up and recycling them when they get home from the event. Ideally, this would tie back to the individual event, even. (Maybe QR code + link stickers, so the whole thing doesn't need reprinted?) I know this is additional expense, but I also think it's worth it. -- Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Fedora Project Leader -- marketing mailing list marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
