[Mageia-discuss] Mageia logo proposals and selection

Thu Oct 14 11:30:25 CEST 2010

On Thursday 14 Oct 2010 20:28:38 Olivier Méjean wrote:
+
+> 
+> Being the best linux distro is not enough nowadays, we must let it know
+> widely and do feel that Mageia is not yet another distribution among
+> hundreds of distribution. Mageia is your future distribution even if you
+> don't know it yet ! :)
+
+And that is a fallacy of thinking, we should not be competing against other 
+distros, we compete against MS
+
+> 
+> Anyway, i don't think we can just transpose what's done for OOo to Mageia.
+> OOo just compete to MS Office, Mageia compete to hundreds of Linux
+> Distribution, and other OS, not quite the same scale.
+
+You are kidding of course, OOo competes in a very competitive environment.  
+KOffice, Gnome Office just in the Linux space, then on windows we're up 
+against Wordperfect, who have huge history in the space, Lotus Symphony, MS 
+Works etc.  In the Linux space,  Mageia competes with a whole pile small 
+players in a small market.  Total is around 1.5% of the total OS market, then 
+there is 3.5 % for Mac and the rest MS.
+
+Now the following is my opinion only to be taken with grain of salt or 
+whatever condiment you prefer.
+
+We are in the desktop computing market, the chunk we want a part of is at 
+present occupied by MS.  In this market the name we want to promote is Mageia, 
+we have no need to identify with Linux.  I have no problem helping the others 
+into the market but we need to focus on MS users.  If we happen to increase 
+the market for Linux then great but our focus should be on Mageia.  Right now 
+there are too many distros, linux is confusing to the market, we have no need 
+to identify with it.
+
+Our goal should be be seen as the primary alternative to the encumbent  leader   
+
+Focus on why we are better and tell the world.
+
+When the Steve gets people making  videos like this
+
+http://blogs.technet.com/b/whymicrosoft/archive/2010/10/05/15-customers-who-
+switched-to-microsoft-office-after-evaluating-openoffice-org.aspx 
+
+but focused on Mageia then we know we've made it
+> 
+> Olivier
+
+Cheers
+GL
+-- 
+Graham Lauder,
+OpenOffice.org MarCon (Marketing Contact) NZ
+http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html
+
+OpenOffice.org Migration and training Consultant.
+
+INGOTs Moderator New Zealand
+www.theingots.org.nz
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