On Thu, 30 Jun 2005, Matthew Miller wrote:
It may not be a *promotional* issue, like the letter jackets and the
pins
and the hats and the balloons, but it *is* a marketing issue. As someone
said earlier, Fedora marketing should be based in honesty. If we want to
market the Fedora project to potential contributors, we *can't* just be
ignoring people after they jump through all sorts of hoops to actually try
to help.
Working to make the project match what the intended audience really needs is
essential. If you're trying to market to "a few thousand knowledgeable
advocates", the *best* thing do to is make their contributions feel valuable
and wanted. This is *far* more powerful than "swag" and other gimmicks.
Point well taken.
My point, though, is that we *know* it's a problem -- a major problem --
and it's already on the plate of the Extras committee to solve that
problem.
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