Author Archives: Mackenzie

About Mackenzie

Someday I'll be a Kubuntu developer. In the meantime, I'm a student, test OpenAFS at work, and submit patches to various parts of the FOSS ecosystem including Ubuntu, Kubuntu, KDE, GNOME, and the kernel.

Marketing FOSS [part 2]

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Mackenzie

In Part 1, I wrote about ways we can get the word out about the software we use every day for our work and hobbies. Today, I’d like to discuss how we can let people know that there is an … Continue reading →

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New User Retention

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Mackenzie

New users have a lot of potential. They are potential developers, potential advocates, potential documentation writers, potential artwork contributors, potential testers, and potential support providers. We want to harness that potential. We can’t harness it if they get scared off … Continue reading →

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Marketing FOSS [part 1]

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Mackenzie

In my opinion, our biggest problem right now is marketing. There are three categories of people we really need to reach out to: Those who last tried a Linux distro more than 5 or 10 years ago Those who’ve been … Continue reading →

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By Developers For Developers

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Mackenzie

That GUIs on Linux were designed by developers for developers is a common criticism, but does it still hold true? The tide seems to be turning, at least if the areas of FOSS inhabited by Ubuntu and KDE are any … Continue reading →