I agree. the result of Distrowatch is not important, do not say anything. May be good, momentarily, to disclose Mageia (see here, and here), but this is a publicity with dubious results.
baud wrote:I do not want to refrain your enthousiasm
I think it is ok, you and Wobo are alerting me to something important.
These words help me to not stay with an enthusiasm empty.
So I agree, is better that Mageia has been in the news on the internet for their qualities, it is more important. The most important are the improvements Mageia these two years. This is important and that resonates well among users.
baud wrote:So, to make a long story short:
- do not worry being happy at PHR on distrowatch
- use your critical mind to keep in mind speaking about it according to http://www.mageia.org/en/about/values/ is important (people spent time to craft these values, they can be taken into account)
- correlate data or announces with facts: how many installs did you do, how many people you know IRL use it, collaborate with other communities (we are working for the same goal), go to install-parties whenever you can as you'll meet real people with real needs (I said I would make it short, so I stop there)
In one word : contribute as you can to libre software, eventually through mageia, that's a good start
These are good tips. I'll be tuned
