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== Background==
== Background==


[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KarstenWade Karsten 'quaid' Wade] gave a [http://iquaid.org/2010/02/24/first-keynote-crush-or-trash-at-scale8x/ keynote] at [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SCaLE_8x_Event Southern California Linux Expo 8x ] in January 2010. The talk was called [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/speakers/karsten-wade.html Being a Catalyst in Communities - the Scientific Facts About the Open Source Way.] The talk discussed lessons learned from open source product launches. Two projects were cited as being less popular upon launch: 1. Fedora and 2. SELinux. While Fedora has [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Statistics impressive market share growth,] SELinux continues to have a less than popular public opinion. [http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013124.html Someone from the audience] said, "you have a marketing problem," when it comes to SeLinux. We agree.
[[User:Quaid|Karsten 'quaid' Wade]] gave a [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/presentations/being-catalyst-communities-scientific-facts-about-open-source-way.html keynote][http://iquaid.org/2010/02/24/first-keynote-crush-or-trash-at-scale8x/] at the [[SCaLE_8x_Event|Southern California Linux Expo 8x]] in January 2010. Wade's presentation] discussed lessons learned from open source product launches. Two projects were cited as being less popular upon launch: 1. [[Fedora]] and 2. [[SELinux]]. While Fedora has [[Statistics|impressive market share growth]], SELinux continues to have a less than popular public opinion. [http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013124.html Someone from the audience] said, "you have a marketing problem," when it comes to SELinux. We agree.


Later that year, Dan Walsh gave several talks at SouthEast LinuxFest on SeLinux (when klaatu uploads the videos to archive.org , we will link here.) There he theorized that because the SELinux "disable rate" was high on Red Hat Enterprise Linux products but not on the Fedora product, SELinux's unpopularity issues persist in the system administrator community.
Later that year, [[User:dwalsh|Dan Walsh]] gave several talks at Southeast LinuxFest on SELinux (when [[User:klaatu|Klaatu]] uploads the videos to archive.org, we will link here.) There he theorized that because the SELinux "disable rate" was high on Red Hat Enterprise Linux products but not on the Fedora product, SELinux's unpopularity issues persist in the system administrator community.


== Marketing Plan Execution ==
== Marketing Plan Execution ==


Step #1: Review stats. What do we like about our SELinux market share? What sort of change would we determine to be success in 6 months? 1 year? 5 years?
Step #1: Review stats. What do we not like about our SELinux market share? What sort of change would we determine to be success in 6 months? 1 year? 5 years?
 
Step #2: Ask the target audiences why they do not use SELinux. Do customers feel betrayed due to issues during product launch? Are there outstanding myths? Or are there any current product concerns? Collect testimonials from fans of SELinux as we find them.
Step #2: Ask the target audiences why they do not use SELinux. Do customers feel betrayed due to issues during product launch? Are there outstanding myths? Or are there any current product concerns? Collect testimonials from fans of SELinux as we find them.
Step #3: Turn helpful critics into co-developers ie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus%27_Law Linus' Law]
Step #3: Turn helpful critics into co-developers ie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus%27_Law Linus' Law]
Step #4: Produce material in many mediums that address the myths and concerns.
Step #4: Produce material in many mediums that address the myths and concerns.
Step #5: Deploy materials to various audiences.
Step #5: Deploy materials to various audiences.
Step #6: Keep eyes on stats.
Step #6: Keep eyes on stats.
Step #7: Success! Celebrate it and give the credit to the community who made it all possible.
Step #7: Success! Celebrate it and give the credit to the community who made it all possible.


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Here are a few misconceptions we have heard. This is in no particular order. It would be interesting to do interviews of system administrators or online polling to see what is out there and what is prevalent.
Here are a few misconceptions we have heard. This is in no particular order. It would be interesting to do interviews of system administrators or online polling to see what is out there and what is prevalent.


1. SELinux is a Red Hat/Fedora specific product.
# SELinux is a Red Hat/Fedora specific product.
 
# SELinux is not Free Software.
2. SELinux is not Free Software.
# No good documentation exists for SELinux.
 
# SELinux is at least as complicated, if not more complicated, as it was x years ago.
3. No good documentation exists for SELinux.
# SELinux is only for customers in the United States government.
 
# If I do not turn off SELinux then I will be blocked out of my own system.
4. SELinux is at least as complicated, if not more complicated, as it was x years ago.
# I run several virtual machines but I think SELinux is overkill for securing my hyper-visor.
 
# SELinux does not have a GUI... even if it does, it will not be powerful.
5. SELinux is only for customers in the United States government.
 
6. If I do not turn off SELinux then I will be blocked out of my own system.
 
7. I run several virtual machines but I think SELinux is overkill for securing my hyper-visor.
 
8. SELinux does not have a GUI... even if it does, it will not be powerful.


== Concerns ==
== Concerns ==
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Real and legit issues that prevent people from running SELinux shall be parked here.
Real and legit issues that prevent people from running SELinux shall be parked here.


1. ''none yet.''
# ''none yet.''


== Audiences ==
== Audiences ==
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This is where we can reach people who may have a better opinion of SELinux if open communication.
This is where we can reach people who may have a better opinion of SELinux if open communication.


* http://www.lospa.org - The professional society of System Administrators with a large chat community, training events, and a free blog.
* https://lopsa.org/ - The professional society of System Administrators with a large chat community, training events, and a free blog.
* http://www.usenix.org - has many conferences and a professional journal
* http://www.usenix.org - has many conferences and a professional journal
* http://www.linuxjournal.com
* http://www.linuxjournal.com
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== Mediums ==
== Mediums ==


* [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing_interviews Marketing interviews] of Dan Walsh and Quaid. Any other key folks?
* [[Marketing interviews]] of Dan Walsh and Karsten Wade. Any other key folks?
* Video/Audio distributed [http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-March/012160.html under our values of freedom] with ogg and archive.org.
* Video/Audio distributed [http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-March/012160.html under our values of freedom] with ogg and archive.org.
* Educational handouts: A bookmark, desk side pamphlet "cheat sheet," or poster.
* Educational handouts: A bookmark, desk side pamphlet "cheat sheet," or poster.
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=== Good Free Docs ===
=== Good Free Docs ===


[http://www.freetechbooks.com/the-selinux-notebook-the-foundations-t785.html SELinux notebook]
* [http://www.freetechbooks.com/the-selinux-notebook-the-foundations-t785.html SELinux notebook]
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/selinux-user-guide/f12/en-US Fedora SELinux Users Guide]
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/selinux-managing-confined-services-guide/en-US/F11/html Fedora Managing Confined Services Guide]
* [http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Security-Enhanced_Linux/index.html Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - SELinux Guide]


=== Not Free ===
=== Not Free ===
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* http://www.devshed.com/c/a/BrainDump/Demystifying-SELinux-on-Kernel-26/
* http://www.devshed.com/c/a/BrainDump/Demystifying-SELinux-on-Kernel-26/
* http://danwalsh.livejournal.com
* http://danwalsh.livejournal.com
* [http://www.selinuxbyexample.com/ SELinux by Example; Prentice Hall]
[[Category:SELinux]]

Latest revision as of 06:31, 27 December 2010

Background

Karsten 'quaid' Wade gave a keynote[1] at the Southern California Linux Expo 8x in January 2010. Wade's presentation] discussed lessons learned from open source product launches. Two projects were cited as being less popular upon launch: 1. Fedora and 2. SELinux. While Fedora has impressive market share growth, SELinux continues to have a less than popular public opinion. Someone from the audience said, "you have a marketing problem," when it comes to SELinux. We agree.

Later that year, Dan Walsh gave several talks at Southeast LinuxFest on SELinux (when Klaatu uploads the videos to archive.org, we will link here.) There he theorized that because the SELinux "disable rate" was high on Red Hat Enterprise Linux products but not on the Fedora product, SELinux's unpopularity issues persist in the system administrator community.

Marketing Plan Execution

Step #1: Review stats. What do we not like about our SELinux market share? What sort of change would we determine to be success in 6 months? 1 year? 5 years?

Step #2: Ask the target audiences why they do not use SELinux. Do customers feel betrayed due to issues during product launch? Are there outstanding myths? Or are there any current product concerns? Collect testimonials from fans of SELinux as we find them.

Step #3: Turn helpful critics into co-developers ie Linus' Law

Step #4: Produce material in many mediums that address the myths and concerns.

Step #5: Deploy materials to various audiences.

Step #6: Keep eyes on stats.

Step #7: Success! Celebrate it and give the credit to the community who made it all possible.

Myths

Let us seek to understand the reasons why system administrators choose not to use SELinux. Here are a few misconceptions we have heard. This is in no particular order. It would be interesting to do interviews of system administrators or online polling to see what is out there and what is prevalent.

  1. SELinux is a Red Hat/Fedora specific product.
  2. SELinux is not Free Software.
  3. No good documentation exists for SELinux.
  4. SELinux is at least as complicated, if not more complicated, as it was x years ago.
  5. SELinux is only for customers in the United States government.
  6. If I do not turn off SELinux then I will be blocked out of my own system.
  7. I run several virtual machines but I think SELinux is overkill for securing my hyper-visor.
  8. SELinux does not have a GUI... even if it does, it will not be powerful.

Concerns

Real and legit issues that prevent people from running SELinux shall be parked here.

  1. none yet.

Audiences

This is where we can reach people who may have a better opinion of SELinux if open communication.

Mediums

Documentation

Education is a critical key to the success of this campaign. Here we will list documents that we may end up quoting in an article, brochure, or poster.

Good Free Docs

Not Free

While these docs provide good information on SELinux, we can not quote them in marketing materials due to licensing issues. Maybe the copyright holders will work with us if we ask nice enough.