HI Peter,
I might be one of the attendees to the above questions. In general, it is a good idea to ask the users, too.
Anyway, from my experience, most users do not respond in a conclusive way to these kind of requests. Instead, having some one-click-surveys or super simple questions has generated way more data.
But, to do the same, one has to come up with opportunities and fitting solution ideas (hypothesis). I think ,you already identified such an opportunity (Fedora on VPS). If there are any proposals regarding a better fit for the same, I would start with proving the hypothesis. This might look like the below:
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As Fedora Server WG, we identified that some of you are using Fedora Server on a VPS like Netcup, Hetzner, Exoscale, etc. We want to improve your experience with the same by creating specialized images. Please let us know:
Q: Which VPS provider do you use on a regular basis?
A: Netcup|Contabo|AWS|Hetzner|other
Q: What is the most cumbersome task for you on a VPS?
A: Initial Setup|Network configuration|Finding the proper image
Q: Is your SSH/Cockpit available via a public IP address?
A: yes|no|only SSH|only Cockpit
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Each of the above question/answer combinations can be a dedicated survey and therefore make it super easy for the user to answer. Each of these questions can be asked via Fedoramagazine, fedora project page, fedora discussions and some might be suitable for the mailing lists. One might even ask somebody who has answered to subscribe to the mailing lists afterwards and share more details.
You can create concrete tasks from the results. For example, providing an easy way to harden the SSH access.
Lastly, since there is already Fedora Cloud images, I am not entirely sure if users will get the difference between these.
Looking forward for the improvements.
Best,
Daniel