"Think Linux Think Freedom" On Jan 17, 2008 3:26 PM, John Walicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ken VanDine wrote on 01/17/2008 03:29:49 PM: > > > > > "Open Source Makes Sense" > > On Jan 17, 2008 2:18 PM, Ken VanDine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree, this is a good place to start. Perhaps we should avoid the > > "Choice" word there to avoid the being construed as related to > > abortion... such a touchy topic. So I like "Got options?" > > > True. > > I think our marketing slogan needs to include 'Linux' as part of it. > Otherwise its too vague. > "Desktop Linux, Not your Fathers Windows" > "Secure your Desktop with Linux" > "Experience Linux" > "Life, Liberty and Linux" > > I like this: > "Break Free with Linux" > > Here I think I'm all creative and google found these Linux Slogans: > http://www.angesagter.de/fread.php?fid=6&fpg=193&tid=52113 > > There are some good ones there. > > -- John > > > --Ken > > > > On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 10:23 -0800, Bryan, Shane wrote: > > > John Walicki wrote: > > > > Apple can spend $100M on their commercials, the > > > > LF isn't in a position to do that. However, we can develop a > message > > > > and promote it through the press/media. Jim agreed to help us on > > > > that. The industry consortium model aka "Got Milk?" is what we're > > > > after. Instead of promoting a Ubuntu/SLED/Fedora/RedHat/Xandros/etc > > > > > brand, we need a witty, catchy Linux Desktop message. > > > > > > Off the top of my head slogan ideas: > > > > > > "Got Choices?" > > > "Got Choice?" > > > "Got Options?" > > > > > > Or play off the AOL "You've Got Mail!" campaign: > > > > > > "You've Got Choices!" > > > "You've Got Options!" > > > > > > This lends itself to focusing on the key value of Linux as a choice, > not > > > just as a competitor to MS. It also allows ads to play up the fact > that > > > there are choices of vendors available within the Linux world as well, > > > not just "Yet Another Monolithic OS" (YAMO) to be locked into. > > > > > > Just some random thoughts, > > > > > > Shane... > _______________________________________________ > Lf_desktop mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lf_desktop > -- "Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it."--James Arthur Baldwin
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