I would simplify it, like "Live free" or "Living free".  I prefer "Live
free" myself, there are so many things we could do with it.  Free can be
free as in $$, free as in adventurous, free to choose, etc.  

--Ken


On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 18:23 -0500, Stephen E. Harris wrote:
> Not good at this but would go for something emotive like:
>         "Open your world with Linux"
>         "Live free with Linux"
>         "Living free [image of Tux]"
> Actually, the Tux logo is worth a fortune if we can work in.
> 
> Steve
> 
> John Walicki 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...
> > > >       
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