2012/11/15 Karen Sandler <ka...@gnome.org> > On Thu, November 15, 2012 2:39 pm, William Jon McCann wrote: > > Hi Karen, > > > > I think these are good suggestions. But I think it would be a mistake to > > leave this critical responsibility to a committee of volunteers. One of > > the > > many challenges we face is that our voice and message have been too > > inconsistent - too infrequently heard. Heard too late. Lacking authority. > > In want of good taste. And dealing with this is taking a huge toll on our > > ability to attract and retain contributors. Something needs to be done. > > > > I propose that we hire or appoint a full time director of marketing. > > This is a great idea! And I agree that this is a major area of need for > us. Given the GNOME Foundation finances, it probably is also worth > considering someone part-time (especially if there is a team of volunteers > that can be trained and directed by such a person) or thinking creatively > about fundraising for the position. >
I think the GNOME project must listen its users rather than trying to sell products. I already see the headlines "GNOME foundation hires a director of marketing to defend its brand" ... and the associated flame wars. It's not acceptable after 3 iterations to ignore/reject the most frequent complaints (I don't want to list them here...). If we need a marketing director to convince people to use GNOME, we failed. Stéphane
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