On 07/18/2013 07:59 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Lars Noodén <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 07/18/2013 05:26 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: >>> @Lars >>> What is your next move? >> >> I probably move too slowly. > > You are not moving too slow. You are bringing so many good ideas but we > need someone to 'do' and that could be you :D so how about that? > >> About the magazines, if someone has contacts that would be best. > > As I said, if you guys want me to do everything all by myself, let me know. > Otherwise, any help is highly appreciated. Having that said, I personally > have no contact at all. What about you? > >> Cold calling / e-mailing would be a last resort. > > We did not yet try any serious thing. We are still at the very beginning. > So, we are still not talking about the 'last' resort :D > >> But if it has to be done, >> it might help if done by someone in the UK since that is where they are >> both based. > > Why only UK? the whole point from the beginning that each one of us try > his/her best to spread the word where he/she lives. Anywhere is helpful. > I'm sure everywhere there are Windows XP Users.
English is the lingua franca :) of Europe so a lot of technical magazines published in the UK make it to the rest of Europe. There we are likely reach the largest audience. It also allows the group here to participate. >> What kind of plan should we have about contacting the print >> magazines? > > One simple plan. Find the address and shoot an email. If you can go to some > by yourself, that would be super great. > >> It might be silly for them to cover Lubuntu all at the same >> time. > > Yes, same magazine talks about Lubuntu over and over again? I don't think > so. > >> How much should we encourage coverage of the LTS and how much >> before that? > > Not sure what you mean but why not try from now? spread the word that > Lubuntu 14.04 is going to be LTS? > >> Also, the non-Linux magazines would be where we reach the newest users. > > Agreed. Any nominations? Below is a first guess of general English computer magazines. I've listed many of them but not all. Some have changed names or been eaten by others. http://www.computershopper.com/ http://www.computershopper.co.uk/ http://www.drdobbs.com/ http://www.eweek.com/ http://www.informationweek.com/ http://www.infoworld.com/ http://www.laptopmag.com/ http://www.linuxformat.com/ http://www.linuxjournal.com/ http://www.linux-mag.com/ http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/ http://www.maximumpc.com/ http://www.networkcomputing.com/ http://www.onwindows.com/microsoft-magazines/default.aspx http://www.openlogic.com/wazi/ http://www.osnews.com/ http://www.pcmag.com/ http://www.pcreview.co.uk/ http://www.pctoday.com/ http://www.pcworld.com/ Now, each of these will have a different focus and a different interest in Lubuntu, so spamming them with a one-size-fits-all form letter is a bad idea. Some are going to have up front or hidden MS agendas to overcome and advertising money from a company and its partners has a lot of pull. Also, if someone is able to use Lubuntu as the basis or part of scholarly research, then other journals open up. The lead time for that is big though. Beyond that, each country has a handful of technical magazines in their official language(s). But those would have to be contacted by local users in the local, official language(s). There are about 200 or so countries.¹ What 2 or 3 points would we like the magazines to get across to their readers? Regards, /Lars ¹ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states >> Anyone have a list of suggestions and / or have contacts? >> >> > I'm too waiting for some info here :D > > > > > > Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." > > *Best Regards,* > *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> - **StartUbuntu > Project<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu> > - Linux Brainstorming <https://www.facebook.com/groups/352004991569676/> - > Mubuntu<http://amjjawad.blogspot.com/2013/07/draft-mubuntu-simple-minimal-system.html> > * > *Peppermint <http://peppermintos.com/about/> - Ubuntu > GNOME<http://ubuntugnome.org/>- > Xubuntu <http://xubuntu.org/>* > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
