David, I think it's a good idea :-) Best regards Nio
On 2013-09-01 04:37, David Yentzen wrote: > Hi, > I have suggested this to Kris but I believe he was likely in the mist > of moving( yuk!) and already dealing with too much so I wanted to > suggest this again. Getting the new release advertised in print is > primary but I also wanted to get the teams feedback about getting some > website/blog and video reviews out there. There are several blogs that > have fairly reviewed previous releases as well there are some youtube > channels that have done the same. I suggest this because as a newbie to > both Linux and *Ubuntu I relied heavily on video reviews as found on > various youtube channels. I think( and I could be wrong) but a lot of > folks new to Linux are looking for that visual re-inforcment in order to > make the "great leap" from Windows or Mac to Linux. I have complied a > non-exhaustive list of sites that have given fair reviews to past > releases. I am wondering what y'all think about writing up something > concise detailing the improvements of 13.10 and submitting it to these > sites. > > Just my two cents > > Best Regards, > David > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Phill Whiteside <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > I think that once the Beta 1 lands next Thursday, a push to get it > advertised as a 'sneak preview' of what 13.10 Lubuntu will look like > (minus the wallpaper, for which the competition is currently > running) would be a good idea. No major changes will now happen - > it's bug hunting only from now on in! > > Regards, > > Phill. > > > On 31 August 2013 18:19, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Lars and everyone, > > I'm surprised that since 18th of July until now, no one wants to > reply unless I do? :P > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Lars Noodén > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On 07/18/2013 07:59 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Lars Noodén > <[email protected] <mailto:[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. > > > Ok then, what are we waiting for? why do we have to wait anyway? > let's move forward, shall we? :D > > > > >> 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/ > > > I really appreciate the time and efforts you are putting on > StartUbuntu Project since day one. This is impressive, thank you > so much :) > > > > 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. > > > +1 > Agreed. VERY 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. > > > Which means they might not publish anything about Linux? are > these magazines about Linux? or just general computer ones? why > not approach Linux Magazines first? of course, not only > magazines but web sites as well. > > > > 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. > > > Or perhaps we can approach some University and tell them about > Lubuntu for their labs and/or students? > > I'm the Community Manager of Peppermint and few days ago, a > student form Philippine has sent me an email and she wanted to > do a report on Peppermint and submit that to her college/school. > So, we can approach some Universities and Colleges but let's > start with those who already have Linux because our mission, > IMHO, will be much easier. Not to mention, perhaps some > Universities have already a contract with Microsoft to provide > software (or maybe hardware as well) for them and that could be > a good point we can play it with them: Why you are paying for > Microsoft while you can have much better system for free? just a > thought. > > > > > 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 > > > +1 > Indeed. Totally agree. > > > > 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 > > > As I mentioned above, I'd say to go for Linux Magazines first. > > > Thank you! > > -- > Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."* > * > Best Regards, > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad > > My Projects: IamNewToLinux <http://iamnewtolinux.blogspot.com/> > - 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> > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms > <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-comms> > Post to : [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms > <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-comms> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms > <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-comms> > Post to : [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms > <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-comms> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
