[ubuntu-marketing] New member. Good to have found this team

pit? It is hard to plan my displays if I dont know what I can receive. Is it maybe because I have had a number of CDs sent to me over the last several months and I cannot be sent more? Note 1: http://infopointproject.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page tia -- alan c -- ubuntu-marketing mailing l

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Announcing the Unified Ubuntu Branding Project

Tim Morris wrote: > Marketing Team Members (and lurkers), > > Speaking as someone who gets paid to do market research, the problem > here is clearly one of unclear direction from the client on the target > market. > > Is the *-buntu product and brand targeted at consumers (students, > mothers,

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] User surveys for gathering data

obtaining information about Ubuntu and its use. (more than 6 months perhaps). -- alan c -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Unified Branding - We are not ready

rketing data, formulate marketing strategies of excellence, and execute marketing projects which promote the Community and Product Family and encourage users to select the best Ubuntu Product to fulfill their need and satisfy their reference of style. hth -- alan c -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Video

three 'exposures' to a new product before committing to 'buy' - an exposure being an advertisment or friends comment etc. The initial exposure alerts interest, the second presumably reinforces, and the third hopefully is pushing at an open door. -- alan c -- ubuntu-marketi

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu T-Shirt design competition

plant which is traditionally thought of as being a happy plant. and they are known to react in understandable ways, such as turning towards the sun. The normal colours of a sunflower also suit Ubuntu brown tones. I hope someone can have a go at it, if it becomes available, I would love to wear o

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Marketing Team from a Newcomer's Perspective

e who have a financial responsibility. The assistants may be in more than one level. It is not clear to me just yet how this is decided, it may be by common consent and action, including leadership - not as simple as it sounds. But it would make use of excellent talents when available, even if tr

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Thank you for your comments

ous thing. I laughed when I first saw it! I think it should be expressed and taken this way, however serious the underlying 'problem' is. Strictly speaking it is not a bug with Ubuntu project, but a bug with the worldwide software environment, for which Ubuntu project is a likely 

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Thank you for your comments

for a normal LUG or forum. Note 1: In uk an 'Infopoint Project' exists for foss, initiated by Jono Bacon (a recent new arrival with Ubuntu org), and I have been using this initial banner, based on a loose agreement between the computer fair organisers in uk and Jono some time ago. bac

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Marketing Team from a Newcomer's Perspective

Vid Ayer wrote: > On 8/15/06, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Dave Sullivan wrote: >> > >> > Being a newcomer to the Marketing Team, I thought that this may (or may > > Welcome to the team ! > >> > before, I have a lot of enthusiasm for Ub

[ubuntu-marketing] interesting article (pro - Ubuntu)

Title: 'Is the word Ubuntu in "Ubuntu Linux" over-hyped ? Decide for yourselves' http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2006/08/is-word-ubuntu-in-ubuntu-linux-over.html -- alan c -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mai

[ubuntu-marketing] Importance of marketing, and its lack etc (Thesis) (Ecuador)

rized procedures instead of learning concepts about computer usage).' [end of snipped extract] -- alan c -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

[ubuntu-marketing] Kubuntu Shipit Pack text error?

I add here that the shipit pack text generally is absolutely excellent, and I congratulate the authors. -- alan c -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu compared with Freespire (magazine)

d,127258-c,lindowslinspire/article.html -- alan c -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Bug 63192] Re: Ubuntu web site does not say where I can buy a laptop with Ubuntu

very happy to act as a volunteer resource installer on a non professional basis, when I am available. When I am not, others may be also available. -- alan c -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Tesco supermarket software

ties such as Open Office are not mentioned. Tesco could easily rebrand this as open source if they wished, or just host some *freedom toasters* occasionally - get a lot of local publicity too with something like that. Does anyone have contact with tescos? -- alan c -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubu

[ubuntu-marketing] BBC - Mark Shuttleworth Ubuntu interview (available for few days)

BBC World Service Digital Planet program has featured an interview with Mark Shuttleworth as its lead for this week(?) the information can be seen and heard for a short 'listen again' period at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6080048.stm 'Space tourist promotes open source - By Gareth Mitch

[ubuntu-marketing] Recent book - Moving to Ubuntu - marcel gagne

I have also posted this to:gmane.linux.ubuntu.user newsgroup I recently bought this book, by Marcel Gangne, published by Addison Wesley, and it seems good, particularly for beginners who are - just as it says - moving to ubuntu. The level of explanation will suit long time windows users (who I

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu 'rough' poster

Brian Burger wrote: > There was discussion on the -marketing IRC channel last week about some > different designs for Ubuntu posters & promotional material; one idea > that got mentioned was the old, black & white only ' has a posse' > or "Obey" posters and similar street art styles. > > I kind of

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu 'rough' poster

Brian Burger wrote: > There was discussion on the -marketing IRC channel last week about some > different designs for Ubuntu posters & promotional material; one idea > that got mentioned was the old, black & white only ' has a posse' > or "Obey" posters and similar street art styles. > > I kind of

[ubuntu-marketing] Gorgeous Ubuntu?

MS (aka Mark Shuttleworth) :-) is in the news lately because of a comment which I fully support about that - Linux needs to be gorgeous to attract people (note 1). Not rocket science at all, but I think notably, it has been newsworthy only because linuxers have generally had a significant factio

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Gorgeous Ubuntu?

Whitney Callaway wrote: > A wallpaper is not going to make Ubuntu more beautiful. Give Ubuntu the > most beautiful wallpaper in the world and not only will passer-bys not > be duped that the wallpaper is not connected to the OS, but you will > take away Ubuntu's striking "brown." It *is* the

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Gorgeous Ubuntu?

Richard Johnson wrote: > On Friday 03 November 2006 07:30, Whitney Callaway wrote: [...] > Truthfully, beautiful to me is functionality. Granted people who do nothing > more than surf the web or read email, or play solitare would probably enjoy > the floating and wobbly windows, and the rain drop

[ubuntu-marketing] Humorous video example (Novell)

I saw this a while ago and really like it. I share the link because - it is good - but also because I began to think that we might have someone who could create amusing meaningful animations or videos. http://www.novell.com/linux/windowstolinux/publicservice/ Animation/video is now more acceptabl

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Gorgeous Ubuntu?

Toby Smithe wrote: > Gotta reply-to-all/-list... > > On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 12:28 +0000, alan c wrote: >> Toby Smithe wrote: >> > On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 11:49 -0500, Whitney Callaway wrote: >> >> Richard Johnson: Practical + Ease of Use + A little Eye Candy ==

[ubuntu-marketing] contact with the press (UK) (Ubuntu)

Also posted to: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: contact with the press Just to mention I have sent (unrequested) emails to the editorial staff of newspapers (note1) requesting more features on computers etc, and giving a short item on free and open source software, with Ubuntu also mentioned, in co

[ubuntu-marketing] Hi there, good looking..... (linux distro)

While I am delighted to see that a Ubuntu derivative (Linux Mint) has rocketed to first place in the Distrowatch download statistics (7 day figures), I also notice that the single-handed distro PCLinuxOS is going from strength to strength, and ever upwards. And good luck to it. It is certainly

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Better investigating the problems Windows users have with Ubuntu

Michael T wrote: > Hello, > > I couldn't decide where the best place was to post this to. If you feel > that this mailing list is not appropriate, and have an alternative > suggestion, I would be glad to hear it. > > Some of you may have noticed that I posted this as a comment to Bug 1. When

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Observing the Firefox (flicks) videos (enviously)

l step to facilitate that, including a new video category maybe such as 'TV advert', or, even 'Spread Ubuntu'? Toby Smithe wrote: > One link: http://ubuntuvideo.com/ > > On Sun, 2006-12-10 at 21:36 +, alan c wrote: >> I envy the Firefox and spread firefox ener

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu's place in the market - no longer No1

Ubuntu has enjoyed a long run as No 1 in the ratings with general acclaim. I believe that Marketing includes an active awareness of a product's position in its marketplace. Distrowatch ranks distros - several hundred - by 'Hits per day' (HPD) and Ubuntu has shown it is top over a period for as

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu's place in the market - no longer No1

and will soon rise again when something > "interesting" (in media eyes) happens. > > On Fri, 2006-12-15 at 19:01 +, alan c wrote: >> Ubuntu has enjoyed a long run as No 1 in the ratings with general acclaim. >> >> I believe that Marketing includes an ac

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu's place in the market - no longer No1

Corey Burger wrote: > On 12/15/06, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ubuntu has enjoyed a long run as No 1 in the ratings with general acclaim. >> >> I believe that Marketing includes an active awareness of a product's >> position in its marketplace. >

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] article on marketing of open source software

Catharina Bethlehem wrote: > Happy New Year to all the members of this list! > > I wrote an article about marketing of open source software and I would > like to ask your help on reviewing it before I submit it to article > directories and publish it on our website. It would be very helpful fo

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New project proposal: Ubuntu Live

Martin Albisetti wrote: > I wanted to propose a new project which I think might be interesting > from a marketing perspective. > > I wrote up a wiki entry and a spec so I wouldn't litter the whole > place with the same info. > > The main idea is having a webpage which shows in "real time" all the

[ubuntu-marketing] Newspaper criticised for suggesting Ubuntu

Extract from well respected writer Jack Schofield's column: 'Ask Jack' Backchat A reader writing "not for publication" doesn't like my choice of Ubuntu as a home Linux system. The problem is that there are more than 100 Linux distros available, and most people

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Observing the Firefox (flicks) videos (enviously)

alan c wrote: > I envy the Firefox and spread firefox energies for ubuntu! > > I believe it would not be out of the question to use some similar > approaches for ubuntu. > > I am impressed with the public produced videos. I looked today and > noticed that several of the be

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The Marketing Team Asks for Your Help

Jan Vancura wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Jenda Vancura wrote: >> Brian Burger wrote: >> One of the biggest things ubuntu-marketing could/should do for visibility is establish a presence on ubuntuforums.org - having your own

[ubuntu-marketing] Dell and the Linux promise

For some days now there has been an avalanche of requests for linux including Ubuntu, on Dell machines, on the new site http://www.dellideastorm.com/ in which Dell has asked for comments about its products and services. The overwhelming requests have been for linux, including Ubuntu. The Dell

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Dell and the Linux promise

Fabian Rodriguez wrote: > alan c wrote: >> For some days now there has been an avalanche of requests for linux >> including Ubuntu, on Dell machines, [...] >> But why do I not see a Ubuntu comment in addition to Novell? >> And why is it only corporate products? >>

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Marking the Feisty release

Jono Bacon wrote: > Hi all, > > I was involved in some discussions yesterday about coming up with some > ideas of how to mark the Feisty release in a unique and interesting way. > The idea is that the community could do something interesting, attention > grabbing and potentially wacky that will no

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Why should we teach students Linux??

Roel Bindels wrote: > Vu Pham schreef: >> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 09:14 -0800, Bill Campbell wrote: >> [...] >>> One of the major differences between folks competent in Linux and Unix and >>> Windows ``experts'' is that the *nix people usually start by trying to >>> analyse and fix problems while MCS

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] some feedback

Monty King wrote: > Hello > I have been using kubuntu for about a year now, some of that time as my > primary desktop os. I would rate my knowledge level at high, although I am > not a linux kernel hacker or any such thing...but as far as computer > experience in general, it is higher than mu

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Dell's Moving on Linux - 100, 000 Customer Requests

John Little wrote: > Dell considers big change: offering Linux > PC maker says it received more than 100,000 customer requests for > Linux and may offer it as a Windows alternative. > > Dell is considering offering the Linux operating system as an > alternative to Microsoft's Windows on its person

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu users stats

Mirjam Wäckerlin wrote: > Hello, > > recently, Mark Shuttleworth was asked in an interview about the > numbers of users of ubuntu and he estimated this to be about 8 million > [1]. > > Now, several people are asking for the sources of this number. > Do we have any authentic statistics like > * Nu

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu-be.org spreads Ubuntu love at VLOD education conference

François Cauwe wrote: > Full report with pict's: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/VLOD_2007/Report > > Ubuntu-be.org spreads Ubuntu love at VLOD education conference > > During the 4 day long Flemish education conference, the Ubuntu-be.org > volunteers spread their edubuntu enthusiasm around

[ubuntu-marketing] BBC broadcst about Open Source

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/atoz/index.shtml#o (Open Source) This is an excellent and succinct broadcast. I am not sure that the bbc 'listen'again' facility works in all locations outside UK. I hope it does. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] M

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Installation Splash Screen for Live CD

Mike Feravolo wrote: > Hello: > > I want to share with everyone a comment that I got from a few people > when they wanted to try the Ubuntu Live-CD. > > When the Menu option "Start ... Install Ubuntu" appeared they > immediately were scared off by the word install because they thought it > would

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Installation Splash Screen for Live CD

Chris Warburton wrote: >> "> Hello: >> > >> > I want to share with everyone a comment that I got from a few people >> > when they wanted to try the Ubuntu Live-CD. >> > >> > When the Menu option "Start ... Install Ubuntu" appeared they >> > immediately were scared off by the word install because th

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Distribution Disks

Mike Feravolo wrote: > Hello: > > Early in my professional career I once submitted a software change > request with the words "the software doesn't agree with the > documentation". To describe a fault in the software, by now you may have > guess the approach that they took to resolve this bug. Th

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu ranking - Distrowatch site

I keep an eye on the Distrowatch site and have noticed lately that the top most position ranking of my beloved ubuntu is tending to slip. The shorter term averages show ubuntu in second rank place. Some by a large margin. The ranking position may not be a simple matter, but an occasional discu

[ubuntu-marketing] Dell Refuses to Sell Ubuntu to Business!!

Can you believe this? (seen on Slashdot) ' Dell Refuses to Sell Ubuntu to Business' "I had a surreal experience with Dell today. My boss asked me to order a new computer for our small, non-profit business. Wanting to support Dell in" ""these Dell computers are designed for

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] full circle magazine - issue #2 ... last call

Ronnie Tucker wrote: > Hi all, > > We're just about ready to launch issue #2 so if anyone has any objections to > anything in issue #2, it's speak now or forever hold your peace! :D > > http://www.ronnietucker.co.uk/issue2.pdf > > NOTE: i've since - > * removed a rogue reference to automatix

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Marketing Material for launching Open Source shop

Stephan Buys wrote: > Hi All > Been Ubuntu user for almost 2 years now, love it, want to incorporate it > into a shop i am opening selling pre-installed ubuntu pc's, notebooks > and ps3's. Entering the market for making people aware of other OSS > solutions, asterisk, X10-home automation, CRM, E

[ubuntu-marketing] How Microsoft conquered China - CNN article

This is an interesting read, and if you had any doubts about how effective ms are, this will inform. Are Canonical are able to develop relationships with Chinese institutions? -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] How Microsoft conquered China - CNN article (link)

alan c wrote: > This is an interesting read, and if you had any doubts about how > effective ms are, this will inform. > > Are Canonical are able to develop relationships with Chinese institutions? (Many apologies, I missed out the link!) http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/for

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Marketing Material for launching Open Source shop

Chris Warburton wrote: > "Now the big question, who can help me come up with marketing material > and ideas for marketing events like the launch. What approach to take to > get people aware of OSS and how to let people know of pro's and con's of > converting. Want to take a clean approach to

[ubuntu-marketing] Review of the 'competition'

With my marketing interest hat on, I am increasingly aware, in an uncomfortable way, of the implications of the Distrowatch rankings. It is a simple counter I believe, and has limitations, but is a number to be judged upon, particularly in the apparently complete absence of any other available met

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu in the wild - down to earth review (article)

This article is well worth reading if you love Ubuntu. It is not particularly favourable, but I think it is typical of what will be many others in future now that Ubuntu has got a visible place on many peoples radar. It offers how others see us. Gold dust for Marketing I suggest. I know there

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntus 'best move ever'

I have thought hard about the topic discussed in the article, and am glad to say that a solution has now been delivered to me! When thinking about my own leaflets for local use (informing about FOSS) it was obvious to me that in a public non technical uninformed audience, the word 'Free' was po

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Targeting locally impacting widely

Chris Rowson wrote: >> I think that this is quite a good draft. However, I think it is >> important (as Debian does in their "why you should switch" page) to note >> some disadvantages as well. I do not go along with (that quoted comment) at all. This is a *Marketing* list! We should be bringing

[ubuntu-marketing] eye the competition 'Marketing'

Someone is getting desperate perhaps? I saw a 8 leaf (16 sides) booklet today in a neat container on the counter of my local computer shop. Advertising Microsoft Office. For interest in the possible debate about what marketing is, and differences between technical fact and marketing (expected)

[ubuntu-marketing] more marketing pressure needed?

An article has recently appeared: 'Marketing Ubuntu - Why we Need More Double Glazing Salesmen' http://www.justuber.com/blog/2007/07/24/marketing-ubuntu-why-we-need-more-double-glazing-salesmen/ I find myself in good accord with the article. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Internet Market

Dalton Miyabara wrote: > De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Para: "Mike Feravolo" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cópia: ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com > Data: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 23:10:41 -0700 > Assunto: [Spam] Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Television Market, Orlando FLorida USA > >> On 8/1/07, Mike Feravolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED

[ubuntu-marketing] heads up - Why Is PCLinuxOS 2007 Better Than Ubuntu?

Blog: Why Is PCLinuxOS 2007 Better Than Ubuntu ? http://www.pkblogs.com/cyneuron/2007/08/why-is-pclinuxos-2007-better-than.html#comment-1731958896017522083 This blog has the most succinct comparison I have seen, I am impressed. I find I am in agreement with most (not all) of what is said, and I w

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu World Map

I bring your attention to the Ubuntu World map which I believe is the sort of thing which will help increase ubuntu buzz. It is taking some time to be given status as 'Sticky' on the forums, although I think it woul db ean excellent idea. I would like to encourage ubuntu use, and the world map i

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu World Map

alan c wrote: > I bring your attention to the Ubuntu World map which I believe is the > sort of thing which will help increase ubuntu buzz. > It is taking some time to be given status as 'Sticky' on the forums, > although I think it woul db ean excellent idea. > &g

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu World Map

Matthew East wrote: > Hi, > > Back on list. > > On 13/08/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Matthew East wrote: >> > On 13/08/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> http://www.flippinsweetdude.com/maps/index.php >> > &g

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] heads up - Why Is PCLinuxOS 2007 Better Than Ubuntu?

Martin Ahnelöv wrote: >> Martin Ahnelöv wrote: >> > mÃ¥n 2007-08-13 klockan 08:26 +0100 skrev alan c: >> >> Blog: >> >> Why Is PCLinuxOS 2007 Better Than Ubuntu ? >> >> >> http://www.pkblogs.com/cyneuron/2007/08/why-is-pc

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] heads up - Why Is PCLinuxOS 2007 Better Than Ubuntu?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ditto Aaron Toponce Ditto > > > > > Aaron Toponce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 08/13/2007 01:59 PM > Please respond to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To > alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc >

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu World Map

that you might not want -too- much accuracy up on a public map..... alan > > alan c wrote: >> Matthew East wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Back on list. >>> >>> On 13/08/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] heads up - Why Is PCLinuxOS 2007 Better Than Ubuntu?

Aaron Toponce wrote: [...] > Only the true hardcore nerds are familiar other distros such as > Yellow Dog, Nexenta, *BSD and even PCLinuxOS. Not any more, which is part of my point. My experience at the weekend was a shock to me, I was unprepared for it (I will be prepared in future though). The

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Recent poor publicity - response?

Dominik Wagenfuehr wrote: [...] > TheInquirer > [8]. (Last one is ridiculous... Saying "Cannonical" and "Open sauce > software"...) This is clearly ridicule, which also makes interesting reading for some. Most publicity, even bad publicity, is probably 'good' publicity, however, being vulner

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Recent poor publicity - response?

Martin Albisetti wrote: > On 8/16/07, Matthew East <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> What do people think? Can bad publicity can be turned into good publicity? >> > > I personally believe that a nice article (the fridge sounds right) > with what will be done to prevent this in the future would suff

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Recent poor publicity - response?

N Ali wrote: > On 8/16/07, Martin Albisetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 8/16/07, Matthew East <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> What do people think? Can bad publicity can be turned into good >>> publicity? >>> >> >> I personally believe that a nice article (the fridge sounds >> right) wit

[ubuntu-marketing] Bug #1 What we're up against

A post on this subject on the UK list gave this link: >> http://tlug.jp/articles/Windows_Is_Free It is well worth reading. It is closely though out and argued. The article is a pro linux response to a linux critical one of a similar subject. For this list I copy some extracts here of points which

[ubuntu-marketing] Decide Our message - and Sing it!

How to get our message across? A unique and fun way for us to deliver our message is to Sing it! The utube link below is a Helsinki Choir, getting attention in a delightful way, on the subject of complaints in their lives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATXV3DzKv68 enjoy -- alan cocks Kubuntu us

[ubuntu-marketing] Freedom Toasters

I have just noticed that Freedom Toasters appearing on Google. I looked some time ago and the project was in its infancy. It looks as if now they are really up and running. Looks really good for SA, and I find it inspirational. http://www.freedomtoaster.org/ Maybe it can get into a news item if n

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Viral Videos

Matthew East wrote: > On 19/08/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> PS. I haven't had a response to my emails to either Mozilla, or >> Ubuntuvideo.com. > > If the guy running ubuntuvideo.com isn't responsive, that is a > substantial problem, given that the site is supposed to be a marke

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Viral Videos

Matthew East wrote: > Hi, > > On 19/08/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Matthew East wrote: >>> On 19/08/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> PS. I haven't had a response to my emails to either Mozilla, >>>> or U

[ubuntu-marketing] Blog - Linux Hardware Support Better Than Windows

Not Ubuntu specific, but this is the sort of comment I really love to see! http://changelog.complete.org/posts/644-Linux-Hardware-Support-Better-Than-Windows.html A nice marketing stance. There are a host of good news stories about Linux which are well worth shouting. From a marketing strategy sta

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Questionable Canonical Merchandise

Sarah Hobbs wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hey all, > > No idea who's behind this marketing decision, but... > > http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/08/20/linux-for-ladies/ > > As discussed in #debian-women earlier...does that mean that ladies are > no longer human bei

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] the Ladies t-Shirts

Gerry Carr wrote: > Hi all > > There has been some excitement about the Ladies T-Shirts I see. Well > suffice to say the people at Canonical who made the decision were me Kat > and Claire. And we did it to make the t-shirts more attractive to women > not less. But it appears that not everyone s

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] How do we market Ubuntu?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just like every other product out there, look at every successful > campaign and do that. Market to Ladies, Gentlemen, and children. There may be significant culture implications I think. In UK at least there are very many overtones with the words 'Ladies' or with 'Gentl

[ubuntu-marketing] popularity odf PCLinuxOS commented upon

From reading the FS Daily http://www.fsdaily.com/ I noticed an article ' PCLinuxOS gaining more popularity than Ubuntu?' http://www.seopher.com/articles/pclinuxos_gaining_more_popularity_than_ubuntu_ An interesting read, including the comments about slight puzzlement of why the popularity. Th

[ubuntu-marketing] 13 reasons why Linux wont ..... (a Marketeers view)

An interesting and full set of views why Linux is a niche product article: 13 reasons why Linux won't make it to a desktop near you http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT3304051309.html the first four reasons are : # The people who make the product have no money for marketing. # The reason they

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] 'new' CD stand.

Simon Wood wrote: > Hi all, > I've been playing with the design of the DIY CD Stand. > > An SVG containing my changes can be found here: > http://www.mungewell.org/linux/cd_stand.svg > > The improvements are: > * Only requires single side printing. > * Self documenting, multilingual. > * Is more

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New York Times advertisement for Ubuntu

Tom M wrote: > On 10/24/07, Kristian Erik Hermansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> We really need to have a New York Times advertisement. It worked for >> Firefox and you will find my name (and 10,000 others) on the first >> advertisement shown below... >> > > It worked for firefox because it was

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New York Times advertisement for Ubuntu

Tom M wrote: >> It got noticed in the foss community because it was original. > > It got noticed in a thousand local papers, and in major news > outlets because it was original. The actual impact of the Times ad > itself, was probably quite small, I'd be surprised if the ad itself > generated eve

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New York Times advertisement for Ubuntu

Belinda A. Lopez wrote: > On Oct 25, 2007, at 6:13 AM, alan c wrote: > >> What does it take to create a new user, and how long is that process? [...] >and the approach I like is to target certain > occupations and show how they can transition to FOSS. Nice idea of targettin

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] online ubuntu install trainer

Two Steps Back wrote: [...] > We need a complete *fake* web2.0-based installation *trainer* for ubuntu This is a very good idea if it can be got together. There are a number of variations - from single HD with XP (guided resize) to two or more hard drives with xp on the first in a partition, and

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] online ubuntu install trainer

Two Steps Back wrote: [...] > The thing gnu/linux hackers have probably not seen is the sheer inertia of > desktop-only users. LOL yes although the inertia may also arise from a mixture of fear of loosing their data - there is plenty of difficulty and worry when using windows stuff - and the

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] online ubuntu install trainer

Alan Pope wrote: > Hi, > > On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 22:10 +0530, Two Steps Back wrote: >> @Installer: >> We can start with an install trainer, to begin with, if >> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/37158/ is too complex. >> Then upgrade to cover all hardware configs. > > I'm not sure we do. We have plent

[ubuntu-marketing] gOS - worth being aware of!

I have just used a gos live cd and think I have seen the future of computing for basic users! I am not surprised that the walmart stock quickly sold out. Based on ubuntu, the simplicity of a broadband (wired) connection, a modern but low end machine, and google based applications, it is attract

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Dethroning Ubuntu - nice article

Przemysław Kulczycki wrote: > There's a nice article on the net: > Dethroning Ubuntu -- What Would It Take? > http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/31771_3714986_1 > It talks about strong and weak points of Ubuntu and about making a > successful product in general. > It could be added to the

[ubuntu-marketing] The Economist: Ubuntu is the source of Linux's rise

Article (UK publication) The Economist: Ubuntu is the source of Linux's rise http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9837818-16.html extract: No question, Gutsy Gibbon is the sleekest, best integrated and most user-friendly Linux distribution yet. It's now simpler to set up and configure than Window

[ubuntu-marketing] Shift linux is now based on Ubuntu

Just for information - another distro has decided to use ubuntu as a basis. http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=04724 ' Shift Linux has moved away from its Morphix base and is now based on Ubuntu. ' http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=shift Shift Linux is a project that was create

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] T-shirt design ideas

Kat Kinnie wrote: > Hi all, > > Hope you are well. > > At the moment I am working on a project to create new t-shirt designs > for the Loco Conference Pack and to give away for free at events. > > The t-shirt designs that have been used in the past are fairly basic and > only have the Ubuntu l

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Introducing a community based PC vendor.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Buntfu is a Siswati expression, a word that encompasses a lot of > meanings. There is love in there, there is trust, and there are > feelings. Buntfu is a word that describes being human – how you > relate to your neighbor, how you relate to the person sitting next > to y

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Introducing a community based PC vendor.

steve hatherley wrote: >>From their website: > > *Disclaimer* > Buntfu.com is not officially supported, endorsed nor associated with Ubuntu(R) > / Canonical(R) and its products or services. But we do have buntfu for Ubuntu. I am aware now thanks. > Although the look and feel of the site might le

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Introducing a community based PC vendor. (Mike Feravolo)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I kept it similar to ubuntu not because of trying to steal or confuse I take you at your word, but nonetheless it certainly confused me, even though it was not your intention. From a marketing point of view, such confusion is disastrous and your excellent idea can su

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