[ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK

2007-10-21 Thread Mark Harrison
IMPORTANT NOTE I am acting like a typical PR Flack in this. As far as I'm aware, NONE of the quotes I've made up for Alan have actually been said... Normal practice with PR stuff is for the PR flack to make them up, then ask the person being quoted if that's OK :-) ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK

2007-10-21 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Dougie, On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 20:24 +0100, Dougie Richardson wrote: I agree with this, although I'm not aware of the distribution of members of the group, if this was to prove popular then there are two problems: 1. How would the cost of travel be covered? I'm all for volunteering but

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK

2007-10-21 Thread Kris Marsh
On 10/21/07, Mark Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMPORTANT NOTE I am acting like a typical PR Flack in this. As far as I'm aware, NONE of the quotes I've made up for Alan have actually been said... Normal practice with PR stuff is for the PR flack to make them up, then ask the person

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK

2007-10-21 Thread Dougie Richardson
Hi Alan, On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 20:35 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: There is nothing that says we have to do site visits at all. Free support could be via the traditional methods such as forums, irc and mailing list. If you built a relationship with a customer and said you would like to make a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK

2007-10-21 Thread Kris Marsh
On 10/21/07, Kris Marsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/21/07, Mark Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMPORTANT NOTE I am acting like a typical PR Flack in this. As far as I'm aware, NONE of the quotes I've made up for Alan have actually been said... Normal practice with PR stuff is for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK

2007-10-21 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Kris, On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 20:49 +0100, Kris Marsh wrote: 1) Ensure ASDA is in the press release too [http://www.asda-electricals.co.uk/shop/product/esys/linux.html] Good plan. 2) Suggest we also point users to the forum and IRC, if they're not interested in face-to-face. Well, we

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK

2007-10-21 Thread alan c
Alan Pope wrote: Hi Mark, On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 19:53 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: London, 21st October 2007 The UK Ubuntu community is pleased to announce that, effective from 1st November, it will be offering free technical support to users of selected Tescos PC, at centres up and down

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK

2007-10-21 Thread Mark Harrison
Dougie Richardson wrote: 1. How would the cost of travel be covered? I'm all for volunteering but not if it starts to cost my significantly in expenses. Well, I have to say, I'd considered that this wasn't really us doing anything new beyond what we're already doing... More us realising