Re: [Marketing] logo follow up
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:50, Mike Williams wrote: > On Thursday 24 March 2005 07:28, mougeotte wrote: > > sorry i was on the wrong page > > > > http://ooodocs.sourceforge.net/graphics/banners/index.html > > Re: one of the banners > > Am I wrong in thinking that the phrase "for free" is commonly used but > incorrect? You're not wrong... :) "For free" is a sloppy colloquialism. > The term "free" has traditionally been used as the short form of > "free of charge", and people have mistakenly assumed it to instead be a > description. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd also never heard the > term "for free" used prior to the mid-1980s (I was born in the 60s). Depended a little on the socio-economic climate in which you lived. Up until the time you mentioned, it was normally only ever heard in eh lowest socio-economic strata. > > Yes, I know this is a small point and one way or the other, only <0.01% of > people would know the answer to this, but since there's a chance of it > being incorrect, I think we should fix it. "OpenOffice.org is freely available, and is entirely free charge, now and forever." > > Anyone know? Jean? > > Mike -- Alex Fisher Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project OpenOffice.org Marketing Community Contact Australia/New Zealand http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Marketing] logo follow up
Mike Williams wrote: On Thursday 24 March 2005 07:28, mougeotte wrote: sorry i was on the wrong page http://ooodocs.sourceforge.net/graphics/banners/index.html This is a very old link, and any new banners are being displayed within the Art Project, see: http://marketing.openoffice.org/art/ Re: one of the banners Am I wrong in thinking that the phrase "for free" is commonly used but incorrect? The term "free" has traditionally been used as the short form of "free of charge", and people have mistakenly assumed it to instead be a description. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd also never heard the term "for free" used prior to the mid-1980s (I was born in the 60s). There was and is discussion about "free", but it was decided that with a selection of banners, you can go with what works for you and your web site. They still have the same feel or theme, just with different messages. Feel free to look up these previous discussions, or please start a new thread to collate slogans for the new banners. You will see in the Art Project Banners gallery, that many of the banners are asking for a slogan. Yes, I know this is a small point and one way or the other, only <0.01% of people would know the answer to this, but since there's a chance of it being incorrect, I think we should fix it. The banners were created by different people after much discussion about slogans. I expect there will more added to the Art Project galleries using design elements from the new splash screen and OOo icon sets. All the best Jacqueline McNally Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Marketing] logo follow up
On Thursday 24 March 2005 07:28, mougeotte wrote: > sorry i was on the wrong page > > http://ooodocs.sourceforge.net/graphics/banners/index.html Re: one of the banners Am I wrong in thinking that the phrase "for free" is commonly used but incorrect? The term "free" has traditionally been used as the short form of "free of charge", and people have mistakenly assumed it to instead be a description. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd also never heard the term "for free" used prior to the mid-1980s (I was born in the 60s). Yes, I know this is a small point and one way or the other, only <0.01% of people would know the answer to this, but since there's a chance of it being incorrect, I think we should fix it. Anyone know? Jean? Mike -- Sales Manager Digital Distribution Global Training Services Pty. Ltd. Premier OpenOffice.org and StarOffice Online Training providers http://www.digitaldistribution.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Marketing] logo follow up
sorry i was on the wrong page http://ooodocs.sourceforge.net/graphics/banners/index.html take care marc - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
