Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Ayatana] Maverick Movies!
On 21/08/10 17:40, Andrew wrote: Actually the font is available for everyone with a Launchpad account [1] but it seems not a lot of people know this... [1] http://www.webupd8.org/2010/08/new-ubuntu-1010-font-available-for.html It should not (yet) be available to open teams. We are aiming to nail the first wave of issues, as soon as that's done we'll make the beta fully open by landing the font in Maverick and in a public PPA. I've fixed the Accessibility team case now, and will fix others that arise accidentally. For the purposes of this discussion, I'll say: - it's no problem for someone making one of these movies to get access to the font if they don't already have it. - I can add Ubuntu Marketing if it's not an open team (i.e. requires some supervision and criteria to join) - I can add any other supervised team (that has a criteria related to Ubuntu participation and contribution) The rationale for the semi-open stage in the beta process is: (a) we don't own the font till it's done 1.0, and (b) we want the font to mostly strongly reflect the views of those who contribute most to Ubuntu. Mark signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Ayatana] Maverick Movies!
On 20/08/10 17:55, Shane Fagan wrote: Well I think it would be fun to put some of the high quality ones on the front page of ubuntu.com http://ubuntu.com using HTM5 video embedding. We can do that for release if we get something stunning. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Ayatana] Maverick Movies!
We could do some sort of video contest, I can promote it through the Facebook page and other Ubuntu sites could help, most of the admins are around here somewhere, it shouldn't be very tough to promote it on all the sites. I don't know if putting the videos on Ubuntu.com would be enough incentive. We can also make a youtube site and gather all the videos and put the winner on the main page. I have been thinking on it for some time. We could also have something like the best video of the month and have it always on the main page and keep it going. What do you all think? 2010/8/21 Mark Shuttleworth m...@ubuntu.com On 20/08/10 17:55, Shane Fagan wrote: Well I think it would be fun to put some of the high quality ones on the front page of ubuntu.com using HTM5 video embedding. We can do that for release if we get something stunning. -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing -- Lisandro H. Vaccaro -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Ayatana] Maverick Movies!
On 21/08/10 07:49, Lisandro Vaccaro wrote: We can also make a youtube site and gather all the videos and put the winner on the main page. I have been thinking on it for some time. We could also have something like the best video of the month and have it always on the main page and keep it going. Sure, sounds good. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Ayatana] Maverick Movies!
On 20/08/10 18:54, Jake Tolbert wrote: This is an interesting question that I'd like some perspective on (as a bit of an outsider to Canonical, but part of the FLOSS community): where does Canonical a/o Ubuntu's responsibility to maintain the Ubuntu brand end? As a marketer in a rather traditional market, I'm conditioned to think that I need to preserve my brand wherever possible, to make sure everything looks consistent in every medium. At the same time, it's foolish, and I think, counter to FLOSS ideology, to clamp down on this sort of 'fan art', to categorize it broadly. So how does a company deeply devoted to open source ideology interact with fan art? Canonical owns the brand / trademark, but we license it very freely to the Ubuntu community. Folks who want to set something up that claims to be Ubuntu, or representing Ubuntu, just send mail to tradema...@canonical.com and as long as the use falls within the trademark policy, it gets ack'd and approved. Your point is exactly right: Ubuntu is bigger than Canonical's contributions could ever make it, it's the sum of aspirations, hope, dreams and effort from a very large community, and that community needs to be able to express itself and speak for Ubuntu. In the design guidelines, we have a framework for styling that includes an axis from Canonical - Community. When designing materials, you ask the question am I speaking for a Canonical service or offering, or from a Canonical perspective, or from a community perspective, or somwehre in between. Then, based on the position on that axis, we provide guidance as to the balance of colour in the materials (in short, more Canonical == more aubergine, more Community == more orange). We're breaking quite a bit of new ground, I think, in formalising the voice of a broader community in the brand. Mark signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Ayatana] Maverick Movies!
Some people need guidance regarding the content they issue. I don't think the colors and font are as important as this issue. I see admins posting geeky stuff when it's obvious it doesn't fit the userbase, we can't just send them a message telling them hey man your site is awful. We started the MK pledge https://wiki.ubuntu.com/themkpledge#preview, less than a week ago trying to offer a guide to all the people working on social networks and loco teams, but it would be great if we could cover this issues on the official Guidelines, it would also stop many debates going on on the community. 2010/8/21 Mark Shuttleworth m...@ubuntu.com On 20/08/10 18:54, Jake Tolbert wrote: This is an interesting question that I'd like some perspective on (as a bit of an outsider to Canonical, but part of the FLOSS community): where does Canonical a/o Ubuntu's responsibility to maintain the Ubuntu brand end? As a marketer in a rather traditional market, I'm conditioned to think that I need to preserve my brand wherever possible, to make sure everything looks consistent in every medium. At the same time, it's foolish, and I think, counter to FLOSS ideology, to clamp down on this sort of 'fan art', to categorize it broadly. So how does a company deeply devoted to open source ideology interact with fan art? Canonical owns the brand / trademark, but we license it very freely to the Ubuntu community. Folks who want to set something up that claims to be Ubuntu, or representing Ubuntu, just send mail to tradema...@canonical.com and as long as the use falls within the trademark policy, it gets ack'd and approved. Your point is exactly right: Ubuntu is bigger than Canonical's contributions could ever make it, it's the sum of aspirations, hope, dreams and effort from a very large community, and that community needs to be able to express itself and speak for Ubuntu. In the design guidelines, we have a framework for styling that includes an axis from Canonical - Community. When designing materials, you ask the question am I speaking for a Canonical service or offering, or from a Canonical perspective, or from a community perspective, or somwehre in between. Then, based on the position on that axis, we provide guidance as to the balance of colour in the materials (in short, more Canonical == more aubergine, more Community == more orange). We're breaking quite a bit of new ground, I think, in formalising the voice of a broader community in the brand. Mark -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing -- Lisandro H. Vaccaro -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
