Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] LoCo CD Strategy for 12.04 LTS
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 06:10:25PM -0700, James Bradley wrote: On 04/20/2012 05:36 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: On 04/20/2012 05:27 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 05:12:52PM -0700, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: So as you are all aware we did not get granted approval status which we all had hoped for during this cycle as such we will not get a guaranteed shipment of CD's for the purpose of distributing to people interested in Ubuntu. Nathan and I have been discussing the most cost-effective way of getting CD's produced with professional results yet at a very low cost to us since we (those who decide to contribute to the cost) will have shoulder it. Does anyone have any feedback or ideas? Official CDs are available for sale in the Canonical store, at roughly the cost of media: http://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=976 Do you think you'll actually be able to do them more cheaply than that locally? It actually would appear Canonical waives shipping price on CD's which is actually pretty nice... But we are still talking $200+ for 200 CD's I can get spindles of 100 CD's for like $15-20 and I'm not sure what labels would cost... The biggest thing I am concerned about is burning out by CD/DVD drive on my laptop. As an addendum to the last email: You'd need to look into the support for LightScribe on Ubuntu. I know it is possible, but the last time I looked into it, some years ago, it was far from easy. Thanks for this, I totally forgot I had a LightScribe drive or two and media for them. I followed the instructions at the following blog and it was quite easy: http://www.thepowerbase.com/2011/10/lightscribe-in-linux-make-gorgeous-discs-in-ubuntu/ You don't need to use -force-architecture anymore though! -- Brian Murray -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or
Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] LoCo CD Strategy for 12.04 LTS
On 04/24/2012 10:05 AM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: On 04/24/2012 09:49 AM, Brian Murray wrote: On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 06:10:25PM -0700, James Bradley wrote: On 04/20/2012 05:36 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: On 04/20/2012 05:27 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 05:12:52PM -0700, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: So as you are all aware we did not get granted approval status which we all had hoped for during this cycle as such we will not get a guaranteed shipment of CD's for the purpose of distributing to people interested in Ubuntu. Nathan and I have been discussing the most cost-effective way of getting CD's produced with professional results yet at a very low cost to us since we (those who decide to contribute to the cost) will have shoulder it. Does anyone have any feedback or ideas? Official CDs are available for sale in the Canonical store, at roughly the cost of media: http://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=976 Do you think you'll actually be able to do them more cheaply than that locally? It actually would appear Canonical waives shipping price on CD's which is actually pretty nice... But we are still talking $200+ for 200 CD's I can get spindles of 100 CD's for like $15-20 and I'm not sure what labels would cost... The biggest thing I am concerned about is burning out by CD/DVD drive on my laptop. As an addendum to the last email: You'd need to look into the support for LightScribe on Ubuntu. I know it is possible, but the last time I looked into it, some years ago, it was far from easy. Thanks for this, I totally forgot I had a LightScribe drive or two and media for them. I followed the instructions at the following blog and it was quite easy: http://www.thepowerbase.com/2011/10/lightscribe-in-linux-make-gorgeous-discs-in-ubuntu/ You don't need to use -force-architecture anymore though! -- Brian Murray Now I'm wondering if we can talk jvlb into hacking Ubuntu California's Origami CD sleeves design with our logo https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Projects/CDSleeves if so we can have maybe nathwill print a bunch and I will begin burning CD's on Thursday in prep for the release party on Sunday :) wouldn't it be better to use the DIY Marketing materials? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing#A12.04_artwork -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or
Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] LoCo CD Strategy for 12.04 LTS
On 04/20/2012 05:27 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 05:12:52PM -0700, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: So as you are all aware we did not get granted approval status which we all had hoped for during this cycle as such we will not get a guaranteed shipment of CD's for the purpose of distributing to people interested in Ubuntu. Nathan and I have been discussing the most cost-effective way of getting CD's produced with professional results yet at a very low cost to us since we (those who decide to contribute to the cost) will have shoulder it. Does anyone have any feedback or ideas? Official CDs are available for sale in the Canonical store, at roughly the cost of media: http://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=976 Do you think you'll actually be able to do them more cheaply than that locally? Depending on the quantity we buy potentially since the Canonical store's best pricing is based on a purchase of 200 CD's which is $210.90 without Shipping. Even at a local printer we would be dealing with volume based pricing... 200 CD's could go in a single event large event although we could in most cases apply for a non-approved team conference kit for eligible events -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or
Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] LoCo CD Strategy for 12.04 LTS
On 04/20/2012 05:27 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 05:12:52PM -0700, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: So as you are all aware we did not get granted approval status which we all had hoped for during this cycle as such we will not get a guaranteed shipment of CD's for the purpose of distributing to people interested in Ubuntu. Nathan and I have been discussing the most cost-effective way of getting CD's produced with professional results yet at a very low cost to us since we (those who decide to contribute to the cost) will have shoulder it. Does anyone have any feedback or ideas? Official CDs are available for sale in the Canonical store, at roughly the cost of media: http://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=976 Do you think you'll actually be able to do them more cheaply than that locally? It actually would appear Canonical waives shipping price on CD's which is actually pretty nice... But we are still talking $200+ for 200 CD's I can get spindles of 100 CD's for like $15-20 and I'm not sure what labels would cost... The biggest thing I am concerned about is burning out by CD/DVD drive on my laptop. -- Benjamin Kerensa, Team Lead Ubuntu Oregon www.ubuntu-oregon.org | bkere...@ubuntu.com I am what I am because of who we all are - Ubuntu -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or
