Re: [marketing] OOo History page updated

2010-10-08 Thread Drew Jensen
On 10/08/2010 05:40 PM, Maho NAKATA wrote: Hi Drew, It seems that you're responsible for the following page. http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/A_Brief_History_Of_OpenOffice.org Can I add following info so that we can make this page more informative. What do you think? Nakata Maho

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Drew Jensen
are it's property. Although as one community member I would ask again for Oracle Corp to make those assets available to the OpenOffice.org Community. Please understand that I again speak only for myself. Looking forward to your reply. Sincerely, Drew Jensen

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Drew Jensen
On 10/04/2010 03:08 PM, Simon Brouwer wrote: Hi Drew, Op 4-10-2010 20:19, Drew Jensen schreef: On 10/04/2010 01:54 PM, Ian wrote: On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 19:45 +0200, Martin Hollmichel wrote: An important point indeed is that both side keep the constructive dialog open and trying to find

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Drew Jensen
On 10/04/2010 05:39 PM, Simon Brouwer wrote: Apparently it's easy to forget that it has also continuously been putting in much of the effort baking it, and that it had provided the cake in the first place. Please believe me when I say that it is not nearly as easy as it may seem from

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Drew Jensen
Just to make it clear: I am an independent volunteer community member without any affiliation with Oracle that might color my perspective. However, until now I am not convinced that the position of Sun/Oracle in the project has been, or was going to be, a larger obstacle to the continued

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Drew Jensen
Just to make it clear: I am an independent volunteer community member without any affiliation with Oracle that might color my perspective. However, until now I am not convinced that the position of Sun/Oracle in the project has been, or was going to be, a larger obstacle to the continued

[marketing] OpenOffice.org 10 year time line and milestones

2010-09-24 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, During the marketing conference call, today, 10th Anniversary activities where discussed. One idea was to put together an updated, and expanded, history of the project. To get this started I've taken the liberty to start a page on the Wiki:

[marketing] Transcribe SMP meettnng flipcharts (was Re: [marketing] next call conf)

2010-09-13 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, I believe you where referring to someone transcribing the flip[ chart images at: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Strategic_Marketing_Plan_2010 Didn't see where anyone did this yet. I have not double checked this - but a quick pass //SMP-OOoCon2010-FlipChart-1 Bainstorming

[marketing] Fwd: - Ohio Linux Diversity Workshop

2010-09-08 Thread Drew Jensen
Howdy List, I send the attached mail to the accessibility mailing list and then thought I should also touch base with folks here also. Same question to those here as on the other list - Anything in particular regarding OO.o and a11y that you want to pass along. Expanding that out a bit

Re: [marketing] The Caesar what is Caesar's

2010-09-06 Thread Drew Jensen
On 09/06/2010 04:18 AM, Ian wrote: On Sun, 2010-09-05 at 18:15 -0300, Caio Tiago Oliveira wrote: We don't need to fork that right now, Agreed +1 but we should invest more on attracting investments. That will make it easy if we have to fork in the future and will help the project,

[marketing] Of interest: Oracle Open Office at Oracle OpenWorld 2010

2010-09-02 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, Thought some may be interested in the Oracle OpenWorld 2010 conference which is coming up, Sept 20th in San Francisco, CA and again in a ~month in Bejing. There will be a track for the office suite products, at least for the SF conference. Track: Oracle Open Office and Oracle Cloud

Re: [marketing] BrOffice.org Magazine has English version

2010-09-02 Thread Drew Jensen
On 09/03/2010 01:10 AM, Lars D. Noodén wrote: On Thu, 2 Sep 2010, luiz wrote: Someone else is having trouble accessing the page of the magazines in English? I am able to get the PDF version. However, the first time I tried the wrong URI and wrote by mistake:

[marketing] Re: World Wide Installed Base - Estimate August 2010

2010-08-24 Thread Drew Jensen
Howdy, Getting an email together to ask the the folks at WebmasterPro.de if they are still pulling numbers for their market share study. Thought folks would want to see how the downloads are going. The March document went out, as you might recall, on Document Freedom Day and the Aug

[marketing] Twitter - never seen this before

2010-08-23 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, I have never seen a twazzup screen even close to anything like this...till today. (Actually there was only for a while today one and only referenced story, then these two popped and then it was back to only one reference) http://ooo.baseanswers.com/ugly-mood.png I hope Louis is

[marketing] Re: Twitter - never seen this before

2010-08-23 Thread Drew Jensen
I should probably frame this also. The OpenOffice twitter stream runs pretty much daily from mid-teens to mid-twenties of messages/hour. Tuesday/Wed is usually the busiest days, Sunday the slowest. Our peak rate was the day after the 3.2.1 release when it hit 49 TPH. The low was the day

Re: [marketing] stickers (was Re: [marketing] flying discs quotation)

2010-08-20 Thread Drew Jensen
On 08/20/2010 08:38 AM, Lars Nooden wrote: On 08/18/2010 04:48 PM, Kálmán „KAMI” Szalai wrote: Hi Lars! I asked this, I will inform you as soon as I have answer. Anyway the linked image looks broken a bit to me: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Stickers-2010 The circular text

Re: [marketing] World Wide Installed Base - Estimate August 2010

2010-08-18 Thread Drew Jensen
On 08/18/2010 02:54 AM, Katsuya Kobayashi wrote: Hi Drew, The announce, OpenOffice.org Celebrates Tenth Anniversary at OOoCon in Budapest http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=announcemsgNo=426 include the reference this Study URI, Market Share Study:

Re: [marketing] World Wide Installed Base - Estimate August 2010

2010-08-18 Thread Drew Jensen
On 08/18/2010 06:23 AM, Lars Nooden wrote: On 2010/8/18 Drew Jensen wrote: Anyway - it was really a spur of the moment decision to plug in new pop. figures. http://ooo.baseanswers.com/ooo-mktshr-082010.pdf Thanks! It's very interesting to see which regions are growing. Any word on Norway

Re: [marketing] World Wide Installed Base - Estimate August 2010

2010-08-18 Thread Drew Jensen
ps - regarding Government mandates...ask me about ADA sometime...*evil grin* Oh, sorry that is Ada the language not the act. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands,

[marketing] World Wide Installed Base - Estimate August 2010

2010-08-17 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, I released a new OpenOffice.org World Wide Installed Base estimate today. http://twitter.com/search?q=%23OpenOfficehttp://ooo.baseanswers.com/ooo-mktshr-082010.pdf The data was updated with the most recent population estimates from World Book. Thanks Drew

Re: [marketing] What's New Guide needed!?

2010-08-14 Thread Drew Jensen
On 08/14/2010 07:35 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Thorsten, Thorsten Ziehm wrote on 2010-08-13 11.18: From my point of view a 'What's New Guide' in a attractive form is needed as quickly as possible. I agree, that indeed would be desirable. Although nobody knows when 3.3 will be

Re: [marketing] Is OpenOffice safe!?!

2010-08-14 Thread Drew Jensen
On 08/14/2010 01:23 PM, Alexandro Colorado wrote: On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 12:00 PM,goldf...@aol.in wrote: Hi, With this Java lawsuit and all, is OpenOffice safe? Will Oracle keep giving it away for free? The actual lawsuit wording says that it has to do more with the fork that Google did

[marketing] Twitter again - Some stats on audience by geographic region

2010-08-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, For those running OO.o specific Twitter accounts, just thought you might find these stats of interest: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2010/8/Indonesia_Brazil_and_Venezuela_Lead_Global_Surge_in_Twitter_Usage Adios, Drew

[marketing] Twitter -

2010-08-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, Looking at my twitter stats for the last week/month there stands out a particular subject as being 'hot'. These two tweets: Four #Linux-friendly alt. to #MSFT Exchange reviewed http://bit.ly/bqIRRL #OpenOffice #Thunderbird #SMB and Four #Linux-friendly alt. to #MSFT Exchange reviewed

[marketing] hmmm - T-shirts anyonw

2010-04-06 Thread Drew Jensen
I was talking to Alexandro the other day and he reminded me of the subject of OpenOffice.org swag for sale via the web.. Anyway while looking for something I had found before stumbled upon this:

[marketing] ALA2010 - Program Listing

2010-04-06 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, Almost let this get away from me timewise, the exhibit listing information must be finalized by the Friday, 4/9. You can see what I have entered presently, it can use every ones help I think, at http://ala.cistems.net/ProductLocator_Details.php?exID=27489 Also, the print program text

Re: [marketing] Document freedom day

2010-04-05 Thread Drew Jensen
Made another addition to the wiki page http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Dfd#OpenOffice.org_community_supports_DFD For activities in Vietnam Drew - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For

Re: [marketing] OO.o usage level worksheet

2010-03-30 Thread Drew Jensen
Lars Nooden wrote: Drew Jensen wrote: Just to follow up from the phone conference. ... Post the URL to the worksheet. Attachments are never a good idea, especially to a list. It's a serious faux pas to try to use mail as a surrogate for a file system, especially a mailing list which

Re: [marketing] Document freedom day

2010-03-29 Thread Drew Jensen
Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Alexandro, Alexandro Colorado wrote on 2010-03-23 18.07: Here it is: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Dfd sorry for my late reply, and thanks a lot for the great draft! I changed some links to the international ones and used the English title graphic.

Re: [marketing] date and time for marketing confcall

2010-03-17 Thread Drew Jensen
On 3/18/2010 12:37 AM, Chaosun wrote: Well, I didn't vote, because I do understand the 7 or 8 hours time difference made people in China quite awkard. And I don't think if I listed on that list will change the schedule, it's better to suit you guys. I certainly try my best to attend it at

Re: [marketing] date and time for marketing confcall

2010-03-17 Thread Drew Jensen
Hello Chaosun, My apology for the copy/paste mistake on the last email to the Mailing list. Drew - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail:

Re: [marketing] report on CeBIT and funding request

2010-03-14 Thread Drew Jensen
Florian Effenberger wrote: but for us, it has such an important marketing impact, that we shouldn't miss it. Being there is just a necessity -- and makes a lot of fun. :-) + 1 to that idea. Hello Florian, Since it appears that what is going on there, with OO.o D. e.v., is working,

Re: [marketing] marketing confcall in March

2010-03-13 Thread Drew Jensen
On 3/11/2010 4:01 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hello, it's March already, and that means a new conference call is waiting. :-) I've set up a poll at http://doodle.com/h5f55szed89aa7ph Hello Florian, Updated doodle. Added some suggestions to

[marketing] Re: [website-dev] DFD this March 31st - What we going to do about it?

2010-03-08 Thread Drew Jensen
Alexandro Colorado wrote: On March 30th the Document Freedom day is happening and I think we are in good time to start to work on a campaign to show our support on the website. I think this event is pretty important, and we could be working with the communities and spread the word about this

[marketing] Re: [website-dev] DFD this March 31st - What we going to do about it?

2010-03-08 Thread Drew Jensen
Draft our own flier - they have one at the documentfreedom site, use it or create our own. Now how many languages do we support? I don't know *chuckle*. But set a goal 100% translation by March 25 - that is an aggressive goal isn't it - but how close can we come..only one way to find out.

Re: [marketing] Document Freedom Day

2010-03-06 Thread Drew Jensen
On 3/4/2010 3:53 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi, Alexjan Carraturo wrote on 2010-03-02 21.48: Florian Effenberger wrote: +1 very good idea. Andy With my group (FSUGItalia), we are preparing an event for DFD in Spoleto (Italy), as we do before for 2 years. Italian page of the event

Re: [marketing] Community survey on main properties of OpenOffice.org - call for proposals

2010-03-02 Thread Drew Jensen
I'm quite sure that some of the properties most community members think to be important contain open , professional or active. Well, I really thought you would get so much response internally it would be good to balance it with some outside data - but I see I was wrong in the first part of

Re: [marketing] Templates for ALA conference

2010-03-02 Thread Drew Jensen
It would help to touch base in advance with other projects, or even companies, where OOo is used or of benefit. LTSP, K12LTSP, Edubuntu, Skolelinux, Evergreen (ILS), Koha (ILS), Userful Inc, etc. Hola Lars Excellent - can I count on you to help with this? Do you have contacts in any of those

[marketing] ALA - OOo4Kids ( was : what does it matter )

2010-03-02 Thread Drew Jensen
Well - this is a fine mess that I seem to have gotten us into. First off - I am going on record as blaming everything on Joyce. Who is Joyce? - doesn't matter. Here is what I thought the disk should look like - at least as of today:

Re: [marketing] Templates for ALA conference

2010-02-27 Thread Drew Jensen
OOo4Kids addressed a completely different user group and librarians are probably more interested in OOo. Hello Juergen well - I respectfully disagree: http://www.hcplc.org/hcplc/justkids/ http://www.zwickau.de/de/stadtbibliothek/infos/adressen/kinderbibliothek.php

Re: [marketing] Templates for ALA conference

2010-02-27 Thread Drew Jensen
Hello again On 2/27/2010 10:21 AM, Juergen Schmidt wrote: Fos FOSDEM we choose an additional image to transport a specific message. Ok - do you mind if I ask what that message was? Thanks Drew - To unsubscribe, e-mail:

Re: [marketing] Templates for ALA conference

2010-02-27 Thread Drew Jensen
Drew, I am unsure whether OOo4kids contributes anything of its own technology back to OOo. Therefore I don't think it's a good idea to even consider it. Hi Charles. Well- your going places there I don't belong. None the less, I'll walk there if need be. First however I would like to see

Re: [marketing] Templates for ALA conference

2010-02-27 Thread Drew Jensen
Ok - do you mind if I ask what that message was? see http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Conferences/FOSDEM/2010#Stand_material for the interpretation of the image We needed mainly a nice image that we could use for the shirts and the squirl worked perfectly. In short OOo and it's world

Re: [marketing] Community survey on main properties of OpenOffice.org - call for proposals

2010-02-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Bernd Eilers wrote: Hi Bernhard, Bernhard Dippold wrote: [... snip...] Yes - I'm not looking for the general public thoughts on OOo (even this might be a very interesting survey), but on the community's self-perception as a basis for our visual design. Well maybe it´s just me but I

Re: [marketing] Templates for ALA conference

2010-02-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy is putting a CD together for distribution at the show. I had asked Andy if he planned to include any extensions and/or templates on the CD - I saw in the MLs that he asked for feed back on what that might include. @Andy - would you consider including OOo4Kids on the CD along with

Re: [marketing] Templates for ALA conference

2010-02-26 Thread Drew Jensen
On 2/26/2010 8:27 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: It might be nice to add the OOo4Kids logo but then I think we would run into a problem as that could be considered modifying the OO,o art which is not allowed. Really! So how do they come up with special event logos for things like FOSDEM

Re: [marketing] Templates for ALA conference

2010-02-26 Thread Drew Jensen
On 2/26/2010 9:10 PM, Andy Brown wrote: Drew Jensen wrote: OK - quick additional to that, quick thought there. If someone downloads the art work, doesn't say a thing, never comes back here to the MLs - alters it and uses it - then yeah I can see where you would want to discourage

Re: [marketing] Virtual Event conference

2010-02-19 Thread Drew Jensen
Florian Effenberger wrote: http://inxpo.wordpress.com/ thanks a lot for sharing! I might not find the time, but will you follow (parts of) the conference? If so, can you share your experience in live streaming at the next marketing call? ...sure.

[marketing] Anyone going to Gov 2.0 Expo (The correct mailing list?)

2010-02-19 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, I would like to ask if there are any other OpenOffice.org Community Members planning on attending the Gov 2.0 expo in Washington DC this May. Normally an expo only pass, private sector, is $100.00 Right now these can be had, with a code, for 0.00 Details for the expo are found here:

Re: [marketing] Anyone going to Gov 2.0 Expo (The correct mailing list?)

2010-02-19 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy Brown wrote: Drew Jensen wrote: Hi, I would like to ask if there are any other OpenOffice.org Community Members planning on attending the Gov 2.0 expo in Washington DC this May. I would like to attend, but as I have explained before, not possible. Would you want some pamphlets

[marketing] Virtual Event conference

2010-02-18 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, Last follow up from the phone call. Mentioned that there was a conference coming up for vendors in the Virtual Event business and that one of the vendors was running a hybrid real/digitized event in conjunction - for folks to 'experience' their expertise (I have no idea, never heard of

Re: [marketing] follow-up on 2nd marketing confcall

2010-02-17 Thread Drew Jensen
On 2/12/2010 5:41 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hello, according to the current Doodle poll at http://www.doodle.com/5cnsa73dbc6hfd28, the 2nd marketing confcall is most likely to take place next Wednesday, February 17th, 1700 CET If you haven't voted yet, please do so by Sunday, so I can

[marketing] OO.o usage level worksheet

2010-02-17 Thread Drew Jensen
HI, Just to follow up from the phone conference. I sent a copy of the spread sheet I mentioned to the pr mailing list again a few minutes ago. If folks don't see it on the list directly drop me a line and I'll see what's wrong on my end and send the file a different way for now. Thanks

[marketing] Sun defends trakemark

2010-02-17 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, Another followup from the phone call. The information regarding Sun Microsystems moving against one of the folks running scams on the internet can be found here: http://domains.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/1293581.htm The reference was sent to the users mailing list in this message:

Re: [marketing] Sun defends trakemark

2010-02-17 Thread Drew Jensen
Yes, it is an important decision. But now this company uses domain openoffice-fr.net and I receive many complains from persons having lost 2 sms for nothing or for a malware. I suspect that trying to curtail this type of activity is always going to be akin to ridding an apartment house of

Re: [marketing] OO.o usage level worksheet

2010-02-17 Thread Drew Jensen
On 2/17/2010 2:45 PM, Lars Nooden wrote: Drew Jensen wrote: Just to follow up from the phone conference. ... Post the URL to the worksheet. Good point What is the spread sheet about? Hello Lars, Well, I simply am taking the numbers released recently regarding office suite usage

[marketing] Re: ALA-2010 Kick Off meeting

2010-02-15 Thread Drew Jensen
I would like to get those interested in participating in one place for an hour if possible. For that I set up - an IRC channel: irc://freenode/ooousa - and a meeting scheduler at Doodle: http://doodle.com/8axp46z5svkc6m32 Howdy all, Well, seeing that only a few folks marked any type of

Re: [marketing] iPhone App for news on OOo?

2010-02-14 Thread Drew Jensen
On 2/14/2010 3:06 PM, Alexandro Colorado wrote: I do see however a big issue and is that the OOo site is not federated so an RSS can't be generated unless it scrapt it off from the website. Hi Alexandro, Well, sure it is - maybe not every page, but wouldn't really want that anyway, I don't

[marketing] ALA-201 I'ts a go ( was : American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference)

2010-02-13 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy Brown wrote: Drew, all, I have the files needed to get started on the CDs for the conference. I just need an idea of how many I need to burn. How do I go about getting the labels? Still waiting on the Art project for the banner art, trying to tie in with the 10 anniversary. I finally

Re: [marketing] Fwd: Linux Today - It's Not The Hokey Cokey; OpenOffice BACK In Ubuntu Netbook Edition After User Outcry

2010-02-13 Thread Drew Jensen
Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: A nice story. Pity that most of our (90?) downloads from the website are Windows. -louis http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-02-12-017-35-NW-UB Howdy Louis, *smile*...nice show you folks put on last night BTW. A curious commentary on the good

[marketing] ALA-2010 Kick Off meeting ( was : American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference )

2010-02-13 Thread Drew Jensen
WorldLabel.com wrote: Hi Everyone I would be interested in helping (Donate) some funds for Openoffice exhibiting at http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/annual/index.cfm In general I think attending and/or exhibiting at Linux/open source shows, besides trying to recruit help, is

Re: [marketing] ALA-2010 Kick Off meeting ( was : American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference )

2010-02-13 Thread Drew Jensen
I marked 5pm(PST) but 6pm(PST) would be better for me though I realize it is kind of late for you. OK - Added the 2 later time slots Never used doodle, so not sure how you change your choice.. - To unsubscribe,

Re: [marketing] ALA-2010 Application distribution (was :American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference )

2010-02-13 Thread Drew Jensen
Bernhard Dippold wrote: Hi Andy, Drew, * Andy Brown schrieb: Drew Jensen wrote: Hi Andy, Before we get to deep into this it may be better to move to a show specific channel for discussion - an email list of forum/wiki. If you had moved, I couldn't take part in this discussion. So from my

[marketing] Re: ALA-2010 Kick Off meeting ( was : American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference )

2010-02-13 Thread Drew Jensen
Drew Jensen wrote: Hello All, The contract for this event was signed this week - so the clock is running. I would like to get those interested in participating in one place for an hour if possible. For that I set up - an IRC channel: irc://freenode/ooousa - and a meeting scheduler

Re: [marketing] ALA-2010 Kick Off meeting ( was : American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference )

2010-02-13 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy Brown wrote: Drew Jensen wrote: I marked 5pm(PST) but 6pm(PST) would be better for me though I realize it is kind of late for you. Thanks. Making a change seem easy enough. I am in for Monday and Tuesday @6pm. I think I figured out the irc stuff, at least how to connect

Re: [marketing] ALA-2010 Kick Off meeting ( was : American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference )

2010-02-13 Thread Drew Jensen
Alexandro Colorado wrote: I am fine with earlier, as long as is not morning of course. I am not a morning person and most of my other meetings happened then. Hola Alexandro, ...added 4 to the front end of the time. Adios, Drew

Re: [marketing] conference list ( was: American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference )

2010-01-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Juergen Schmidt wrote: +1 I like this idea, I think the wiki could be a good place to start the action items. Please use this link: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/US/Home/ALA-2010 why not under http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Conferences/ALA/2010 with the correct categories

Re: [marketing] What do we want to do - (was: American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference )

2010-01-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Hello Christine, et al Let us back up just a bit here. Starting with a look at our reason for being at an ALA conference, a goal. My suggestion for a goal: Help build a vibrant OpenOffice.org user community in US libraries. We could then look at two activities aimed to attaining the goal:

Re: [marketing] What do we want to do -

2010-01-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Drew Jensen wrote: Then, keeping these activities in mind, moving forward to look at what artifacts to produce, for the show, which best facilitate the activities. One change here... Then, keeping the goal in mind, moving forward to look at what artifacts to produce, for the show, which best

Re: [marketing] working the show (was:American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference)

2010-01-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Hello Benjamin, et al A few thoughts on activities at the show. One possible specific activity: Engage with current OpenOffice.org users. - Thank them for their use. -- perhaps some type of OO.o cheat sheet as a gift - If they are not on the latest version of the application, get the latest

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-24 Thread Drew Jensen
Lars Nooden wrote: WorldLabel.com wrote: Yes, at somepoint we got to try and reach out to the larger corporate sponsors so this can happen. Are there any contacts with companies that support or maintain or train Evergreen, Koha or Greenstone? Those are FOSS integrated library

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-24 Thread Drew Jensen
Hello Folks, FYI - updated http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/US/Home/ALA-2010 with final show schedule, some suggestions regarding a booth location, show media..etc. Also updated http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Talk:US/Home/ALA-2010 During the day I'll be updating both pages

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-22 Thread Drew Jensen
Hamish Bell wrote: Hi I agree ... while we should be encouraging people to use Linux, we have to realise that Windows is just as important platform because so many more people use Windows than Linux. We should be doing our best to increase OOo usage, no matter what platform the user uses and

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-22 Thread Drew Jensen
Additionally the screen can accept a secondary input, so bring your own laptop. meant - so if anyone brings a Mac laptop? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail:

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-22 Thread Drew Jensen
Hamish, Russel Thanks again for prompting me to think a little more here. My last trip cross country, I needed to use the public access computer kiosks at a couple of small town libraries (as in middle of Wyoming small). Both cases they had really nice printers (I was surprised a little) but

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-22 Thread Drew Jensen
Drew, As a reference, I can get a 6ft by 2.5ft heavy duty, reusable, sign for around $51.00. I say reusable so that it can be used for, hopefully, other events during the year. Tell you what - can you take this as yours and coordinate with folks in the art project (I see you sent an

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-22 Thread Drew Jensen
I will be glad to do it. Don't worry about the cost as I think I can cover that. If we do as others have with the CDs then we can recover at least some of the cost. Do you have the lead time needed for the printer after they 'acceptable' the art?

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-21 Thread Drew Jensen
Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi, Drew Jensen wrote on 2010-01-14 18.31: Also, setup a wiki page http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/US/Home/ALA-2010 as a collection point for details. sorry for my late reply, currently a bit behind my Inbox, but working on it. :-) Can someone bring me

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-21 Thread Drew Jensen
Christine Louise Beems wrote: Hey Drew... re: someone that will take responsibility for the 'content' we want on those computer screens I will participate with content development (graphic design, promotional copy, marketing materials/strategy) however I may be useful and am capable, and we

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-21 Thread Drew Jensen
WorldLabel.com wrote: Hi Jean Hollis Weber will arrange What is OpenDocument Format and Why Should You Care? flyers for us to hand out. Hi, Is that the layout of the flyer or the actual production of the flyers? Thanks Drew

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-21 Thread Drew Jensen
Hello Lars, I would not mind being in on Cc:s. I would go to the DC event if I were in the area. The planning would be useful for other events and I do still have contact with European libraries and librarians, having for a while worked as one. Sounds good to me. Drew

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-21 Thread Drew Jensen
Alexandro Colorado wrote: There is some new material that will be shown on FOSDEM. Also I sent you some from the education project. Hello Alexandro, Would you like to be cc'd on the email exchange with Christine, Lars and myself? Also: I wanted to bring up the Business Development

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-15 Thread Drew Jensen
Howdy, Had a chance to talk with Mr. Widick at the ALA. Details at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/US/Home/ALA-2010 Drew - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands,

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-14 Thread Drew Jensen
On 1/14/2010 6:37 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Russell, WorldLabel.com wrote on 2010-01-11 18.28: I would be interested in helping (Donate) some funds for Openoffice exhibiting at http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/annual/index.cfm In general I think attending and/or

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-14 Thread Drew Jensen
Also, setup a wiki page http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/US/Home/ALA-2010 as a collection point for details. Thanks Drew - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands,

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-14 Thread Drew Jensen
On 1/11/2010 4:37 PM, WorldLabel.com wrote: Some quick thoughts regarding this. $2,025 is the cost and from what I see that does not include a floor pass for both workers I would help with some of that. And, there are other expenses, duplication of OOo CDs, signs, flyers on

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-14 Thread Drew Jensen
On 1/14/2010 1:11 PM, WorldLabel.com wrote: Hi Drew WiFi hotspot in the booth. This can be done, however, they would have to set it up for us and would cost USD900. There are WiFi spots around the conference center but none in the exhibit halls. That of course does not help us, Russell

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-14 Thread Drew Jensen
On 1/14/2010 1:19 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: On 1/14/2010 1:11 PM, WorldLabel.com wrote: Hi Drew WiFi hotspot in the booth. This can be done, however, they would have to set it up for us and would cost USD900. There are WiFi spots around the conference center but none in the exhibit halls

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Sophie wrote: However does NLC handles regional? or which project handles these type of affairs? No, it should be independent, even if from now, most groups are derived from the NLC communities. Here is the page on the wiki http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Regional_Groups

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Charles-H. Schulz wrote: That's encouraging. May I perhaps suggest -whether now or later- that this group actually splits into smaller units? like US West Coast, North Mexico, Great Lakes groups, etc. North America is a big chunk to swallow :-) Hello Charles, Hopefully there will be a

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Benjamin Horst wrote: I strongly agree. Education should be a very fertile market for our promotional work. This ALA conference is in Washington DC, so it's possibly within range for me. Anthony is near DC as well, so if he's available that could be great. June 24 - 29, personally I've

Re: [marketing] American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

2010-01-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy Brown wrote: WorldLabel.com wrote: I would help with some of that. And, there are other expenses, duplication of OOo CDs, signs, flyers on why.openoffice.org ect. I spoke to Richard Widick who handles sales of booths for ALA, he advised that they would as a special for openoffice

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-10 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy Brown wrote: I vote +1. I may even try to get up there. Do you mean that you only go if Alexandro is in attendance? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands,

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-10 Thread Drew Jensen
Alexandro Colorado wrote: I am putting a request of $500 USD to travel to SCALEx next month in Los Angeles. SCALE is one of the most important FLOSS events in the US along with OSCON, Ohio Linux Fest, etc. This event is one where developers will be all over the place and would be great

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-10 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy Brown wrote: Drew Jensen wrote: Andy Brown wrote: I vote +1. I may even try to get up there. Do you mean that you only go if Alexandro is in attendance? Hi Drew, No. I mean that I will try to attend. I live in San Diego and if I can work things I would like

Re: [marketing] Request for funding to go to Scale in Los Angeles

2010-01-10 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy Brown wrote: I have only in the last year, last May in fact, joined the OO.o team. Though I have used StarOffice/OpenOffice.org off and on for years. I decided to try and help where I can. Thanks Andy, Well, Alexandro mentioned a possible 'Birds of a feather' meeting. Would that

[marketing] Re: OpenOffice.org activities in North America - A town hall meeting

2010-01-05 Thread Drew Jensen
Drew Jensen wrote: Greetings, That we assemble a North American 2010 calendar with events of interest to individual community members. Update and publish the Calendar to show which community members (with their permission) are likely to attend which events. The goal: - promote face

Re: [marketing] Proposed change of Marketing Project Lead

2010-01-01 Thread Drew Jensen
Cor Nouws wrote: John McCreesh wrote (01-01-10 20:37) So, I would ask you all to confirm whether you are happy to endorse this change of Lead, and if so, please welcome Florian and give him your support as he takes up this challenging position. + 1 for Florian as lead And +1 for John's

[marketing] The world

2010-01-01 Thread Drew Jensen
people to fill top level positions in OpenOffice.org from locales outside of Europe. Respectfully, Drew Jensen - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h

[marketing] Perception -

2010-01-01 Thread Drew Jensen
Hello, I've been meaning to send this email for a couple of months now..so here goes. An earlier email about my trip to the Ohio LinuxFest this past September. There was something that came up a few times during my visit there that merits being passed along to this list, IMO - if it had

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