Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Slogan

2010-12-29 Thread Michael Wheatland
I have also been considering the slogan. The concept that I was thinking of was to reflect the transition from OpenOffice.org to LibreOffice into the slogan. At this point in time I might suggest: LibreOffice, the document evolution This would reflect the culture change that LibreOffice has come

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO DVD fulfillment web-page

2010-12-29 Thread Cor Nouws
Benjamin Horst wrote (29-12-10 15:11) On Dec 29, 2010, at 3:32 AM, Cor Nouws wrote: That is all true. But that does not mean that using an url as libreoffcedvd is automatically OK. Maybe we should have paid more attention discussing that? That's a valid point. But as far as I know, we don't

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: I'm back in the game.

2010-12-29 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Hello James, It's good and useful to play the devil's advocate. Let me give you some arguments that you can use in your conversations. The LibO project is a meritocracy; it is not a democracy -in fact I don't think there's even one FOSS project that is democratic in its processes. It is not chaos

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] distribution & sales

2010-12-29 Thread Jeff Chimene
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 7:29 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > How about if we look at Cannonical's method of distributing free Cds and > also > selling them from the same website. It seems sad that they view their free > shipit service as a money losing service without their sales point > contributing >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO DVD fulfillment web-page

2010-12-29 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Hello Ben, Le Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:11:23 -0500, Benjamin Horst a écrit : > > On Dec 29, 2010, at 3:32 AM, Cor Nouws wrote: > > > Hi Ben, *, > > > > Benjamin Horst wrote (29-12-10 03:09) > >> On Dec 28, 2010, at 5:56 PM, drew wrote: > >>> On Tue, 2010-12-28 at 23:39 +0100, Charles-H. Schulz wro

[libreoffice-marketing] distribution & sales

2010-12-29 Thread Tom Davies
How about if we look at Cannonical's method of distributing free Cds and also selling them from the same website. It seems sad that they view their free shipit service as a money losing service without their sales point contributing profit to shipit. The shipit service states that it takes

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO DVD fulfillment web-page

2010-12-29 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Dec 29, 2010, at 3:32 AM, Cor Nouws wrote: > Hi Ben, *, > > Benjamin Horst wrote (29-12-10 03:09) >> On Dec 28, 2010, at 5:56 PM, drew wrote: >>> On Tue, 2010-12-28 at 23:39 +0100, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: But please don't set up websites in the blue like this. >>> >>> IMO that is just

[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Slogan

2010-12-29 Thread Italo Vignoli
I apologize for being so late with my position on this topic, but I really could not devote enough time to TDF before Xmas. I have just gone through the list again and several times, and I have one clear winner in the following: LibreOffice... Freedom never tasted so suite In addition, I fin

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: I'm back in the game.

2010-12-29 Thread James Walker
Today I am going to play devil's advocate, a few people have asked me what is different about TDF then OpenOffice.org. When I try to explain to them that TDF is trying to make sure that the software is not controlled by one entity and that the community will have input into the direction that it t

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: I'm back in the game.

2010-12-29 Thread Dave Johnson
I pledge to abide by the rules set fouth bt the TDF leadership. Dave Johnson > > On Dec 29, 2010 6:39 AM, "Charles-H. Schulz" < charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > >... > > > > I'm not going to let a little negative talk dissuade me from > fulfilling a need. I see a need in... --

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: I'm back in the game.

2010-12-29 Thread Dave Johnson
Thank you. I will endever to only do good for the TDF and LibO. I pledge to all of you that I will do no harm to either. Dave Johnson On Dec 29, 2010 6:39 AM, "Charles-H. Schulz" < charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: Dave, I'm sorry if my words came out harshly. It was not meant to di

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: I'm back in the game.

2010-12-29 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Dave, I'm sorry if my words came out harshly. It was not meant to discourage you; the thing is that we have to face more and more situations where people are taking advantage of our names and trademarks. Here's what I would like to propose to you: let's set up an initiative somewhere on our wiki

[libreoffice-marketing] Review of progress on the libreoffice.org website and theme

2010-12-29 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) I was working on the new theme for the libreoffice.org website today, and then the server went dead. It's probably a nudge from fate. ;-) And then I was reading Stefan Siegel in a thread on the docs list, and it sounds like he has rather different ideas about at least some of the content o

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO DVD fulfillment web-page

2010-12-29 Thread Stefan Weigel
Hi Tom, Am 29.12.2010 09:36, schrieb Tom Davies: > Please can we try to be civil with each other. Just because someone uses a > system you don't approve of does not make them wrong. OpenSource gives us > choices and gives the opportunity to respect each others cultural and other > difference

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO DVD fulfillment web-page

2010-12-29 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Ben, *, Benjamin Horst wrote (29-12-10 03:09) On Dec 28, 2010, at 5:56 PM, drew wrote: On Tue, 2010-12-28 at 23:39 +0100, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: But please don't set up websites in the blue like this. IMO that is just wrong, Dave has kept this list apprised at every step he has taken, a

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO DVD fulfillment web-page

2010-12-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Please can we try to be civil with each other. Just because someone uses a system you don't approve of does not make them wrong. OpenSource gives us choices and gives the opportunity to respect each others cultural and other differences. I know it is a bit non-standard in the world out