Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Vote on LibOCon logo

2014-03-10 Thread Ian Leyton
My vote is C4 Regards Ian Leyton On 10/03/2014, at 6:27 PM, Sophie wrote: > Hi all, > > Please vote on your preferred logo for the conference communication > material. To ease the count, please top post indicating your preference > as Nx, thanks! > >

Re: [libreoffice-projects] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Engaging Users?

2013-11-01 Thread Ian Lynch
breoffice.org/global/projects/ All messages > > > sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > > > > > > > -- > Charles-H. Schulz > Co-founder, The Document Foundation, > Kurfürstendamm 188, 10707 Berlin > Gemeinnützige rech

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Campaign for ODF file formats?

2013-07-17 Thread Ian Lynch
;> >> --R >> > >> >> >> > >> >> [1] http://pdfreaders.org/ >> > >> >> [2] >> > >> >> http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/website/msg11433.html >> > >> >> >> > >> >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Indian academic institutions forced to use MS Office

2013-04-29 Thread Ian Lynch
et up on my own. Difficult starting from scratch as an individual but I suppose one metric is that I'm still in business and growing and Sun is no more. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications <https://theingots.org/community/faq#7.0> Headline points in the 2014 and 2015 scho

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Indian academic institutions forced to use MS Office

2013-04-29 Thread Ian Lynch
On 29 April 2013 13:53, Marc Paré wrote: > Le 29/04/13 04:46 AM, Ian Lynch a écrit : > >> On 29 April 2013 04:34, Marc Paré wrote: >> >>> Hi Ian, >>> >>> I am not sure I agree; if this were the case, they would have moved to >>> OpenOffic

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Indian academic institutions forced to use MS Office

2013-04-29 Thread Ian Lynch
On 29 April 2013 04:34, Marc Paré wrote: > Hi Ian, > > Le 28/04/13 06:20 AM, Ian Lynch a écrit : > >> It's more complex. It is different in different European countries. >> Some have more central political control than others. eg in Germany >> education

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Indian academic institutions forced to use MS Office

2013-04-28 Thread Ian Lynch
gt; Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications Headline points in

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Indian academic institutions forced to use MS Office

2013-04-27 Thread Ian Lynch
not fit into the performance measures system in terms of assessment it is unlikely to get taken up quite apart from any of the MSO considerations etc. Identifying a country/countries most likely to make take up easy is essential given the limitation on resources. Success in the first makes the 2nd, 3r

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Please can we market LibreOffice to more educational institutions?

2013-04-20 Thread Ian Lynch
tp://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications <https://theingots.org/community/faq#7.0> Headline points in the 2014 and 2015 school leag

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Certification and accreditation

2013-04-10 Thread Ian Lynch
On 10 April 2013 11:20, Charles-H. Schulz < charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Le mercredi 10 avril 2013 à 11:11 +0100, Ian Lynch a écrit : > > On 10 April 2013 09:07, Charles-H. Schulz > > wrote: > > Thanks Ian. At the risk of repe

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Certification and accreditation

2013-04-10 Thread Ian Lynch
On 10 April 2013 09:07, Charles-H. Schulz < charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Thanks Ian. At the risk of repeating myself this is a taks based mailing > list for marketing and not a venue for advertisement. > I'd have considered getting the brand out on certific

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Certification and accreditation

2013-04-09 Thread Ian Lynch
On 9 April 2013 20:29, Cor Nouws wrote: > Ian Lynch wrote (09-04-13 12:44) > > A point to note is we don't do courses. We quality assure the outcomes of >> courses. >> > > Is the way you assure the quality of the outcomes something that we can > learn from?

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Certification and accreditation

2013-04-09 Thread Ian Lynch
have just confused people. > Errr, i also used the apps/modules icons to add a bit of colour. > > > I think that is how it works? > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > -- > *From:* Ian Lynch > ** > * > * > > My proposal is simple.

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Certification and accreditation

2013-04-08 Thread Ian Lynch
On 8 April 2013 09:52, Charles-H. Schulz < charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Hello Ian, > > > Le dimanche 07 avril 2013 à 20:40 +0100, Ian Lynch a écrit : > > On 6 April 2013 23:53, Tom Davies wrote: > > Hi :) > > He did ask quit

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Certification and accreditation

2013-04-08 Thread Ian Lynch
On 8 April 2013 07:45, Evans Ikua wrote: > Thanks a lot Ian for that info and the work that you are doing with > certification, especially based on LO. My thinking is that TDF would be > better placed to work with your organization to lend more credence to the > certification, as wel

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Certification and accreditation

2013-04-07 Thread Ian Lynch
------ > *From:* Charles-H. Schulz > *To:* Ian Lynch ; Marc Paré > *Cc:* marketing@global.libreoffice.org > *Sent:* Saturday, 6 April 2013, 21:49 > *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Certification and accreditation > > Thank you Ian for the ad placemen

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Certification and accreditation

2013-04-06 Thread Ian Lynch
> http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/**marketing/<http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications <https://theingots.org/commun

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Official Mascot

2013-02-27 Thread Ian Lynch
(Mascot) + Michael > Meeks image? > > > At least our mascot can give great pillows :-)) >>> >> > ciao >>> Christian >>> >> > Thanks, > Paul It needs to be something of the same quality as Wiber, Tux, etc http://www.businessinsider.com/op

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice vs. MS Office

2013-01-12 Thread Ian Lynch
n.org/** > Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > List archive: > http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/**marketing/<http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Google wants 90% of market share for office suites

2012-12-26 Thread Ian Lynch
iling-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualif

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] UK Government establishes royalty free open standards

2012-11-02 Thread Ian Lynch
blems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and can

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] AOO - Cloud ?

2012-10-24 Thread Ian Lynch
to / might /may release at an unspecified date in > the future is a bad idea . Not at all. It is just too early for us to > comment or even analyse at this stage. > > Best, > Charles. > Surely open source, cloud based office programmes that support odf are desirable where ev

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] SoftMaker Office

2012-08-22 Thread Ian Lynch
s and despite the mainstream-public's perception. Depends on whether odf as a format is the most important issue or specific code as the productivity tool. For me it is odf across a wide range of products. For someone committed to a lifetime hacking LO the perception might well be different

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] SoftMaker Office

2012-08-22 Thread Ian Lynch
; List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited,

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Numbers of devs working on LibreOffice and AOO

2012-05-19 Thread Ian Lynch
> > > "That never happened"? Where are you posting your message Ian? :-) It never happened in the context of early OOo backed by Sun and with the support of Sun. Perhaps I should have been clearer. > What > do you think the LibreOffice project's goal were and

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Numbers of devs working on LibreOffice and AOO

2012-05-19 Thread Ian Lynch
oblems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Article on Datamation website: "How Microsoft Office Tops LibreOffice: 11 Features"

2012-04-27 Thread Ian Lynch
cope is too narrow. You have a particular perspective but it isn't the only community perspective. No-one is forcing anyone to be certificated. It's up to each individual to decide whether it is or is not cost-beneficial to them. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The School

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Article on Datamation website: "How Microsoft Office Tops LibreOffice: 11 Features"

2012-04-27 Thread Ian Lynch
to do with certifying companies or techs, its about qualifications for IT users which is a completely different and potentially much bigger market. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ash

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Article on Datamation website: "How Microsoft Office Tops LibreOffice: 11 Features"

2012-04-27 Thread Ian Lynch
he OOo community was that very few people in ths community understood education well enough to grasp what I was trying to do so it was easier to just do it independently. From these threads I think that is probably still the case. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools IT

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Article on Datamation website: "How Microsoft Office Tops LibreOffice: 11 Features"

2012-04-27 Thread Ian Lynch
.com/blog/2007/01/do-certifications-matter.html > > License My Dog, but not Me > http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/license-my-dog-but-not-me/ > > Top 10 Problems with IT Certifications > > http://insidetech.monster.com/benefits/articles/1571-top-10-problems-with-it-certificati

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Article on Datamation website: "How Microsoft Office Tops LibreOffice: 11 Features"

2012-04-27 Thread Ian Lynch
ualifications Framework, working with whoever wants to work with us. Our main limitation is lack of funding for rapid growth so we are patient and just do it incrementally as we can afford to. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The L

[libreoffice-marketing] Open standards and UK gov use of odf

2012-03-30 Thread Ian Lynch
/how-to-respond/ The more that state odf is the choice if we want proper open standards the better so please publicise on relevant lists. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road

[libreoffice-marketing] off topic

2011-12-12 Thread Ian Lynch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvqxjZr79eE Coursework submitted for the Gold INGOT certificate by a 15 year old competent in the use of Blender. Ok, its off topic but maybe we need to try and entice such skills into promoting LibO :-) -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] looks like OOo based IBM Symphony wants opinion on how good it is

2011-11-15 Thread Ian Lynch
> I still think we need a check list chart comparing LO with all of the > other open-source office suites, plus MS Office. I'd include Google Docs in that since it is getting more and more use, especially the spreadsheet because of the convenience of collaboration. -- Ian Ofqual Ac

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice with ICDL

2011-11-01 Thread Ian Lynch
cribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marke

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] MS plans to force OEMs to add boot feature that blocks use of Linux and free software.

2011-10-19 Thread Ian Lynch
/how-to-** > unsubscribe/<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > List archive: > http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Glyn Moody's article

2011-10-18 Thread Ian Lynch
t seems inordinately difficult to get much real traction from them. I'm not trying to discourage anyone from trying,just making an observation based on the evidence from the past. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Glyn Moody's article

2011-10-18 Thread Ian Lynch
has significantly more to spend that TDF, even if it was 10 times as much it would still have little impact unless there was some killer way of presenting things. Strategy to generate marketing funds is at this point probably more important than any small amounts of mney either project has at present

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Glyn Moody's article

2011-10-18 Thread Ian Lynch
On 18 October 2011 10:53, Charles-H. Schulz < charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Hello Ian, > > 2011/10/18 Ian Lynch > > > > I don't think you have to hand over your copyrights at ASF; but the > > licence > > > allows anyone to take

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Glyn Moody's article

2011-10-18 Thread Ian Lynch
ite different from the old OOo organisation so it will take time to optimise in the new environment. The good thing is that it appears to be a lot more flexible so I'd say given time it will be an improvement rather than make things worse from a management point of view. Marketing is a bit of a

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] IT Certification

2011-10-17 Thread Ian Lynch
ed about 3 years ago. It provides a referencing system for all vocational qualifications (not just IT) so that employers in different countries know the level and typical period of study for any qualification. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Recruitment for Base (Was Re: [steering-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?)

2011-09-14 Thread Ian Lynch
On 14 September 2011 17:55, David Nelson wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Ian Lynch wrote: > > I know that > > the PostgreSQL developers are interested in closer integration with OOo > from > > direct talks with them and we will be looking a

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Recruitment for Base (Was Re: [steering-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?)

2011-09-14 Thread Ian Lynch
e the UI was made to be very straightforward and installing the database server was turn-key. I know that the PostgreSQL developers are interested in closer integration with OOo from direct talks with them and we will be looking at this in more detail and we have realistic chances of getting signifi

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] TDF Certification

2011-08-28 Thread Ian Lynch
On 28 August 2011 12:57, Charles-H. Schulz < charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Hello Ian, > > > Le 28/08/2011 12:30, Ian Lynch a écrit : > > First let's be clear that there is a whole range of different types of > > certification. Certifying train

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] TDF Certification

2011-08-28 Thread Ian Lynch
shkanavin > > http://identi.ca/danishka > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/danishkanavin/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Danishka Navin > http://danishkanavin.blogspot.com > http://twitter.com/danishkanavin > http://identi.ca/danishka > http://www.fli

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Approaching Labor Unions/Social Movement orgs

2011-08-17 Thread Ian Lynch
more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > List archive: > http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/**marketing/<http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > All messages sent to this list wil

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Ian Lynch
-unsubscribe/> > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > List archive: > http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/**marketing/<http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/>

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice/OpenOffice learning network

2011-07-11 Thread Ian Lynch
st natural justice at least for a few volunteers. > From: Ian Lynch > To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org > Sent: Mon, 11 July, 2011 12:21:02 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice/OpenOffice learning > network > > 2011/7/11 Szakál Péter > > > Hi

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice/OpenOffice learning network

2011-07-11 Thread Ian Lynch
On 11 July 2011 17:48, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Hi Ian, > > can you please subscribe to this mailing list? I have to moderate every > mail from you... :/ > Sorry, thought I was. Subscribed now so this should work without bothering you :-) Florian > > -- > Florian

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice/OpenOffice learning network

2011-07-11 Thread Ian Lynch
about the idea, next week I'll share > > our ideas with you. > > > > Peter > > > > > > -- > > Szakál Péter > > Open SKM Agency Kft. > > 1024 Budapest, Kút u. 5 > > www.openskm.com > > szakal.pe...@openskm.com > > (+36-1)-78

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice/OpenOffice learning network

2011-07-11 Thread Ian Lynch
4 Budapest, Kút u. 5 > www.openskm.com > szakal.pe...@openskm.com > (+36-1)-788-6556 > > - Original Message - > From: "Ian Lynch" > To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 1:21:02 PM > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice/OpenOff

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] building up a marketing network

2011-07-10 Thread Ian Lynch
rchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > +1. One thing I'd like to see is a quarterly report. Just a quick list of actions or activities during the last quarter and any future plans for each marcon in a c

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] making the confcalls more attracting

2011-07-10 Thread Ian Lynch
that's what I want to find out. > > So, I'd like to ask for your humble opinion on that. If you prefer, you > can also reply offlist via private mail. > Just came at a bad time for me with pressure of work. But I will try to participate more :-) -- Ian Ofqual Accredited I

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: [steering-discuss] Fwd: Thanks for the interview today

2011-06-11 Thread Ian Lynch
ons Framework and conform the the EU ECVET strategy. Our support infrastructure is built on FOSS, LAMP stack and Drupal primarily and one of the reasons we set up was to provide a business model to support FOSS and CC learning without having to sell licenses. We have been building this for abou

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: [steering-discuss] Fwd: Thanks for the interview today

2011-06-10 Thread Ian Lynch
known as the Communications > Department. Journalists are generalists, not obliged, therefore, to know > everything. > > > Regards, > > Luiz Oliveira I have found that drafting the article and sending to the journalist can work quite well. They can edit it and adapt it but it

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Memento: Ian Lynch vrea sa fie prietenul tau/prietena ta pe Netlog

2011-06-06 Thread Ian Lynch
Apologies for the spam in Romanian. I got an invite in Romanian to a social networking site and accidentally sent invites to my gmail address book. I need to improve my Romanian ;-). One again grovelling apology. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org

[libreoffice-marketing] Memento: Ian Lynch vrea sa fie prietenul tau/prietena ta pe Netlog

2011-06-06 Thread Ian Lynch
Salut, Incepand cu luni 30 mai 2011, ai fost invitat de 1 contacte sa te alaturi Netlog, comunitatea sociala cu peste 20 milioane de utilizatori in Europa. [ Invitatie de la Ian Lynch ] 55 ani - baiat - () Conecteaza-te cu Ian Lynch: http://ro.netlog.com/go/mailurl

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] UK gov open standards survey

2011-03-23 Thread Ian Lynch
nment-open-standards-survey > > Kind regards > Sophie > -- > Founding member of The Document Foundation > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ > *** All posts to this

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Who's the competition? [was: 21st Educational...]

2011-03-12 Thread Ian Lynch
when people send me MS Office documents. So to me, there should be two over-riding priorities. One is to get LibreOffice to be a collaborative web tool - (ok its a massive job but if it isn't done OOo/LO could well be irrelevant in 5 years time) the other is to get it to work well on

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Fwd: [gubro-br] [OT] Open Letter to the design team

2011-02-23 Thread Ian Lynch
that its a > personal view, not presented as "facts")... > Why not contact him and invite him to join and contribute to the project? Maybe he just doesn't know how to go about it? ciao > Christian > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libre

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] UK government getting serious about FOSS?

2011-02-23 Thread Ian Lynch
; Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications The Schools ITQ www.theINGOTs.org +

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: UK government getting serious about FOSS?

2011-02-23 Thread Ian Lynch
On 23 February 2011 02:19, Marc Paré wrote: > Le 2011-02-22 18:42, Ian Lynch a écrit : > > >> http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/enterprise-os-how-hard-can-it-be/2011/02/the-government-gets-really-serious-about-open-source/index.htm >> >> Could be good news for libreo

[libreoffice-marketing] UK government getting serious about FOSS?

2011-02-22 Thread Ian Lynch
http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/enterprise-os-how-hard-can-it-be/2011/02/the-government-gets-really-serious-about-open-source/index.htm Could be good news for libreoffice? -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications The Schools ITQ www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 You have received this

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: PC world article

2011-01-26 Thread Ian Lynch
gt; Rgds. >> >> >> > Paulo, your remarks are not an inconvenience, they are an inspiration. > Thank you for your remarks. > > Marc > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > marketing+h...@libreoffice.org > List archive: http:/

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: PC world article

2011-01-26 Thread Ian Lynch
list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > marketing+h...@libreoffice.org > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Making LibO Remarkable 2

2011-01-03 Thread Ian Lynch
> > Marc > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > marketing+h...@libreoffice.org > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > -- Ian Ofqual Accredited

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Free & Libre are bad "selling points"

2011-01-02 Thread Ian Lynch
er compete effectively. That is not to do with USPs, it is to do with sustainable business models. > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > > > From: Ian Lynch > To: marketing@libreoffice.org > Sent: Sun, 2 January, 2011 12:03:39 > Subje

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Free & Libre are bad "selling points"

2011-01-02 Thread Ian Lynch
> > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > marketing+h...@libreoffice.org > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > A lot depends on who you are targeting. Some people now expect

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] "selling points"

2011-01-02 Thread Ian Lynch
take years of development time so in the short term we already have a product that is remarkable and we can incrementally improve it but then again so will the competition. So don't waste energy on markets that are very difficult and concentrate on those where there is a good chance. If we a

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

2010-12-31 Thread Ian Lynch
eoffice.org/www/marketing/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > marketing+h...@libreoffice.org > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ > *** All posts to this list

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

2010-12-30 Thread Ian Lynch
uld proceed, > > but now he has been told he does not have permission to use a > > trademark, that is supposed to be for the community that he a part of. > > > > I for one, stand behind Dave and offer my support to him in his > > efforts, Dave if you need any help let

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Certification project

2010-12-19 Thread Ian Lynch
to do all this could be a useful longer term investment. On 19 December 2010 11:18, Florian Effenberger < flo...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Hi Ian, > > Ian Lynch wrote on 2010-12-02 22.05: > > Current situation is that Manfred Reiter and myself have organised a >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Certification project

2010-12-02 Thread Ian Lynch
On 2 December 2010 16:55, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Hi Ian, > > sorry for stepping in that late... was more than terribly busy the last > days. :-( > > Ian wrote on 2010-10-17 15.44: > >> I'm calling for anyone interested in a means of generating a sustainabl

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Logo/mascot competition

2010-11-18 Thread Ian Lynch
at > http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ > > All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot > be deleted > > > > -- > E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.orgfor > instructions on how to unsubscribe > List archives are availa

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] [LibreOffice Drink] Suggestions (branding colour palette)

2010-11-15 Thread Ian Lynch
> -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > -- > E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.orgfor > instructions on how to unsubscribe > List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ > All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Logo Enhancements

2010-11-14 Thread Ian Lynch
Yes that was right. That kids work is now famous on the internet :-) This was partly what inspired the INGOTs. We have another competition running from the front page of the web site. Kids like competitions. On 14 November 2010 13:10, Gianluca Turconi wrote: > Il 14/11/2010 13.54, Ian Lynch

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Logo Enhancements

2010-11-14 Thread Ian Lynch
Otto OpenOffice.org into Google. If you run a competition you can have a get out clause which reserves the right not to use any of the entries. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications The Schools ITQwww.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 You have received this email from the following company

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Fwd: Libre Office's future strategy - suggestions from a Computer Weekly article that may be of use to the Foundation

2010-11-11 Thread Ian Lynch
ems to me that we can maintain LO with a few tweaks but we have no means to make big changes that take a lot of resources. So the most fundamental part of any strategy is to work out how to get more resources for development. Once there is resource, the political argument can begin on the best way to

Re: [certification] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LO/OOo certification

2010-11-08 Thread Ian
On Sun, 2010-11-07 at 20:18 -0600, Dave Johnson wrote: > Ian, I wanted to get certified via the "theingots.org" web-page but > alas I cannot. I am in the United States. How cam I get certified so I > can effectively market LibO here in the United States? I want to offer > t

Re: [certification] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LO/OOo certification

2010-11-07 Thread Ian
te too. I reiterate that we want people in Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, India, Africa, Australia etc etc. This will only work as a means of significantly funding developers if we can make it a global effort and we can devise a means of sustaining the people doing the training and assessing. >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website online - question on main structure for art / branding / marketing

2010-11-07 Thread Ian
etails about certification in the marketing ideas section. http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Ideas Maybe certification is a section in it's own right rather than a subset of marketing? Not sure, but it can stay here for the time being. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Advice Needed

2010-11-05 Thread Ian
of the Moodle logo and the partner title on their web sites. Moodle restricts the number of partners to ensure there is some real value in being an official partner. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LO/OOo certification

2010-11-02 Thread Ian
On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 10:52 +0100, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: > Hello everyone, > Le Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:29:38 +0100, > Monfort Florian a écrit : > > > Le mardi 02 novembre 2010 à 09:27 +, Ian a écrit : > > > > I'm going to suscribe to the French mailing list

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LO/OOo certification

2010-11-02 Thread Ian
intéressés moi si je sais que la mesure de l'intérêt. Merci -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Ta

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LO/OOo certification

2010-11-02 Thread Ian
On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 02:11 +0100, Italo Vignoli wrote: > On 10/30/2010 06:47 PM, Ian wrote: > > http://theingots.org/community/LO_OOo_cert > > > > I have posted a brief description of the meeting planned to support > > certification at the above address. Please

Re: [certification] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LO/OOo certification

2010-10-31 Thread Ian
itch from Canada, Alexandro Colorado in Mexico. Anyone else is very welcome. Main focus in Europe initially is simply because there is potential funding from the EU to get started and we already have more partners in the EU trained as assessors and using the technology. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited

Re: [certification] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LO/OOo certification

2010-10-30 Thread Ian
On Sat, 2010-10-30 at 15:34 -0400, Drew Jensen wrote: > On Sat, 2010-10-30 at 17:47 +0100, Ian wrote: > > http://theingots.org/community/LO_OOo_cert > > > Hi Ian, > > I think what you have been doing is wonderful and really think you are > correct to pursue this as

[libreoffice-marketing] LO/OOo certification

2010-10-30 Thread Ian
:-) Thanks, -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Obstacles to ODF adoption

2010-10-29 Thread Ian
On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 14:48 +0200, Inge Wallin wrote: > On Friday, October 29, 2010 10:18:20 Ian wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 01:40 +0200, Inge Wallin wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Or get a port of LO/OOo to cell phones! > > > > > >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Obstacles to ODF adoption

2010-10-29 Thread Ian
t Koffice as well as LO/OOo. I think if an Office Suite dominates cell phone technology it will become the next MS Office or something close to it. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this em

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Obstacles to ODF adoption

2010-10-28 Thread Ian
the menus and toolbars to mirror MSO2003 (for ease of > conversion). > > The marketing angle could be: > "LibreOffice: Upgrade from MSO 2003 with full compatibility and no > retraining costs." > > Essentially an updated, FOSS drop-in replacement for MSO. Once that happens > we

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO in Business

2010-10-23 Thread Ian
eir phone. Unfortunately we are going to miss the one clear opportunity to get greater volume then MSO. Give it 5 years and everyone will be using Smartphone technology for basic productivity. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOT

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Certification project

2010-10-18 Thread ian . lynch
> Ian, > > thank you for your email. We will, in the near future, open a > discussion on business and certification on behalf of TDF. Thank you > for your ideas! > > Best, > Charles. > PS: for some reason I felt that the LDV Transfer had run out of money? L

[libreoffice-marketing] Certification project

2010-10-17 Thread Ian
rategy. We have already been successful in getting 2 grants for INGOTs and certificating learners with Special Needs so we know what to do. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this email from the fo