[Marketing] Competitive Landscape: enTourage e DGe™ - First dual screen LCD / Eink notebook du e Feb 2010

2009-10-23 Thread Mike Lee
I just caught this via an article on Wired News: Dual-Screen Device Combines E-Reader, Netbook http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/edge-e-reader-netbook/ The company's web site has this to say: The enTourage eDGe™ is the world’s first dualbook, combining the functions of an e-reader, netbook,

Re: [Marketing] IBM takes aim at Microsoft Windows 7 with new desktop offering

2009-10-23 Thread Sean DALY
Very interesting - this is based on the original business-oriented launch for Africa (http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/marketing/2009-September/002092.html) and the announcement seems to have been thrown together just in time for the Windows 7 launch. However, yesterday's PR (http://www-03.ibm.c

Re: [Marketing] Wikipedia inaccurate on Sugar

2009-10-23 Thread Sean DALY
Yes, he's hired :-) Writing concise copy is an invaluable skill. I had edited parts of the website static intro pages right before we went live for the March v0.84 launch and have shifted my attention since to other pressing matters. But for sure, DanielC's phrases are good. I want to thank Adam

Re: [Marketing] [SoaS] Tutorial

2009-10-23 Thread Sean DALY
Martin, was that pancake button yours? Great work. I mean it - never underestimate the power of an inviting pancake button ;-) Sean On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Sebastian Dziallas wrote: > Martin Dengler wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:19:17PM +, Carlo Falciola wrote: >>> http://ww

Re: [Marketing] Wikipedia inaccurate on Sugar

2009-10-23 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 14:19, Sean DALY wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_(GUI) > > There are errors (latest stable version, for starters) and omissions > (the Video section which doesn't have anything from our DailyMotion > channel) > > Would any Wikipedians in the house like to step u

Re: [Marketing] [SoaS] Tutorial

2009-10-23 Thread Sebastian Dziallas
Martin Dengler wrote: > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:19:17PM +, Carlo Falciola wrote: >> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/install-sugar-on-a-stick-to-a-flash-drive/ >> It' an alternative tutorial for SOAS stick creation.. >> Have you already seen this? > > Wow, does that actually work? How did we

Re: [Marketing] CeBIT Open Source 2010 - Call for Projects

2009-10-23 Thread Sebastian Dziallas
Sean DALY wrote: > http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Events/Cebit-2010-CFP > > deadline: Nov. 20. > > Perhaps we can prepare a submission at SugarCamp Bolzano? > > The "relevant to the business world" criteria is iffy, but I think > it's worth a shot. On a side note: CeBIT takes place in Hannover, w

Re: [Marketing] IBM takes aim at Microsoft Windows 7 with new desktop offering

2009-10-23 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 17:29, John Tierney wrote: > Thought this article is quite interesting. > IBM-Canonical-Open Source-Linux-Eclipse > > http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102009-ibm-desktop-packages.html?t51hb > > Adding a little Sugar to their offering could enhance IBM's position. > > S

[Marketing] IBM takes aim at Microsoft Windows 7 with new desktop offering

2009-10-23 Thread John Tierney
Thought this article is quite interesting. IBM-Canonical-Open Source-Linux-Eclipse http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102009-ibm-desktop-packages.html?t51hb Adding a little Sugar to their offering could enhance IBM's position. Sugar=Smarter Planet Best- John Tierney

[Marketing] CeBIT Open Source 2010 - Call for Projects

2009-10-23 Thread Sean DALY
http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Events/Cebit-2010-CFP deadline: Nov. 20. Perhaps we can prepare a submission at SugarCamp Bolzano? The "relevant to the business world" criteria is iffy, but I think it's worth a shot. Sean from the page: Determination of Participation: An international jury