Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Press releases .....

On 03/08/11 12:49, Rubén Romero y Cordero wrote: > Of course you also need to have contacts in the media. Go for the > local IT media outlets and start there. Contacts are important. They are worth developing and cultivating. Start in whatever way you can, and be patient too, but do not give up. P

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Bug 118823] Re: List "Buy a pc with Ubuntu pre-installed" as an option to "get ubuntu"

On 18/01/11 17:04, Barry Drake wrote: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuPre-installed I can see something odd here Linux Emporium do offer desktops with ubuntu, but they are listed as 'no' ? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Mod

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] need a radio ad.

On 27/12/10 20:56, Hakim Sheriff wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am new to the team, > > I need a radio ad that I can use on my online radio station. I would like to > help promote Ubuntu. > I really need one quickly. > > Thx in advance, > hakimsheriff Please also consider looking in at Mailing list:

[ubuntu-marketing] Spreadubuntu project

I have some leaflet materials and would like to share them. I have now joined the spreadubuntu team and list. Am I correct in thinking that the spreadubuntu diy repository is not quite yet ready? I am not a coder but am active in local 'marketing'. -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-marketing

[ubuntu-marketing] True story - of amazed newcomer, circumstances, and timescales

This is a true story. I received the email a few days ago, copied below (edited for anonymity) from someone I met some months ago. It may be useful for analysis of the background, marketing actions, assessment of motivations and needs, etc. W

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Defining targets

On 29/08/10 22:36, Randall Ross wrote: > Is this not happening? Canonical *does* have a whole OEM group who has > the responsibility to get Ubuntu factory-installed. > >> Some attention to leverage at the supply end would be very helpful. >> There is a lot to learn. Hopefully yes, although I g

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Defining targets

On 29/08/10 17:40, Mike Feravolo wrote: > the key to the Microsoft's success in the software > business is that they managed to get Windows installed at the factory on > 95% of all the systems on the retail shelf. Well said indeed! Some attention to leverage at the supply end would be very helpf

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Defining targets

As you say, there are other aspects of Ubuntu. Motivations - and how they might be leveraged in Marketing: I have been using Ubuntu for some years, with Suse a bit before that, and it is only relatively recently that I think I fully understood the various issues of ethics, community, and socia

[ubuntu-marketing] Walls have ears?

A coincidence that after a short while of active debate in this list, there appears an item online: Is Linux Publicity Targeting the Right Market? http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/7159/1/ -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.c

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Defining targets

On 23/08/10 06:44, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Targets > 1. Those who doesn't know and care. Our goal is to make them want to try it. > 2. The ones who are interested, but feel the obstacle is too great. > 3. Those who have installed it: We make them want to keep it. > 4. Dualbooters: We inspire

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Marketing team's purpose

On 18/08/10 03:49, Tim McNamara wrote: > Yet lots of our recent discussion has been > focused on how we as a team can craft a promotional campaign. That > would place us more as leaders. Many team efforts around free software use various forms of leadership, which usually has some form of technic

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Marketing etc.

On 17/08/10 00:05, Roscoe wrote: > I think that the point that may be missed here is, have we fullfilled > a need already of technically minded folks that have a really good OS. > My point is that perhaps we should be trying to expose the great > unwashed end users to Ubuntu? In my regular displa

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] What I have been doing (UK)

On 11/08/10 20:21, Tim McNamara wrote: > On 12 August 2010 07:02, alan c wrote: > >> ... >> This all seems rather a lot, all written down in one place, but I >> would gladly do much more. >> > > Wow, Alan that is an intimidating list for us to aspire to

[ubuntu-marketing] What I have been doing (UK)

A postcard from UK: I very much welcome the discussions here about Ubuntu Marketing, I am as frustrated as anybody about its apparent lack of profile in some traditional media places. I thought that writing down my activities here could contribute to some ideas. I have a number of friends an

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Instill the Need

On 10/08/10 04:33, Roscoe wrote: > I still say that until there is the Ubuntu ad that pops up on the > television set whilst *joe public* is watching it, we will be fighting a > constant uphill battle. > People will have to be introduced to Ubuntu via TV just like the other > OS's, and will have to

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Marketing Ubuntu

On 09/08/10 04:50, Martin Owens wrote: > If we want a solid marketing push, it's going to need to be the > community which does it and it's probably going to need us agreeing on a > set of sentiments. We might not be able to get everything branded the > same or worded exactly, but we shouldn't be

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] This List Still alive?

On 06/08/10 12:59, Martin Owens wrote: > On Fri, 2010-08-06 at 09:16 +0000, alan c wrote: >> I prefer 'software libre' or even 'Freedom Software'. However the >> floss culture is well established and keeps on saying 'free'. >> >> We are

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] This List Still alive?

On 06/08/10 05:25, Martin Owens wrote: > NEVER say that it's free, it's not wrong, but it misses the point. A bit > like saying water out of a tap is free. Well yes technically it's free > at the point of use, but there is a cost in maintaining the water supply > and quality. I prefer 'software l

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] This List Still alive?

On 05/08/10 22:11, Elizabeth Krumbach wrote: > "Free" also has a connotation in some country as being "not good" or > "sub-standard" (certainly this is true in the US), We want to promote > Ubuntu because it's good, not because it's a cheap alternative. Free is a choice of word which, in English,

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] This List Still alive?

On 05/08/10 19:41, Loic Duros wrote: > Ubuntu is great in so many ways both Windows and Mac are good for. The only > negative aspect of Ubuntu compared to Mac is that it's basically free and it > has less strong branding. Lots of people believe Apple and Mac OS are just > so cool, but what it is r

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] This List Still alive?

On 05/08/10 19:32, supp...@buntfu.com wrote: > centralized market place Market places are really good if populated and used, however, I would say that market 'places' are one aspect of marketing. The more general activity of 'marketing' is something for which the foss community is poorly equ

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] This List Still alive?

On 05/08/10 17:29, Randall Ross wrote: > I'd like to see more focus on intentional marketing, much beyond the > current "word-of-mouth grass-roots it'll grow organically" stuff. > Anyone else? > http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/21357 (See solution #5) I am with you here. I do marketing in UK at

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Golden Circle and Adoption Curves

On 23/05/10 00:44, Martin Owens wrote: > Hey everyone, > > I've recently blogged about two interesting marketing concepts, one > which Mark touched upon in his key note at UDS and the other based on an > interesting TedTalk: > > http://doctormo.org/2010/05/21/adoption-casm/ > http://doctormo.org/20

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] 10.10.10

On 11/05/10 10:30, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: > Hi folks > > As you may be aware we are thinking of releasing on 10.10.10 in a nod to > the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. I'd be interested to hear from you > how you think such a move would be received by our core user base - > whether there are en

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Please use Ubuntu Stickers

ke that comes off after 2 months > > > That would be great > > -Original Message- > From: ubuntu-marketing-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com > [mailto:ubuntu-marketing-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of alan c > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 7:02 PM > To: Ubuntu Marketi

[ubuntu-marketing] Please use Ubuntu Stickers

I find that Ubuntu stickers - the white, paper looking type, are quite good on rear bumper/fender of my car, and on my bicycle also. May I encourage all to use an Ubuntu sticker on each rear car bump/fender or vehicle you have? It is an easy way to increase Ubuntu visibility at large, a key aspe

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Creating Viral Videos - Who's interested?

because I burn > Macaroni and Cheese, I'd laugh and completely agree with you. But you > are referring to my ability and not me as a person. Do you disrespect > me because I can't cook? > > Kudos to your efforts with teaching people. The world needs more of > you. >

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Creating Viral Videos - Who's interested?

jared wrote: > You just described a huge chunk of the population where I live :) > > There is a lady where I work who should be legally banned from using a > computer because she has the brain power of a rock. She will never, > ever be able to learn how to use any OS. I've tried to help her, as

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Creating Viral Videos - Who's interested?

Mike Feravolo wrote: > Hello: > > For those of you that are thinking about making a "Viral Video" for > Ubuntu should consider a few things: > > 1) Most Windows Users just it because it is already on the computer when > they buy it a some major retailer. > > 2) In order for a video to become v

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Creating Viral Videos - Who's interested?

Liam Wilson wrote: > Right, so it seems that creating a 'Viral Videos' (I.e; short videos that > can be posted on the internet, similar to the Windows > ones) project seems to be a > better option to market Ubuntu than creating a TV ad for a number of > re

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Hopeful News for a 2009 Advertising Campaign

Jacob F. Roecker wrote: > OK All: > > I'm working a few different video ideas for the whyubuntu.com site. Each > will > be uniquely different from other ads. > > I read the article in slashdot today > http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/02/2330237 that shows linux > should get mor

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The "I'm Linux" Video Contest (Mike Feravolo)

Chris Rowson wrote: >> >> > I am confused about how "I'm Linux" is going to sell anything to anyone, >> > maybe you should consider using the mascot "Tux the Penguin" is you are >> > going to produce a copycat commercial in the first place. >> >> The way I read it there is no _requirement_ for it t

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] One final question

Yellow Stevens wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I have one final question for you, how does this list work in the area of > local and international? > > Do people suggest marketing strategies for different countries, or does this > list work out general principles that are then applied locally, as each lo

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New To the list.

Yellow Stevens wrote: > So silly question but what is the canonical marketing team up to...so we can > dovetail with them? On a few occasions I have contacted them direct via email (in uk) once urgently, and have received useful responses. They are a small organisation, Ubuntu is bigger than t

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New To the list.

Yellow Stevens wrote: > Hi Guys, I am new to this list. I have been using Ubuntu since > about February 2008. I am a non technical user, and I consider > Ubuntu the best computer product since the Vic 20. I can't > programme, I cannot write documentation, but my day job is to > convince people to b

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Firefox EULA

Alan Lord wrote: > Przemysław Kulczycki wrote: > >> Please keep the discussion on this topic on one mailing list. The >> discussion is already in ubuntu-devel-discuss so I strongly suggest >> everyone to move there. > > I agree for the purposes of discussing the particular issue. > > As this is

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] just say hello to you

benedikt schackenberg wrote: > hello list , my name is benedikt an i am using ubuntu more than 3 years. > > just say hello to you :) Hi benedikt, welcome! -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 Linux user #360648 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or u

[ubuntu-marketing] Shoe Circus - Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates

Microsoft have recently begun a new marketing campaign using Jerry Seinfeld. It is a costly exercise and they obviously expect it to be worth the money and effort. However, it seems it is somewhat obtuse in its message although it would be unwise to underestimate microsoft. An interesting comme

[ubuntu-marketing] list verification?

I notice I have not received any messages from the list for a while. Is it something at my end of things or what, or just a very quiet time? -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 Linux user #360648 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Core Marketing Team Created! Join Us!

John Vilsack wrote: > The Launchpad is now up and running. Mailing list is in process. > > Please feel free to sign up and join! > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-marketing Thanks John. I will join and do what I can. (I will however be probably unavailable for a couple of weeks very soon)

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Stop it - start now

Simon Schneebeli wrote: > Hi all, > > It's about two weeks that I'm on this mailinglist. I don't want to and > can't judge about the debate that is going on. For me, it's just clear > that I'll turn away if things do not change to more soon. Have you seen this from the message here recently? =

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Clear new leadership

Onno Benschop wrote: > On 13/06/08 15:17, John Botscharow wrote: >> And is there some rule that says that a few of us cannot get together >> off the list and jointly prepare something concrete, well-thought out. >> and positive to bring to the list when it is ready rather than >> indulging in all t

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Clear new leadership

Onno Benschop wrote: > I'm disappointed in this response that suggests having a discussion > about leadership off-list. This is not a closed process, just because > people aren't vocal does not mean they aren't interested. > > A team is a group of people with a common understanding of their aims.

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Fwd: FCN submission - your reaction,

John Botscharow wrote: [...] >To think that we can do effective marketing without > leadership and structure is. to repeat myself, quite naive and will > result in this team accomplishing nothing but lots of conversation. I have been doing effective marketing without an elected leader in this tea

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Fwd: FCN submission - your reaction,

John Botscharow wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:03:25 +0100 > alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alan, > > You, I guess, are what we in the "colonies" like to call a lone wolf. > You are, and

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Fwd: FCN submission - your reaction,

John Botscharow wrote: [...] > That is EXACTLY how I see the leadership role of the team. >What concerns > me is the leadership within the team. We cannot lead Ubuntu marketing > until we have some leadership of our own to keep us on track and moving > forward. I believe we can. I do not need

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Fwd: FCN submission - your reaction, please]]

Onno Benschop wrote: [...] > wonderful working environments I've stumbled upon are those where there > is a group consensus about what needs to be done. Individuals are > honoured for their hard work and contributions, but progress is made > through discussion and agreement. That way everyone is p

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Fwd: FCN submission - your reaction, please]]

Pierre Vorhagen wrote: [...] > Before I finish, I would like to point out that my views on group > dynamics and email (as Onno said) are not the same either, I find the > current way of functioning very effective for the moment. I too, think it is very useful > If I can give > you some advice

[ubuntu-marketing] Meeting summary and conclusions?

Hi all, it was good to be part of the meeting on irc and unfortunately I had to leave halfway through. will someone be able to give a suitable link or paste here a summary or conclusions etc please? (candtalan) -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 Linux user #360648 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing li

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Fwd: Re: Meeting Preparation - learning from the past]

John Botscharow wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > - Original Message > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Meeting Preparation - learning from the past > Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:54:26 -0500 > From: John Botscharow <[

[ubuntu-marketing] Article on mass Linux migration

I found this thoughtful article on mass Linux migration and the factors influencing it: What drives a mass Linux migration? http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18625&Itemid=1090&limit=1&limitstart=1&mosmsg=Thanks+for+your+vote%21&mosmsg=You+already+voted+for+this+item+

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Saturday's meeting

Maybe someone could update https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/Meetings#head-3d41fc7e655d52f651b9f2055980f57c2ea3babf please? Søren Bredlund Caspersen wrote: > Seems like someone has done that. Should be ready. > > http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1503 > > bimberi: Schedule for Etc/UTC: 05 Jun

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] wiki use

John I certainly sympathise. I can just about edit a wiki now The technique I use is careful copy paste of existing entries :-) then Edit, then I use Preview and more of the same. Once I could use the preview, and then save if necessary, things became less stressful. What about starting a

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Organizational meeting proposed

John Botscharow wrote: > We need to hear from everyone re: their time zone so that we can get > this meeting set up. I, for one, and I don't think I am alone here, that > having this meeting to answer the questions on the agenda should be our > first order of nusiness and should be done ASAP. Until

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Defining who we are

John Botscharow wrote: > On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 11:02 +0100, RJ wrote: >> I don't think creating a page there for your articles would be useful. Maybe >> putting a link somewhere getting guys on your wiki ? >> The wiki page should be, imo, specifically about ubuntu marketing, not >> marketing as

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New Member

Bruno Barrera Yever wrote: > Hello > > I had joined the LP group a few months ago, but i just found out about > the mailing list. > > I am REALLY interested in helping out with Ubuntu Marketing. I have > been involved in marketing ubuntu in my LoCo (the Mexican LoCo), but i > would also like to h

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The future of the Marketing Team

Onno Benschop wrote: > On 28/05/08 10:13, John Botscharow wrote: >> On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 07:50 +0800, Onno Benschop wrote: >> >>> One of the major challenges I had (and still have) - is the visibility >>> of this particular group of individuals - the Marketing Team. >>> >> >> Would you ela

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The future of the Marketing Team

John Botscharow wrote: > John V, > > Yes, I think leadership IS the biggest issue keeping us from doinng > anything substabtive, and by leadership I mean more than just people. I > think your proposal is something that definitely needs done. So, I ovte > YES!!! Seconded alan cocks > > On Wed,

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The future of the Marketing Team

John Botscharow wrote: > Jeez, Cory, that one caught me off guard. I am very flattered by your > question and very honored. Let me hold off answering that for a day or > two to give others a chance to express their opinions; but you are > right. the team does need to set up strong leadership and th

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The future of the Marketing Team

John Vilsack wrote: > I think we are running in circles. > > Gleaning what I can from these messages, This is what I think we should > consider: > > 1. The Local Communities are their own entity, and should be considered free > to do what they want, with no perceived or implied oversight from any

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The future of the Marketing Team

RJ wrote: > Sounds the best way to act to me. But still I would put "defining our > relationship with Canonical's marketing department" at the first place. Since > that's the point of the long discution we just had : everything that will be > done here is depending on this relationship. So I'll

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The future of the Marketing Team

VidA wrote: [...] > For example : Suppose the loco team and Canonical** are exhibiting at > the same event/conference, which will be taken seriously, the loco > team or the Canonical team? Why should there be separate efforts and > not a team effort ? Keeping Canonical separate from the community >

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Defining who we are

John Botscharow wrote: > I'm going to start a new thread here as the first step in creating a > marketing plab for the team: > > We need to define who we are and to define who we target. And all that > has to start with our BROAd mssion of Fixing Bug #1 > > Who we are: these are starting points

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The future of the Marketing Team

John Botscharow wrote: > John V., > > What a perfect segue to something I wanted to propose, but was waiting > to see if more members of the group chime in: > > My talents and experience are not in the programming area. far from it! > I am a writer and a blogger. So, the other day, when Ronnie Tu

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The future of the Marketing Team

RJ wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm quite new in ubuntu-marketing list but I'd like to get my two pennies > worth feeling in. If I'm of topic or redundant, just slap me and forget. If > you find my english awful, just know I'm French and English isn't my native > language. > > I'm the CEO of an adve

[ubuntu-marketing] (UK) headline - 'Schools set to go open source'

The Computing trade newspaper (print version) has a front page banner headline 'Schools set to go open source' and an associated article. http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2217224/schools-set-open-source-4017531 -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-m

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The future of the Marketing Team

Cody A.W. Somerville wrote: > Hello Marketing Team Members and Interested Parties, > > I'd like to report on the session we had here at UDS regarding Ubuntu > Marketing so that we can get a wider audience and allow everyone a fair > chance to share their ideas, point of view, or prospective solut

[ubuntu-marketing] Dell Desktop (ubuntu) pricing

I am in the market now, for a desktop and would like it to have been a Dell, supporting Ubuntu and Dell too. However, I have looked in detail this morning and it seemed expensive compared to the windows stuff, so I did a detail comparison, twice, just to be sure. With identical hardware choices

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] NPR Interview for UWN

Tony Yarusso wrote: > Proposing > http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2008/05/01.shtml#017580 as > described on http://tonyyarusso.com/floss/interviewed-npr for "In the Press" > inclusion. > > :) Nice radio piece! Well done Tony! Congratulations for your fruitful contact with the medi

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Fwd: Edubuntu - loss of Live CDs in 8.04 Hardy?]

th the solid reputation and general > public awareness of Ubuntu growing by leaps and bounds, we feel it is > far more convincing and inspiring of confidence than presenting a "minor > separate Education Linux Variant". > > Regards > Richard > > On Mon, 2008-

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Fwd: Edubuntu - loss of Live CDs in 8.04 Hardy?]

th the solid reputation and general > public awareness of Ubuntu growing by leaps and bounds, we feel it is > far more convincing and inspiring of confidence than presenting a "minor > separate Education Linux Variant". > > Regards > Richard > > On Mon, 2008-

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] [Fwd: Edubuntu - loss of Live CDs in 8.04 Hardy?]

Chris Kenyon wrote: >> >> >> >> Subject: >> [ubuntu-marketing] Edubuntu - loss of Live CDs in 8.04 Hardy? >> From: >> alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: >>

[ubuntu-marketing] Merchandise - Hardy Heron Tee shirt?

The outstanding artwork for Hardy, as shown on the Hardy Heron Tee shirt deserves more than to be out of stock! With an LTS release with such a nice graphic, I would sincerely hope that the Tee shirts will be in good supply for years, not (as apparently) just days. https://shop.canonical.com/in

[ubuntu-marketing] Edubuntu - loss of Live CDs in 8.04 Hardy?

I have become aware that Edubuntu 8.04 no longer offers a 'Live CD'. I do know that it is a simple matter to install Ubuntu and then the Edubuntu desktop etc and the add on CD now offered makes that easy too. However, from a 'Marketing' point of view, the loss of a demonstrable item such as a

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Hunting for sponsors

For last year's Software Freedom Day in Bracknell, The local print cartridge, print and copy shop printed leaflets for me, to my design, with advertising for them on a front panel (I designed it with their agreement). The leaflets were double sided A4 non colour, but the cost would have been at

[ubuntu-marketing] UK BETT International Education Show 2009 dates

There were very few FOSS stands at BETT in 2008, however, the Open Forum Europe stand attracted a lot of interest. I supported as a volunteer for OFE in (Ubuntu T shirt) for the days of the show, and it may be worth considering a more formal presence for the 2009 show? http://ionmx.com/apps/d

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] BBC article

Tony Yarusso wrote: > For UWN consideration: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7358483.stm see also the Blog: Is it lift off for Linux? http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/04/is_it_lift_off_for_linux.html -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-mark

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Introducing a community based PC vendor. (Mike Feravolo)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I kept it similar to ubuntu not because of trying to steal or confuse I take you at your word, but nonetheless it certainly confused me, even though it was not your intention. From a marketing point of view, such confusion is disastrous and your excellent idea can su

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Introducing a community based PC vendor.

steve hatherley wrote: >>From their website: > > *Disclaimer* > Buntfu.com is not officially supported, endorsed nor associated with Ubuntu(R) > / Canonical(R) and its products or services. But we do have buntfu for Ubuntu. I am aware now thanks. > Although the look and feel of the site might le

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Introducing a community based PC vendor.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Buntfu is a Siswati expression, a word that encompasses a lot of > meanings. There is love in there, there is trust, and there are > feelings. Buntfu is a word that describes being human – how you > relate to your neighbor, how you relate to the person sitting next > to y

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] T-shirt design ideas

Kat Kinnie wrote: > Hi all, > > Hope you are well. > > At the moment I am working on a project to create new t-shirt designs > for the Loco Conference Pack and to give away for free at events. > > The t-shirt designs that have been used in the past are fairly basic and > only have the Ubuntu l

[ubuntu-marketing] Shift linux is now based on Ubuntu

Just for information - another distro has decided to use ubuntu as a basis. http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=04724 ' Shift Linux has moved away from its Morphix base and is now based on Ubuntu. ' http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=shift Shift Linux is a project that was create

[ubuntu-marketing] The Economist: Ubuntu is the source of Linux's rise

Article (UK publication) The Economist: Ubuntu is the source of Linux's rise http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9837818-16.html extract: No question, Gutsy Gibbon is the sleekest, best integrated and most user-friendly Linux distribution yet. It's now simpler to set up and configure than Window

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Dethroning Ubuntu - nice article

Przemysław Kulczycki wrote: > There's a nice article on the net: > Dethroning Ubuntu -- What Would It Take? > http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/31771_3714986_1 > It talks about strong and weak points of Ubuntu and about making a > successful product in general. > It could be added to the

[ubuntu-marketing] gOS - worth being aware of!

I have just used a gos live cd and think I have seen the future of computing for basic users! I am not surprised that the walmart stock quickly sold out. Based on ubuntu, the simplicity of a broadband (wired) connection, a modern but low end machine, and google based applications, it is attract

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] online ubuntu install trainer

Alan Pope wrote: > Hi, > > On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 22:10 +0530, Two Steps Back wrote: >> @Installer: >> We can start with an install trainer, to begin with, if >> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/37158/ is too complex. >> Then upgrade to cover all hardware configs. > > I'm not sure we do. We have plent

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] online ubuntu install trainer

Two Steps Back wrote: [...] > The thing gnu/linux hackers have probably not seen is the sheer inertia of > desktop-only users. LOL yes although the inertia may also arise from a mixture of fear of loosing their data - there is plenty of difficulty and worry when using windows stuff - and the

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] online ubuntu install trainer

Two Steps Back wrote: [...] > We need a complete *fake* web2.0-based installation *trainer* for ubuntu This is a very good idea if it can be got together. There are a number of variations - from single HD with XP (guided resize) to two or more hard drives with xp on the first in a partition, and

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New York Times advertisement for Ubuntu

Belinda A. Lopez wrote: > On Oct 25, 2007, at 6:13 AM, alan c wrote: > >> What does it take to create a new user, and how long is that process? [...] >and the approach I like is to target certain > occupations and show how they can transition to FOSS. Nice idea of targettin

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New York Times advertisement for Ubuntu

Tom M wrote: >> It got noticed in the foss community because it was original. > > It got noticed in a thousand local papers, and in major news > outlets because it was original. The actual impact of the Times ad > itself, was probably quite small, I'd be surprised if the ad itself > generated eve

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New York Times advertisement for Ubuntu

Tom M wrote: > On 10/24/07, Kristian Erik Hermansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> We really need to have a New York Times advertisement. It worked for >> Firefox and you will find my name (and 10,000 others) on the first >> advertisement shown below... >> > > It worked for firefox because it was

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] 'new' CD stand.

Simon Wood wrote: > Hi all, > I've been playing with the design of the DIY CD Stand. > > An SVG containing my changes can be found here: > http://www.mungewell.org/linux/cd_stand.svg > > The improvements are: > * Only requires single side printing. > * Self documenting, multilingual. > * Is more

[ubuntu-marketing] 13 reasons why Linux wont ..... (a Marketeers view)

An interesting and full set of views why Linux is a niche product article: 13 reasons why Linux won't make it to a desktop near you http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT3304051309.html the first four reasons are : # The people who make the product have no money for marketing. # The reason they

[ubuntu-marketing] popularity odf PCLinuxOS commented upon

From reading the FS Daily http://www.fsdaily.com/ I noticed an article ' PCLinuxOS gaining more popularity than Ubuntu?' http://www.seopher.com/articles/pclinuxos_gaining_more_popularity_than_ubuntu_ An interesting read, including the comments about slight puzzlement of why the popularity. Th

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] How do we market Ubuntu?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just like every other product out there, look at every successful > campaign and do that. Market to Ladies, Gentlemen, and children. There may be significant culture implications I think. In UK at least there are very many overtones with the words 'Ladies' or with 'Gentl

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] the Ladies t-Shirts

Gerry Carr wrote: > Hi all > > There has been some excitement about the Ladies T-Shirts I see. Well > suffice to say the people at Canonical who made the decision were me Kat > and Claire. And we did it to make the t-shirts more attractive to women > not less. But it appears that not everyone s

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Questionable Canonical Merchandise

Sarah Hobbs wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hey all, > > No idea who's behind this marketing decision, but... > > http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/08/20/linux-for-ladies/ > > As discussed in #debian-women earlier...does that mean that ladies are > no longer human bei

[ubuntu-marketing] Blog - Linux Hardware Support Better Than Windows

Not Ubuntu specific, but this is the sort of comment I really love to see! http://changelog.complete.org/posts/644-Linux-Hardware-Support-Better-Than-Windows.html A nice marketing stance. There are a host of good news stories about Linux which are well worth shouting. From a marketing strategy sta

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Viral Videos

Matthew East wrote: > Hi, > > On 19/08/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Matthew East wrote: >>> On 19/08/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> PS. I haven't had a response to my emails to either Mozilla, >>>> or U

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Viral Videos

Matthew East wrote: > On 19/08/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> PS. I haven't had a response to my emails to either Mozilla, or >> Ubuntuvideo.com. > > If the guy running ubuntuvideo.com isn't responsive, that is a > substantial problem, given that the site is supposed to be a marke

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