Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Help Needed in Marketing, Maldives Open Source Society

2009-06-17 Thread vid
rmail/network-fosscom.in/2009-April/52.html http://lists.fosscom.in/pipermail/network-fosscom.in/2009-June/000173.html -- thanks || vid || http://www.svaksha.com || -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Whyubuntu.com : : Status Update?

2009-01-07 Thread Vid Ayer
omen rush into the room to grab the six pack AND the computer, excitedly chatting about Ubuntu amongst themselves, ignoring the guy , leaving him totally perplexed. Have him realise that Ubuntu pipped him to the post, shake his head and walk away dejected. Vid || http://www.svaksha.com || || You ar

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

2008-09-28 Thread Vid . A
it as a central overview, close to a > touchstone of strategy - creations and comparisons etc. Considering that marketing is the core of any company it would be nicer if we could sync more with the Canonical team. -- Vid || http://www.svaksha.com || -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list u

[ubuntu-marketing] Thanks for all the fish [was] Marketing Strategy: What IS Marketing?

2008-06-13 Thread Vid . A
ake this opportunity to wish all of you and this team the very best for the future and ... ...thanks for all the fish! Best, Vid || http://www.svaksha.com || -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

[ubuntu-marketing] the road ahead !!

2008-06-11 Thread Vid . A
Hello Everyone !! I would love to see Ubuntu (read GNU/Linux) on oh-so-many-electronic-appliances around me but can we please focus on the road ahead and the team's yet-to-be-decided direction ! Pretty please !! -- Vid || http://www.svaksha.com || -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list u

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Hunting for sponsors

2008-04-24 Thread Vid Ayer
h at the local linux event, - paying for travel/accomodation of volunteers, - printing posters, stickers, tees, and other swag, - add your requirements here. hth, Vid || http://www.svaksha.com || -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

[ubuntu-marketing] sold ubuntu on a laptop

2008-04-05 Thread Vid Ayer
Canonical. So if any Canonical employee wants to take it further please write to me off-list. [0] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-marketing/2008-March/002798.html [1] http://www.svaksha.com/?p=155 ciao, -Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Open Source Days 2008 Maroc

2008-04-05 Thread Vid Ayer
ions efficaces. > > > A l'attente de votre réponse veuillez agréer, Monsieur, l'expression de mes > sentiments les plus distingués. > > > Youssef AJBAR > Comité pilotage > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.osd.new.ma Not sure if it is spam since I dont understand French(?)

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Marketing Team Meeting @ Tue Mar 25 7pm -, > > 8:30pm () (Google Calendar)

2008-03-27 Thread Vid Ayer
es, please feel free to mail the Fridge at : [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vid || http://www.svaksha.com || -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Promoting Ubuntu at libraries?

2008-03-21 Thread Vid Ayer
Ubuntu installed and are shown a practical demo which I think is important to get folks hooked on to a Gnu/Linux on the desktop. Rather than just advocacy/spreading the word, a practical touch-N-feel to see-it-work helps a lot more :-) Vid || http://www.svaksha.com || -- ubuntu-market

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

2007-10-25 Thread Vid Ayer
ge certainly will. Yup, the visual medium is a powerful one, its definitely not going away anytime soon :) -- Wishes, Vid http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/VidAyer || To lead people, walk behind them ~LaoTzu || -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Questionable Canonical Merchandise

2007-08-27 Thread Vid Ayer
f network engineering for a VoIP and ISP company and I > would hire a woman IT person before a man It person if I had two people > in front of me because in my experience women do their work great and > they don't let much ego get in their way. I'll amen that !! -- Vid ht

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Questionable Canonical Merchandise

2007-08-23 Thread Vid Ayer
ee time" if it would make a difference. The neat thing about > freedom ... but I would still not wear any t-shirt with "...for ladies" splashed across. I would prefer "Ubuntu-Women.org" on it instead. -- Vid http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/VidAyer -- ubuntu-marketing

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

2007-08-23 Thread Vid Ayer
g" ? IMHO, this is useful in a multi-pronged marketing campaign for the UW project and for those already involved they can show their support for the project and the revenue generated could be used to sponsor women for conferences and suchlike ... Comments please ?? -- Vid http://wiki.ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Schoolbooks?

2007-08-15 Thread Vid Ayer
ks/nerds/engineers. I did contact a publisher but tbh, did not get a positive response, especially since it was not financially remunerative for him. So the idea just died but I hope you can make this book a reality :) -- Vid http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/VidAyer -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] ubuntu-news team

2007-06-03 Thread Vid Ayer
see above. > Anyway, just my thoughts. If they don't make sense, I blame the > painkillers I am on, as I just had my wisdom teeth out. Get well soon :) -- Vid http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/VidAyer -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] ubuntu-news team

2007-05-28 Thread Vid Ayer
? * Will this change the tone of the Fridge? What does Canonical have to say on this ? > could be renamed from the existing list called > ubuntu-marketing-submissions). Such a team would be structured carefully > in order to preserve the existing positions of editorship. please, not yet

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Marketing Team meeting

2007-05-18 Thread Vid Ayer
On 5/18/07, Corey Burger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It has come time for the marketing team to have another meeting. There can someone send a mail (with date, timings and an updated wiki link) to the Fridge editors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Vid http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/V

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Introduction to new Canonical Maketing Manager and help needed

2007-05-08 Thread Vid Ayer
ure I understand your question fully, care to explain please ? -- Vid http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/VidAyer -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

[ubuntu-marketing] ubuntuvideo.com, legal/trademark status

2006-08-14 Thread Vid Ayer
. Please clarify.. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Marketing Team from a Newcomer's Perspective

2006-08-14 Thread Vid Ayer
ission from the CC/Ubuntu or Canonical. Hope that clears things a bit... -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Structure

2006-08-10 Thread Vid Ayer
t ultimately ideas with content to back it up wins :-) -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu World on the Fridge

2006-08-03 Thread Vid Ayer
and functionality of some of these sites is what makes them a success. They just deliver news sans graphics and all that jazz. So please keep it simple. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] future of the fridge

2006-08-03 Thread Vid Ayer
ibute articles about their development work. * Slowly ramp-up operations to magazines like RedHat / Tux Magazine, include podcasts and other cool stuff. > > p.s. I'd also like the site to have a more suitable name than "the > Fridge", but that particular boat has probably sa

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Launchpad team memberships fixed

2006-08-02 Thread Vid Ayer
e members shown here : https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-marketing/+members Since you have admin priviledges, "edit each member individually", in Subscription expires choose "never" > click change. Ex: Craig Adams 2006-07-01 2006-08-02 , his membership expires

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Fwd: Launchpad: Your membership status on team Ubuntu Marketing Team was changed

2006-07-31 Thread Vid Ayer
mbers while some members don't have any expiration dates set at all. Usually, most teams on LP have a standard policy for all members, either no expiration dates or single policy based on number of years. Shouldn't MT have an *equal* policy for its all team members ? -- Vid -- ubuntu-mar

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine market research

2006-07-31 Thread Vid Ayer
Hi Matthew, Since you have replied to my quote, I take the chance to share my thoughts on this. On 7/31/06, Matthew Revell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 29/07/06, Vid Ayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Should the Magazine strictly cater to new users only ? Maybe we could > a

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Fwd: Launchpad: Your membership status on team Ubuntu Marketing Team was changed

2006-07-31 Thread Vid Ayer
annual) membership. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Words in marketing or it is just a word isnt it

2006-07-28 Thread Vid Ayer
r with replicated data. The magazine could also run articles about the different ways to contribute - profiling someone's journey from new user to contributing etc. That sounds good. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/list

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine market research

2006-07-28 Thread Vid Ayer
inions differ greatly but we need that input too to offer more choices. It will be easier to make a decision and implement it once we have identified options available based on feedback received, even if the representative sample is small. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketin

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Suggestion for the Magazine name Poll

2006-07-28 Thread Vid Ayer
On 7/28/06, Matthew Revell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 28/07/06, Vid Ayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Added, "Ubuntu Vani" . Vani means "Voice" in Hindi and since > Ubuntu is for humans it can be loosely translated as Humans/Peoples > Voice. How

[ubuntu-marketing] Suggestion for the Magazine name Poll

2006-07-28 Thread Vid Ayer
Hi, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Fridge/2006-07-Poll-Ubuntu-magazine-naming Added, "Ubuntu Vani" . Vani means "Voice" in Hindi and since Ubuntu is for humans it can be loosely translated as Humans/Peoples Voice. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@li

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The Fridge needs you! Ubuntu-Abanta

2006-07-26 Thread Vid Ayer
On 7/26/06, Paul Sladen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Vid: Can you fill in the list of any other names you know about on: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Fridge/2006-07-Poll-Ubuntu-magazine-naming done . -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The Fridge needs you!

2006-07-26 Thread Vid Ayer
reach. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The Fridge needs you!

2006-07-26 Thread Vid Ayer
reach. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] #ubuntu-fridge

2006-07-26 Thread Vid Ayer
On 7/26/06, Matthew Revell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (There's also #fridge, which is quicker to type. Any thoughts on which is better?) #fridge -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The Fridge needs you! Ubuntu-Abanta

2006-07-26 Thread Vid Ayer
hints at the conversation ('banter') going on in the background. ... why dont we have a poll on Launchpad along with other names suggested in the forums ? -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The Fridge needs you!

2006-07-25 Thread Vid Ayer
a* Magazine. There may be other issues involved but IMHO it would be better to use existing resources instead of increasing the Infrastructure work. Thoughts? -- Vid * Abanta was suggested in an earlier IRC meet. Has the MT decided to use this name or do we have a poll for this on LP ? -- ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Re: MT goals, {was} Ubuntu Stickers

2006-07-25 Thread Vid Ayer
tu teams too. So if I sound like I am pushing it too far feel free to poke me about it :-) -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

[ubuntu-marketing] Milestones specification

2006-07-20 Thread Vid Ayer
, Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Revsision to the Project Charter

2006-07-19 Thread Vid Ayer
ng plenty of suggestions you probably want to make your suggestion there. I also prepared a to-do list, I am not sure if its the best, but I am Is it this? : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/ToDo -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazice TOC

2006-07-18 Thread Vid Ayer
blem, if it affects the working of any other system app and so on... If you dont know the package, choose "I don't know". 3] If it has a security vulneranility and tick the box and 4] Submit the bug report. Alternatively you can also use, https://launchpad.net/malone Hope that he

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Private DIY, endorsed by SU (Jan Vancura) - Response

2006-07-16 Thread Vid Ayer
, but if you can't, we can do it for you, you pay the expenses, though." I tend to lean toward not mixing commercial ventures with the MT, unless your venture is explicitly backed by Canonical/Ubuntu so I suggest you discuss it with Jane Silber. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine meeting

2006-07-14 Thread Vid Ayer
On 7/14/06, sara vasquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Our next meeting is this coming Monday the 17th at 19:30 UTC time. That is way past midnight (IST) ... sorry cant make it :-( -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/m

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] MT goals, {was} Ubuntu Stickers

2006-07-13 Thread Vid Ayer
to this Marketing (or another) team". Currently it seems like the MT team is endorsing a private venture, which is not completely true. I hope you understand what I am trying to say here. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

[ubuntu-marketing] MT goals, {was} Ubuntu Stickers

2006-07-13 Thread Vid Ayer
successful ? * Why advantages does using SU grant to the user and how does it benefit them in the short-, mid- and long term. How will we get there? * How do we avoid duplicating efforts already existing in the community. How can we synergise our work with other community work. Thanks for read

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] What would an Ubuntu poster campaign say?

2006-07-10 Thread Vid Ayer
ce open , asking the question "Want to join the Ubuntu circle?" or "Be a part of the Ubuntu circle", "Come, join the Ubuntu circle!", etc... Thoughts? -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu in the media

2006-07-04 Thread Vid Ayer
; section. Maybe this can be co-ordinated with them. Usually -sounder list gets a lot of ubuntu-in-the-press posts but not all are reflected on the Fridge. It would help if the Fridge had an easier way for people to submit links to press articles. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-m

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Is ubuntupeople.com offline?

2006-07-02 Thread Vid Ayer
People agree to disagree, which is fine so long as it does not affect the project or stop progress as a whole. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

[ubuntu-marketing] Is ubuntupeople.com offline?

2006-07-01 Thread Vid Ayer
active. What's up ? -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

[ubuntu-marketing] Marketing strategy [WAS, Contact point for Ubuntu Marketing team]

2006-07-01 Thread Vid Ayer
ts, 24/7 support, etc At this point, it would be interesting to know how the Marketing team hopes to achieve this goal. Thanks. -Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing