I have to admit I thought about this before, I think we do need to mention where you can get a PC preloaded with it, and Dell seems to be the best option, but also mention the whole try, live cd, wont screw up windows thing.
On 10/28/07, Darren Mansell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm thinking now is about the right time to really introduce the > uninitiated to Ubuntu. > > We are at about critical mass where software and hardware companies > can't just ignore Linux so lets take it a step further. > > I think the majority of people will have heard Ubuntu either > subliminally or consciously so I think a TV advert will have a far > greater effect than it may seem. > > Does anyone have any information on how much a TV advert on mainstream > TV would cost? How much it costs to place it at certain times? (e.g. in > the middle of the Gadget Show on five). And how much does it vary > between channels like Bravo / Men&Motors and ITV / Ch4? > > I'm wondering if we could start a donation fund then ask Canonical to > match what we raise or go directly to Mark Shuttleworth or something. > > Think about what we could do with the advert, the talent of the > Open-Source community coming together with ideas and contributions. We > could show Compiz Fusion against Aero. Make a joke about the cost, > something like a fake shopping channel where the orange guy shows off > this fab Operating System and the cost is on the screen as £0.00 and all > hell breaks loose with people ringing in for it etc. and they think the > price must be wrong on the screen. You get the idea. > > What do you think? > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >
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