On 23 December 2011 11:21, Alan Pope <alan.p...@canonical.com> wrote: > On 23/12/11 11:14, Matthew Daubney wrote: >> >> They have them on train station platforms now, providing a link to >> timetables for trains :) Was the first major use I saw for them. Also >> noticed them on a few bus stop type advertising bill boards for games (again >> giving a link for more information, though one was a link to phone >> backgrounds and stuff) -Matt Daubney > > > Right. So you're walking past something and don't have a pen or paper to > hand it makes sense to snap a picture of a QR Code to note it for future > perusal. The product in question (timetables, pictures, sounds etc) is not > tangible it's electronically delivered and the QR code is just a shortcut to > get it.
Indeed! I brought it up just to counter the "normal people don't use them" point. They're starting to see some uptake now that smartphones are everywhere. > Its very different for tangible products like DVDs where you have the thing > in your hand. I am unconvinced that someone would even notice the QR code on > each and every product. Maybe if there was a banner up people could take a > picture of the QR code, but it seems overkill on the product itself. I agree in principle. Having a small one somewhere to take you to some more relevant information that might not be on the packaging would be nice (like the manual, or a "Welcome to the Ubuntu community") type page, or, of course, the Ubuntu-UK website :) > Anyway, that's all an aside. I think it's great that someone is taking > Ubuntu and packaging it up for people using his own resources. More people > should do this :) Seconded! -Matt Daubney -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
