>
> I'll post feedback on how it goes on Saturday evening/Sunday morning.
>
> Rob
Cool, good luck mate :-)
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Chris Rowson wrote:
>> Now I was wondering if any of the leaflets which have been worked on
>> in this list are ready for public consumption?
>>
>> I ask because we only have a limited supply of Ubuntu/Kubuntu CDs but
>> I am hoping to be able to print off a few leaflets (around 50 to 100)
>> to di
> Now I was wondering if any of the leaflets which have been worked on
> in this list are ready for public consumption?
>
> I ask because we only have a limited supply of Ubuntu/Kubuntu CDs but
> I am hoping to be able to print off a few leaflets (around 50 to 100)
> to distibute on the stand.
>
>
Hi folks,
On Saturday I will have a stand for the local Linux User Group at a
Hospital Radio Fun Day in Exeter. We will be giving out copies of
Ubuntu and Kubuntu and also copies of a custom version of The Open CD
7.04 (which has been customised with the branding of the Devon &
Cornwall L
:o) wow nice one!
On 08/07/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I went to a local free open air music event yesterday and was talking
> at an environment related stand when I got chatting to another
> bystander about computers recycling and - Ubuntu. He had made a start
> on an old PC and ta
I went to a local free open air music event yesterday and was talking
at an environment related stand when I got chatting to another
bystander about computers recycling and - Ubuntu. He had made a start
on an old PC and talked a lot about it. As we were about to part I
mentioned keeping in tou
From the Ubuntu marketing list I am reminded that there are existing
leaflets and related material at
http://diy.devubuntu.com/repo/spreadubuntu/
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Hi Alan/Matthew,
On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 04:02:02PM +0100, alan c wrote:
> Matthew Larsen wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > Further update on the leaflets
> >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets
> >
> > I think the leaflet is pretty much complete now, so with the
> > communities blessing I woul
Matthew Larsen wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Further update on the leaflets
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets
>
> I think the leaflet is pretty much complete now, so with the
> communities blessing I would like to declare it as: Ubuntu-UK "Had
> Enough" Leaflet BETA
>
> I think its time to move
Hi all
Further update on the leaflets
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets
I think the leaflet is pretty much complete now, so with the
communities blessing I would like to declare it as: Ubuntu-UK "Had
Enough" Leaflet BETA
I think its time to move along with getting the thing finished now,
Matthew Larsen wrote:
> Alan i like your leaflets a lot. They are very informational and I
> think we should definitely base the FOSS leaflet on the one you just
> uploaded. The wording is great however I think it could be 'toned
> down' a bit in parts.
>
> " If your product is kept proprietary (s
On Saturday 30 June 2007 00:38, Kirrus wrote:
> - "Matthew Larsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Alan i like your leaflets a lot. They are very informational and I
> > think we should definitely base the FOSS leaflet on the one you just
> > uploaded. The wording is great however I think it cou
- "Matthew Larsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alan i like your leaflets a lot. They are very informational and I
> think we should definitely base the FOSS leaflet on the one you just
> uploaded. The wording is great however I think it could be 'toned
> down' a bit in parts.
Can you linkme
Alan i like your leaflets a lot. They are very informational and I
think we should definitely base the FOSS leaflet on the one you just
uploaded. The wording is great however I think it could be 'toned
down' a bit in parts.
" If your product is kept proprietary (secret protected contents) then
you
On Friday 29 June 2007 08:30, Sean Miller wrote:
> alan c wrote:
> > I see it has been put onto the wiki
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets
> > as
> > leaflet1_alan_cocks.odt
> > (this leaflet got a strong reaction from a Windows-only marketing
> > professional that it covered too *many* s
alan c wrote:
> I see it has been put onto the wiki
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets
> as
> leaflet1_alan_cocks.odt
> (this leaflet got a strong reaction from a Windows-only marketing
> professional that it covered too *many* significant points)
>
I think it has a lot of words... could
peter.beattie2 wrote:
> Please do not send I am UNSCUBSCRIBED
>
You clearly are not... so, in the interests of everybody else's sanity,
rather than send this quite incorrect statement in reply to every single
e-mail the group sends you please visit the page below where, at its
base, you will
Matthew Larsen wrote:
> :) Thanks for the welcomes.
>
>> I have had feedback (on a leaflet of mine) suggesting that for
>> real windows-only users, a FOSS leaflet by itself would be
>> useful. The first stage concept for them is - Open Source
>> software - is free and can be good quality - and the
Please do not send I am UNSCUBSCRIBED
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From: "Ian Pascoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
> Hi Matt
>
> Welcome back to the sof
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From: "Chris Rowson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
>> Hey all
>>
>> Back in t
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From: "alan c" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
> Ian Pascoe wrote:
>> Hi Matt
>>
Please do not send I am UNSCUBSCRIBED
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- Original Message -
From: "Matthew Larsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "British Ubuntu Talk"
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
> :) Thanks for the welcomes.
&
:) Thanks for the welcomes.
> I have had feedback (on a leaflet of mine) suggesting that for real
> windows-only users, a FOSS leaflet by itself would be useful. The
> first stage concept for them is -
> Open Source software - is free and can be good quality - and there is
> a community. All with
Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Hi Matt
>
> Welcome back to the soft and squishy embrace of the United Kingdons of
> England and it's principalities!
>
> Well I hope you're feeling well rested and rareing to go the style of
> leaflets that you and Chris have done seem fine so far. I do think that we
>
> Hey all
>
> Back in the most merry of kingdoms, ready to progress on the leaflet
>
Hi Matt,
I am too still interested in pressing forward with the leaflet/s. I'm
a bit pressed at the moment as I'm still sorting the house out after
moving in.
Even if I'm a bit quiet though, I'm still about ;-)
June 2007 13:04
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
Hey all
Back in the most merry of kingdoms, ready to progress on the leaflet
As far as I can see there are 3 things to sort out:
1) The content of the leaflet
2) Layout of the leaflet
3) Do we need more leaflets
Re
Hey all
Back in the most merry of kingdoms, ready to progress on the leaflet
As far as I can see there are 3 things to sort out:
1) The content of the leaflet
2) Layout of the leaflet
3) Do we need more leaflets
Regards,
On 21/06/07, Matthew Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I am
Hi all
I am currently out of the country until next week so I wont be able to
contribute a lot during this period
regards
On 19/06/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> OK, I'll byte... :oP
>
> On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:57:02 +0100, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > < big snip >
OK, I'll byte... :oP
On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:57:02 +0100, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> < big snip >
>
> As no one seems inclined to react to my comments I will respond to
> myself. As one of the longest users of Ubuntu in this group I am curious
> to know why there is all this activity in
> This sparked off an idea... could we have a version of the leaflet targeted
> at being handed out with a live cd included?
>
> Johnathon
I had puzzled that one over myself. Seems to me that if someone
actually had the CD too, it'd be one less excuse!
I did wonder however what the best format w
...
> I have a personal interest in this thread as my LUG hope to start
> providing
> talks within the local secondary schools next educational year., and
> these
> leaflets would go along way to providing some take home information -
> together with a Live CD of course!
>
This sparked off an ide
t: 19 June 2007 13:59
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
Thanks to all of you for replying to the questions. I applaud what you
are doing and wish you every success. It would be wonderful if you could
achieve what you are aiming for and I hope you will not be too
dis
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kirrus
Sent: 19 June 2007 09:34
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
- "Ian Pascoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> E
>
> PS Sorry to read about your septic words Louisa sofa>
>
E
Matthew Larsen wrote:
> Just another thought...
>
> When building the graphics on the leaflet I was thinking about
> putting on the logos for Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu and
> UbuntuStudio. I took them off in the end because I thought it just
> over-complicated the leaflet and would make things eve
Thanks to all of you for replying to the questions. I applaud what you
are doing and wish you every success. It would be wonderful if you could
achieve what you are aiming for and I hope you will not be too
disappointed. I am sure that, if we all use the facilities we have to
promote Ubuntu, consta
Just another thought...
When building the graphics on the leaflet I was thinking about putting
on the logos for Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu and UbuntuStudio. I took
them off in the end because I thought it just over-complicated the
leaflet and would make things even more confused. As they are all
d
<>
norman wrote:
> As no one seems inclined to react to my comments I will respond to
> myself.
I didn't notice them. This is a lively discussion and it probably
slipped by as comments contributing to the discussion rather than an
invitation to respond.
> As one of the longest users of Ubuntu i
Hello Norman,
I have been lurking and watching the creation of the leaflet I lack the
Creative and Artistic design to produce something of quality such as
this but since theyve not created or said anything wildly irritating or
abusive or just outright rude I stayed queit, sometimes in open sou
hi norman,
Sorry to hear you feel we are ignoring you and your loss of interest
in the project. I did read your original post and would have responded
to any questions raised. I would imagine there were not many responses
because most of the points in your comment had already been addressed
earlie
> Is there a real desire to promote the use of Ubuntu and, if so, why?
If there was no desire to use Ubuntu it would be pretty pointless
being subscribed to an Ubuntu mailing list wouldn't it?
> Who do you expect to be interested enough to even give Ubuntu a try?
What made you interested enough
Hi Norman,
On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 09:57:02AM +0100, norman wrote:
> < big snip >
>
> As no one seems inclined to react to my comments I will respond to
> myself.
Probably because it contained no questions and it was only sent at 5pm last
night.
> As one of the longest users of Ubuntu in this
< big snip >
As no one seems inclined to react to my comments I will respond to
myself. As one of the longest users of Ubuntu in this group I am curious
to know why there is all this activity in wanting to produce a leaflet.
Is there anyone prepared to answer a few questions? If so, now is your
ch
- "Ian Pascoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> E
>
> PS Sorry to read about your septic words Louisa sofa>
>
Errr... what do you mean by this?
(Me don't geddit :S)
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t; > > also aim to keep contrasts high between text and background. There's
> > > nothing worse than getting to the juicy bit of a leaflet to find that the
> > > text and background colours are so close together that it's a real
> > > struggle
> >
find that the
> > text and background colours are so close together that it's a real struggle
> > to read.
> >
> > E
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alan Pope
> > Sent: 18
hat the
> text and background colours are so close together that it's a real struggle
> to read.
>
> E
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alan Pope
> Sent: 18 June 2007 21:50
> To: British Ubuntu Talk
>
t the
text and background colours are so close together that it's a real struggle
to read.
E
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alan Pope
Sent: 18 June 2007 21:50
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
Hi Matthew,
On Mo
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of alan c
Sent: 18 June 2007 17:55
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> Quoting Louisa Parry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
>
>> Also I couldn't help but notice that the word 'linu
> Nice. I love the fact that this is a real collaborative effort. With
> input from multiple community members.
Yeah, I gotta agree with you there Alan, I'm also liking this
community working vibe :-D
Chris
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> Wherever it comes from it needs to be licensed in such a way that we can
> redistribute it freely of course :)
Licensing for the tellytubby image... (seems OK to me)
We hereby grant to You a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to
use the Image on the terms and conditions explained in this A
Hi Matthew,
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 21:25 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
> Here is my idea for the graphics and title page of the leaflet, I
> based it on your's Chris. I didnt change any of the text (apart from
> the title)
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=
Hi Rob,
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 21:16 +0100, Rob Beard wrote:
> Ahh thats good. When I saw it I thought... hmmm, that looks like Telly
> Tubby land on XP. I'm sure lots of people will see that and think
> Windows XP. In fact I tested it on my other half. I asked her what
> computer related th
Don't worry about CMYK or that stuff for now, I have a bit of
experience with it so can deal with it when the need arises.
Good point though :)
Something to bear in mind is that it should look good in Gray scale
and colour. Easier to photocopy gray scale en-masse.
Regards.
On 18/06/07, Alan Pop
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 20:42 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> Latest revision with grammar, spelling, capitalisation and context
> changes as discussed on the list:
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=leaflet2_withgraphics_0.1_chris_rowson.pdf
>
This gets bette
Here is my idea for the graphics and title page of the leaflet, I
based it on your's Chris. I didnt change any of the text (apart from
the title)
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=leaflet2_matthewgraphicsversion.pdf
Regards,
>
> Chris
>
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Chris Rowson wrote:
>> I like the graphics on that one. Just out of interest, where did you
>> get the picture of the field from? (I'm assuming not that other OS
>> beginning with W?)
>>
>> Rob
>>
>
> I was waiting for someone to ask that :-P
>
> I got it from a stock photo site http://www.sxc.
Latest revision with grammar, spelling, capitalisation and context
changes as discussed on the list:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=leaflet2_withgraphics_0.1_chris_rowson.pdf
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>
> I like the graphics on that one. Just out of interest, where did you
> get the picture of the field from? (I'm assuming not that other OS
> beginning with W?)
>
> Rob
>
I was waiting for someone to ask that :-P
I got it from a stock photo site http://www.sxc.hu
Chris
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Chris Rowson wrote:
> Oh yeah - sorry heres a link
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=leaflet2_withgraphics_chris_rowson.pdf
>
I like the graphics on that one. Just out of interest, where did you
get the picture of the field from? (I'm assuming not tha
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 14:36 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> Oh yeah - sorry heres a link
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=leaflet2_withgraphics_chris_rowson.pdf
>
Another link you might want to add is http://screencasts.ubuntu.com -
Alan Pope's Ubuntu scree
Louisa Parry wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 16:24 +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
[...]
> If *I* was reading it, I would prefer just something more along the
> lines of the last paragraph - "thousands of people around the world,
> including us at ubuntu-uk.org, give their time
free, as vol
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> Quoting Louisa Parry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
>
>> Also I couldn't help but notice that the word 'linux' isn't used
>> at all in the leaflet. Is this intentional because it's a bit
>> too scary/geeky sounding? Personally I would think it would be
>> more i
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> Quoting Louisa Parry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
>
>> Also I couldn't help but notice that the word 'linux' isn't used
>> at all in the leaflet. Is this intentional because it's a bit
>> too scary/geeky sounding? Personally I would think it would be
>> more i
I have kept out of the way for a long time but I have now reached the
point where I must say something. Several years ago attempts were made
to get me interested in Linux with no success. After all, Linux was a
very complicated business, worse than DOS, well I thought so, which I
had left for Windo
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 16:46 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
>
> Firstly thanks for the spelling mistake point-outs, however we are
> only at the initial stages of making this thing and havn't even
> decided on its content yet so I am personally forgiving any mistakes
> like that until we have a final
Chris Rowson wrote:
> Oh yeah - sorry heres a link
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=leaflet2_withgraphics_chris_rowson.pdf
>
Brilliant!
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On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 16:24 +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> Over the last few years, I've discovered that many people get confused
> if I mention "Linux" as they want to know what it is and why it is
> "owned" by a large number of companies but mainly by people who make
> very litt
Hi there, welcome to the list :-)
Firstly thanks for the spelling mistake point-outs, however we are
only at the initial stages of making this thing and havn't even
decided on its content yet so I am personally forgiving any mistakes
like that until we have a final draft.
About linux not being me
On 18/06/07, Louisa Parry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Chris (and since it's my first post to the list, a general hello to
> all too)
>
> I like your pretty version but have a few very minor (proofreading-y)
> niggles.
Thanks :-)
Hi Louisa, I'll go through it when I get home and make some
amen
Quoting Louisa Parry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Also I couldn't help but notice that the word 'linux' isn't used at all
> in the leaflet. Is this intentional because it's a bit too scary/geeky
> sounding? Personally I would think it would be more important to
> mention that in the 'why is it free?
Hi Chris (and since it's my first post to the list, a general hello to
all too)
I like your pretty version but have a few very minor (proofreading-y)
niggles.
Panel 2 'why bother?'
- point 3 - there seems to be a comma issue here - I'd either add one
after "run on it" ("ubuntu, and the programs t
> Nice. Showed it to a friend whose first reaction was
>
> "It needs capital letters".
Yeah, my friend said that too - I was trying to be funky and
unconventional :-P I could put 'em in though!
> Also note the URL broken over two lines. URLs could legitimately be in a
> smaller font I suspect, an
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 14:36 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> Oh yeah - sorry heres a link
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=leaflet2_withgraphics_chris_rowson.pdf
>
Nice. Showed it to a friend whose first reaction was
"It needs capital letters".
Also note
> Damn... that's good.
>
> I agree about the wording points that have been raised, but I'm
> printing these for SFD and using them in Thanet!
>
Wow thanks :-D
I used OO.org Draw but it was on Windows (I'm at work and the ubuntu
box was in use) so I cheated a bit.
Just go to the leaflets page
Quoting Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Oh yeah - sorry heres a link
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=leaflet2_withgraphics_chris_rowson.pdf
Damn... that's good.
I agree about the wording points that have been raised, but I'm
printing these for SF
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 15:11 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
> hey thats pretty nifty, definatly getting there. Some of the wording I
> feel could be changed however, things like 'The Demo mode' could be
> replaced with: "What you see is a trial version of ubuntu which lets
> you play with it without i
hey thats pretty nifty, definatly getting there. Some of the wording I
feel could be changed however, things like 'The Demo mode' could be
replaced with: "What you see is a trial version of ubuntu which lets
you play with it without installing to see if you like it". The bit
about keeping your fami
Oh yeah - sorry heres a link
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=leaflet2_withgraphics_chris_rowson.pdf
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I had a bash with graphics now ;-)
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I found a link in the ubuntu forums to
http://documentation.openoffice.org/Samples_Templates/User/template/index.html
Might be helpful for designing brochures.
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> I'm not sure about adding a footer, it just seems like we are 'trying
> to hard' if we do that. What might be better is putting that info in
> the FOSS section ie: "To demonstrate how good FOSS software is, this
> leaflet you are reading was made using OpenOffice, a piece of OSS
> software!" <--
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Rowson
> Sent: 17 June 2007 19:13
> To: British Ubuntu Talk
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
>
>
> > I'm gonna knock up my own prototype in the next few days, definitely
> > stealing the cuppa line.
>
#x27;s good!
E
E
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Rowson
Sent: 17 June 2007 19:13
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
> I'm gonna knock up my own prototype in the next few days, definitely
> stealing the cuppa line
> I'm gonna knock up my own prototype in the next few days, definitely
> stealing the cuppa line.
>
Heheheh - Glad you like it ;-)
I think as regards the leaflet project, the more examples we can get
the better - taking the bits of other people's leaflets that you like,
and adding your own indivi
My thoughts:
I like the personal touch (go make a cuppa) :-)
It seems more of an install guide rather than an introduction guide,
possibly more information could be put on. Ie 1/3 could be about FOSS,
1/3 about Ubuntu & compatibility and 1/3 can be installation.
For some reason I can imagine it
> Also, how about some graphics? Doesn't have to be overstated, but the Ubuntu
> logo would be nice. Possibly also a watermark-style image in the back of each
> segment, relating to the content of the segment (e.g. for burn, you'd have a
> image
> of a CD)
Yeah - I did think about that, if the te
> > Personally I find fancy fonts slower to read, so my inclination
> would
> > be to use the layout and content to grab attention rather than the
> > font, but it is a matter of taste.
> If you like the text, feel free to use it in a different style of
> leaflet, you could then change the fonts
I've uploaded a new revision - This one changes the links to the
getting started page to official ubuntu ones as suggested by Alan P.
Hey Alan - thanks for replying :-D
> Personally I find fancy fonts slower to read, so my inclination would
> be to use the layout and content to grab attention rat
Chris Rowson wrote:
> I created my concept of a friendly non-techie Ubuntu promotion leaflet
> incorporating some of the ideas I liked on the list.
>
> It's here if anyone would like to check it out - suggestions welcome
>
> http://justuber.com/projects:ubuntu_leaflets
>
> Chris
Good Chris. I w
Hi Chris,
On Sat, 2007-06-16 at 08:41 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets for example - click more actions
> > --> Attachments and add yours.
>
> 'Tis done !
>
Yay, excellent. Making it available in open formats on that site means
others can download and chang
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets for example - click more actions
> --> Attachments and add yours.
'Tis done !
> I would also strongly urge you not to link to ubuntuguide.org, but
> instead only link to official sites such as those within the *ubuntu.com
> domain like wiki.ubuntu.com and
On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 23:30 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> I created my concept of a friendly non-techie Ubuntu promotion leaflet
> incorporating some of the ideas I liked on the list.
>
> It's here if anyone would like to check it out - suggestions welcome
>
> http://justuber.com/projects:ubuntu_l
I created my concept of a friendly non-techie Ubuntu promotion leaflet
incorporating some of the ideas I liked on the list.
It's here if anyone would like to check it out - suggestions welcome
http://justuber.com/projects:ubuntu_leaflets
Chris
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Hi Robert,
On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 00:27 +0100, Robert McWilliam wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:23:32 +0100
> alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Thanks Robert - email and attachment on its way to you, the wiki is
> > fine if you or someone could put it up please, and or your site -
> > thanks ag
The worst thing you can do is patronise people. I'm not saying what
you wrote is patronising, I just think it needs to be rephrased.
A lot of people treat their computers like cars: As long as it goes
forwards, backwards and turns left and right - no-one cares how it
works. The idea of the leaflet
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:23:32 +0100
alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks Robert - email and attachment on its way to you, the wiki is
> fine if you or someone could put it up please, and or your site -
> thanks again
I'm too lazy to try and figure out where in the wiki would be
appropriate:
Robert McWilliam wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:11:44 +0100 alan c
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I am not using my own web pages yet (I have a couple of virtually
>> unused empty sites), so if somebody will volunteer, I will
>> happily email them the leaflet (with only my own contact details
>>
alan c wrote:
> I see there is a thread with the subject of Leaflets. I have been away
> until recently so please forgive me if I am not dovetailing into the
> existing discussion well.
>
> I am an 'Infopoint' (note 1) volunteer - FOSS information at events
> and particularly Computer Fairs. I
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:11:44 +0100
alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am not using my own web pages yet (I have a couple of virtually
> unused empty sites), so if somebody will volunteer, I will happily
> email them the leaflet (with only my own contact details edited out)
> for downloading b
I see there is a thread with the subject of Leaflets. I have been away
until recently so please forgive me if I am not dovetailing into the
existing discussion well.
I am an 'Infopoint' (note 1) volunteer - FOSS information at events
and particularly Computer Fairs. I am lucky in having one hel
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