On 7/25/06, Matthew Revell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 16/07/06, Matthew East <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't think there is anywhere near enough
> coherence about this so far to form the basis of a marketing team
> "budget" for bounties or such.
Sorry to come to this late, but I have to speak up on this. I'm
uncomfortable with the idea of us gathering money for, and then
setting, bounties.
+1
consider what works for this stage of our team's development and for
the activites we deal in. If we have to resort to financial incentives
for something as vaguely defined as "best marketing idea" then we're
clearly doing a poor job of seeking input.
A lot of good work has already been done :
https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-marketing/+specs , and we probably
need to consolidate all that work and convert the status from the
current planning --> implementation --> delivery.
This is a long way off but I drafted a Time line for phased
implementation with a target launch date of Sept01 (cutting it too
close?). Maybe the lack of Infrastructure (servers, databases,
connectivity, system admin, and so on...) reduces the chances of us
making that date. So feel free to change this accordingly...
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/milestones
We're not short of enthusiasm, in this team. We are, though, short on
experience. From what I've read, this list has two or maybe three
people who have any marketing experience. That's not a problem
I have Marketing experience (more related to commodities) but a
Magazine is definitely a first for me and hopefully it will be an
interesting experience :-)
long-term, but it does mean that we risk losing our way with some form
of pseudo-marketing. If we're going to do our best for the Ubuntu
project, we need to get out and seek advice from people who do have
experience. That way, we can avoid making obvious mistakes and perhaps
pick up some tips.
pseudo-marketing....? If you mean the bounty concept, I agree.
Actually I liked the Magazine idea a lot, which is a *huge* project by
itself and has good potential and if we plan and implement it, we can
deliver it. I was thinking of starting small and simple (like
gnomejournal) and then ramp up slowly to RHmagazine or Tuxmagazine.
Once we have the first issue out, people can see for themselves how
the Magazine looks and hopefully they will join us.
As a new community, we also lack the cohesion and experience that more
established teams have.
People from the art team have offered to help out with the arty
aspects and we can draw on resources from other Ubuntu teams too. So
if I sound like I am pushing it too far feel free to poke me about it
:-)
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