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. Bounties sometimes work with code requirements. That doesn't mean we should immediately transplant the idea to marketing. We need to 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. At the weekend, I heard Mark S talk give his talk "N Big Challenges", in which he looks at thirteen challenges facing free software. In it, he mentioned that he likes action. However, if you look at the work that went into the Ubuntu project even before anyone outside of the small pre-launch team had heard of it, it's clear he likes action from a well-planned base. 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 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. As a new community, we also lack the cohesion and experience that more established teams have. That will come in time, but I'd personally love to see fewer posts along the lines of, "I've done this" and more posts like, "I'm planning this, what do you think?" Now that LugRadio Live is out of the way, I have far more time to give to the marketing team. Sorry for my absence in recent days. -- Matthew Revell www.understated.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
