I would definetly support the idea of placing Ubuntu in PC's in a store, this wouldn't cost to much money eiether.
Nick. On 01/03/07, Anthony Yarusso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Jono Bacon wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I was involved in some discussions yesterday about coming up with some > > ideas of how to mark the Feisty release in a unique and interesting way. > > The idea is that the community could do something interesting, attention > > grabbing and potentially wacky that will not only show off the community > > but also mark a new Ubuntu release. > > > > There were two distinctive ideas which I think are goers: > > > > * Show Your Ubuntu - encourage our users and community to take a > > picture of themselves holding the Ubuntu logo in variety of different > > situations and scenarios. > > > > * The Big Ubuntu Logo Competition - set a challenge for the community > > to photograph the biggest Ubuntu logo or circle of friends that they > > can. This can involve people constructing logos in a variety of ways, so > > long as the core aspects of the logo are present. > > > > I just wanted to get your thoughts and ideas. :) > > > > Jono > > > Another idea (albeit an at times controversial one) is doing some > well-placed PC-Jacking. What this is essentially is bringing a few > Live CDs into a store that sells computers, pop them in the CD-ROM > drives of any computers that have the drive accessible, reboot, and > walk away. If you wish, optionally stick around and photograph > customers' intrigue at an unusual desktop. It's also a good idea to > leave a short explanation, either as a pamphlet or written directly on > the disk, so both interested people know what this is about, and store > staff when they (eventually) find it know that it's not actually > breaking the hardware. A short stack of CDs to take with and a few > pamphlets (like mine that was handed out at the recent Ubuntu > Canada-Toronto marketing event) are a great idea if you have the > funds. I made a page on the wiki for brainstorming along these lines > for anyone interested - all I ask is that of course all such efforts > be kept peaceful and reasonable, as we're merely spreading awareness, > not seeking some sort of revenge or whatever. For reference and your > thoughts, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PCJacking . > > Tony > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFF52Ut6iO+5ByUi/QRAl4bAJ9cQrBef0X191YgQq7X7hKSPT0mSQCeLWu1 > U/WBs0hDG9BIQN0V86SpCD0= > =s3tb > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > ubuntu-marketing mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing > -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
