Hi Dylan, On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Dylan McCall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (snip)
> ...The obvious /realistic/ fix: Occasional promotion of Ubuntu at > community events, and with friends. I for one am personally helping > people with their Linux questions in the store I work at, which seems to > have developed a quiet increase in Linux-seeking customers... > Interestingly, even the people just looking in to Linux for the first > time - usually Ubuntu - seem quite excited about the idea, which I find > very cool. For Ubuntu in Australia, the following page hasn't been updated for a while, but the plan was to encourage those computer shops which where doing the right thing (by us, and the community). https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects/UbuntuFriendlyComputerShops > Then, I realized that I should really think about promoting Ubuntu > properly (in an environment where promoting free software does not get > frowned upon) if I am so keen on it! One of few other local, popular > places keen on free knowledge is a library. Libraries around here (in South Australia) purchase all their resources through a central service[1] which is not particularly interested in Free and Open Source Software, or Creative Commons material. They seem to be all about 'value for money'.. which is really odd. Regardless.. magazines that are published with the lastest Ubuntu CD are carried[2], and are very useful, but the concept of being able to make copies to keep or distribute is not actively promoted. Something about being stuck in a copyright model that doesn't include a license to copy. One particular success was with Software Freedom Day[3]. The local library staff was more than happy to put out a display of Free and Open Source Software Books.. although I had to keep my eye on in to stop the MS Excel manual sneaking in. I will try and do the same this year, and include Ubuntu CD's as give-a-ways. (snip) > Lots of libraries hold small workshops and classes. There are computers, and classes, but they have all been installed with non-free software. The classes that are run are 'sponsored' by the software vendor at a 'reduced rate' as a 'community service'. > The one > in my area even has an open bulletin board set up, which could prove > useful, if there was something worth posting there that didn't look like > spam... All good ideas. > So, before I meander way off topic: I can't possibly be the only one who > has pondered promoting Ubuntu, in some way, at a public library. Any > experiences, examples, related stories, screams of terror or links? Feel > free to share! :-) From the Ubuntu Wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/CommunityLibrary?highlight=%28library%29 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OregonTeam/TeamProjects/LibraryDistribution?highlight=%28library%29 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PNWTeam/projects/LibraryDist?highlight=%28library%29 > Bye, > -Dylan McCall Cheers' Paul -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
