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Rinchenhttp://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1990777,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K000059404:35
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nixternalhiya Rinchen04:46
nixternalyou guys..be brutally honest on this..this is a draft i am working on for kubuntu and the aKademy book     http://www.buntudot.org/people/~nixternal/docs/aKademy_blurb.pdf04:47
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RinchenSounds like the basics of a flyer Nix04:48
RinchenYou're trying to sell something with it04:48
nixternalno..it is going in a book04:49
nixternalit is an "about kubuntu"04:49
nixternalso in a fact, everyone who gets this book for the aKademy will read it04:49
Rinchenbingo. That's my point.04:49
RinchenIt's written like a sales pitch rather than a history/intro04:50
Rinchenat least it reads that way to me04:50
Rinchenwording is good, writing is good04:50
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nixternal_arg04:54
nixternal_wording wise and what not, does it flow good?  is it professional looking?04:54
Rinchencontent wise I like it04:54
Rinchenperspective wise...well, doesn't seem to fit what I think should be in a book04:54
Rinchenbut don't take that as a rejection. I'm no expert in these matters.04:55
nixternalthis is just a spot for a "sponsorship ad'05:04
nixternalit isn't a book you and i would buy to read05:04
nixternalit is more of a program05:04
nixternalsorry..book is a bad anaology05:04
nixternals/anaology/analogy05:04
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Rinchennix...ah, well then...that changes things05:27
nixternalhehe05:27
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sarahello05:46
RinchenHi Sara05:48
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=== ..[topic/#ubuntu-marketing:irc.freenode.net] : Welcome to #ubuntu-marketing. This is the IRC channel of the Ubuntu Marketing Team. | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam | Channel logs at http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs/ | Check out https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/SpreadUbuntu
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nixternalwoohoo06:41
nixternalthat was fun06:41
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RinchenGood thing I have my important channels on OFTC ;-)06:41
gaz00Rinchen, ubuntu-colorado is an important channel?   what am i missing there? :p06:42
nixternalheh Rinchen06:43
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Rinchench/he/eh/06:43
nixternalhahaha06:43
gaz00hehe... i just felt left out!!!06:43
nixternali was on OFTC earlier06:43
nixternali think that ubuntu will be over there b4 edgy is released06:44
RinchenI sympathize with Seveas but I have been very fond of OFTC as of late.06:44
nixternalim willing to go as far and say, before knot 3 there will be a move06:44
nixternalbesides my random knock off's here at freenode, i have no problem what so ever06:44
nixternalIRC is IRC no matter where it is iat06:44
nixternali have been using it since bbs died06:44
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Rinchenhey, BBS's aren't dead.06:45
nixternalwell..they have been replaced06:45
Rinchenhttp://www.bbsdocumentary.com/06:45
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nixternalthat is seriously scarry06:52
nixternalbut i am almost tempted to purchase it for humor06:52
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RinchenI went to high school with the guy who created it. It's fantastic.06:53
Rinchenit's also LONG06:53
Rinchenyou have to break open some champagne when you get through it....06:53
Rinchenor smoke a cigarette....one of those two06:54
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adamant1988hey all08:37
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adamant1988hello all05:56
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gaz00_workhey - out of curiousity, who runs the ubuntu counter project?07:07
MenZagaz00_work: look at the footer of the site.07:13
gaz00_workAh, right.  didn't scroll down past the buttons..whoops07:17
gaz00_worksince they hit digg, 300 new machines have been registered (10mins)07:18
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Bilangenice to see the counter server is still alive :)07:29
Bilange(even with digg, that is)07:30
nixternalelkbuntu is who runs taht07:31
Kamping_KaiserBilange, its gone downa few times (the backend)07:37
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NoNameany way I can help with the ubuntu magazine?08:07
NoNamehello?08:09
gaz00_workNoName,  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/TODO, I believe that Jenda will be back tues08:09
gaz00_worki'm not associated with the team, so I don't really konw what's going on08:10
NoNameok08:10
gaz00_workI know that sarah was working on creating a new bzr branch earlier today08:11
gaz00_workand the wiki mentions that she needs lots of help, so you might want to get in touch with her08:11
gaz00_workfind her here:  https://launchpad.net/people/sara-tikal2608:12
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NoNameok08:13
NoNameI can help with the logo, unless you want to use the normal ubuntu logo08:14
NoNameg2g08:17
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adamant1988hey all08:25
MenZaNO! GO AWAY!08:25
Klaidaswha?08:26
MenZa:D08:26
Klaidas:))08:26
adamant1988don't tell me what to do08:26
adamant1988hey guys want to help me with a little research?08:27
MenZaWhat're you researching?08:27
saraadamant did you read the e-mail by Chris Kenyon he has as similar idea to your testimonail, maybe you should contact him08:28
adamant1988I'm researching a theory of mine.08:30
adamant1988quick question, how many of your friends use Ubuntu?08:30
adamant1988...08:30
adamant1988anyone home?08:30
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adamant1988sorry about that08:31
adamant1988ok, how many of your friends did you get using Ubuntu?08:32
gaz00_workyou mean as their primary OS?08:36
adamant1988uhm, sure let's go with that08:37
adamant1988if I don't like those numbers then we'll go with the alternative08:37
gaz00_workway to go with unbiased research...08:38
adamant1988lol :P08:38
adamant1988it was a joke08:38
adamant1988yes I mean primary os08:38
gaz00_work:p08:38
gaz00_workonly 1 for me08:38
adamant1988out of how many would you say?08:39
gaz00_workout of how many computer users?   Heh.. a lot.08:39
adamant1988how many have you tried to get using it I mean08:39
gaz00_workOhhh....   I have only tried with those that are technically inclined  and don't work in niche markets -- so 1 / 5 or so.08:40
gaz00_workthe 1 that did switch works primarily in R, so it was easy to switch apparently08:41
adamant1988hrmmm08:41
adamant1988I'm trying to get some numbers together to work on a more effective advertising for Ubuntu.  I just don't think that any form of online advertising is going to do it.08:41
adamant1988It occurs to me after trying to switch my fiance, friends and family.  The primary reason people don't want to switch is risk.   The RISK that they may lose some kind of functionality of their computer, etc.08:42
adamant1988and an online advertising isn't going to make them feel less risk in the switch, but having someone they trust offer to help... that alleviates a lot of the risk...08:43
gaz00_worktrue - that and switching seems to be a huge barrier for those that aren't really too techy and are used to windows.   the idea of learning how to check email again (even if it's just a different name) scares many non-computer geeks08:45
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gaz00_workPersonally, I found that the best way to get people to consider it is to just let them use it.  I had 4 people staying at my place last week, all without computers and I made accounts for them to use my main ubuntu machine without telling them anything08:45
serenityhi08:46
gaz00_workThey mucked around for a bit, and were totally at home within an hour or so.08:46
gaz00_workmost thought that it was a different version of windows and didn't even realize that it was linux08:46
gaz00_workof course, that's not doing any admin work, just surfing the web, running a few apps, doing their resumes up, etc08:46
gaz00_workserenity,  hi!08:47
serenityi am giving cd's out, help them and spread the word...what can i do else?08:48
gaz00_workserenity, there are tons of ways to help out.  Take a look through [ http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate ] 08:51
serenitywear a ubuntu-shirt all the time ;)08:51
adamant1988serentity, take some time to actually talk to the people08:52
adamant1988and if possible demo the live-cd to them08:52
adamant1988I try to do that with my laptop08:52
serenityon our lug, there was a linux-installation party and we installed kubuntu on the virgin machines08:53
adamant1988I don't have a lug08:55
adamant1988i'm actually trying to start one08:59
adamant1988and I'm seeing if we can get floor space in a local store to start a 'linux center'.08:59
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gaz00_workadamant1988, where are you located?09:06
adamant1988West Virginia09:08
adamant1988yep....09:08
adamant1988why gaz00_work09:12
gaz00_workjust curious if you were anywhere close to me :)09:12
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adamant1988LOL ok gaz00_work09:18
nixternalhmm09:43
adamant1988hmmmm09:45
adamant1988empty roomage09:45
nixternalTeam, if you have a great idea that hasn't been documented yet, I would hold off on discussing it in this channel, or any other channel that is being logged. So if you are planning on leading a project, document it on the wiki or elsewhere first before you bring it here10:04
nixternalFurther information will be communicated upon confirmation and email communications have occurred10:05
adamant1988I second that.10:11
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adamant1988ugh10:48
adamant1988this situation is very upsetting...10:48
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jendanixternal?11:54
jendanvm... sleep11:56

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