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somerville32I dunno why more people aren't involved in ubuntu-marketing12:19
somerville32It has to be the most fun12:19
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Burgworkit is fun12:20
Burgworknow work on that Feisty doc12:20
poningruBurgwork: quick question is this updated? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/Projects12:36
Burgworkit needs to be12:36
somerville32What Feisty doc?12:36
BurgworkLookingForwardAtFeisty12:37
somerville32I should subscribe to the ml, shouldn't I? :] 12:37
Burgworkyes, you should12:37
somerville32Alrighty. Be there in a second. :] 12:39
lotusleafBurgwork: is the marketing ML tied into NNTP?12:40
Burgworkno12:41
lotusleafdarn12:41
lotusleafcould it be?12:41
lotusleaflike some of the others for gmane?12:41
lotusleaf!newsgrou[12:41
ubotuSorry, I don't know anything about newsgrou[ - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi12:41
lotusleaf!newsgroup12:41
ubotuThere are Ubuntu newsgroups via NNTP at news.gmane.org12:41
lotusleaf!newsgroups12:41
Burgworkyep, sure12:41
lotusleafBurgwork: that would be awesome12:42
Burgworkyou have the power12:42
somerville32Doh. I'm all alone12:47
Admiral_ChicagoBurgwork: how does the doc go?12:52
Burgworkignored it last night, but going to work on it tonight12:52
Admiral_Chicagothe looking foward to feisty12:53
Admiral_Chicagocan i see what you have so far?12:53
jendaHello marketeers :)12:54
jendaI'm on my way to bed, but just in case anyone was interested:12:54
Admiral_Chicagowe're not :P12:54
jenda404 posters ordered (sold/preordered)12:55
Admiral_Chicagoposters not found?12:55
jendagenerated $81 as a donation to the ubuntuforums (in exchange for help in promoting them)12:55
jendayep :)12:55
jendaI laughed out loud when I saw the number :)12:55
Admiral_Chicagojenda: link to the posters sale?12:55
jenda... and $190 for marketing purposes.12:56
jendaAdmiral_Chicago: http://ubuntuforums.org/index.php?page=poster12:57
Admiral_Chicagothanks12:57
jendaThe first use of the above cash will be a free poster donated to the winner of tomorrows quiz in #ubuntu-trivia 12:57
somerville3210 Ubuntu Highway Posters - $25.00/US12:57
somerville32I thought it was a dollar per poster12:57
somerville32+ $5 shipping12:57
jendaThat's what it says... but that's including a $8.72 donation to the forums, and a $1.28 paypal fee.12:58
jendaSo, somerville32 if you add those up with $10 for posters and $5 shipping... $25 :)12:58
jendaAdmiral_Chicago: if you want to buy them, the donation to the forums is not mandatory - so 10 posters would be $1512:59
Admiral_Chicagojenda: i'll have to consider them, i'm a broke college student so I'm not sure :\12:59
jendaOf course :)12:59
jendaI'm a broke college student too.01:00
jenda(with $190 to spend on Marketing Ubuntu... muhehehe)01:00
Admiral_Chicagojenda: i may order some for MOSS01:00
Admiral_Chicago(my open source society at college)01:00
jendamy open source society = MOSS :-D01:01
Admiral_Chicagowell Monmouth (as in Monmouth College)01:01
Admiral_Chicagobut i'll keep that in mind01:01
Admiral_Chicagowe did a really succesful talk on Ubuntu recently, and I got some more convertors...01:02
jendacool :)01:02
jendaAnyway, you can get any number x of posters (preferably x>4) for $(5+x)01:03
jendathe $5 is the shipping.01:03
Admiral_Chicagowell i'd be donating to the forums and all as well but I'll see01:04
Admiral_Chicagohow long will they be on sale?01:04
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jendaI can reserve some, if you want.01:04
jendaI can even send them straight away if you promise you'll pay up :)01:05
jendaI don't insist on payment in advance.01:05
Admiral_Chicagono sell them, i'll buy some as soon as I have the funds01:05
jendaOK01:05
jendaMy guess is that I'll run out in two weeks.01:06
Admiral_Chicagothat's good, if i  don't get posters, i'll get a tshirt01:06
jendahehe :)01:07
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Admiral_Chicagowhat do the designs looking like?01:07
Admiral_Chicagois brown going to happen?01:07
jendaIndeed - it's rather nice that about 1/3 of the expenses will be covered by the posters already :)01:07
jendaI dunno...01:07
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jendaI'm inclined towards black, because it would allow more choice of shirts.01:08
lotusleafyes, black is good01:08
jendaand it's neutral - the brown they offer looks a bit too pink to me :)01:08
Admiral_Chicagoi really like how brown looks, but black and white is also pretty sweet01:08
jendahmm 41:5201:08
jendablack:brown01:08
Admiral_Chicagoreally01:08
jendathat's beginning to be significant.01:09
Admiral_Chicagowhy do you say black allows for more choices01:09
jendaI'll have to look around for other suppliers.01:09
jendabecause this supplier only has 2 types of shirts in 'sandy' color as they call it.01:09
jendaNo v-neck, no girl-cut, no range of quality to choose from.01:10
Admiral_ChicagoAh i see01:10
Admiral_Chicagowhere is teh marketing page on forums?01:13
Admiral_Chicagoi can't find it01:13
jendaThere is none.01:14
jendaAFAIK01:14
lotusleafwhich is probably a good thing01:15
jendaYes.01:16
jendaIt's a decision we made as a team some months ago.01:16
jendaat the first IRC meeting :)01:16
lotusleafawesome01:16
=== rjian wen will be the meeting for this channel?
rjianhehe01:17
jendamm... meeting...01:17
jendaI have some issues for a meeting... but I need a bit of time just thinking before I'm ready to discuss them at a meeting.01:17
=== rjian ive just miss the meeting on Ubuntu-ph :(
jendaIf the other projects come up with stuff to discuss at a meeting, I'll gladly call one :)01:18
Admiral_Chicagoi think there is a LoCo meeting01:18
=== jenda is looking forward to the next Marketing meeting :)
jendayes01:18
Admiral_Chicagoi won't be able to go tomorrow01:18
jendabut that's not marketing ;)01:18
jenda(it's related, though, of course)01:19
lotusleafare there plans to beef up the media relations section of marketing with more ppl?01:19
=== rjian anyone will attend the ASEAN SOURCE 2?
jendalotusleaf: I know poningru and matthewrevell were interested in that.01:21
jendarjian: whadda?01:22
jenda01:22
lotusleafcool, that's something I'd like to look into as well01:22
rjianjenda: what?01:22
jendalotusleaf: talk to poningru...01:22
jenda...and get something out there! :)01:22
jendarjian: what is that?01:23
lotusleafjenda: roger that, thx =)01:23
jenda01:23
poningruwhat?01:23
jendamedia relations project?01:23
rjianjenda: ah ok the IOSN will host the ASIA SOURCE 2 will be on Indonesia Jakarta..01:24
jendaso...01:24
jendais it an OSS conference?01:24
rjianjenda: yeah open source software conference..01:24
jendaok01:24
jendaIt's a little out of hand for me :)01:25
=== rjian Asia Source II will provide participants with a range of practical and hands-on sessions aimed at increasing the use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) amonst the NGO and SME in the region.
rjianjenda: they extend the application in Dec. 2 because they lack of Female attending the conference..01:26
jendaCan't help there :)01:27
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lotusleaflol01:27
rjianhehe01:27
poningrusweet01:28
poningrulotusleaf: we are trying to do that01:28
poningrutalked to jono re that spec01:28
poningruI dont know if you saw the spec or not01:28
=== rjian anyone here the storyt that THAI ICT Minister has negative view on open source?
poningrujono approved it01:29
poningruwe are gonna go ahead with it for feisty01:29
lotusleafponingru: no, I didn't01:29
poningruhold on01:29
lotusleafponingru: oh, that's what you were talking about the other day, that was related?01:29
lotusleafthat's what I get for not paying attention ;D01:29
poningruhehe01:29
Burgworkrjian: we saw that01:29
Burgworkdisappointing01:30
lotusleafrjian: money buys a lot there01:30
rjianBurgwork" yeah :(01:30
lotusleafrjian: I won't say any more =)01:30
Burgworklotusleaf: it isn't money01:30
poningruyou can probably get elkbuntu to go01:30
=== rjian very disappointing :(
poningrushe is kinda in asia01:30
Burgworkit is conservatism due to the new military gov01:30
Burgworkrjian: disappointed01:30
rjianops.. 01:31
rjianelkbuntu: is from asia?01:31
poningrurjian: I was jk01:31
lotusleafBurgwork: true, I dind't want to raise that discussion because of politics, but wouldn't you speculate they've had "other" offers?01:31
poningrushe is from aus01:31
lotusleafdidn't*01:31
Burgworklotusleaf: no, I don't think so01:31
lotusleafBurgwork: really?01:31
poningruyeah that guy just seems that ... uninformed01:31
rjianponingru: u from ASIA?01:32
Burgworklotusleaf: it is possible, but I suspect more that it is more nationalism01:32
lotusleafponingru: you gonna be here tomorrow? I'd like to discuss the media relations aspect of marketing further, but I'm growing sleepy O_o01:34
poningrulotusleaf: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/loco-press-releases01:39
poningruyes01:39
poningruwill be here01:39
poningrurjian: from india01:39
poningrubut now in the US01:39
rjianponingru: ah ok.. ur like a tourist heheh01:40
lotusleafponingru: k thx =)01:40
lotusleafponingru: && thx for linky ;)01:40
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tonyyarussoBurgwork: Have you gotten a handle on this Turkish Kurd thing, and are we mentioning it in UWN?02:33
somerville32http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=900546202:38
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poningrutonyyarusso: the what?02:41
tonyyarussoponingru: Massive mailing list thread02:41
poningruoh02:41
tonyyarussoI'm still reading and trying to figure it out, put apparently it involves the Turkish government being upset because Linux (possibly Ubuntu in particular, but there's some confusion) is available in Kurdish, and they aren't fond of giving the Kurds the right to use their language.02:43
poningruwhich mailing list btw02:44
poningruoh sounding02:44
poningruhmm02:44
tonyyarussosounder and devel, actually02:44
tonyyarussoNot sure how it got on devel, but it did, and that's where the input from Mark comes from.02:45
tonyyarussoWhich is basically "Whoa, hold on folks, and talk to Jono."02:45
tonyyarussohttp://www.kurdishinfo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=506002:48
tonyyarussohttp://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Kurdish_operating_system_under_investigation_by_Turkish_attorney_general02:48
poningruhmm02:52
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elkbuntuwhat about me? no im not from asia, but aus is pretty close ;)06:25
poningruright06:26
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Madpilotjenda, the posters arrived today, it'll probably be Sunday before I pick them up, though06:34
elkbuntuMadpilot, http://meldra.no-ip.info/ubuntuhighway.jpg06:36
Madpilotelkbuntu, cool!06:36
MadpilotI'm going to keep one or two, give a couple away, and give the rest to the local LUG for doorprize swag06:37
elkbuntuim keeping one or two, hanging one or two up locally, taking the rest to LCA06:37
somerville32I'm going to use the 10 that I baught to promote Ubuntu all through Fredericton, NB :)06:39
somerville32Anyone want to work on "LookingFowardToFeisty" with me?06:40
Burgundaviaplaying with bugs tonight06:44
somerville32Doesn't the cd come out later today?06:45
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dotwaffleBurgundavia: It appears you made DL.TV ;)07:46
poningruhe did?07:51
poningrulink?07:51
dotwaffleLatest episode on dl.tv - he gets a mention on the OpenSuSE affair ;)07:55
dotwaffleGo go Patrick Norton for researching the subject ;)07:56
somerville32:] 07:57
Admiral_ChicagoBurgundavia: how goes the looking ahead to Feisty?08:18
BurgundaviaAdmiral_Chicago: spent the evening poking at compiz bugs08:29
Burgundaviadotwaffle: geez, yet another place that mentions me08:29
Admiral_Chicagoah well i have a paper08:29
Admiral_Chicagomaybe msg me tomorrow and i'll take another stab at it08:30
Burgundaviawill do08:30
Burgundaviahttp://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/11/the_open_source_1.html08:31
Burgundaviasee item 308:31
Admiral_Chicagoi saw that recently08:33
nixternalooh, the neuros in on there08:34
nixternalAdmiral_Chicago: neuros is a chicago company..we did some osd hacking with them at a chiglug event08:34
Admiral_Chicagoosd?08:34
nixternalon screen display08:35
Admiral_Chicagoi thought so, just checking08:35
Admiral_Chicagoi want to go to a chiclug event, but i'm here...08:35
Burgundaviathey run elisa, mythtv or their own stuff?08:35
nixternalthere will be some when you come back...we will meet up and go08:35
Admiral_Chicagonixternal: i think i saw them in a mag i was reading08:36
Admiral_Chicagobtw, i'm going to set a date for a meeting, send an email08:36
Admiral_Chicagowe can change it based on the feedback08:36
nixternalwe need a location yet08:37
nixternalif we do the city..only 4 people will show up08:37
Burgundaviabefriend a cafe and have them sell linux08:37
Admiral_Chicagoi like the idea of a library08:37
Burgundaviathen make it your handout spot08:37
Admiral_Chicagonixternal: Neuros OSD is on sale at thinkgeek08:37
Admiral_Chicagoi saw it today in the catalogue i got08:37
nixternalahh08:37
nixternalBurgundavia: i wish we had some cool cafes in chicago08:38
nixternalstarbucks runs them out08:38
Burgundaviayep08:38
nixternalalthough, we got a killer hackspot though...an old flower shop..it is a flower shop in the front, and a hacking lab in the back08:38
Admiral_Chicagonixternal: btw, next time you are in Galesburg (i think you said you come sometimes) there is a cool cafe called Innkeeper's08:38
Burgundaviaoh, crap, herd 1 tomorrow08:38
nixternalya Burgundavia 08:38
Burgundaviaforgot all abou tit08:38
Burgundaviahowever, not much has changed yet08:39
nixternalhey, get the mind out of the gutter08:39
Burgundaviasorry, mine never leaves08:39
nixternalBurgundavia: i started the kubuntu release notes...lost for words, or nothing to add..one of the two08:39
Burgundaviasaw that, why I rememberd08:39
nixternalhehe08:39
Admiral_Chicagomy mind out the gutter? man that cafe rocks08:39
nixternali was struggeling to get information08:39
nixternalit seems all of the devs are on vacation08:39
Burgundaviayep08:40
nixternalim going on vacation this weekend as long as we don't get a foot of snow like they are calling for tomorrow08:40
Burgundaviathis is generally the vacation week08:40
Burgundaviawe got snow here in Victoria08:40
Burgundaviacompletely odd08:40
Admiral_Chicago"Easy to build, MAKE Open Source MP3 player kit. Audio quality is as good as an iPod, can access 65,000 tracks, play MP3s as well as 48khz WAV files, interface it with everything from simple button pushing to parallel ports to very powerful serial modes."08:40
Admiral_Chicagomp3 is a restrictive format, wth08:40
nixternal#neuros is where tehy hang out on freenode i believe as well08:40
nixternalthe owner sits in there hacking all of the time..cool guy08:41
Admiral_Chicagoit rained ridiculously today08:41
nixternalsame here..it poored all day long08:41
nixternalarg...2am already..this is nuts08:41
Admiral_Chicagoyea and i'm getting nowhere with this paper08:44
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poningruto get to coreys part08:47
poningruofourse didnt happen08:47
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nixternaljsjs08:51
nixternaldoh08:52
nixternalhaha08:52
nixternalpoor patrick norton08:52
poningruthat is the dumbest tech show ever08:56
poningruthats made for grandparents08:56
nixternalhaha ya08:56
nixternalit is the rebirth of the screensavers pretty much08:56
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Admiral_Chicagosynaptic is pretty cool09:03
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Burgundaviagnome-app-install is better09:06
Admiral_Chicagoi was able to lock a program, aptitude is such a beast09:08
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poningruwhatever dude portage > *09:56
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MenZajenda: ping12:40
jendaMenZa: pong12:41
jendaquickly, though :)12:41
MenZa:D12:41
jendaI'm on my way out.12:41
MenZaquery?12:41
jendasure12:41
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atoponcejenda: ping07:12
tsmithehe's never around... just has his proxy sitting here07:15
tsmithe(like i do - thank's for the idea jenda!)07:15
Admiral_Chicagotry again later (about 5-6 hours)07:53
tsmithefive ours from now would be one o'clock in prague08:05
tsmithe*hours08:05
Admiral_Chicagowell i'm not sure his time, i usually talk to him in the evening08:17
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atoponcetsmithe: well, i'm just wondering what i should be doing. i joined the team on launchpad, and really want to help, i just need some direction09:42
tsmitheah...09:42
tsmitheit comes in drips and drabs09:42
tsmithethe main effort is to promote ubuntu09:42
tsmithebuy posters off jenda, and put them up around the place09:42
tsmithehand out cds09:42
atoponcehmmm09:43
tsmithethat little ever-flowing undercurrent of free rebellion is always important09:43
tsmithethere should be more work to do with spreadubuntu, hopefully09:43
tsmithehang on...09:43
tsmitheyou can check out the bzr branch if you so wish, but that's not as up to date as diy.devubuntu.com09:43
tsmithehttps://code.launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-marketing/+branch/spreadubuntu/spreadubuntu09:45
atoponceok. so what can i do to help? it looks like diy needs some improvement09:45
tsmithewe need to persuade jenda to keep that page in sync with bzr09:45
tsmithethat way we can all work on it09:46
tsmitheanother thing you can do is think09:46
tsmithewe are always in need of new ideas09:46
tsmithet-shirts are in the process of being done, posters have been, as have stickers and cds09:46
=== tsmithe won't be doing t-shirts; 5.50 you must be joking!
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atoponce$5.50 isn't bad at all for a shirt09:47
atoponcethat's cheap, i think. you could sell them for more09:48
tsmithenot $5.5009:48
tsmithe5.5009:48
tsmithethat's GBP09:48
tsmithe1 =~ $1.809:48
=== tsmithe would need to make more profit than that
tsmitheplus, jenda's are only costing $6 per piece. probs cos he's in prague09:49
atoponce$10.82. still, i'd pay $1509:50
tsmithethat's only ~2 profit each09:50
tsmithesay i sold all 10009:50
tsmithei'd make 20009:50
tsmithenot too bad09:50
tsmithebut, i don't have the 550 cash for the investment ;)09:51
atoponceahh, yeah. that's the hiccup right there09:51
tsmitheindeed09:51
tsmitheso, considering i won't have that kinda money till later next year, i'll be pipped to the post with that project09:51
tsmithebut, as i said, thinking is all-important09:52
atoponcehmmm. so is the marketing team responsible for all the stuff you can purchase on cafepress, and other sites, or is that separate?09:54
Burgworknot currently, although we should do that09:55
tsmithei dont think so09:55
tsmithedamn i'm late09:55
atoponceso, in your own words, what's the "purpose" of the marketing team? i'm failing to see exactly what our roll is09:56
tsmitheto spread ubuntu09:57
Burgworkno09:57
Burgworkto create the goods to help people spread Ubuntu09:57
Burgworksome of those include news articles, et.c09:58
atoponcemugs, shirts, cds. that sort of thing?09:58
tsmithe"diy marketing" stuff09:58
tsmitheatoponce, not yet09:58
tsmithebut it's coming09:58
tsmitheyou could always do one ;)09:59
Burgworkyep, plus the UWN and the graphical release notes09:59
BurgworkI also edit the website09:59
atoponceBurgwork: which site?10:00
Burgworkubuntu.com10:00
atoponceahh. cool10:00
atoponceuwn...?10:00
Burgworkubuntu weekly news10:00
Burgworktsmithe: we shoudl probably define a mission statement, as it is clear that differnet people have different ideas about "marketing"10:01
tsmitheyes10:01
atoponceahh. ok. is the marketing team responsible for the shipit cd's? or is there a shipit team10:01
Burgworkshipit is entirely canonical10:01
atoponcei knew that10:01
=== atoponce smacks himself
tsmithebut, Burgwork, do we really know ourselves yet? we should let it evolve a bit first i feel, but would that make it too late?10:01
Burgworknever too late to define what we do10:02
Burgworkand "let is evolve" hasn't worked10:02
atoponcei would be very interested in helping with the mission statement! :)10:02
tsmitheBurgwork, i can see that "let it evolve" hasn't worked. we need a passionate leader with vision, really10:04
Burgworkright10:04
=== Burgwork senses a shanghai-ing coming
tsmitheshanghai-ing?10:05
Burgworkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_%28verb%2910:06
=== tsmithe doesn't get it
Burgworkyou said we needed a leader10:07
tsmitheand i think we do10:09
tsmithebut what's that to do with conscription10:09
Burgworkthere are several logical people, myself included10:10
atoponcetsmithe: to shanghai someone, means to force them to work10:10
tsmithei can see that10:10
tsmithebut why would it involve shanghaiing10:11
atoponcehopefully, it shouldn't10:12
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tsmithehi ompaul 10:14
ompaulevening10:14
tsmithewhat is your opinion of the marketing team's "mission statement"10:15
Burgworkthe need for, rather10:15
tsmitheyeah, that10:16
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MagicFabI recall seing marketplace requirements somewhere other than at http://www.ubuntu.com/support/marketplace/join ?10:29
ompaulBurgwork, where is the current "motd" for the marketing team?10:30
Burgworkthere is none10:30
ompaulhmm10:30
=== ompaul hears claims of "lack of focus"
BurgworkMagicFab: possibly10:30
=== ompaul hears counter claims of well there is the act of encourging people to encourage people
tsmithedefine:motd10:31
ompaulmessage of the day - the "slogan"10:31
tsmitheah10:31
ompaulBurgwork, perhaps a few comments are in order10:32
ompaul(A) there is no SU it raises its head now and again10:32
ompaul(B) there are CDs for specific projects10:32
ompaul(C) there are posters10:32
ompaul(D) capturing good will is one thing - it is keeping people in that "good zone"10:33
ompaulso could it be said the defacto role of the "marketing team" has been to offer support to people from within it's narrow means, by way of advice when someone wants to encourge others to join the camp?10:34
ompaulBurgwork, your (et al) book is a great example of getting a concrete project out the door, without the other parts of the community it could never have happened.10:35
Burgworkthe book we were paid for10:35
ompaulno matter, I get paid to support hardware10:35
ompaulif there was no compass there would still be north but it would be a little harder to find :)10:36
atoponceompaul: so what would you suggest me, a newcomer to the team, to do?10:37
ompaulUWN came out of this10:37
ompaulatoponce, tell me what you do for a living/ studies or whatever10:37
atoponcei really want to help, but i'm unsure how to start10:37
atoponcewell... i'm a computer programmer for a living using proprietary languages10:37
ompaulfine10:38
atoponcei'm a member of the ubuntu-utah loco team10:38
ompaulso what other skills have you got?10:38
atoponcepresident of the ogden area linux users group10:38
atoponcenot much good at art, but strong in advocation. never really "marketed" before, but this team seems to meet my niche for advocacy10:38
ompaulthat is a role ;-) not a skill, but it could be said that you have people skills for that role10:39
ompaulmarketing is about addressing people and "manging their expectations"10:39
atoponceyes. i'm not afraid to talk and spread the word. even to random people on the street10:39
ompaulokay - so you can use the stuff and have a reasonable amount of technical cluefulness10:40
atoponcei have good leadership skills and i am inner motivated10:40
atoponceyes10:41
Burgworkthe Ubuntu marketing team is responsible for spreading some stuff, but not others10:41
Burgworkfor instance, the loco teams are really responsible for marketing within their area10:41
Burgworkwe are responsible for global stuff10:41
atoponcei know that is where i struggle- trying to find that line10:41
Burgworkwe are also responsible for creating teh stuff that locos use to market10:42
atoponcewhat are some examples? like the posters?10:42
Burgworkyes10:43
Burgworkarticles10:43
atoponcewhat sort of articles? like blogging, or more specific, like the wiki?10:43
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tsmithewiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing10:44
atoponceBurgwork: btw, what part of canada are you at? just curious. i lived in toronto for some time10:44
tsmitheat the bottom is the link to the current server branch10:44
Burgworkvictoria10:44
atoponcearticles, meaning, printed?10:45
Burgworkeither10:45
ompaulsorry lost my connection10:45
ompaulatoponce, whatever you do maintain it at a "how easy it is to do"10:47
ompaullevel10:47
ompauland only give people easy things to do 10:47
ompaulwhen they want to do harder stuff then be on hand to provide support 10:47
ompaulthat is all you can do 10:47
ompaulif you convert 3 people 10:47
ompauland they each do 2.5 and so on10:48
ompaulit spreads10:48
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atoponceso, for me, find those who are struggling to get ubuntu material created, and provide support?  or, work on converting others to ubuntu, and getting them to do the same?10:49
ompaulatoponce, a little of both, if you know the material, (which always needs updating,) and you work with it and people then you have done the job well 10:49
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ompaulatoponce, you should really try to get your hands on a few of the docs and get a feel for it10:50
atoponceok. as long as i have a clear objective, and a reachable goal, i can do it10:50
atoponceis there a marketing forum on ubuntuforums?10:51
ompaulso read some material and see if you can get others to help you get others step across the line10:51
ompaulthere is a marketing mailing list10:51
ompaul$forums no idea, there was something but it got eaten by the person who thought they were doing some good with their power plays10:51
atoponcehmmm10:52
ompauli.e. all politics are never smooth10:52
ompaul:)10:52
atoponceagreed10:52
ompaulbut practical work is easy, and the stuff is on the wiki10:52
atoponceis the spreadubuntu site just a pipe dream, or a reality?10:53
ompaulit could be something, if people agreed when it would be finished10:55
=== tsmithe is eager to help out
tsmitheping ping ping ping ping JENDA10:55
ompaulthe continued reluctance to put an end goal on it has killed it out10:55
tsmithewe need his input here10:55
ompaulright10:55
tsmithehe has a roadmap10:56
ompaultsmithe, the road map does not have anything other than big signposts 10:56
ompaulthere is no indication of when you get there10:56
ompaulhow you will know you are there10:56
ompauli.e. No pre defined tasks10:56
ompaulstep one 10:56
ompaulstep two 10:56
ompaulstep three10:57
ompaulresult10:57
ompaulit is ------> direction over here10:57
tsmithegood point10:57
ompauland --------> other there also10:57
tsmithe|10:57
tsmithe|10:57
tsmithe|10:57
ompauls/other/over/10:57
tsmithe\/10:57
tsmithetrue10:57
ompauloh come on there was no need to do that, this is not //aol//10:57
ompaul:)10:58
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ompaulBurgwork, the mission statement is one word11:00
ompaulencouraging11:00
ompaulyou can fluff that up with more words but that is what it always has been11:00
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ompaulany "big ideas" fall foul of the usual "free software community modus operandi"11:01
ompauli.e. small groups work best, and hardest to get their goals11:01
atoponceso is the marketing team more about "advertising" or "sales". i'm thinking i'm stroger in the "sales" aspect than "advertising"11:01
Burgworksales is about closing people. We are most certainly not that11:03
Burgworkwe are more about information11:03
ompaulatoponce, consider what ubuntu is - a variety of GNU/linux/linux whatever way you say it, highly polished, with a good support structure that gets people across a line11:03
atoponcewell, i'm thinking about converting, say, a school to use an "official" linux distro, and use ubuntu, of course11:05
atoponcewould that me "marketing"?11:05
atoponces/me/be/11:11
Burgworkmarketing is creating and to some extent diseminating things that communicate the awesomeness that is Ubuntu11:12
Burgworkat least in our sense11:12
jendatsmithe: one ping is enough. pong.11:16
jendawelcome, atoponce 11:16
tsmithejenda: lighten up, dude! not like up took two hundred lines like before11:17
jendahehe :)11:18
jendaYou did improve a lot ;)11:18
jendaWhat's up?11:18
=== jenda 's computer is doing weird things, so I'm tending to it.
jendaIt seems Ubuntu is capable of a system failure when the network is not configured right :/11:19
tsmitheweird11:19
tsmithenever happened here11:19
atoponcejenda: thx11:20
jendatsmithe: it's a lappy, and I set up a static IP for university, where I tested their network (for a showcase box)11:24
tsmithestatic ip + laptop always seems like a terrible dare to me11:24
jendaand now I came home and nothing would work - not even failsafe gnome :-D11:24
tsmitheme just has network-manager-gnome with dhcp cos he doesn't dare otherwise11:24
tsmithejenda, that seems bad!11:24
tsmithedoubt it's the network11:24
jendait was11:24
=== atoponce uses the profiles
atoponcehome, work, school11:25
jendaI fixed it by modifying my /etc/network/interfaces back to dhgp11:25
jendadhcp11:25
atoponcejust have to remeber when you get to the new location11:25
tsmitheweirder11:25
jendaIt's crazy :-D11:25
jendaanyway, what was the ping for?11:25
atoponceme, or tsmithe ?11:25
tsmitheerr atoponce wanted direction11:25
tsmithethen we wanted a mission statement11:25
tsmitheand then the roadmap for spreadubuntu11:26
tsmithewhich apparently should be more detailed11:26
tsmithe(you have logs!)11:26
atoponcebasically, i just want something to do. i think i have an idea now, just trying to work out the details11:27
jendaatoponce: you pung me too? :)11:27
jendaaha11:28
jendatsmithe: but they are looong :)11:28
=== jenda scrolls up.
tsmitheindeed11:28
=== tsmithe never bothers to read the logs
=== tsmithe should set the backlog to longer
jendaok... you both saw the wiki... and you want more! :)11:29
jendaand I'm supposed to have more... hmmm....11:30
jendaok, I'll think about it ;)11:30
atoponcei do think a mission statement would help clear a lot of this up11:30
jendaatoponce: I have a great task for you, I think.11:30
atoponceok. anything. :)11:30
jendaMission statement... hmm...11:30
jendaatoponce: see the DIY HOWTO section?11:30
atoponcewiki?11:31
tsmitheyou never had a "great task" for me11:31
jendaI think it's the type of thing that could suit you.11:31
jendayes.11:31
tsmithewiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing11:31
jendatsmithe: because I don't know what you do :)11:31
jendanot that wiki :/11:31
tsmithei gave the link earlier!11:31
tsmitheoh11:31
jendaMarketingTeam/DIYWebsite11:31
tsmithedoesn't it link from there11:31
tsmithei thought it did...11:31
jendadunno11:31
jendathat must be Dan's work.11:31
tsmitheguess so11:31
atoponcek. there11:31
atoponceMarketingTeam/DIYWebsite11:32
=== atoponce eagerly awaits his task
jendaWell, maybe you could try to collect what's out there, regarding local DIY marketing projects?11:34
tsmithejenda: what tasks are available? it would be good if you kept a log of stuff you thought of, or do you just think of it on the spot?11:35
atoponceok. like gathering ideas?11:35
jendaThat would mean, searching for what others already have done: CD stands in vendor shops11:35
atoponceoff the forums, and from loco teams?11:35
jendatsmithe: I'd like to, but my abstraction isn't good enough - my brain doesn't spit out tasks automatically :)11:35
jendaatoponce: pretty much.11:35
tsmithemine neither11:35
tsmithethat's why i can't do much without direction11:35
=== tsmithe feels like MacBeth
atoponceok. i can do that.11:35
jendaperhaps search mailing lists, and _your_own_brain_ too :)11:36
jendatsmithe: what I just said is work for more than one person, you can join atoponce.11:36
jendabut if it's done before the site, it will wait anyway ;)11:36
tsmithei don't really understand11:36
atoponceok. and where do you want me and tsmithe to compile the data i collect?11:36
atoponces/i/we/11:36
tsmithewiki11:36
atoponceok11:36
jendaMarketingTeam/DIYHowtos11:36
tsmitheoh, i would have suggested MarketingTeam/Triage11:37
tsmithebut i dunno what's on that page11:37
jendause it as a whiteboard, just dump a list of things there.11:37
jendawhatever you find.11:37
atoponcesweet11:37
tsmithei dont really know what you're really suggesting11:37
jendaCollect ideas for what I, as an Ubnutu user and fan can do for Ubuntu in my town.11:37
atoponcetsmithe: you and i, and whomever else, needs to compile a list of marketing ideas from the forums, mailing lists, loco teams, etc11:38
tsmitheright11:38
tsmitheok11:38
tsmithegottit11:38
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jendaNot just marketing ideas - things one can actually do.11:38
atoponcethen probably help them make it a reality? or is that for another "team" :)11:38
jenda(providing (s)he has the team and resources needed)11:38
jendaatoponce: not really ,that's up to them :)11:38
atoponceok. np11:39
jendabut as a second step, we should have a look at what we have, and think about organising it.11:39
tsmithethis is a good first step11:39
jendaFor example, state how many willing people will be needed.11:39
atoponcetsmithe: agreed.11:39
tsmithethis should need a table11:39
=== tsmithe can't do this now
atoponcejenda: what do we do with the data we collect?11:39
tsmithelet it stew11:39
=== atoponce can create the table
jendastart with making a list of specific ideas.11:39
tsmithederive ideas from it11:39
tsmitheimplement11:39
tsmithebut that's for later ;)11:40
jendanot sure if a table is necessary ATM11:40
tsmithetables are nice and easy to work with11:40
jendathe wiki will be just the dump, make it a simple-to-copy-paste list :)11:40
tsmithebetter than a sprawl of writings11:40
jendanot really.11:40
atoponceso what's the final say on the site url?  MarketingTeam/Triage?  MarketingTeam/Howtos?11:40
tsmithea template to copy/paste to is simple enough surely11:40
jendaMarketingTeam/DIYHowtos, please11:40
tsmithebut if it's just a dump11:40
atoponceunder a new section?11:41
tsmithe, 11:41
tsmitheit's not a how-to!11:41
atoponceahh. yeah. s/Howtos/DIYHowtos/11:41
atoponcehmm. i think i agree with tsmithe 11:41
jendahttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/DIYWebsite/HOWTOs?action=edit11:41
jendahow about that?11:41
tsmitheplus, does it really matter?!11:41
tsmithehmm11:41
tsmitheyou sure want it to be under HOWTo11:42
jendaisnce it's just a dump for that website, and will probably be only used by a few people.11:42
=== atoponce doesn't really care, as long as he has a place to dump the data
=== tsmithe neither
jendatsmithe: yes.11:42
tsmithestubborn!11:42
jendaThese should end up _being_ howtos.11:42
tsmitheindeed11:42
jendavery :)11:42
jenda(stubborn)11:42
=== tsmithe is also stubborn
=== atoponce is on it like white on rice. and he is also very stubborn
jendaYou said you wanted guidance, here it is. Feel free to take whatever I say, and disregard it :)11:43
=== tsmithe away
jenda11:43
atoponcebut i'm very willing11:43
atoponcejenda: and how do you do that smiley???11:43
jendagreat ;)11:43
jendaI bound it on my keyboard, it's a unicode char.11:43
atoponceusing a screen digraph?11:43
=== atoponce uses irssi, but only knows how to enter unicode through screen digraphs
jendanah, I have it bound on my keyboard :)11:46
jendaSuper+o11:46
jendaI have a custom, xmodmap-defined keyboard11:46
atoponceahh11:46
jendaI can also do things like  for french,  for Czech and  for latin.11:46
jendaYes, I study latin :)11:47
atoponce11:47
jenda 11:50
jenda(that was a 'hehe')11:50
atoponceW11:52
atoponce(sweet)11:52
jenda11:56
atoponcei'll figure that smiley out yet, plus 3 or 4 more. :)11:59

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