[07:10] Hello? [07:20] thinkgeek: hello [07:28] anybody here? [07:29] hello [07:29] previously was ThinkGeek [07:29] is this a grassroots IRC channel for the promotion of Ubuntu? [07:30] yes [07:30] I see. that's great. [07:31] I wanted to see about promoting Ubuntu to our customers. [07:31] sounds good [07:31] I co-founded ThinkGeek [07:31] ahh [07:31] and I think our customers would respond [07:31] not looking for a payout or anything. [07:32] what ideas had you been kicking around? [07:32] We send out monthly newsletters to tons of folks. I was thinking it would be great exposure to mention ubuntu and then give folks a chance to get a free distro. [07:32] ahh [07:33] do u get this all the time? [07:33] so you were thinking of a contest? [07:33] nah. [07:33] aren't most of your customers already aware of Linux in general? [07:33] Just sheer 'Hey! if you've been living in a forest for the past year, you probably don't know about Ubuntu' [07:33] they used to be. [07:34] used to be? [07:34] we have more Windows folks now. [07:34] because we have grown so much, our niche market has grown into something more mainstream. [07:34] right [07:35] I'm using windows. [07:35] are you looking for a short "what is Ubuntu" thing to put into your newsletter? [07:35] I used to use Linux. but switched like 3 years ago [07:36] Lemme give you an example of our newsletter. 1 sec. [07:38] http://www.thinkgeek.com/edm/20060719.shtml [07:38] so in the 'whats news' section. we would just have an image, then a bunch of text and talk about Ubuntu [07:39] and my hope is we can give away some distributions. [07:39] I'm not trying to be sketchy here. [07:40] well, the best way is probably to contact the shipit people at Canonical and explain that you are after CDs [07:40] It's a personal thing. [07:41] I want more folks to embrace the Linux thing, and I think I can help because of my position here. [07:41] ahh [07:41] and I really like the Ubuntu approach. [07:41] well, you could order some cds from shipit [07:41] throw them in every 100th order or something [07:41] bonus gift [07:41] so? what is the relation? [07:42] Canonical is the company that sponsors most of the Ubuntu Dev work [07:42] ubuntu --> shipit --> canonical? [07:42] they also sponsor shipit, which is a program to give out free cds [07:42] hehe. that was me. [07:43] Are you a developer, or a supporter? [07:43] or both or neither? [07:44] I do a bunch of stuff [07:44] wiki.ubuntu.com/CoreyBurger [07:44] woah. cool. [07:45] so do you think it's a good idea or not? [07:45] or are you skeptical about it? [07:45] Maybe throw a brochure regarding Ubuntu into every Think Geek package? [07:46] or a copy of the cd in every shipment in Dec or something [07:46] This would certainly help get the word out there. [07:46] http://traffic.alexa.com/graph?c=1&f=555555&u=ubuntu.com&u=thinkgeek.com&r=6m&y=r&z=3&h=400&w=700 [07:47] not sure how accurate alexa is though. [07:47] smartmass: email shipit and suggest something [07:47] ok. [07:47] alexa requires a plugin that only works in IE, at least last time I tried [07:47] yeah. ok. [07:48] do you have a specific contact? or should i just try generic? [07:50] Burgundavia is an authoritative contact... [07:50] not reall [07:50] really, just been around a while [12:58] thinkgeek dude?! niiiice [12:59] * elkbuntu knows she's like 5 hours late on that, but still, niiiice [14:17] * jenda waves at Burgundavia and elkbuntu [14:18] wow, two hours ago, nevermind, then : [14:18] :)