[07:40] <kahrytan> has anyone considered doing a campaign to get HP to do same thing Dell has done for Ubuntu? Bring about HP computer designed to run Ubuntu. 
[08:08] <BHSPitLappy> they'll decide if they want to listen to customers, we can't make that decision for them
[08:24] <kahrytan> But we can encourage them.
[08:25] <kahrytan> We can do that by letting them know there is thousands of people waiting to buy HP w/ Ubuntu on it.  That spells profit for them and they do want profit.
[08:26] <kahrytan> It's easy to do... try simple letters and stick one of those free stickers Canonical puts in envelops with shipit cds on the envelop sent to HP hq
[08:28] <Hobbsee> kahrytan: so, tell hp?
[08:28] <kahrytan> Another step would to print cardbord CDs using Ubuntu CD image and send it to HP hq. And Ubuntu sticker on envelop.
[08:28] <kahrytan> carboard ..cuz you want waste canonical's money doing it.
[08:29] <kahrytan> You know .. how the studios did when they brought that tv show i never watch anyways but millions of others did.
[08:30]  * Hobbsee wonders why kahrytan doesn't do some of his ideas himself, from where he is
[08:30] <kahrytan> Because it seems .. uh.. pointless if ONE person does it
[08:31]  * Hobbsee thought you were involved in a loco?
[08:31] <kahrytan> Why would 1 person matter to a companies bottomline. It won't.
[08:31] <kahrytan> I quit .. long time ago. Now defunct. 
[08:33] <kahrytan> by long time ago, I mean 90 days ago. by defunct, I mean nothing has happened since then.
[08:53] <m-c> H.P. was one of first large corporations to sell linux desktops to their customers.  I remember them promoting it in 1999 or so.
[08:54] <m-c> I just thought that was an interesting note.  Excuse the interruption.
[17:47] <johnc4510> UWN #85 is out, digg it here please: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_85
[17:48] <johnc4510> .
[17:48] <johnc4510> .
[17:51] <johnc4510> ty
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[17:52] <johnc4510> vorian: great thx
[17:52] <johnc4510> :>
[17:52] <vorian> yw :)
[17:52] <johnc4510> have a good one
[17:52] <vorian> lol
[18:40] <jchase> dugg
[18:52] <johnc4510> jchase: ty
[18:53] <jchase> johnc4510: no prob, I also cascaded to GA, and FL teams
[18:53] <johnc4510> nice
[20:47] <DPic> does anybody have any ideas for our meeting on tuesday? 
[20:53] <Flannel> We have a meeting on tuesday?
[20:53] <Flannel> Oh hey, I'm in -marketing not -us.
[20:53] <DPic> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/Meetings/Minutes/2008-04-08
[20:54] <DPic> haha yeah
[21:42] <m-c> Thought this reading might be interesting for those having a lazy Sunday.  :)
[21:42] <m-c> http://www.smith-winchester.com/branding.html