[12:32] <drunkpunk> hey all just found out about u guys and wondered how to help
[12:33] <elky> the /topic will help. introduce yourself on the mailing list, etc :)
[12:34] <drunkpunk> hi elky what marketing materials are available?
[12:35] <drunkpunk> i tried to send an SAE to get some UBuntu stickers and never had anything back...
[12:35] <elky> as i said, introduce yourself to the mailing list mentioned in the /topic of this channel
[12:36] <drunkpunk> so juts go to ubuntu-marketing/topic?
[12:36] <drunkpunk> apologies for my noobeness
[12:39] <elky> no, type "/topic" without the quote marks in to your irc client wherre you're typing to me already
[12:39] <elky> it'll tell you the message that's been put in to the topic of this channel
[12:40] <elky> !ml
[12:40] <ubot4> Mail is another medium to communicate. Ubuntu mailing lists can be found at http://lists.ubuntu.com
[12:40] <elky> :)
[12:41] <drunkpunk> i seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! lol
[12:44] <drunkpunk> okeydoke, joined UK mailing list
[12:45] <drunkpunk> now do you assign me a gun and Bill Gates address?
[12:52] <popey> drunkpunk: uk mailing list isnt the marketing mailing list
[12:53] <popey> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
[12:56] <drunkpunk> popey: thx! NOW i get the gun?
[12:57] <popey> we tend not to advocate violence towards the CEOs of our competitors.
[12:57] <talsemgeest> drunkpunk: We prefer to improve Ubuntu rather than putting down microsoft :)
[12:57] <drunkpunk> ok, i'll accept tha
[12:57] <drunkpunk> i was just attempting humour
[12:58] <drunkpunk> and beside they do already do so much for us
[12:58] <popey> indeed, they released Windows Vista.. which was an epic win for us :)
[12:58] <talsemgeest> drunkpunk: I think Linus Torvalds puts it best: "Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect. "
[12:59] <drunkpunk> lol it was Vista that pushed me to go Ubuntu
[12:59] <drunkpunk> and i aint lookin back
[13:00] <drunkpunk> so far persuaded 5 people on my college course to try ubuntu and would like to get a minimum of one linux box on campus itself
[13:00] <talsemgeest> drunkpunk: Very nice :)
[13:04] <drunkpunk> spose i'd better go read those mailing lists and get some clue what this place is all about
[13:04] <drunkpunk> any further tips or advice?
[13:13] <drunkpunk> have i broken some kind of netiquette round here?
[13:13] <popey> nope
[13:14] <popey> it's just frequently quiet here
[13:14] <drunkpunk> phew! thought i'd popped into some closed meeting and evryone was waiting for me to leave before any actuall discussion continued
[13:17] <drunkpunk> so how does this place work? does most discussion take place via mailing lists?
[13:17] <popey> the marketing team is somewhat quiet
[13:18] <popey> so communication doesn't happen in many places
[13:19] <drunkpunk> shame, i have quite a bit of energy and i'd love to help
[13:20] <popey> feel free!
[13:21] <drunkpunk> so, what has the marketing team done in the less quiet moments?
[13:24] <popey> good question
[13:24] <popey> "not much"
[13:24] <drunkpunk> wow this bears all the hallmarks of a challenge!
[13:26] <drunkpunk> i was thinking there'd be some kind of promotional resources pack
[13:27] <drunkpunk> even if it was only like a DIT printout type affair
[13:27] <drunkpunk> DIY*
[13:29] <drunkpunk> do you guys have any donations sent your way?
[13:29] <popey> there are DIY marketing items
[13:29] <popey> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing/
[13:29] <drunkpunk> thx
[13:29] <popey> http://spreadubuntu.neomenlo.org/
[13:30] <drunkpunk> please dont think i'm being overcritical - i'm just making up for my lack of research at this stage
[13:30] <elky> popey, oh that's where spreadubuntu went to?
[13:30] <popey> didnt know it moved
[13:30] <elky> i tried spreadubuntu.com
[13:30] <elky> it goes to ubuntu.com
[13:30] <popey> it should be moving to spread.ubuntu.com
[13:30] <popey> (I think)
[13:33] <drunkpunk> while i'm here, can u guys help with a basic IRC question - how to add groups like you guys and ubuntu help so i dont have to type in channels when i wnat to return?  i'm using pidgin...
[13:33] <popey> i dont know, I dont use pidgin, sorry
[13:35] <drunkpunk> np, i'm learning like 5 new things a day with linux and thats obviously going to be the next one
[13:35] <drunkpunk> never use IRC until last week
[13:39] <drunkpunk> right, i've thumbed both those links "up" on stumbleupon for some crafty creativity later on and i'll introduce myself on the mailing lists when i get home from college shortly too.  nice to meet you both