| [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 | |
| === vorian changed the topic of #ubuntu-marketing to: Welcome to the Ubuntu Marketing Team's IRC channel | We're here to fix Bug #1 | Keep in mind that whatever your LoCo does, any other LoCo can benefit from your work or experience! | Please sign up to the mailing list, ubuntu-marketing at lists.ubuntu.com | UWN #85 is out! UWN #86 in progress | |
| [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 | |