I was going to use *Libre* but hesitated so to not repeat the same word twice in the slogan. Free was used in the sense of free speech, not free beer.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ M. / Mr. Immanuel Giulea, BComm Brossard, QC 514-577-2669 On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Daniel A. Rodriguez < daniel.armando.rodrig...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: "Dave Johnson" <davefilms...@gmail.com> > > > Date: Jan 26, 2013 7:58 PM > > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Messaging for the 4.0 > > > To: "Charles-H. Schulz" <charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> > > > > > > I have stated a slogan some time ago... "Libreoffice. Tools for real > > > life".. > > > On Jan 26, 2013 11:18 AM, "Charles-H. Schulz" < > > > charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > As discussed during our various calls we have three layers of > messaging > > > > (aside nice graphical elements): > > > > * the PR itself, announcing the release > > > > * the features page, directly based on the release notes on the wiki > > > > * between 5 to 10 meta-features to be used as main elements for > anyone > > > > checking out what the 4.0 is about. Basically these "meta - > features" > > > > are pretty much the coolest features we have picked out of the > > > > release, and turn them not into specific and well described > features, > > > > but rather solutions or ideas. We (a small group of active > marketing > > > > team members) opened a wiki page, gathered what we thought were the > > > > top features (and before you ask, this IS subjective) and turn them > > > > into specific phrases, ideas, soundbites for the release. > > > > > > > > You can see the result there: > > > > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/40Messaging > > > > (aka Top Features) and we would like your input. Don't write ten more > > > > features or ten different features, just tell us if you feel there's > > > > something missing, or something sounds bad, or that we must have a > hole > > > > in our heads for not having picked this or that feature. > > > > > > > > Once this is done, we're shipping this as "prime content" to the > > > > website team, and it will go to the 4.0 landing page. The deadline is > > > > Monday 5 pm CET. > > 2013/1/27 Immanuel Giulea <giulea.imman...@gmail.com> > > > > +1 to "Libreoffice. Tools for real life".. > > > > But I would change it to "Libreoffice. *Free *tools for real life".. > > As the term free can have ambiguous meanings what about using 'Libre' > instead > "LibreOffice. *Libre* tools for real life" > > "The only significant difference is use of the word "libre" instead of > "free" to distinguish the latter from the other meaning of "free" in > English: gratis or free of charge." http://freedomdefined.org/Libre > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
