Re: [libreoffice-marketing] thoughts on the marketing phone conferences

2011-08-04 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Drew, thanks for the feedback! drew wrote on 2011-08-01 16:26: One small idea and one amongst the steps that would be reasonably attained would be, a monthly correspondence (let's call it a newsletter, and think about some email/blog hybrid delivery, perhaps) and then schedule this monthly

[libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hello, I've received a request to change two things on our website, regarding terminology: - Instead of solely using open source, I was asked that we should also use free software. - Linux should be referred to as GNU/Linux. I am, as we have a saying in Germany, rather emotionless on

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Ian Lynch
On 4 August 2011 20:57, Florian Effenberger flo...@documentfoundation.orgwrote: Hello, I've received a request to change two things on our website, regarding terminology: - Instead of solely using open source, I was asked that we should also use free software. - Linux should be referred

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
I'd say that when the FSF sits at our AB we should better comply :-) ... Best, Charles. Le 4 août 2011 21:58, Florian Effenberger flo...@documentfoundation.org a écrit : Hello, I've received a request to change two things on our website, regarding terminology: - Instead of solely using

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Florian, Florian Effenberger wrote (04-08-11 21:57) I've received a request to change two things on our website, regarding terminology: - Instead of solely using open source, I was asked that we should also use free software. - Linux should be referred to as GNU/Linux. [...] Shall we aim

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread C. Olofson
On 08/04/2011 01:36 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: Hi Florian, Florian Effenberger wrote (04-08-11 21:57) I've received a request to change two things on our website, regarding terminology: - Instead of solely using open source, I was asked that we should also use free software. - Linux should be

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 08/04/2011 01:36 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: Using 'free' along side 'open source' is good anyway, because it adds an extra dimension to our message, that is quite easy to understand. The use of 'GNU' does not add anything that is easy to understand. It's more something that people 'in the

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 Although i prefer it when Gnu is title case rather than shouting. Also gnu is not divided by linux, they are added together. So, i tend to prefer GnuLinux but i'm probably the only one that has thought about it like that. Open Source is great. Free Software is ok but Free/OpenSource

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Lol !!! +1 !! I like it :) I worry that saying LO is free is blocking or at least severely hindering any marketing in the US or Uk. Regards from Tom :) From: Charles-H. Schulz charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org To:

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Warren Camilleri
i agree with tom, how ever i like the GNULinux as they are one for me, and FOSS - Free open source software is okay and great, libreoffice is a high quality product how ever it wont work in my primery job since one of our accounts develped and manipulted macros that not even the MS devs will

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Simon Phipps
On 4 Aug 2011, at 20:57, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hello, I've received a request to change two things on our website, regarding terminology: - Instead of solely using open source, I was asked that we should also use free software. TL;DR summary: FOSS is a reasonable term to use

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

2011-08-04 Thread Paulo de Souza Lima
2011/8/4 Florian Effenberger flo...@documentfoundation.org Hello, Hi Florian I've received a request to change two things on our website, regarding terminology: - Instead of solely using open source, I was asked that we should also use free software. - Linux should be referred to as