Re: [libreoffice-marketing] June Marketing Call

[Mike Saunders]

Just to follow up on this, it would be really great to have people from 
many different territories join our next marketing call on June 13. For 
the release of LibreOffice 5.2 we want to produce videos, press releases 
and other materials in as many languages as possible -- so if you speak 
another language than English and want to help out, please join the 
call, and we'd really appreciate your help!


Mike


On 06.06.2016 16:35, Italo Vignoli wrote:

The next marketing call for June is planned for Monday, June 13, at 2PM
CEST (noon UTC). I will circulate the agenda later this week.

In general, we will focus on launch activities for LibreOffice 5.2, but
feel free to add agenda topics by writing to me.

Everyone in the community is invited to attend.

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[libreoffice-marketing] Marketing call minutes: 13 June 2016

[Mike Saunders]

Marketing call 13 June 2016

Attendees:
Mike Saunders
Italo Vignoli
Sophie Gautier
Florian Effenberger
Franklin Weng

Agenda:

Schedule for launch of LibreOffice 5.2
-> Pre-invitation to journalists this week (starting 13 June)
-> Announcement on Weds 3 (preferable) or 4 Aug

Pre-launch activities
-> Technical preview video created
-> In July, Italo to organise webinars to go through presentation and 
launch materials

-> Webinars to be held on Mondays and weekends

Material for launch
-> Press kit - feature-rich release, lots of UI changes
-> Work with Heiko and Mike for press kits and new feature videos. Video 
dedicated to just interface changes? Keep them short

-> Work on this second half of June and first half of July
-> Putting all new features in a single press release could be too much; 
have general press release and technical addendum


Post-launch activities
-> Media briefings - Italo will share presentation beforehand
-> Several briefings targeted to international or English magazines; 
possible members of the Board attending for additional information

-> Early August in some geographies is not a good time
-> Distribute press releases in local languages

Next call: mid-July

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice videos: how-to guide

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

I had a request to write up some tips and guidelines from my experience 
making LibreOffice marketing videos, so here it is: 
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Video_how-to_guide


I'm still learning along the way, so if there's anything else I should 
have or anyone has questions, let me know! Likewise, it'd be great to 
have videos in other languages.


I'm working on a general-purpose LibreOffice promotional video now (just 
waiting to get better audio), and soon will start creating the 5.2 New 
Features videos, so translations of those would be awesome to have.


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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: First steps guide for new Marketing Team contributors

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Marc,

Those are good points -- thanks! I'll update the page today accordingly.

Mike


On 25.05.2016 23:10, Marc Paré wrote:

Hi Mike,

Le 2016-05-25 09:44, Mike Saunders a écrit :

Hi everyone,

There's a lot of great content on our marketing wiki, but it can be a
bit overwhelming for new contributors. So I've made a "first steps"
guide here:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/First_Steps

All feedback welcome! If people are happy with it, we can put it as 
the

first link on https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing and spread
it around social media to (hopefully) bring more people in to the
Marketing project.



Thanks for doing this. Always nice to give some direction to 
new-comers.


The list looks good and not complicated. Nice!

Perhaps letting new comers know that helping out does not necessarily
mean a large contribution of time, and that any amount of
contribution, no matter how much or little time involved is most
welcomed. Many people think that you have to promise hours of time but
really, even if all it involves is about 5 minutes/day or 20 minutes
to help proof messages or fix wiki pages, then this is also welcomed.

One other aspect that I usually think really important is that people
should have fun contributing ... it is not a job, but volunteered
time. If it becomes a "chore" helping out and no fun, then they could
try another section with LibreOffice and see if they could contribute
elsewhere -- it is amazing how one's talents can be put to good use on
the project!

Cheers,

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[libreoffice-marketing] Idea: script for general purpose LibreOffice marketing video

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Hi everyone,

We have various videos talking about new features in LibreOffice 5.1, 
but I was also thinking about making a general purpose video explaining 
what the software is, what it does, how it's developed, why it's 
important and so forth. Here's a script I've put together -- any 
feedback would be welcome!



THIS IS LIBREOFFICE

LibreOffice is a fully-featured office suite including all the tools you 
need to get your work done quickly and efficiently.


Writer, the word processor, lets you create complex and attractive 
documents with its powerful styles system.


Calc is packed with professional features and built-in functions to help 
you manage spreadsheets with ease.


Impress is an outstanding tool for creating rich and effective 
presentations, to really get your message across.


Draw lets you produce anything from quick sketches and diagrams to 
complex plans and leaflets.


In addition, LibreOffice includes other valuable tools like Base, a 
database front-end, and Math for editing equations and formulas.


LibreOffice is built around the Open Document Format, a fully open and 
standardised file format that guarantees access to your data forever. 
But it can also open and save proprietary files from other office 
software.


And even with all these features, LibreOffice is completely free to use, 
share and modify. It's open source, so anyone can help to improve the 
suite and add new features.


And thousands of people have done so: LibreOffice is developed and 
supported by a worldwide community, and it's available in XXX languages, 
helping to bridge digital divides across the globe.


Tens of millions of people use LibreOffice every day, in homes, schools, 
workplaces and government departments. And for companies that want to 
switch to LibreOffice, commercial support and migration assistance is 
available.


So try it today: join us at www.libreoffice.org, download the latest 
version, and get productive with open source, open standards, and full 
control of your data.



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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice general purpose promotional video: translations

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

As some of you may have seen, we've made a new LibreOffice promotional 
video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KC0ZdcA6s8


It's not specific to one release, so it can be used at any point to 
quickly explain what the software is, and the benefits it offers.


It would be awesome to have versions in other languages than English as 
well, like we had with the 5.1 New Features videos (French, Spanish, 
German). If anyone is interested in recording audio in another language, 
here is the script: 
https://redmine.documentfoundation.org/issues/1902#note-3


It's best to use a dedicated microphone rather than one built-in to a 
webcam or laptop. If anyone makes a recording, please email it to me to 
check, and I can then create a new video based around it!


Thanks in advance for any help :-)

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Design blog post

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Heiko,

Sure, I've shared the link on:

* Twitter
* Google+
* Facebook
* Reddit (/r/libreoffice)

Hopefully it will bring you some new contributors!

Mike


On 17.06.2016 16:05, Heiko Tietze wrote:

Hello everyone,

the design team just published the blog post "Easyhackers wanted!"
about a design-only task.

http://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2016/06/17/easyhackers-wanted/

Spreading the word is appreciated.

Cheers,
Heiko


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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: CeBIT flyers: New features in LibreOffice 5.1

[Mike Saunders]

On 24.02.2016 15:12, K-J LibreOffice wrote:


If you can't fix it, tell me.


Thanks, although I've heard from Italo who says he has hi-res icons 
stored locally so hopefully that'll work!


Cheers,
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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: CeBIT flyers: New features in LibreOffice 5.1

[Mike Saunders]

Hi,

Yes, I saw that attachments aren't allowed just after posting -- and I 
sent a reply but it never made it to the list for some reason! Hmm, 
let's try again. The latest version is on the Redmine ticket here:


https://redmine.documentfoundation.org/issues/1822

In particular, see tdf-lo51consumer_v2.pdf for the most recent version 
with updated design elements and branding.


Thanks!

Mike


On 24.02.2016 00:31, Marc Paré wrote:

Hi Mike,

Le 2016-02-23 09:50, Mike Saunders a écrit :

Hi all,

Attached is a flyer I'm working on for CeBIT in March, highlighting 
some

of the new features in LO 5.1. I'm going to add some more design
elements and assets related to the LO brand. We hope to have these
finished on Friday so if anyone has any feedback, just give me a 
shout!


Thanks



You cannot do attachments on the mailing lists. However, you can leave
your sample on a wiki page or on the ownCloud ... wiki page is
probably the better choice of the two.

Cheers,

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: CeBIT flyers: New features in LibreOffice 5.1

[Mike Saunders]

Hey K-J,

Thanks for the feedback!


- Front Cover: Missing icon for Base-Module


They're on the front just to add some colour -- I'll try adding Base but 
they might get a little too small...


- The  grey icons in middle of page 2 don't work good with the grey 
background.


Good point; I'll try with a lighter background.


- The Macro icon is jagged. You need a better size.


Yep, I've been meaning to replace this, but can't find a high-res 
version despite looking everywhere. Any ideas where I could find one? 
Maybe I need to poke around in the Git repo :-)


- (little thing) Second page: Cals is .. After "intuitive," there is a 
space


Good catch! I normally spot those extra spaces from a mile away (after 
working so long in publishing) but missed that.


Cheers,
Mike

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[libreoffice-marketing] CeBIT flyers: New features in LibreOffice 5.1

[Mike Saunders]

Hi all,

Attached is a flyer I'm working on for CeBIT in March, highlighting some 
of the new features in LO 5.1. I'm going to add some more design 
elements and assets related to the LO brand. We hope to have these 
finished on Friday so if anyone has any feedback, just give me a shout!


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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 5.1 new features videos: analytics

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

I thought it'd be interesting to look at some of the analytics data from 
the 5.1 new features videos, now that they've had over 50,000 views in 
total. So I've written it up here:


https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2016/02/23/libreoffice-5-1-videos-analytics/

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[libreoffice-marketing] Introducing myself: Marketing Assistant at TDF

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

This week I've started work at The Document Foundation helping with 
marketing for LibreOffice. I've written a blog post describing my 
background and some of the things I'll be working on:


https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2016/02/18/marketing-project-new-marketing-assistant/

I'm looking forward to working with you all! Thanks :-)

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 5.1 videos: other language translations

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

I've added the LibreOffice 5.1 New Features videos to the wiki here:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Videos

Next to each video there's a "Script for translations" link -- this 
contains the original English script used in the videos. It would be 
great if we could make some translations! If you speak another language 
and want to help, just edit the script page for the relevant video and 
add your translation(s) under the original.


Even better, if you have access to a quiet room and have a decent 
microphone, you could make an audio recording, upload it and I will 
create a new video using it. You don't need expensive audio kit; I just 
used a €20 USB microphone.


Pierre-Yves Samyn has already done French versions: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFA7QLVLuDA


Thanks in advance for any help!

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice events calendar

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

Most of you probably know that we have an events calendar online here:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/EventsCalendar

I'm working on keeping it up-to-date, so if anyone has information on an 
event they are organising or attending, please drop me a line and I'll 
add an entry to the calendar. Or if you know of an event but you're not 
attending yourself, please still let me know the contact person so I can 
get in touch.


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[libreoffice-marketing] Marketing wiki: Latest flyers (+ Spanish translations) added

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Hi everyone,

I've added the final versions of the flyers we've prepared for CeBIT to 
the wiki here:


https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Gallery_Flyers

Of course, they can be used for other events as well. If anyone wants to 
contribute any translations, that would be brilliant - Daniel A. 
Rodriguez has already done so with Spanish versions, as you can see on 
the page above.


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[libreoffice-marketing] LO 5.1 videos: German translations complete -- Spanish audio?

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Hi everyone,

Some of you who are on the de-discuss list will have seen this already, 
but I thought I'd also post it here in case anyone finds it useful. 
Thanks to help from the community, I've made German versions of the 5.1 
New Feature videos:


Writer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gamFHca5INE
Calc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx9gLJ1Qbr4
Impress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDlB-LE1ovM

Meanwhile, someone has contributed Spanish scripts on the wiki: 
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Videos


(See the "Script for translations" links.) If anyone speaks Spanish and 
has access to a decent microphone, and would like to contribute some 
audio, I can make Spanish versions of the videos as well.


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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice events calendar

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Hi everyone,

I've done some work on our Events page here: 
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Events


I've merged in the calendar with the list of events, updated it with 
some upcoming events, and added a new section at the bottom: "Other 
Events".


Here I've added some future events where someone from the LibreOffice 
community may want to attend. If anyone is interested, please let me 
know or add the information to the wiki.


And of course, if anyone else is organising an event or has a booth on 
behalf of the LibreOffice community, just drop me a line and I'll keep 
the page updated. Thanks!


Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Released LibreOffice For Dummies v2

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Hi there,

I don't speak any Portuguese, but it looks like the previous version was 
popular, and the more LibreOffice-related documentation we have, the 
better!


The only thing I'd mention is: are you sure you can use "para Leigos" in 
the title? I know that "for Dummies" is heavily protected by publisher 
Wiley in the English market -- ie we couldn't independently release 
"Hamster Rearing for Dummies" without potential legal troubles.


Looking at this: 
http://www.altabooks.com.br/images/product/16/3D_Piano_Para_Leigos.jpg


It looks like the "para Leigos" is a trademark in Brazil, so it may be 
worth using something else in the title of this LibreOffice book.


Cheers,
Mike


On 10.05.2016 20:32, Klaibson Ribeiro wrote:

Good Afternoon.

After five years, he came out the second version of LibreOffice For
Dummies, in 2015, launched a Crownfunding campaign to leverage
resources for printing of this book, but to no success, I decided to
leave it in digital format.

The first version of the ebook had ample success, with over 11,000
downloads recorded to the MegaUpload off the air in 2012 and many
other copies distributed throughout Brazil, without the need to
download.

In this version, and remove any reference to the extinct BrOffice.Org,
because at the time I was writing this book were in transition period,
updated all prints also been updated installation ways on Linux and
Windows and in addition bonus of how to install LibreOffice on Mac OS.

This update comes at a good time, while Brazil is in crisis and
thousands of companies, having to renew their licenses and need to
reduce costs, certainly will opt for the use of LibreOffice.
download for details can be found in
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7854002z2t5ymez/LibreOffice+Para+Leigosv2.pdf

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[libreoffice-marketing] Marketing call minutes: 17 May 2016

[Mike Saunders]

For those who had trouble connecting, Italo will organise a follow-up 
call using an alternative system (eg Jitsi) in another two or three 
weeks.


Feel free to add any thoughts below!


Marketing call 17 May 2016

Attendees:
Mike Saunders
Italo Vignoli
Sophie Gautier
Franklin Weng
Rajesh Ranjan
Chandrakant Dhutadmal

Agenda:

1. Announcement of LibreOffice 5.2: team brainstorming
 -> Large number of features and improvements, more than in 5.1
 -> Announcements and press packs in local languages for Asian markets
 -> We have list of journalists and can see when they open press 
releases
 -> Tagline or theme -- 5.2 has existing features that are now more 
prominent with toolbar buttons / shortcuts -- "Unleash the hidden 
power"?


2. Preparation of announcement materials: discussion of needs
 -> Italo and Mike start working on this at end of May; will share a 
list for comments
 -> Main press release + one technical release + "Road to LO 5.2" 
(highlights of previous main releases)
 -> Talk about Document Liberation Project in press releases to raise 
awareness -- "LibreOffice 5.2 uses libraries from the Document 
Liberation Project..."
 -> Show how Calc has improved in number of features and compatibility 
with Excel -- feature gap is slimming down, show with screenshots?
 -> Start circulating press kid in early June for comments, and everyone 
to add their needs

 -> We can produce press releases for single markets, on request
 -> Indian press release: translate into 20 languages used in the 
country that are also supported by LO


3. Organization of pre-announcements for journalists
 -> 1 week before: finish slides and notes so that NLPs can do media 
briefings in their own languages

 -> 2 days before announcement: calls in different territories
 -> Conference calls for media training so that other community members 
are at ease talking to journalists


4. Creation of specific badges/barnstars for LibreOffice 5.2
-> Barnstars haven't really taken off in May campaign

5. Launch of "Week/Month of LibreOffice 5.2" in August?
 -> Easy to repeat from May campaign
 -> Can be reproduced locally or for specific territory
 -> Might make sense for specific time of year in other countries (eg 
Chinese new year?)
 -> Global project, but have to be strong locally -- run local campaigns 
to be visible at government levels


 -> Taiwan: discussion moving on from ODF to actually using LibreOffice, 
in same way as UK with local developer teams. Version for Taiwanese govt 
to be developed?
 -> ODF files saved by MS Office causing issues, hence discussion about 
moving to LO. So promote earlier?
 -> Set up "Month of LibreOffice" campaign (not just for a specific 
release) for Taiwanese market
 -> Release pace may look too fast compared to MS Office. That's why we 
have "families" (5.x). It's OK to update once a year, not every six 
months
 -> People may assume that LO file format changes with every release, 
like with some software -- we should stress that ODF stays the same. So 
you don't need to update constantly


6. LibreOffice events around the world (e.g. FUEL/GILT in India)
 -> FUEL/GILT is September 30. One of the largest conferences; worth 
targeting Indian govt. audience; good opportunity for TDF to discuss and 
convince govt about ODF
 -> Community in India needs to learn more about migrations -- but 
shouldn't be big problem getting big support in India
 -> Five countries (eg UK, Netherlands) working on making ODF mandatory, 
so some examples to show to Indian govt


7. Other topics suggested by participants
 -> Some big migration documents in Italian; may be worth showing to 
governments in other territories, and then look at translations if 
there's interest
 -> Trainer certification: some great trainers in Taiwan, but many are 
only familiar with one part of the software (eg just Writer), whereas LO 
training requires knowledge of most/all components

 -> Franklin can help with finding and certifying more people in Taiwan

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Marketing Conference Call

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NOTES FROM THE CALL

* Italo and Mike working on press release for LO 5.2: short general 
information at the start, summarising the release; add at the end a 
technical part, with links to background information


* We should talk about the new functions and features in Calc, bringing 
LO closer to Excel


* UI changes: send a broad message that LO has a very flexible 
interface, eg with the new single toolbar modes in Writer and Calc. Use 
language that's closer to end users than UI experts


* Document classification: we are using a standard. Microsoft is using 
another approach, RMS (Right Management System). Position LO in this 
area as it becomes viable tool for large companies that are using 
document classification


* Announcements: press briefings on Mon and Tues before release on Weds; 
Italo and Mike to plan for those. Have a 5 - 8 slide presentation to 
show in 15 minutes, followed by Q+A


* Also write personalised pitches to specific journalists, inviting them 
to interview us or write articles


* Should include Asia in the process where possible - even if not for 
5.2, start thinking about how to have a better relationship with Asian 
journalists in future. Need to overcome language barrier


* Videos: English done, ideally will be localised for other languages. 
Sophie to spread the word in NLPs to get translations / audio




On 20.07.2016 11:21, Italo Vignoli wrote:

Link for the hangout:

https://hangouts.google.com/call/vubvmucyabecxkvm3gxskb6waie

AGENDA

Marketing Conference Call

ANNOUNCEMENT OF LIBREOFFICE 5.2 IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 
AT

NOON CEST (10AM UTC)

1. Press Kit
- General Press Release (focusing on positioning)
- Technical Press Release (focusing on new features)
- Background on User Interface Innovations
- Background on Document Classification Standards

2. Press Briefings
- Monday, August 1st: early morning for Asia/Pacific, late morning for
Europe, afternoon for the Americas
- Tuesday, August 2nd: early morning for Asia/Pacific, late morning for
Europe, afternoon for the Americas
- 1to1 Interviews will be planned on both days and all day on 
Wednesday,

August 3rd

3. Videos
- Links to videos will be provided in the press kit

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Marketing Conference Call

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Hi Charles,

On 20.07.2016 14:32, Charles-H. Schulz wrote:



* Document classification: we are using a standard. Microsoft is using
another approach, RMS (Right Management System). Position LO in this
area as it becomes viable tool for large companies that are using
document classification


This looks like a great content base both for general communication on
the 5.2 and for the "big" 5 features to be highlighted on the website.
I'd be interested in the standard for document classification as well
as the major new features so that we can define the top 5 features
ahead of the release.


The standard is from TSCP (Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program), 
and there's more information on the LibreOffice implementation in this 
blog entry: http://vmiklos.hu/blog/classification-toolbar.html



Great videos!


Thanks! Hopefully we'll have versions in other languages before the 
release of 5.2 as well.


Mike

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 5.2 New Feature videos ready for translations

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

The videos are available on a YouTube playlist via this handy short URL: 
http://tdf.io/52vids


NOTE: They are unlisted at the moment, so please don't share the link 
around until release day (Wed 3 August). I'm posting it here for anyone 
who wants to contribute translations and audio in other languages. The 
scripts are here:


https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Videos/5.2_New_Features_Script

If anyone wants to contribute translations there, that would be awesome! 
Even better would be audio recordings, if possible. Some tips:


* A dedicated microphone is better than a built-in laptop one. Decent 
USB mics are around €15-20 (check the reviews)
* Try to avoid speaking directly into the mic; speak slightly to the 
side to avoid "pop" noises (or get a pop guard)
* Break up the audio into sections as in the scripts, and try to keep 
the recordings around the same length, to make them easier to drop in


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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Hello from Hong Kong

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Edwin,

Welcome, and great to have you on board! Spreading awareness about 
LibreOffice around the world is indeed one of the goals of the Marketing 
Project. Very soon I'll be making short demonstration videos about new 
features in LibreOffice 5.2, so would you be interested in providing a 
translation or voiceover for them in Cantonese or Mandarin? That would 
be a huge help.


Other things you can do to help out:

* Translate our flyers: 
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Gallery_Flyers


* Organise a local event to demonstrate LibreOffice (may be worth 
talking to a Linux User Group for ideas): 
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Gallery_Flyers


* Join our next conference call (probably mid-July - we'll post about it 
here): https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/ConfCalls


Thanks again!

Mike





On 24.06.2016 09:58, Edwin Lee wrote:

Hi everyone,

My name is Edwin Lee. I am new to the LO marketing group. I run a
small IT/web consultancy in Hong Kong. I am interested in contributing
to generating greater awareness of LO.

As I work predominantly with SMEs and non-profits, I am hoping that
the saving to remote server function will eventually include Dropbox.
The adoption of Dropbox has been impressive. Many SMEs/non-profits
around the world have gotten rid of their internal file server and
replaced that with Dropbox.

Personally, I use LibreOffice because I use all three platforms  -
Windows, Mac and Linux.

I believe there are three main segments  (personal/SMEs) that LO 
targets:

1. Freedom lovers or OSS fans
2. Cost conscious users
3. Power users - such as version control, which does not exist in
local MS Office files, unless you save the document to the cloud on
Office 365 or a SharePoint server.

Each segment will require a different  marketing approach/message.

Thank you,
Edwin


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[libreoffice-marketing] Marketing call for July - get involved with LibreOffice 5.2 promotion!

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that we're planning a marketing call later this month, 
and you can say if you're available here: 
http://doodle.com/poll/2b2qqqbg7uup77nd


With LibreOffice 5.2 coming up in a few weeks, this is a great 
opportunity to help shape the marketing effort and promote all the new 
features. We'd love to have people from many different communities and 
areas of the world involved, so if you have a spare half hour and want 
to help spread the word about LibreOffice 5.2, please join!


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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 5.2 New Features videos: scripts

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

I've started recording the English audio, and I've put the script on the 
wiki here: 
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Videos/5.2_New_Features_Script


If anyone wants to add translations for other languages, that would be 
great! Just add them below each section (eg a French translation for the 
Writer script under the Writer section).


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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 5.2 New Features videos: scripts

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

With LibreOffice 5.2 coming up in early August, I'm going to start work 
on the New Features videos. This time we will have four videos: a 
general one containing changes that affect all components in the suite, 
followed by separate videos for Writer, Calc and Impress.


All feedback welcome! And once we're all happy with the script, if 
anyone wants to start work on translations into other languages, that 
would be really appreciated as well.



LIBREOFFICE 5.2 NEW FEATURES: GENERAL

In LibreOffice 5.2, many new features have been added which can be used 
in all components of the suite.


New drawing tools are available, including filled curves, polygons and 
freeform lines.


For improved security, multiple signature descriptions are now 
supported, along with import and export of signatures from OOXML files.


In addition, documents can be classified according to TSCP standards, to 
make sure only the right people can read them.


When printing a document, Print to File is now available in the list of 
printers.


If you use Google Drive for storage, two-factor authentication support 
has been included.


Finally, it's now possible to customise most of the context menus, for 
even greater control of the interface.


See our other videos for new features in Writer, Calc and Impress.


LIBREOFFICE 5.2 NEW FEATURES: WRITER

LibreOffice 5.2 brings several improvements and updates to Writer, the 
word processor.


A single toolbar mode has been added, to save screen space on 
low-resolution devices.


It's now possible to show and hide the track changes toolbar via a 
button.


In the Cross References view, a new filter helps you to narrow down 
selections quickly.


The bookmarks dialog has been redesigned to be easier to use.

Finally, the Save toolbar button includes a quick Save as Template 
option, so you don't have to go through the menu.



LIBREOFFICE 5.2 NEW FEATURES: CALC

In LibreOffice 5.2, Calc has been enhanced with new features to help you 
work smarter with spreadsheets.


New functions have been added, along with extensive tooltips that 
describe what a function does as you type it.


It's now possible to quickly freeze the first column or row of a sheet 
via the toolbar or context menu.


Multiple status bar functions can be active at the same time, to provide 
a quick overview of your data.


The currency toolbar icon now includes a drop-down menu to quickly 
choose the currency you want to use.


A single toolbar mode has been added that contains the most-used 
operations, to save on screen space.


And finally, when removing the border from selected cells, you can also 
choose to remove the border from adjacent cells as well.



LIBREOFFICE 5.2 NEW FEATURES: IMPRESS

LibreOffice 5.2 includes several updates to Impress, to help you create 
and manage presentations more efficiently.


When working with custom animations, you can now quickly add an effect 
to an element via the sidebar, instead of using a separate dialog box.


The list of effects in the sidebar now includes a description of the 
effect, along with the element name.


In the properties sidebar, a new Slide Background panel lets you quickly 
change the format, orientation and background image of a slide.


Finally, a new toolbar button has been added to quickly show or hide the 
drawing tools.



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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice merchandise shop - slogan ideas?

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Hi everyone,

As you may know, we have a shop with LibreOffice merchandise (phone
covers, mugs, T-shirts etc.) here:

https://shop.spreadshirt.de/documentfoundation/

We added some new items a while back, but the range on Spreadshirt is
fairly limited. So I was thinking: how about refreshing the items on
there with more than just the word "LibreOffice" and a logo? How about
actually having a message or slogan printed on the items?

For instance:

* Liberate your documents / data
* Your documents, your freedom
* Take back control

...or something like that. It might make the T-shirts and mugs a bit
flashier and more exciting! Does anyone else have slogan ideas (or
indeed any other ways we could "spice up" the shop)?

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[libreoffice-marketing] Coming up on Weds 28 September: LibreOffice's 6th birthday

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

Just a note that this is coming up: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice#The_Document_Foundation_and_LibreOffice


We'll write a blog post and spread the word on social media, so if you 
can help by retweeting and liking, that's be great! Also, if you are 
active in a non-English-speaking country, it would be awesome if you 
could spread the word about 6 years of LibreOffice as well.


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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Christmas card

[Mike Saunders]

OK, how about this:

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016_xmas_card1.jpg

The QR code is in case anyone prints it out, and goes to tdf.io/joinus – 
should we make that point to another URL instead, like the donate page?


Any other feedback or ideas?

Thanks!
Mike


On 05/12/2016 16:13, Mike Saunders wrote:

Hi everyone,

I'm thinking of making a Christmas card to post on social media and the
blog on the 24th of December. It'd basically be a thank you from the
LibreOffice community to all developers, contributors, users and
supporters, with a group picture from the conference.

Here's one I made in my previous life:

http://www.linuxvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lv_xmas_card.jpg

Does anyone have any other ideas what we can do with it?

Thanks!



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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Christmas card

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On 08/12/2016 16:57, Daniel A. Rodriguez wrote:
>

2016-12-08 12:42 GMT-03:00 Cor Nouws <oo...@nouenoff.nl>:

Mike Saunders wrote on 08-12-16 15:59:


Any other feedback or ideas?


I like it!


I like it too, it's bitmap or vector based? Can we translate?


Thanks! It's all created in LibreOffice Draw, so there's an .odg file 
that can be used for translations of the text. Let's wait for some more 
feedback, and then I'll upload the final .odg.


Mike


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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Christmas card

[Mike Saunders]

Ah, so it's more of a calendar rather than a Christmas card... Looks 
good though! What does everyone else thing? We could spread the 
Christmas card around on social media a few days before Christmas, and 
then the calendar a few days before new year.


Speaking of which, I'll put my Christmas card ODG file on the wiki now 
so that others can translate it...


Mike



On 14/12/2016 13:53, enio.ge...@libreoffice.org wrote:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n8nm4quqz01wf55/TDF_2017_Calendar.pdf?dl=0


Il 14/12/2016 13:49, Mike Saunders ha scritto:

Hi Ennio,

On 14/12/2016 13:38, enio.ge...@libreoffice.org wrote:


I had an idea, from Christamas Card.

do you like?


It's a bit hard to say, without seeing it :-) Did you try to attach
it? Attachments aren't allowed on this list. You could always upload
it to imgur.com or somewhere like that.

Cheers,
Mike






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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Christmas card

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Hi all,

The Christmas card ODG file for translations can be downloaded from here:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:2016_Christmas_card.odg

I've also added it to the wiki's Marketing/Materials page, under a new 
section where we could also add Enio's calendar:


https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Material#Christmas_and_New_Year_cards

Mike



On 05/12/2016 16:13, Mike Saunders wrote:

Hi everyone,

I'm thinking of making a Christmas card to post on social media and the
blog on the 24th of December. It'd basically be a thank you from the
LibreOffice community to all developers, contributors, users and
supporters, with a group picture from the conference.

Here's one I made in my previous life:

http://www.linuxvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lv_xmas_card.jpg

Does anyone have any other ideas what we can do with it?

Thanks!



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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Christmas card

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Hi Ennio,

On 14/12/2016 13:38, enio.ge...@libreoffice.org wrote:


I had an idea, from Christamas Card.

do you like?


It's a bit hard to say, without seeing it :-) Did you try to attach it? 
Attachments aren't allowed on this list. You could always upload it to 
imgur.com or somewhere like that.


Cheers,
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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Christmas card

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Hi everyone,

Thanks for the feedback!

On 11/12/2016 15:27, Christian Lohmaier wrote:


A more classical motive would also be nice, i.e. a snowcovered landscape
with a LO-Logo carved into the snow, or a snowman having a LO backpack


Good ideas -- I'll see if I can add something snowy to it, even if it's 
just some snowflakes scattered around. One year we need to organise 
LibOCon in a very snowy place, to take a fitting photo for the card :-)


Cheers,
Mike

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 5.3 New Features video scripts

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Hi everyone,

I plan to make the LibreOffice 5.3 New Features videos next week, and
I've put the script online for checking (ie to make sure I'm describing
the new features correctly):

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Videos/5.3_New_Features_Script

Some people have been awesomely quick to provide translations, but
because the English text may still change, it's best to wait I think.
Next week, when the English text is final, I will post on the l10n list
requesting translations.

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Christmas card

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

I'm thinking of making a Christmas card to post on social media and the 
blog on the 24th of December. It'd basically be a thank you from the 
LibreOffice community to all developers, contributors, users and 
supporters, with a group picture from the conference.


Here's one I made in my previous life:

http://www.linuxvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lv_xmas_card.jpg

Does anyone have any other ideas what we can do with it?

Thanks!

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Christmas card

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Hi Konstatinos,

Thanks for that! Note that you can create an account on the wiki -- just
go to https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Main_Page and then click
"Create account" in the top-right.

Cheers,
Mike


On 17/12/2016 19:02, Konstatinos Paschalidis wrote:
> Hello to all, 
> I made the Greek translation, due to the Greek font I used I sent them to you 
> in pdf format. I cannot upload them to eiki cause I don't have an account but 
> I'm gonna release them in the GreekLUG Social Media after the official 
> release from you.
> 
> Happy New Year to all
> 
> Best regards
> 
> 
>  If Windows is the answer, it must have been a stupid question.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 14.12.2016, 16:42, "pierre-yves.sa...@laposte.net" 
> :
>> Hi All
>>
>> Thank you for the Christmas card and the calendar.
>> I have updated the French wiki with the translated versions.
>> Happy New Year to all
>>
>> Best regards
>> Pierre-Yves
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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] good marketing videos or Impress presentations?

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Tim,

On 13/03/2017 19:57, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote:
>
> Having a really go migration presentation
> [Impress] and comparing MSO to LO presentation would be nice.

Hopefully the "migration protocol" at
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Material#Presentations
will be useful to you -- but let us know if not and maybe we can put
something else together.

And please let us know how the presentation goes! It's always great to
see people spreading the word in every area of the globe. Thanks!

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice events on the wiki - cleaning up duplicated content?

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Robinson, everyone,

On 16/08/2017 17:09, Robinson Tryon wrote:
> 
> Perhaps all events should start as an entry on the calendar with date,
> time, location, title, and a blurb. If we need to keep track of any
> additional information for an event -- e.g. for a hackfest or
> conference with volunteers -- we can create a wiki page for it, and
> link it with the event on the calendar.

Yes, that makes sense to me.

> The top-level Events page on the wiki currently displays a handy
> overview of all the events for the year, broken down by region. If
> that table could be automatically generated from the calendar entries,
> that'd be really slick!

That would be great -- although I've been investigating this and it
doesn't look possible, at least without a lot of work. We can get the
calendar data in .ics format, but I haven't found a MediaWiki method or
extension to process the content.

If anyone else has any ideas, let me know...

Mike

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice events on the wiki - cleaning up duplicated content?

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

Many of you will have seen this page:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Events

There's a lot of information that's duplicated in both the calendar and
the wiki page (ie the events list underneath). I think it'd make more
sense to just have the calendar, and all events information in there.
What do others think? Is it important to have the separate wiki pages?

(On a similar note, we want to make the calendar embedded into the wiki
and LO website, rather than just via a link. This is a limitation with
Nextcloud, but should be fixed in the next release of the calendar.)

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing]

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Rigoberto,

On 18/07/2017 06:59, Rigoberto Condori wrote:
>
> Sorry, if I can not speak English, at the meeting, I know now that it's
> very important. I want to make an event of the release of the version of
> LibreOffice 5.4 where I want to announce in my locality. There any page
> where the photos of the event are uploaded? What is the important thing
> that must be taken into consideration?

So if I understand correctly, you would like to upload photos from your
event for others to use and share, yes? If so, we have a public upload
folder here:

https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/IBzR7FY57wH0jpL

Just upload your photos there and then email
me...@documentfoundation.org with the details (when and where they were
taken), and we can then use them in future marketing materials such as
the Annual Report.

If that's not what you meant and need help with something else, just let
me know!

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[libreoffice-marketing] Linuxing in London meetup: special LibreOffice event option?

[Mike Saunders]

Hello,

There's a monthly Linux and open source meetup in London, that often
gets around 100 (or more) attendees:

https://www.meetup.com/Linuxing-In-London/

The organisers are interested in having a meetup that focuses on
LibreOffice. Is anyone in/around the London area interested in getting
involved?

We have various ready-made presentations (about TDF, LibreOffice, ODF,
migrations etc.) that could be useful:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Material#Presentations

And of course we can help with other materials as well.

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice merchandise shop - slogan ideas?

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

I'm bringing this topic back up again in case there are any more ideas.
To recap, we want to update our merchandise shop so that the products
have a slogan, and not just a logo. Let's choose a slogan!

My proposals:

1. Take back control
2. Powerful, creative, open
3. Freedom meets creativity

Let me know which one you like best (or if none of them, feel free to
suggest another one!)

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice merchandise shop - slogan ideas?

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Heiko,

On 17/05/2017 09:46, Heiko Tietze wrote:
>
> IMHO #2 and #3 have too much meaning and require to understand the
> message; #1 is perfect for marketing. The explanation what to control
> follows likely in the text.

What text do you mean here? Do you think, along with the LibreOffice
logo and the slogan, we should have some extra text on the merchandise
as well? It might get a bit cluttered...

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[libreoffice-marketing] Marketing activities in 2017

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

Here's a writeup of some marketing activities I've been working on this
year:

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2017/09/15/marketing-activities-far-2017-mike-saunders/

If anyone has other ideas for things we can do to promote LibreOffice
and bring in new members to our community, just let me know!

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice event calendar updates

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

Just a quick reminder that we have a calendar on Nextcloud for upcoming
events where members of the LibreOffice community are attending:

https://tdf.io/eventcal

If you're planning to create or attend an event for your region or
community, and want to add it to the calendar, just let me know!

And don't forget that we have stickers and other materials that you can
hand out as well. Thanks :-)

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] openSUSE.Asia Summit 2017 Tokyo (includes LibreOffice mini conference 2017 Japan)

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Naruhiko,

On 22/09/2017 06:34, Naruhiko Ogasawara wrote:
> 
> Please add the following event in our event calendar:
> 
> openSUSE.Asia Summit 2017 Tokyo

It looks like someone has done it already (maybe Shinki Enoki, as he now
has access to the calendar) but I've also added a few more details. And
by the way, thanks for all your work in organising and taking part in
these events! If you need any materials like stickers to hand out, just
let me know.

Cheers,
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[libreoffice-marketing] Ideas for Twitter header image?

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

At the top of our Twitter page, we've had the "scattered triangles"
image for quite a while:

https://twitter.com/libreoffice

I'm thinking we could update it or change it to something else, and I'd
like to hear your ideas! Would a screenshot make sense there, showing
the awesome power of the office suite? Or another graphic?

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice event reports and calendar

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

A couple of community members who've attended events to talk about
LibreOffice have sent me some notes and pictures, so I've blogged about
them here:

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2017/11/03/event-reports-libreoffice-cyprus-czech-republic/

If anyone else has been to events and wants us to blog about them - or
indeed needs our help with materials for future events - just let us
know! And we also have a calendar for making a note of future events:

https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/index.php/apps/calendar/p/WPAQ2UTYAJPRW84U

Cheers,
Mike

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice Conference 2017: Group photos online

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

Just a quick note for anyone who needs hi-res versions of the group
photos -- I've put them online here:

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2017/11/02/libreoffice-conference-2017-group-photos/

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[libreoffice-marketing] Sample documents showing off LibreOffice features

[Mike Saunders]

Hello,

I'd like to build up a collection of sample ODF documents that really
show off the versatility of LibreOffice. This could be complex Writer
documents, or spreadsheets doing awesome things, or smart-looking
presentations.

These would be useful for marketing (making screenshots and videos) and
showing potential users what the suite is capable of.

So I'm putting this call out for docs! If you have something you want to
share, and are happy for it to be public and Creative Commons BY-SA,
please email it to me. I'll then organise what I receive and set up a
wiki page for them.

Thanks!

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Details of the Upcoming Event: Free Software and Linux Days 2018 (OYLG18)

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Muhammet,

On 09/05/2018 09:04, Muhammet Kara wrote:
> 
> Our applications for talks and a booth have been accepted for the Free
> Software and Linux Days (Özgür Yazılım ve Linux Günleri) 2018 in
> Istanbul on  May 12-13. Please find the details below.

Fantastic, thanks for organising this! As always, if you send me a short
summary and photos at the end, I'll write it up on the blog and spread
the word :-)

Cheers,
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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Details of the Upcoming Event: Free Software and Linux Days 2018 (OYLG18)

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Muhammet,

That's great -- thanks to you and the others for attending and giving
the talks! I've used your text as the basis for a blog post here:

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2018/05/17/recap-free-software-and-linux-days-2018-in-istanbul/

Keep up the awesome work :-)

Cheers,
Mike


On 17/05/2018 08:13, Muhammet Kara wrote:
> Hi Mike,
> 
> I am back at home after the Free Software and Linux Days 2018 in
> İstanbul. It was a small and cozy event. The number of attendees was
> lower than the previous years, but we had more time for each visitor as
> a plus. It was also a good opportunity to break the ice between
> different segments of the Turkish Free Software community.
> 
> We had a nice booth jointly run by LibreOffice Turkey and GNOME Turkey
> community members, next to the Pardus booth. We gave out stickers to the
> visitors, answered their questions about LibreOffice, GNOME, and
> Free/Libre Software in general. Community members also had a lot of time
> to chat, and to discuss the current situation and the future of our
> community in Turkey.
> 
> We also had 3 LibreOffice related presentation/seminar sessions:
> 
>   * LibreOffice Geliştiricisi Olmak (Being a LibreOffice Developer), by
> Muhammet Kara
>   * LibreOffice Sertifikasyonu (LibreOffice Certifications), by Muhammet
> Kara
>   * Açık Belge Biçimi (The Open Document Format), Nurcan Tür
> 
> And we now have all materials to set up a complete LibreOffice booth in
> any upcoming event in Turkey, thanks to TDF for funding the booth stuff,
> and the travel costs of the booth staff.
> 
> Please see the wiki page for more details, photos, and links to related
> tweets: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Events/2018/OYLG2018#Aftermath
> 
> Cheers,
> Muhammet
> 
> On 05/09/2018 03:05 PM, Mike Saunders wrote:
>> Hi Muhammet,
>>
>> On 09/05/2018 09:04, Muhammet Kara wrote:
>>> Our applications for talks and a booth have been accepted for the Free
>>> Software and Linux Days (Özgür Yazılım ve Linux Günleri) 2018 in
>>> Istanbul on  May 12-13. Please find the details below.
>> Fantastic, thanks for organising this! As always, if you send me a short
>> summary and photos at the end, I'll write it up on the blog and spread
>> the word :-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mike
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[libreoffice-marketing] Websites we can use to bring in new contributors

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

As you know, when marketing LibreOffice we're not just spreading the
word about the software, but the community too! And we try to get new
people involved. I've come across a few websites that we could use for
this -- I haven't investigated further yet, but maybe someone on the
list has some experiences with them...

* https://yourfirstpr.github.io
* https://www.codetriage.com
* https://up-for-grabs.net
* https://www.codenewbie.org/learn

For the final one, we could link to some of the tutorials that were on
the design blog, eg:

https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2018/04/14/easyhacking-how-to-make-a-feature-optional/

I'll look in more detail soon, but if anyone has any thoughts or ideas,
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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Happy to join the list

[Mike Saunders]

Hello Kouadio, nice to meet you, and welcome to the project!

On 24/05/2018 06:42, KOUADIO jean claude wrote:
>
> Hi my name is Kouadio and i come from Ivory Coast in west Africa. I speak
> french. I want to promote LibreOffice in my country by presentations and
> courses about LibreOffice.
> I don' t speak english fluently and i hope discuss with you in french.
> Friendly.

Thanks for your offer of help -- it's great when people promote
LibreOffice in countries around the world. Regarding marketing in the
French language, please see here:

https://fr.libreoffice.org/community/marketing/

There is also a mailing list in French, for discussions about
LibreOffice and the project. Just send an email here and follow the
instructions you receive:

discuss+subscr...@fr.libreoffice.org

You can then send a message to disc...@fr.libreoffice.org, introduce
yourself, and talk to other French-speaking community members about your
ideas for courses and presentations.

If you any further help, just let me know! Thanks :-)

Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Websites we can use to bring in new contributors

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Sreekanth,

On 23/05/2018 22:22, Sreekanth V K wrote:
>
> Recently, I participated in Mozilla Sprint 2018. The similar concepts
would be a good way to reach out to the people and community.
> We can have Sprint like concepts for the Libre Office projects alone
with appropriate promotion.

Thanks for sharing your experience! It sounds a bit like the hackfests
that we have done in the past, albeit with a broader focus. We're also
doing things like this:

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2018/05/21/guide-revision-sprint-week/

The main thing is finding the time to organise and run them, so if
anyone has ideas and wants to help out, we'll support you to the best of
our capabilities :-)

Cheers,
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[libreoffice-marketing] Fedora Magazine article about LibreOffice

[Mike Saunders]

Hello everyone,

I wrote an article about some new/lesser-known features in LibreOffice
for Fedora Magazine, and included a short section on getting involved at
the end:

https://fedoramagazine.org/discover-hidden-gems-libreoffice/

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice "dark mode" (for use at night)

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

I saw this discussion on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Ricardeano/status/948198179467612161

(Click the "4 more replies" link to unfold the whole thread.) In short,
in LibreOffice you can go to Tools > Options > Application Colors and
change "Document background" from white to black, or another darker
colour, to make it easier to work with in low-light situations. (It only
changes the interface, but not how documents are printed.)

It looks like MS Office had that feature, but it was removed. I've seen
other people talking about it, though, and finding it useful. Maybe this
is something we should talk about? I was thinking of making a video
showing how to enable it, possibly embedded into a blog post with
screenshots and instructions.

Any thoughts?

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Grenoble city hiring a project leader to swith to LibreOffice

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Jean-Christophe,

On 13/02/2018 07:36, Jean-Christophe Becquet wrote:
> 
> Grenoble city is hiring a project leader to swith to LibreOffice
> https://www.lametro.fr/uploads/Offre/120440a14197_chef_de_projet_migration_a_libre_office_2018-02-12_14-18-57_338.pdf

Great, thanks for letting us know about this! Are there any details
about the number of PCs being migrated? Is it a "pilot" project for
something bigger? (I skimmed over the PDF but I don't speak much French
so maybe I'm missing something...)

Let's keep an eye on this, to see how it develops -- if there are any
updates and a French speaker can let us know on the list, that would be
really appreciated!

Cheers,
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice slogan

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Wolfgang,

Thanks for your ideas! You may want to add them to our wiki page here:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Slogan

There are many, many ideas already, but maybe one day we should narrow
them down to a smaller selection (eg with a survey). What do others on
this list think? Does LibreOffice need a slogan?

Cheers,
Mike


On 12/02/2018 17:09, Wolfgang Rohm wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> my suggestions for a LibreOffice slogan are:
> 
> 1.
> LibreOffice suite - Veni, Vidi, Vici
> 
> 2.
> LibreOffice suite - Freedom & Productivity wherever, whenever, whatever
> 
> 3.
> LibreOffice suite - Flawless Productivity, Innovation & Freedom
> 
> Best regards
> Wolfgang Rohm
> 
> P.S.: These slogans could also be translated, whenever deemed useful and/or
> necessary.
> 
> 
> Virenfrei.
> www.avg.com
> 
> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice slogan

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Wolfgang,

On 13/02/2018 16:07, Wolfgang Rohm wrote:
> 
> You have raised some questions for the need of a slogan. Let me tell you: I
> am of the opinion, that an excellent product deserves an excellent
> marketing, especially if there is the target to increase its marketshares.
> LibreOffice is an excellent product. I must know it, because I work with it.

Thanks, and yes, we agree -- we should talk more, in as many places as
possible, about LibreOffice! You may have seen the various things the
marketing community is working on in this respect: videos,
presentations, printed materials (eg flyers and stickers), interviews
with local media and so forth. If you think there's anything we're
missing, let us know!

For instance, we have many videos targeted at end-users of LibreOffice,
but I'd like to make one focused on enterprises at some point, talking
about document compatibility, long-term support (from certified
developers), migration protocols, advanced features such as TSCP
classification etc.

By the way, if you happen to be a German speaker (I'm assuming from your
name) and want to get more involved in the community, we're organising
Community-Treffen in Hamburg from 6 - 8 April:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DE/Community-Treffen2018

I know it's quite far for people living in southern DE (I'm in Munich)
or CH/AT, but it should be a good event.

Cheers,
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice slogan

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Wolfgang,

On 14/02/2018 15:35, Wolfgang Rohm wrote:
> 
> Why not offering those website owners to advertise for LibreOffice on their
> websites as another kind of cooperation? The only thing to do, is to place
> a link (or a code and a logo of LibreOffice) on a landing page or on the
> LibreOffice update page. Every user has to go to that page from time to
> time. A second link could be placed in the application itself (for example
> as a pop-up)

So you mean, create some banners or similar images that LibreOffice
users can put on their websites, and link back to us? I can understand
offering those, and I've seen other open source projects offer the same.

But just to clarify about the update page -- are you suggesting that's
where we offer these banners? For example, "Love LibreOffice? Put this
banner on your site and share the love!" or something like that?

We could use sticker designs as a basis:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Material#Stickers_.28designs_for.29

Of course, if you want to create some draft designs to share with the
community and see how they work, feel free to go ahead and try :-)

Cheers,
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Would like to "Get Involved"

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Glen,

Thanks for your offer of help, and welcome to the LibreOffice community!
We're currently in a busy period, leading up to the release of
LibreOffice 6.0 later in the month (or early February), but there's
still plenty to do. And with your background and experience, I'm sure
you can help us in many ways!

Our marketing efforts are generally focused on two things:

1) Making end users aware of LibreOffice
2) Getting people to join the community as active contributors

For the former, we've made some end user-oriented videos like this, as
you may have seen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KC0ZdcA6s8

We also make videos showing off new features in each release. One idea
that has been floating around (that you may be interested in) is a video
similar to the one linked above, but focused on enterprises. It would
talk about enterprise features, interoperability, migrations, deployment
methods, and commercial support options. If you're interested in the
idea (good voice overs are always very welcome!) just let me know and we
can discuss it further.

Similarly, we'd like to make a video for the Play Store, showing off the
Android version. In terms of other marketing materials, we have these
flyer designs which could be updated or redesigned:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Gallery_Flyers

There are some other materials here as well (the page is a bit cluttered
as the project has grown over the years):

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Material

I don't know much about AdWords, but maybe you could help us there;
Italo Vignoli, who has been doing marketing for LibreOffice and
OpenOffice.org for many years, is in charge of our AdWords account I
believe. So maybe he can add some thoughts...

Anyway, I hope some of those ideas are interesting for you! And as with
all things open source, if you find something missing or something else
we could improve, feel free to dive in and work on it.

Thanks again for your help!

Mike



On 03/01/2018 14:44, Glen Murrant wrote:
> Hi There.
> 
> I'd like to offer some assistance. I'm in Nova Scotia, Canada and have
> 20+ years of marketing and advertising experience. I'm Google AdWords
> certified (search and display). I'm also a graphic designer, voice
> actor, writer, musician, and can do some video editing.
> 
> I'm not sure what you need in terms of marketing, but I'd love to assist.
> 

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 6.1 release day plans: website updates

[Mike Saunders]

Hello everyone,

So LibreOffice 6.1 is scheduled for release on Wednesday August 8. There
are some things I plan to update on the website, namely:

* https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/new-features/ (see below)
* https://www.libreoffice.org/download/release-notes/

Anything else I'm missing? (Cloph will update the download page itself.)
For the "New features" page, my proposed text is:


Great new features developed by our community

LibreOffice 6.1 includes two fresh new icon themes: Colibre, which is
now the default on Windows, and Karasa Jaga. In addition, image handling
has been improved, making the software faster and more responsive, while
new fill gradients, help files and interface translations make this the
best LibreOffice ever.


Word processing at the next level

Writer's EPUB export filter has been improved, helping you to create
e-books from your documents. In the header and footer menus, new options
let you quickly add page numbers and page counts, while new chapter
numbering styles, which spell out cardinal and ordinal numbers, are now
available. Finally, it's now possible to generate a signature line using
Insert > Signature Line.


Take your spreadsheets further

In Calc, images that are anchored to cells can now be sorted. In
addition, there are now three anchor types: to a cell, as usual; to a
cell with resizing when the cell size changes; and to a page. When
linking a sheet to external data, CSV files can now be used as data
sources. And as an extra bonus, the options dialog lets you customise
cell highlight colours.


Pristine presentations and drawings

In Impress and Draw, new drawing styles have been added, while existing
ones have been cleaned up. Also, the menu in Draw was reorganised to be
more intuitive, and a new Page menu was added.


LibreOffice Online - your office suite, anywhere

In LibreOffice Online, the cloud-based version of the suite, many new
dialog boxes have been added, including spelling and grammar, cell
formatting and area fill. In Calc, it's now possible to collapse or
expand any group of columns or rows with a single click. Finally,
performance and security has been improved as well.


Further details

For a full list of new features in LibreOffice 6.1, see our release notes.

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] New header image for social media channels

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Glen,

On 14/08/2018 20:25, Glen Murrant wrote:
> 
> The header image with the icons is clean and professional (nice work!)
> but the image should convey the message - even without words. As for the
> message itself, we seem to have overlooked the fact the LO6 is
> compatible, flexible, and a viable alternative to other closed,
> propriety  products.

Sure, that's would be great! But then we need an image that can convey
that we're a free office suite, made by a community (that people can
join), compatible, flexible, and a viable alternative to other closed,
propriety products. I can't think of how to do that in just an image,
but I'm not really a designer so I'm probably missing something. If you
have any suggestions for an image that expresses all that, let's try
it :-)

Cheers,
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] New header image for social media channels

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Charles,

On 14/08/2018 17:57, Charles-H. Schulz wrote:
> 
> what message are we trying to send here? It may be simpler than
> the previous one but I am not sure I'm getting it...

We previously just had the 3D icons, with no message at all. This newer
design attempts to provide a bit more information straight away:

* What it is (free office suite)
* Who makes it (a community)
* That anyone can get involved

So people who've never come across LibreOffice before get immediate
information about what it is, without having to find the specific box on
the social media page that provides more information (which sometimes
requires a click to expand).

So I think it's better than just icons with no meaning at all. Of
course, in the future we can experiment with other designs. We could do
the cliched "smiling people sitting in an office" but I think people
don't pay any attention to that.

We can also use group photos from LibOCon (we still have that on the
Google+ page, as we have a much more technically minded community there,
so I think it's especially important to emphasise the project). But for
general awareness spreading I think we need to make it absolutely clear,
from the first second, what LibreOffice is...

Cheers,
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] New header image for social media channels

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Sreekanth,

On 14/08/2018 07:03, Sreekanth V K wrote:
> 
> "Freedom is here. For humanity, by the community. Be a part of it".

Ooh, I like "Be a part of it" -- that's really positive. I still think
we need to say what we are at the beginning, with no ambiguity, but
there's a design with "Be a part of it" included:

https://i.imgur.com/yNHLaHp.png

Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] New header image for social media channels

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Cor,

On 13/08/2018 23:08, Cor Nouws wrote:
>>
>> 1) What it is
>> 2) Who makes it
>> 3) That people CAN join in (saving the HOW for individual posts)
> 
> Sure - the image serves other posts et cetera.
> Besided the HOW, don't forget the "WHY should I".
> What about "For you to join" in stead of "Join us"?

But then "Free office suite, made by a community, for you to join"
doesn't express why either... It just says that you can do it. We could
try "Free office suite, made by a community – join us and help to
improve it" but then we go back to much longer text...

Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Social media ideas for LibreOffice 6.1 release announcement

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Sreekanth,

On 06/08/2018 15:44, Sreekanth V K wrote:
>
> Image or video would be good option as picture speaks thousand words. I think 
> we can share the video(not link) in the posts and add the link to the 
> #newlibreoffice.

Yes indeed, the video is being finalised now, and will be well
publicised :-) The script is already online for subtitle translations:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Videos/6.1_New_Features_Script

Cheers,
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[libreoffice-marketing] Social media ideas for LibreOffice 6.1 release announcement

[Mike Saunders]

Hello everyone,

If all goes to plan, LibreOffice 6.1 will be released on Wednesday.
Social media is an important way to spread the word, of course -- for
the LO 6.0 release, our announcement tweet had over 100,000 impressions:

https://twitter.com/libreoffice/status/958658057558519809

The main things we want to express in the tweet are: what's new (ie why
people should be excited), that it's made by a community (to encourage
people to get involved), and where to read more/download it. I've put
two ideas for the tweet below, but more feedback is welcome :-) We can
expand on these for the Google+, Facebook etc. posts as well...


LibreOffice 6.1 is here, and it's packed with new features, user
interface improvements, and performance boosts. A big thanks to our
community for making it happen! Learn all about the new features and
download it now: LINK #anewlibreoffice


It's here! LibreOffice 6.1 is now available – it's the fastest, most
beautiful and most feature-rich version we've ever made. Discover the
great new features and download it for free: LINK – and a huge thanks to
our community for making it happen! #anewlibreoffice



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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Social media ideas for LibreOffice 6.1 release announcement

[Mike Saunders]

On 06/08/2018 15:10, kainz.a wrote:
>
> I prefer the first one and would add the 6.1 movie (as fare as I know there
> is a movie in preparation)

Thanks Andreas. Regarding the movie, it is indeed ready to go, but I
think it's better in a separate tweet. (Otherwise the first tweet will
have two distinct links, which doesn't work very well. And the press
release that we link to will include the video anyway.)

So like with LO 6.0, the plan for the day is:

* Tweet about the release the moment it's available

* Two hours later, tweet a direct link to the new features video

* Two hours after that, start tweeting about specific new features in
this release, with screenshots

Mike

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[libreoffice-marketing] New header image for social media channels

[Mike Saunders]

Hello,

Currently the header image for our Twitter and Facebook pages looks like
this:

https://i.imgur.com/TKEKv69.jpg

Recently, Andreas Kainz from the design community updated the icons for
the various components of LibreOffice, as shown here:

https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/WhatsNewFig4a.png

So based on them, I've created a new header image, which also adds a bit
of information about the software using our familiar tagline, and
encourages people to get involved:

https://i.imgur.com/mY2essw.png

What do you think? We could also translate it for social media on native
language projects...

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] New header image for social media channels

[Mike Saunders]

Hello,

On 13/08/2018 12:51, Cor Nouws wrote:
> 
> From the use of the header-image, we don't need "LibreOffice" in it?

I don't think so, as the pages in question (Twitter and Facebook)
already have "LibreOffice" prominently displayed on the left.

Meanwhile, here are some updated versions based on the feedback from
this list, and Andreas. Firstly with shorter text and a soft gradient
background:

https://i.imgur.com/hZ5VU3p.png

Then the same, but with a grey shadow under the text:

https://i.imgur.com/L8nYZCE.png

Personally I prefer the first... Any other opinions?

Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] New header image for social media channels

[Mike Saunders]

On 13/08/2018 15:38, Cor Nouws wrote:
> 
> Me too. But am not conviced that "Join us" will convince others, will
> make them understand what is in it for them.

That's what we can use the individual tweets and posts for, to provide
specifics. Given the limited space in the banner, I think we shouldn't
try to do too much and make it cluttered. With the current wording, we
express:

1) What it is
2) Who makes it
3) That people CAN join in (saving the HOW for individual posts)

Here's another version with grey text, as suggested by Andreas. I think
it looks a bit better than the green text:

https://i.imgur.com/GxqY9h8.png

Cheers,
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] New header image for social media channels

[Mike Saunders]

On 14/08/2018 15:56, Simon Phipps wrote:
>
> Simple wins.

Yep, agreed. I've tried to keep the message short:

https://www.facebook.com/libreoffice.org/

https://twitter.com/libreoffice

We can always update it further down the line, of course. Also, a
version of the image without text is here, in case anyone wants to
translate it for their local social media channels:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/b/b2/Social_media_banner_blank.png

The font I used was Vegur Bold, 32pt, hex colour: #696969

I'll post this to the localisation list as well...

Cheers,
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 6.1 New Features video: draft script

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Drew,

On 17/07/2018 08:09, Drew Jensen wrote:
> 
> and is rather actually this and one suggestion for a way to say it:
> "In Base, an automated migration assistant is added to the experimental
> embedded Firebird support. Both features are planned as default with the
> 6.2 release early next year and as a first step to deprecating embedded
> HSQL support."

Great, thanks for the update. If it's still experimental I may just skip
mentioning it in the LO 6.1 video, so that we can make a bigger deal
about it in 6.2...

Mike

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[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Event Report: LibreOffice 6.1 RC1 BHS, Ankara

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Muhammet,

Great, a big thanks to you and all the participants for your work! It's
awesome to see such a dedicated community, and I look forward to
hopefully meeting many in Tirana :-) Meanwhile I've blogged about the
event here:

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2018/07/16/results-from-the-libreoffice-6-1-rc1-bug-hunting-session-in-ankara/

And put the link on:

* Twitter
* Google+
* Facebook
* Reddit
* Telegram

Cheers,
Mike


On 13/07/2018 21:46, Muhammet Kara wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Our Live Bug Hunting Session in Ankara was great.
> 
>   * ~15 people, testing LibreOffice for about 3 hours, nonstop. Multiple
> bugs discovered. Some reported, some were discussed and being
> prepared to be reported by the discoverers.
>   * I talked on "how to report bugs" for about 15 minutes, by going over
> our bugzilla.
>   * There were Pardus, Debian, Windows and Mac machines. They
> cross-checked issues on multiple platforms simultaneously. (There
> might also be a Fedora, but I am not sure about that.)
>   * After the session, we also had a long discussion on community and
> ecosystem building for LibreOffice in Turkey.
> 
> So I think it was a success overall. :)
> 
> Please feel free to use the photos on this Turkish tweet while writing
> blog posts or tweets:
> https://twitter.com/muhamm3tkara/status/1017853128727781376
> 
> Cheers,
> Muhammet

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[libreoffice-marketing] Changing the "Get involved" menu on the LibreOffice website?

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

On https://www.libreoffice.org we have a menu heading "Get involved",
where we encourage people to join the project. But I've been thinking:
it doesn't really express any benefits. So I've come up with a couple of
alternatives, shown in the mock-ups here:

https://imgur.com/a/ChcTugu

What do you think? Which is better for translation? Any others we should
try? I quite like "Improve LibreOffice" personally...

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibreOffice 6.1 RC1 Bug Hunting Session - Ankara

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Muhammet,

Thanks very much for helping to organise this event -- I've posted it on
the blog here:

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2018/07/10/live-libreoffice-6-1-rc1-bug-hunting-session-in-ankara-on-july-13/

I'll spread the word, and add it to the calendar too!

Mike


On 09/07/2018 17:30, Muhammet Kara wrote:
> Hi Mike & All,
> 
> I am re-sending this with a smaller attachment, to evade spam filters.
> 
> Cheers,
> Muhammet
> 
> On 07/06/2018 05:33 PM, Muhammet Kara wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mike & All,
>>
>> We are going to have a LibreOffice 6.1 RC1 Bug Hunting Session in
>> Ankara on July 13. Here are the details:
>>
>>   * Date: July 13 Friday
>>   * Time: 14:00-17:00 (UTC+3)
>>   * Location: TUBITAK ULAKBIM, 7th Floor, Meeting Room 2
>>   * Registration form: https://goo.gl/forms/paVTg3ExZDn0Oytj1
>>
>> Attendees will bring their own laptops. Registration until Thursday
>> 17:00 (UTC+3) is required. There will be snacks, tea, and some swag!
>>
>> Could you please add the event to the calendar? (It is already on the
>> events wiki page.)
>>
>> I have also attached a banner to be shared on social media, blog posts
>> etc.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Muhammet 
> 
> 
> 

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 6.1 New Features video: draft script

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

So I'm working on a video to showcase the new features in the upcoming
release. The draft script is below -- all feedback welcome! This time,
I'll put credits (ie who created the new features) directly alongside
them in the video, rather than at the end...


LibreOffice 6.1 introduces many powerful new features, and improves
existing ones.


General

A new icon theme, Colibre, has been added and is the default on Windows.

Image handling has been improved, so documents with many images will
load and display more smoothly.
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Doc-image-lazy-load-perf.png]

It's now possible to sign ODF documents with ECDSA keys on Linux and
macOS. [Lock]

For shapes and backgrounds, a new set of fill gradients is now available
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Gradients-61.png], while the
background images dialog has been redesigned to be easier to use.

The online help system has been extended with example files, to help you
see how features in the suite work.
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Collateral_files.png]

It's now even easier to customize toolbars and menus, thanks to the new
gear button in the Customize dialog.
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Gear-Menu-on-Custom-Menu.png]

The experimental Notebookbar user interface design has been updated with
better layouts and icons.

And thanks to our worldwide community, the user interface has been
translated into additional languages, while dictionaries and
auto-correct tools have been improved for many languages as well
[spinning world]


Writer

In the header and footer menus, new options let you quickly add page
numbers and page counts.
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LO_Writer_Insert_page_options_in_drop-down_menu_of_Header.png]

The EPUB export feature has been improved, and gives you more options
for customising metadata.
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Epub-improved-metadata.png]

It's now possible to generate a signature line using Insert > Signature
Line. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Gen-sig-line.png]

New chapter numbering styles, which spell out cardinal and ordinal
numbers, are now available.
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Spelloutnumberingstyles.png]

Finally, performance when converting documents to XHTML has been greatly
improved. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Odt-xhtml-perf.png]


Calc

In Calc, the word processor, images that are anchored to cells can now
be sorted. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Calc-image-sort.gif]

In addition, there are now three anchor types: to a cell, as usual; to a
cell with resizing when the cell size changes; and to a page.

The options dialog lets you customise cell highlight colours.
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Colors2.png]

When you're merging cells, the dialog box now shows a graphical
depiction of the process in advance.
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:MergeCells.png]

When linking a sheet to external data, CSV files can now be used as data
sources.

Parallel formula compiling on the CPU is now supported, for a
significant performance boost.
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Calc-cpu-threading.png]


Impress, Draw and Base

New drawing styles have been added, while existing ones have been
cleaned up. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:DrawingStyles.png]

The menu in Draw was reorganised to be more intuitive, and a new Page
menu was added.

In Base, the embedded Firebird engine is now available by default.
Embedded HSQLDB is deprecated, although it's still available in this
release, and a migration assistant helps you to switch between the two
engines.


LibreOffice Online

In LibreOffice Online, the cloud-based version of the suite, many new
dialog boxes have been added, including spelling and grammar
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:SpellingDialog.png], cell
formatting
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:FormatCellDialog.png], and
area fill [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:AreaDialog.png].

In Calc, it's now possible to collapse or expand any group of columns or
rows with a simple click.
[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Collabora-Online-Calc-Grouping-01.png]

Finally, performance and security has been improved as well, making
LibreOffice Online a great complement to the desktop version of the suite.


But there's more to come - help us with LibreOffice 6.2!

We're already working on the next release - join our worldwide
community, help to add and test new features - they're made by people
like you! etc.

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[libreoffice-marketing] Upcoming events - let us know for the TDF calendar!

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that we have our events calendar here:

https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/index.php/apps/calendar/p/WPAQ2UTYAJPRW84U

If anyone is organising an event relating to LibreOffice, or attending
an event to give a talk about LibreOffice, please let me know the
details and I'll add them to the calendar. Thanks!

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: About Free Software and Linux Days 2018 (OYLG'18) in Istanbul

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Muhammet,

On 09/04/2018 19:48, Muhammet Kara wrote:
> 
> The date has finally been announced. Free Software and Linux Days 2018
> (OYLG'18) will take place from May 12th 2018 through May 13th 2018 in
> santralistanbul campus of Bilgi University. No prior registration is
> needed.

Great -- I've added the details to our events calendar!

Cheers,
Mike

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice stickers available for events

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

We at TDF have just received a new batch of these stickers:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Love_LibreOffice_sticker.png

If anyone is organising or attending an event to spread the word about
LibreOffice, and wants some stickers to hand out, just send me an email
and we'll sort it out!

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Want to Get Involved

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Biraj,

Thanks for your interest in marketing! We have some materials that could
be translated into local languages. For instance, we have a "Join the
community" video with lots of subtitles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir6KiKfnWCw

You could add some subtitle translations here in a local language, and
then I'll add them to the video:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Videos/Join_the_LibreOffice_community_script

Same for "This is LibreOffice":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KC0ZdcA6s8

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Videos/This_is_LibreOffice_script

And then some flyers that can be translated, printed and handed out at
events (I plan to update the designs when I have time):

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Gallery_Flyers

And finally, we have lots of "Love LibreOffice" stickers which are
always popular, so if you want some to give out at events, just let me
know :-)

Cheers,
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Video for LibreOffice Viewer on the Play Store - draft script

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Glenn,

On 26/02/2018 14:08, Glen Murrant wrote:
>
> All great points Mike. Definitely mention the exp.editing but I wouldn't
> go too deep until it's further along in development. I can do the VO
> with music bed.

That would be great, thanks! At the moment, Franklin Weng is talking to
a colleague about doing some 3D animation for the start, so once we see
his idea, we can go further...

Cheers,
Mike

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[libreoffice-marketing] Video for LibreOffice Viewer on the Play Store - draft script

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

As you probably know, we have a version of LibreOffice for Android,
called LibreOffice Viewer:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.documentfoundation.libreoffice=en

A new version has been released recently, thanks to our community of
developers and volunteers, and I'd like to make a video for the Google
Play listing. Recommendations from the Android developer website:

"Create a video of your app in action to show off the app's main
features, either by using screen capture software and filming a physical
device running the app. Try to keep the video concise; aim for a run
time of somewhere between 30 and 120 seconds, and highlight the most
important or compelling features first."

I'd go for something short, with a voiceover and quiet music track in
the background. My draft outline for the script:

* (LibreOffice logo) LibreOffice is the most popular free and open
source office suite – and now it's available for your smartphone or tablet.
* (Animation of scrolling through a document) With LibreOffice Viewer,
you can access your documents, spreadsheets and presentations in many
formats, including Open Document and Office Open XML.
* (Animation of spreadsheet) LibreOffice Viewer is based on the the same
engine as the desktop application, for maximum consistency across platforms.
* (Animation of editing mode) In addition, an experimental editing
option is available, so you can update your documents on the go.
* (Picture of the icon) So try it today! Download it, use it, and give
our community feedback to help us improve it!

What does everyone think? Anything else we should mention or focus on?
Should we talk about the experimental editing mode at all, or make a
more prominent request for bug reports?

Thanks!
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Marketing Conference Call

[Mike Saunders]

On 20/02/2018 23:35, Italo Vignoli wrote:
> 
> I will circulate the agenda before the conference call, so please send
> me by next Tuesday topics that you would like to see discussed during
> the call.

Two things we could discuss:

* LibreOffice Viewer promo video for Google Play (as mentioned on this
list): what we should include, how long it should be, other ideas

* Stickers: we want to place another order soon, so what do our
marketing communities (especially NLPs) need? Any new ideas?

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] An info graphic

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Drew,

Many thanks for that! As Daniel mentioned, that's something we made
earlier this year, already in English:

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2018/09/11/four-ways-you-can-make-libreoffice-even-better/

Not sure why the Spanish version appears to date from 2016, but maybe
some kind of date glitch on the server... If you have any other ideas
for infographics based on that design, feel free to try them out :-)

Cheers,
Mike


On 18/10/2018 22:55, Drew Jensen wrote:
> Howdy,
> 
> I was poking around under the shared marketing area on the TDF nextcloud
> server and came across an odg file for a 'Get Involved Infographic', dated
> from 2016 and in Spanish - I took the liberty of translating the text to
> English and then made my own take on the graphics.
> 
> Put a copy of the result up on the server at
> https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/BrP8xERfkE7e28i
> 
> The background image is original art btw, you can use it as you like.
> 
> The odg and gimp file used to produce this are not on the server there, but
> I can certainly put them there in a zip file?
> 
> Anway, just thought I'd share.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Drew
> 

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Self Introduction

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Oyeibo,

Welcome to the community! I'm Mike, working in Marketing for TDF, and
doing some community outreach to help the project to grow (along with
the software itself).

Thanks very much for your help with promoting LibreOffice and spreading
the word. At the moment I'm working on a map of LibreOffice community
members, which links to interviews that I've done:

http://newdesign.libreoffice.org/contributor_map.html

As you can see, we have some rather large gaps in north America, Africa,
parts of Asia etc. So it'd be great to show that we have LibreOffice
supporters there. If you have a spare 20 minutes, could I send you a few
questions please, to put up a short interview about your involvement
with LibreOffice?

That would be awesome, but no worries if you're super busy though!

Cheers,
Mike


On 20/10/2018 16:46, Onyeibo Oku wrote:
> Greetings everyone,
> 
> I am new to the mailing list.  I use Libreoffice a lot.  I spend most
> times scripting tasks for Libreoffice via the PyUNO API.  I have been
> promoting the App at work already -- most people here are familiar with
> proprietary applications.  What's funny is that their proficiency-
> levels in the use Office Applications suggest that they're better off
> with LibreOffice.  They're tough to convince
> 
> I am in Nigeria.  I use Linux (Fedora) and I am a promoter of open-
> source technologies.  I also lecture in a State University.  Its my
> pleasure to spread Libreoffice.
> I am open to ideas
> 
> Regards
> Onyeibo
> 
> 

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[libreoffice-marketing] Minutes from Marketing Conference Call, 18 October 2018

[Mike Saunders]

Present:

* Franklin Weng
* Sophie Gautier
* Mike Saunders
* Redon Skikuli
* Amhed Haris
* Jona Azizaj
* Sreekanth V K
* Italo Vignoli
* Sam Tuke
* Foad Vafaei

1. "What can I do for LibreOffice" site: help people to understand in
just a few clicks, how they can contribute. Need to get the design team
involved, make it available for translations, build a tree for the
information. Code here: https://github.com/jdm/asknot. AIs: Mike to find
out about domain, and talk to various sub-projects about questions to
use; Redon to work on the first tree map.

2. Increased use of social media: work on more focused Twitter
campaigns, and encourage native language communities to make their own
social media accounts. Become more active on Instagram and LinkedIn -
but do in a coordinated way.

3. Next Month of LibreOffice, coming up in November: Focus especially on
bringing in new contributors. Consider expanding data sources, and
linking to another event (eg a Reddit "Ask us Anything").

4. Open Badges idea: Mike and Sophie catching up with various jobs after
LibOCon, but will work on it soon. Redon offers to help out as well.

5. Sreekanth's topic: doing more in Indian community; converting
interested people into community members. Challenge with lots of
different languages. Organise a regular call and try to build a
community there, make it a focus for aggregation in 2019. Consider
funding someone to travel to India to help out, and a mini conference
(eg in Pune).

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[libreoffice-marketing] Linux Magazine special on LibreOffice: looking for Draw and Base tutorial writers

[Mike Saunders]

Hello,

Linux Magazine (http://www.linux-magazine.com) is planning to do a
special edition all about LibreOffice. We at TDF will contribute a few
articles, but the publisher is also looking for people to write sections on:

* Draw
* Base

These will be 4 - 6 pages, showing the main features and then looking at
various tips and tricks to get the most out of them. If you're
interested in writing an article, contact bosb...@linuxnewmedia.com to
discuss the idea, deadlines and payment in more detail!

Cheers,
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Introduction

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Nigel,

Welcome to the community, and thanks for providing some background on
what you've been involved with! I'm Mike, originally from Cumbria but
now living in Munich, and have been working at The Document Foundation
for a few years. I work with Italo Vignoli and other community members
on marketing materials, videos, events, social media, community outreach
and so forth.

Yes, you're right that LibreOffice is an easier "sell" than Linux as it
doesn't require changing a whole underlying system. Still, I find that
some people are sceptical about free things. On social media, we often
get questions like "How does LibreOffice compare to X?" or "How well
will LibreOffice work with my files?" -- To which I always respond, why
not just try it and see... You have nothing to lose :-)

If you're especially interested in marketing Linux in written form, we
in the community have often talked about creating articles about
LibreOffice features, that websites and magazines can then use as a
quick source of content. It could be a good way to spread the word, and
highlight some of the many things that LibreOffice does better than the
competition.

What do you think? Feel free to join our next marketing call, or indeed
we could have a chat on the phone at some point if you like.

Cheers!
Mike


On 28/10/2018 16:04, Nigel Verity wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have just registered with the marketing group, so I thought I'd introduce 
> myself.
> 
> I am Nigel Verity from Shropshire, England but called "Nige" by everybody. 
> I've done a few HPR episodes under the alias of "Beeza".
> 
> I've worked in a variety of fields including diplomacy, commerce, software 
> development, tech writing and running art shows. Of these my longest spell 
> was over 20 years in the defence industry developing and troubleshooting 
> logistics tools. Right now I am self-employed, doing ad hoc tech writing, 
> website development and IT consultancy - the latter specialising in 
> simplifying business processes and reducing costs. Promoting the use of FLOSS 
> plays a big part of that, though the "Free Libre" part is sometimes harder to 
> push than the free (cost) and open source aspects.
> 
> Making the case for LibreOffice is usually the easiest "sell" as it does not 
> require users to adopt a different operating system. To be honest, though, I 
> am never entirely happy saying that LibreOffice is "just like" MS Office 
> because that gives the impression it is an MS Office clone, which we all know 
> it clearly isn't.
> 
> I would like to get involved with marketing LibreOffice because I would like 
> to be able to develop a different angle showing not just the areas of 
> functional overlap with MS Office but also differentiators to make the case 
> for LibreOffice in its own right.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Nige
> 

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[libreoffice-marketing] LibrePlanet conference in Boston, USA - session proposals (deadline November 9)

[Mike Saunders]

Hi everyone,

We've been informed that the Free Software Foundation's annual
LibrePlanet conference (https://libreplanet.org) will be held March 23rd
and 24th, 2019, in the greater Boston area, USA. If anyone from the
LibreOffice community is nearby and wants to attend and give a talk
about the project, here's some info:


"You can get a sense of the types of sessions we're looking for on the
Call for Sessions page <https://my.fsf.org/lp-call-for-sessions>, and
the media page from last year's conference
<https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/tag/libreplanet-2018-video/>.
The deadline for session proposals is Friday, November 9, 2018 at 10:00
EDT (14:00 UTC). If you have questions about the proposal submission
process, contact the LibrePlanet team at campai...@fsf.org."


We have some sample presentations here:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Material#Presentations

Most people at an FSF event will already know LibreOffice rather well,
however, so it might be good to talk about the importance of free
software in our community, and how to contribute!

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] what can I do for... LibreOffice

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Redon,

On 25/10/2018 23:08, Redon Skikuli wrote:
>
> On the link below you can find the proposed main categories of the
> microsite:
> https://pad.collective68.tech/p/WhatCanIDo_for_LibreOfficemicrosite_texts
> 
> As mentioned during the previous marketing call the next steps would be:
> 
>- finalization of the main categories and subcategories;
>- adding content to each page;
>- improvement (or creation) of wiki pages for each page;
> 
> Let's work during the next weeks ti finalize the content.

Great to see things moving with this. I've added various extra ideas and
links, along with some ways to categorise them (what skills are
required, or how much time). What do you think?

There's still the Design and Translations sections, so I'll leave those
to Heiko and Sophie, but if they're super busy I can think of some other
tasks for those as well.

Cheers,
Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Upcoming Event: LibreOffice 6.2 Alpha1 Live BHS - Ankara

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Muhammet,

Sure, I've just added it to the calendar and tweeted too:

https://twitter.com/libreoffice/status/1055385395653996544

Let me know how it goes, and I'll put a write-up and photos on the blog!

Cheers,
Mike


On 24/10/2018 18:15, Muhammet Kara wrote:
> Hi Mike & all,
> 
> We are going to have a local/live bug hunting session for LibreOffice
> 6.2 Alpha1 in Ankara, on Oct 28 Sunday, between 14:00 - 17:00 UTC+3
> (Turkey local time).
> 
>  * Announcement tweet:
>    https://twitter.com/muhamm3tkara/status/1055127112896647169 (Turkish
>    banner is attached.)
>  * Registration form: https://goo.gl/mmfNm7
> 
> Mike, could you please add it to the calendar?
> 
> Cheers,
> Muhammet
> 

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Upcoming Event: LibreOffice 6.2 Alpha1 Live BHS - Ankara

[Mike Saunders]

Hi Muhammet,

Thanks very much for those notes -- I've turned them into a blog post here:

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2018/11/12/quick-report-libreoffice-6-2-bug-hunting-session-in-ankara-turkey/

And I'll spread the word as usual on social media, Reddit etc.

Cheers!
Mike


On 01/11/2018 11:51, Muhammet Kara wrote:
> Hi Mike & all,
> 
> Sorry for the late report. I have been busy lately.
> 
> 8 people (including 1 remotely from Istanbul) participated in our live
> session in Ankara, and we have tested LibreOffice 6.2 Alpha on Linux,
> Windows, and macOS.
> 
> We had held our past live sessions always in Pardus's venue. This time
> we decided to make a change, and I think it brought good results. All
> people in the session, except me, were new faces, from different schools
> and work places.
> 
> We started by self-introductions, and chatted for a short while, to know
> each other. Then I went through our bug reporting & QA process briefly,
> and introduced the participants to our bugzilla.
> 
> We have identified several bugs, and created bug reports for them. Some
> of our new community members are following up with the bug reports, and
> some have even started contributing to l10n.
> 
> We have also created a telegram channel to communicate during the event,
> and later. (LibreOffice QA TR: https://t.me/LibreOffice_QA_TR)
> 
> Overall, I think it was a productive, and fun event.
> 
> PS: Some photos from the event are attached.
> 
> Cheers,
> Muhammet
> 
> On 10/25/2018 02:53 PM, Muhammet Kara wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>>
>> On 10/25/2018 12:08 PM, Mike Saunders wrote:
>>> Hi Muhammet,
>>>
>>> Sure, I've just added it to the calendar and tweeted too:
>>>
>>> https://twitter.com/libreoffice/status/1055385395653996544
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>>> Let me know how it goes, and I'll put a write-up and photos on the blog!
>>
>> Sure!
>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Mike
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Muhammet
>>
>>> On 24/10/2018 18:15, Muhammet Kara wrote:
>>>> Hi Mike & all,
>>>>
>>>> We are going to have a local/live bug hunting session for LibreOffice
>>>> 6.2 Alpha1 in Ankara, on Oct 28 Sunday, between 14:00 - 17:00 UTC+3
>>>> (Turkey local time).
>>>>
>>>>  * Announcement tweet:
>>>>    https://twitter.com/muhamm3tkara/status/1055127112896647169 (Turkish
>>>>    banner is attached.)
>>>>  * Registration form: https://goo.gl/mmfNm7
>>>>
>>>> Mike, could you please add it to the calendar?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Muhammet
>>>>
>>
>>
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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] [libo-marketing-priv] Marketing Conference Call

[Mike Saunders]

Hello,

I can't join the call this week as I'm doing training (about content
marketing). But I can say: yesterday we had over 1,000 visits to the
"Get involved" page from the infobar in LibreOffice 6.1.

Mike


On 05/11/2018 19:35, Italo Vignoli wrote:
> Next marketing conference call is scheduled for this week, on Thursday,
> November 8, at 2:30PM CET (UTC+1)
> 
> We will use Jitsi: https://jitsi.documentfoundation.org/tdfmarketing
> 
> Agenda:
> 
> 1. Discussion about Michael Meeks' paper on marketing
> 2. Presentation of the fundraiser to be launched next week
> 3. Early planning of LibreOffice 6.2 announcement
> 4. Progress update of the "get involved" website activity
> 5. Update about native language community activities
> 
> Please feel free to add other topics, or improve the working of the
> current agenda.
> 

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Notebookbar out of Experimental

[Mike Saunders]

First, hello Nige and welcome to the community :-)

On the topic of the Notebookbar being default, I personally think that's
not something we should do on the first release after making it
non-experimental. If anything, we could have it available to everyone in
6.2, 6.3 and 6.4, then consider it as default for 7.0...

On 09/11/2018 13:23, Nigel Verity wrote:
> 
> A lot of people still prefer the classic menu bar and find it far more 
> intuitive. I am one of them. Perhaps on first run after installation the user 
> could be presented with a welcome screen which illustrates the visual 
> differences between the two menu types, and allows the user to select one or 
> the other to be their personal default from that point onwards.

That would be good, but it MUST be easy to switch between them. If
someone chooses the Notebookbar but then wants to go back to the
"classic" interface, it must be extremely obvious. Otherwise the amount
of complaints we'll get on social media, info@ and download@ will go
through the roof :-)

Also, a big thanks as always to Andreas K for working on this.

Mike

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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Marketing Conference Call - POSTPONED

[Mike Saunders]

CALL IS POSTPONED

Hello,

I'm afraid we have to postpone the call by a week (a few of us who
wanted to attend have come down with colds, so we can't participate very
effectively).

The marketing call will now take place:

* Thursday 18 October, 14:30 CET

Apologies for any inconvenience!

Mike



On 09/10/2018 01:17, Italo Vignoli wrote:
> Next Marketing Conference Call will be on Thursday, October 11, at 2:30
> PM Berlin time. Everyone is invited to attend.
> 
> We will discuss several topics:
> 
> 1. Increased use of social media
> 2. "What can I do for LibreOffice"
> 3. Next Month of LibreOffice
> 4. Fundraising
> 
> Please add your topics before the conference call. Best regards, Italo
> 

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