On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:20:45 -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote > Adnan Hodzic dijo [Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 11:28:51PM +0200]: > > >> google? > > > > > > google? really? if i had 10 seconds to explain anything about debian > > > and/or debconf, i can't imagine how Google would take up any of it. > > > > We're having a talk on Debian Day "Debian in the enterprise. A Google > > case study" that's by two Google employees. Which will be more then > > important to also mention in our ad as we're using reverse approach to > > advertise Debian here. No one knows what Debian is, but they all know > > what Google is, and if we can tell something about Debian through > > Google then even better. > > Yes, but Google is not the focus of it - It just gives an example on > how Debian can be a great choice. Just as HP does — and I didn't > see you suggesting using HP in the ad. Or the Srpska government > even.
Gunnar, please don't try to use logic to understand political-hype-stuff :) As Adnan says, everybody knows Google, and some people believe it's good to Debian to piggyback on Google's brand here. I just want to point that we can run into legal issues by using "dont be evil"s name in TV advertising without permission. -- Tiago Bortoletto Vaz http://tiagovaz.org 0xA504FECA - http://pgp.mit.edu _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
