Hi Leland,
I have been away and have only just seen your reply.
I'm glad to see that there is some common feeling that Linphone needs to
do more to promote itself, if it is to become better known and used by
more people.
We know that the Linphone developers do monitor this list (and are very
helpful to people who ask technical questions), so I don't understand
why there has been no response from Linphone about this idea?
*If Linphone / Belledonne Communications don't have the time to set up
Facebook, Twitter (etc) accounts for Linphone themselves, would they
have any objections to members of the community doing it independently?*
I'm afraid that I don't understand why it seems that the Linphone
developers are working really hard to make Linphone a good and very
multi-platform product, but don't really seem to be spending very much
time to actually promote it or to seek donations to assist with
development costs, etc? If people don't know about Linphone, then they
won't have any reason to try it out or encourage their friends and
contacts to use it either..
David.
On 12/07/2016 15:12, Leland Green wrote:
I think this is a great idea, too. Propellerhead Software uses social
media exclusively for advertising. They cut their advertising revenue to
ZERO!
Linphone may not have an advertising budget, but all they need to do is
set up the page and get the developers involved to answer questions.
Could be a huge benefit.
I say we all just keep "bumping" this thread until they "get-her-done"!
Then again, should the developers be the ones to set it up, or the
marketing people. (I.e., be there any.)
Bottom line: Great idea!
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On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Michele Perrone
<perrone.mich...@outlook.com <mailto:perrone.mich...@outlook.com>> wrote:
I completely agree with David.____
I personally discovered Linphone almost by chance after hours spent
looking for an open-source alternative to Skype.____
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From my point of view,____
Publicity + Better desktop GUI = great popularity improvement.____
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Cheers!____
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Da: Linphone-users [mailto:linphone-users-bounces+perrone.michele
<mailto:linphone-users-bounces%2Bperrone.michele>=outlook....@nongnu.org
<mailto:outlook....@nongnu.org>] Per conto di David____
Inviato: sabato 18 giugno 2016 16:10____
A: Linphone Users Mailing List <linphone-users@nongnu.ORG>____
Oggetto: [Linphone-users] Linphone publicity?____
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I've seen a lot of grumbling amongst people on Facebook recently (I
know, but when almost all of your friends have been assimilated, you
eventually realise what else can you do yourself..) about concerns
that Facebook is trying to move people over from the Facebook
Messenger web service to the Facebook Messenger app, coupled with
concerns about whether the app might be using the microphone to
listen in at all times:____
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http://www.snopes.com/2016/06/04/professor-claims-facebook-is-eavesdropping-on-their-users/____
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It seems that as concerns about personal privacy and the risks of
ad-funded internet services are now finally starting to become
better known, would Linphone not be in a potentially good position
to gain some good publicity for itself as a multi-platform, and open
alternative to proprietary messaging/videocall applications? If it
was better known, and better used, I'm sure you could also see an
increase in donations towards development as well.____
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At present, Linphone doesn't have a formal presence on Facebook,
would someone at Linphone be able to spend even a small amount of
time managing a Linphone Facebook page occasionally to help better
publicise its existence? (Likewise Twitter: I don't do Twitter
myself (there's a limit to how much time I can waste on the
internet!), but the fact is that many people do.)____
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It would be really great to see open and secure solutions become
more popular, but half the battle in doing so is just to let people
know that you even exist!____
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David.____
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