Stickers are awesome. +1 stickers. Everybody loves stickers. Especially because they're much less likely to incur taxes, duties and (especially) brokerage fees.
Darcy. On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Alexandru Cucu <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > An idea would be to have branded discs that we could write ourselves with > the latest image. These could also be rewritable so users would be able to > update them. Some manufacturers say that DVD-RW discs can be written about > 10 000 times. > > Personally, I think stickers are better for spreading the word about > Ubuntu. People almost never ask about discs these days. > > > On 03/01/2013 07:43 PM, Bob Jonkman wrote: > >> I'm in favour of rolling releases, but because it'll mean a continuously >> updated OS, not because it'll eliminate disks. >> >> Many people are running end-of-life versions of Ubuntu. They had it >> installed years ago, and now their computers need a release upgrade. >> That's not a problem for most people on this list, but these are the >> same people who had one of us install Ubuntu in the first place. Now >> they need to bring in someone to do the upgrade. Rolling releases would >> solve that problem. >> >> The branded disks are useful; they give some assurance that this is a >> legitimate operating system, and not some pirated malware I've burned. I >> carry a few disks around with me, and give them away at write-ins for >> NaNoWriMo, LUG meetings, hackathons, &c. Passing out a burned disk >> scrawled with a sharpie won't be accepatable, and those people aren't >> going to have a thumbdrive with them that can be erased to make >> bootable. For those people it's important that the disks be "live", so >> that people can try Ubuntu without commitment. Of course, if Canonical >> were to distribute branded USB keys instead of disks that would be OK >> too, but I don't think that removes the environmental concerns. >> >> I'm also recommending Ubuntu to people who have had problems with older >> computers. Their version of Windows 98 has finally packed it in, but >> their computers don't boot from USB and have no DVD. For those a >> NetInstall disk would work nicely, so that the latest rolling release is >> installed immediately. >> >> So I hope Canonical changes to rolling releases, and also continues to >> distribute disks or USB keys. But I have no use for "marketing >> materials" like pamphlets, flyers and booklets. Buttons and stickers >> would be nice, tho. >> >> --Bob. >> >> >> >> On 13-03-01 11:03 AM, Pablo Rubianes wrote: >> >>> +1 to Randall marketing materials are better than Dvds as many LoCos have >>> customs problems to pass the Dvds as the customs thinks we are going to >>> sell them and dont let it inside the country. >>> And nowadays get your iso from internet is quite easy, Dvds end up in a >>> collection of Dvds from Ubuntu instead of install and pass the Dvd >>> >>> Cheers >>> Pablo >>> >>> >>> >>> 2013/3/1 Randall Ross <[email protected]> >>> >>> On 13-03-01 06:50 AM, Alan Bell wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> as you have probably seen there has been discussion opened up about >>>>> having a rolling release between the LTS releases. My guess is that >>>>> this means the approved LoCo teams would get a CD pack to distribute >>>>> every two years rather than every 6 months. Anyone know if this is a >>>>> good guess, and does anyone have an opinion on this? >>>>> >>>>> Personally I am fine with that, it would be good to have a slightly >>>>> bigger shipment of desktop DVDs every two years (I have no idea why we >>>>> ever press the Server CDs) distributing them every 6 months is kind of >>>>> inefficient, this way the LTS will have more long term relevance as a >>>>> pressed DVD. >>>>> >>>>> Alan. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I would like to see DVD media phased out totally, and the funds used >>>> for >>>> something that will help spread Ubuntu more quickly. (e.g. marketing >>>> materials). >>>> >>>> In my experience free CD's/DVD's no longer help drive Ubuntu adoption. I >>>> have also received comments from my local community about their negative >>>> environmental impact and I share those concerns. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Randall. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> loco-contacts mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > -- > Alexandru Cucu > > > -- > loco-contacts mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts> >
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