Florian, A standardized email form letter is always useful. I use them quite often for a number of items including distributing end user guides when users receive access to a new system for example. We could make an official LibreOffice LO form email for this purpose that includes not only were to download LO but also a description of each application, where to access and download templates, a note on how to submit templates to LO, etc.
Timothy On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Florian Monfort <[email protected]>wrote: > That's hell of a good point. > > I think instead of using, which could bring some potential compatibility > issues, we could do something a little different. > > A lot of people today use their e-mails. > > What if... We created some sort of "mail" template, that companies could > use internally, and that would have for purpose to give "guidelines" for an > Open Source / Free desktop ? > > Like "You want to free software at home ? Here's what the Document > Foundation and (the company's name) would advise for you". > > And then a list of a few pieces of software, with an explanation, what it > does, alternative of what, and then a link for download. > > Better than a CD right ? Especially since netbooks nowadays and even quite > a lot of laptops can't even use it... > > What do you think ? > > On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Timothy Butterworth < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> All, >> >> I had some end users once that like I am sure we all have expierenced >> upgraded to the latest MSO then began demanding it at work for file >> compatability for items they were working on at home and bringing into the >> office. Most of course were rather upset they spent so much on MSO then >> had >> to select the old file format to save their work. At this same site sadly >> I >> had users that though we should provide them licenses for MSO at home due >> to a corporate discount purchase program they did not really understand at >> the time. Some of course did not care and still thought it should be free >> to use at home. >> >> I found one good way to get more support for getting ride of or atleast >> cutting down on the number of MSO licenses. I started having our help >> desk/service desk at the time, before LibreOffice, hand out CD's with >> openoffice.org installer including manuals and templates. The more users >> that started using it at home also started wanting to use it at work as >> well over time. >> >> If your employer permits and before any employees or other organizations >> start utilizing the new MSO I would seek some small funds to distribute >> LibreOffice to all users for home use. It may atleast head off one >> headache >> and save them all a lot of money. Adding on some other nice apps like >> Scribus Desktop Publishing may eventually help with the push to eventually >> get ride of Adobe write/reader, one of my dreams come true. >> >> It would be nice if LibreOffice eventually offered a very light weight PDF >> reader application bundled as well as a Ebook reader and Ebook >> writer/publisher application. Maybe eventually OASIS ODF will eventually >> also include a ebook format as well. That will be a good day. >> >> -- >> >> Thank you >> >> *Mr.* *Timothy M. Butterworth USAF H.D. 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Usually the adverts are not so bad. I'm just having a bad >> hair >> > day as work is committing to spending more moeny on more MS 2010 >> licenses >> > now that MSO 2013 is so imminent. Which >> > a) ensures we yet again get stuck with the older version while everyone >> > else moves onto the newer one >> > b) is an expense we can't really afford right now and blocks me from >> doing >> > things that really do need to be done >> > c) how much more agro do they need from MSO before they realise they've >> > never had any trouble with LO. >> > d) guess who has to install the pos!! >> > [sighs deeply] >> > Regards from >> > Tom :) >> > >> > >> > --- On Fri, 17/8/12, drew jensen <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > From: drew jensen <[email protected]> >> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Nabble: friend or foe? >> > To: "Tom Davies" <[email protected]> >> > Cc: [email protected] >> > Date: Friday, 17 August, 2012, 17:30 >> > >> > On Fri, 2012-08-17 at 17:21 +0100, Tom Davies wrote: >> > > Hi :) >> > > Nabble has adverts. Usually i ignore them. This time i noticed that >> > all the adverts were trying to encourage me to spend money on MS >> products >> > or to spend on training to use MS stuff better! >> > > >> > > 1. 6 common big Excel errorsSee free article on how to avoid 6 most >> > common errors people make.www.ableowl.com >> > > >> > > 2. Access/Excel VBA TrainingWe offer the added advantage of being >> > completely >> > independent.CourseMonster.com/VBA-Training<http://independent.coursemonster.com/VBA-Training> >> <http://independent.coursemonster.com/VBA-Training> >> >> > > >> > > 3. Buy Office 2010 Only $69Complete Full Version! Buy and Save Order >> > Today And Download >> > Instantly.SoftwareSavingsWorld.com/Office2010<http://instantly.softwaresavingsworld.com/Office2010> >> <http://instantly.softwaresavingsworld.com/Office2010> >> >> > > >> > > 4. Excel TrainingPublic or Customised Excel Courses Half or full day. >> > Your site or ourswww.useittraining.co.uk >> > > >> > > >> > > Are these adverts provided by google? If so then aren't they supposed >> > to be supporters of TDF? Where should we complain to? Could we get >> > adverts up for the Docs Team's printed guides available through Lulu >> (for >> > free, to make amends)? >> > > >> > > Regards from >> > > Tom :) >> > > >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > The ads are not from Google, at least I believe that is correct. >> > >> > We could turn them off totally - but that would require some money - not >> > a lot, roughly $100 USD per annum was the estimate I came up with about >> > 5 months ago. >> > >> > //drew >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to >> [email protected] >> > Problems? >> > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >> > Posting guidelines + more: >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ >> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> > deleted >> > >> > -- >> > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to >> [email protected] >> > Problems? >> > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >> > Posting guidelines + more: >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ >> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> > deleted >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] >> Problems? >> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> deleted >> >> > > > -- > *Monfort Florian* > BM2 Student at France Business School > Marketing Apprentice at Red Hat > [email protected] > Mobile : +33 6 58 97 15 61 > > -- Thank you *Mr.* *Timothy M. 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