Marc Paré wrote: > A "Lead LibreOffice Media Rep." as official spokesperson for LibO and > overseer of all things media (in coordination with SC) -- isn't this Italo?
Yes, it's me and Florian Effenberger. > 1) European market Europe is slightly more complex, as there are over 30 countries with at least a different language for each one. You can't use English in most countries, where you have to use the local language. > 2) Asian market Similar to Europe. > 3) Australian/NewZealand market Similar to North America: English is the main language. > 4) South Amercian, Central American and Mexican (usually a North > American partner but due to the language requirement best suits here) Brazil is already in place, but the Spanish speaking countries are very diverse and probably need a specific representative for each one. > 5) Eurasian market (Russian etc.) This is a mess, in the sense that several countries are still very young and do not have independent media organizations. > 6) Africa (this could really be challenging, but we should try to make > inroads here and have to deal with language issues) Language is a bigger problem in Europe than in Africa. The number of official languages is lower, and the majority of upper class speaks a second language (mostly English, or French or Portuguese). All this said, I think that we should start acting where we have a community and representatives. Media relations are a specific task but every individual with decent communication capabilities can start doing something. I would definitely avoid waiting for a structure to be in place, because it could take ages. -- Italo Vignoli Mobile: +39.348.5653829 - VoIP: +39.02.320621813 Email: [email protected] - Skype: italovignoli -- E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://us.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
