Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Building a network of marketeers
Hi, 2011/8/16 Florian Effenberger flo...@documentfoundation.org Hi, luizh...@gmail.com wrote on 2011-08-16 02:51: In practical terms, require all who wish to contribute are fluent in English seems rather elitist. I'm not ashamed to admit that my English is awful when you need to talk. But I am reassured when I need to read or translate any text in English or even write. Here in Brazil we have several people with fluency in English, which can be filters. I trust these people!! And I think it's past time to treat Brazil as a trouble spot. Things have worked very well here. I agree with Florian when he says that leave this decision to the local community and would like to apply for this job I've always done since the days of OpenOffice.org. let me make it a bit clear. I consider it *crucial* that at least one of each local representative speak English fluently. If we have only local representatives not capable of speaking English, communicating with these groups will be a real problem. So, at least one fluent English speaker per group to me is really *mandatory*. She or he can, of course, then act for the others as gateway. In a nutshell: From the project's side of view, I would require one English speaking contact, and would leave the rest up to the local groups. Does that sound like a senseful compromise? Yes, Florian. It's good for me. I understood... And I vote for Paulo Lima to our gateway... Rgds, Luiz Oliveira -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
Re: [libreoffice-marketing] PR translations
Ok, Charles Now I understood everything. I do not have to make the change that is requesting. I'm just a volunteer whose goal is to contribute to the TDF and LibreOffice here in Brazil, besides being the editor of the BrOffice Magazine(I think we can not use LibreOffice in the magazine too, right?). I'll do what I can, or say goodbye to all. Hugs, Luiz Oliveira 2011/5/7 Charles-H. Schulz charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org Hello Luiz, 2011/5/7 Luiz Oliveira lcolui...@gmail.com Hi Charles, this is just a quick question to our local communities - who is regularly translating our announcements (like beta3, beta4 and the like) into their local language and distributes it to the community and the local press? Here in Brazil we have several translators. Once translated, we publish inour portal (libreoffice.org.br) and disclose in the various communication channels such as Twitter, local mailing list, facebook and press release to the press. I'm a bit surprised, why using an external website? you could publish it here, on the brazilian webpages. I hope we're not getting into the fashion of external websites à la OpenOffice.org again :( The Brazilian community has some different characteristics from other communities around the world. We went through dramatic changes recently. We made many discussions on local listings. The NGO was extinguished. The BrOffice brand has been disabled and LibreOffice replaced it. We are advancing!! To me the different characteristics were because of the past times of Sun and Oracle. Brazilians (Claudio, Olivier, David) have been founding TDF. Different characteristics could have been considered from the onset. So whatever happened in terms of personal clashes and conflicts, I'm sorry but I don't want to know about that. Please read on. The Brazilian community has decided to be called Colibri after long discussions. We also decided that we would not turn off our portal site ( libreoffice.org.br), since it is one of the most visited portals technology in Brazil. It would be a shot in the foot of the TDF/LibreOffice. It seems I may have gotten this wrong. What I see here is a website that is not TDF but that takes the name and brand LibreOffice. That's not really a good start, I think. I'm sure that Claudio and Olivier know that LibreOffice domains and brands belong to TDF, right? So I investigated further. And I'm somewhat shocked and very displeased by what I found. If I go to here: http://www.documentfoundation.org.br ... it redirects to libreoffice.org.br, and not to documentfoundation.org . You do realize that neither Colibri nor ALTA are the Document Foundation? So you are confusing users and contributors. This is very troubling. Please redirect documentfoundation.org.br to documentfoundation.org at once. Sorry, but I thought that the international community could have some autonomy to decide on this issue. And the comparison with the OOo seemed a little exaggerated. It is quite adequate. The international communities do have lots of autonomy but when it comes to call itself by names and brands, sorry, that's different. Still in Brazil, as you may know, a lack of harmony between groups whose interests were different. It is no exaggeration for me to bet on two Brazilian communities of LibreOffice, since we do not share with them ideas, particularly as regards the issue of expert technical support and paid behind NGOs and businesses. You do realize, of course, that it is not the business of TDF? We want a truly free community that aggregates other communities also free. I'm not sure what it means... But if the Steering Committee find that we are treading a wrong path, please let us know. For one thing these domain names are very, very problematic. What I still don't understand is why you would not even redirect www.libreoffice.org.brto libreoffice.org's brazilian pages? It's completely ludicrous. I anticipate that I am against centralization in the structure of TDF in relation to the decision of the Brazilian community. TDF has not been informed of this decision. As for centralization, it's not a centralization, it's respecting trademarks and not calling itself by a name that misrepresents the reality. Another NGO has emerged here in Brazil and its goals are clear (http://www.alta.org.br/). I have no idea who created it, but I can also understand that it is external website à la OO.o, correct? Not at all. For at least 2 different reasons. 1) they don't use the name Libre office nor TDF in their own name and brand. 2) they seem -I don't speak Brazilian- to claim to provide professional services around libreoffice. That's prefectly normal. Anybody can claim that, but not everybody can claim he/she represents
Re: [libreoffice-marketing] PR translations
Hi, this is just a quick question to our local communities - who is regularly translating our announcements (like beta3, beta4 and the like) into their local language and distributes it to the community and the local press? Here in Brazil we have several translators. Once translated, we publish inour portal (libreoffice.org.br) and disclose in the various communication channels such as Twitter, local mailing list, facebook and press release to the press. Regards, Luiz Oliveira -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Thousands of donors contribute €50,000 in just eight days to The Document Foundation
ok, Florian, Thanks, Luiz Hi, Luiz Oliveira wrote on 2011-02-26 15.12: Just out of curiosity, do you know the effective participation of Brazil in donations? It may be a percentage. sadly not yet - I will work on extracting currencies and e-mail domains out of the PayPal spreadsheet, but it will take some time :) Florian -- Atenciosamente, Luiz Oliveira http://www.peticaopublica.com.br/PeticaoVer.aspx?pi=BrOffice -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Thousands of donors contribute €50,000 in just eight days to The Document Foundation
Hi, Florian Just out of curiosity, do you know the effective participation of Brazil in donations? It may be a percentage. Rgds, Luiz Oliveira Hi, Congratulations, this demonstrates the power of community. Viva LibreOffice and freedom. Clóvis On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Florian Effenberger flo...@documentfoundation.org wrote: Thousands of donors contribute €50,000 in just eight days to The Document Foundation LibreOffice Community accomplishes next major milestone Ongoing donations to support marketing, infrastructure and development The Community around LibreOffice, the free personal productivity suite, has accomplished the next major milestone in establishing The Document Foundation as a legal entity. In just eight days, some 2,000 donors from all over the world contributed €50,000 for the capital stock necessary to set-up the legal entity in Germany. We still can't believe it, says Florian Effenberger, Steering Committee member. It happened in such a short period of time and was beyond our wildest expectations. You all really rock! On behalf of the Community, the Steering Committee would like to thank all the donors for their generous support. The €50,000 collected will form the Foundation's paid-up capital, ensuring a permanent future for the organization after the legal paperwork is complete, based in Germany. The capital will be frozen assets for the Foundation: the funds cannot be spent, and we will be able to avail just the annual interest. All money donated from now on will actually bankroll our ongoing running costs for things such as marketing, hardware, infrastructure, attending trade shows, initial financing of merchandising material and, of course, developing new and exciting ideas. So we still need your support: Every donation helps to pay for our future operational running, Effenberger adds. Details on how to donate to The Document Foundation and how the money will be spent are available at http://challenge.documentfoundation.org Information about LibreOffice can be found at http://www.libreoffice.org The home of The Document Foundation is at http://www.documentfoundation.org About The Document Foundation The Document Foundation has the mission of facilitating the evolution of the LibreOffice community into a new, open, independent, and meritocratic organization over the next few months. An independent Foundation is a better reflection of the values of our contributors, users and supporters, and will enable a more effective, efficient and transparent community. TDF will protect past investments by building on the achievements of the first decade, will encourage wide participation within the community, and will co-ordinate activity across the community. Media Contacts Florian Effenberger (Germany) Mobile: +49 151 14424108 - E-mail: flo...@documentfoundation.org Olivier Hallot (Brazil) Mobile: +55 21 88228812 - E-mail: olivier.hal...@documentfoundation.org Charles H. Schulz (France) Mobile: +33 6 98655424 - E-mail: charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org Italo Vignoli (Italy) Mobile: +39 348 5653829 - E-mail: italo.vign...@documentfoundation.org -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Where are the press clippings?
ok, thanks!! Luiz Oliveira BrOffice.org Community Hi, Luiz Oliveira wrote on 2011-02-13 20.09: Be sure! Our team is translating the majority of PRs, if not all. Take this opportunity to ask if there is any problem in publishing a series of interviews with the LibreOffice developers from TDF blog, in our magazine. perfect, thanks so much! The PR will be finished by tomorrow (European time), then feel free to translate it and the site contents. Florian -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Where are the press clippings?
Hello, Luiz Oliveira wrote on 2011-02-12 23.50: I like the initiative. We will collaborate with it as possible. I'll try to fill up with the news in Brazil on LibreOffice, BrOffice and TDF. I have already put some links. thanks a lot! By Monday or Tuesday, we will send out a PR -- feel free to translate it then! Be sure! Our team is translating the majority of PRs, if not all. Take this opportunity to ask if there is any problem in publishing a series of interviews with the LibreOffice developers from TDF blog, in our magazine. Regards, Luiz Oliveira BrOffice.org Communnity -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Where are the press clippings?
as part of the fundraising... I guess I'll use that intro for a few more e-mails. :-) I recall people collected press clippings in various language. Is http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice_In_The_Press the up to date page with these? I'd like to collect them on the fundraising website for a reference. Hello, I like the initiative. We will collaborate with it as possible. I'll try to fill up with the news in Brazil on LibreOffice, BrOffice and TDF. I have already put some links. Regards, Luiz Oliveira BrOffice.org Community -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-marketing] I want your face on video :-)
Hi, Hello, as part of the Foundation fundraising (http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TDF/Foundation_Fundraising) we could also host some videos with voices of the Community. I cannot promise anything, not even that we eventually will use the videos, but as time is running out fast, this is a call for your face on video. :-) So, if you have something to say why LibreOffice is great, why the Foundation is important and why people should donate, take a webcam, record a video and send me the link, so we can make something out of it. Funny recordings are as welcome a serious clips! Remember to use a free license for the content. :) The video must be in English? Luiz Oliveira BrOffice.org Community -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Updated Conference Kit wiki page and thoughts about branding
Hi, I think this fantastic idea. Here in Brazil, had the experience of making DVDs containing BrOffice and other tools such as dictionaries, documentation and extensions in the National Meeting BrOffice. Today I received a call from a manager asking me if BrOffice had something like that, since he won a bid at PCs should come with BrOffice and Linux and its installation DVDs. I wonder what we can do, here in Brazil, to implement this action and thereby helping to TDF. Best, Luiz Oliveira BrOffice Community On Sat, 2011-02-12 at 06:25 -0500, Marc Paré wrote: LibreOffice Marketing Box I bring up again the idea of a LibreOffice Marketing Box where this box could be shipped from one destination to another in a particular region. The box could contain necessary marketing resources to setup a normal conference booth/table area. This to minimize initial costs where funding is low. We could then send out teams more easily to conferences knowing that the LibreOffice brand resources are used. Hi Marc Updated this page http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/ConferenceKit with a Contempoary Logo banner, PDF suitable for printing with inexpensive on-line services, file is formatted 6' x 30 and 75dpi. The source file is available on the wiki also, just change the file descriptor fro pdf - svg, for anyone needing to output different dpi or size adjustment. Thanks Drew -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
