On 8 December 2010 02:42, Lisandro Vaccaro <[email protected]>wrote:
> The output of that decision will be forced on us. Let's forget about the > issue of Unity and plan the Ad normally. If Dash is added before we start > we'll do it with Unity. If not then we'll have to use the regular gnome > interface. > > 2010/12/7 [email protected] <[email protected]> > >> >> >> On 8 December 2010 01:58, yitzchak schwarz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ubuntu's priorities seem to be simplicity, consistency, originality, and >>> beauty. Customisability doesn't seem to be a priority. I also find it unwise >>> to advertise based on stuff that will be gone in the next release. We should >>> focus on Unity, not GNOME Panel. Other things we should think of are >>> Canonical's "cash cows" - The app store, the music store, and synch service. >>> The integration of these things by default is also a selling feature. We >>> should try to stay away from normal Linux promotion ideas and instead focus >>> on what Ubuntu is, what it aims to be, and who is the subsequent target >>> audience. IMO that's non-gamer home users right now who don't know and don't >>> want to know anything about computers beyond the minimum steps necessary to >>> get stuff done, and have no patience for anything that can be seen as an >>> extra step between turning on their computer and completing the intended >>> task. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Archibald Platypus <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> If Ubuntu was looking to do some real video advertising, I have a >>>> wonderful idea for a global market. The theme simply has to be freedom. >>>> No words really have to be necessary, just print words will do, and can >>>> be stylized to include the same statements (or whatever!) in all >>>> languages. No humans. Just people using their desktops. With free and >>>> open source software, you can be free, and people who use Ubuntu have >>>> control over their computer: Each and every desktop will look completely >>>> different, feel completely different, be organized for completely >>>> different tasks, and carry on said tasks in completely different ways. >>>> With Ubuntu, you can truly be unique. If we did a call out to Ubuntu >>>> users to send us screen-casts of their own desktops in use, and specify >>>> a resolution for submission, we could easily generate enough visual >>>> content to express this freedom. I also have music I would like to >>>> submit for the background. >>>> >>>> Anyone else seeing this? >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: >>>> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-advertising> >>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>> Unsubscribe : >>>> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-advertising> >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: >>> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-advertising> >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : >>> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-advertising> >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >> >> yitzchak: Completely agreed!. >> >> We're looking at users who are not advanced; they want Facebook and eBay; >> they want to listen to their music and watch their videos. >> >> And yes, the older GNOME system, whilst I believe will be available as a >> fail-safe, will not be the main interface; Unity will be. As Unity's UI is >> not expected to stablilze until far too late in the cycle for us to work >> with, we are facing a difficult decision; It looks like we may have to do a >> Ubuntu ad, without Ubuntu in it. (or at least, not very visible) We don't >> want to create an ad without the correct interface, after all... >> >> >> -- >> >> -Danté Ashton >> >> Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici >> >> >> Sent from Ubuntu >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-advertising> >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-advertising> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > > -- > Lisandro H. Vaccaro > > There is little point in doing an advert for the old GNOME interface; I mean; that's almost like doing an advert for Windows Vista/7, whilst promoting the layout of Windows 95... -- -Danté Ashton Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici Sent from Ubuntu
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