First things first: the (RED) concept should be investigated and
approved before we really use any of our limited time and resources
creating interface elements for it.
-Sumit
On Apr 6, 2008, at 4:08 PM, Brian wrote:
Considering we'd need a red theme to go with it, it wasn't out of
place. I originally asked if anyone was interested helping out with
this. And now, I don't know who next to contact.
----- Original Message ----
From: Kenneth Wimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Discussion on Ubuntu artwork <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2008 3:13:34 PM
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] (RED)
I think that this has nothing to do with artwork and therefor this
conversation is totally out of place on this list.
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Kenneth
On Sunday 06 April 2008 23:58:45 Brian wrote:
> Sorry, bit of a delayed response heheh, but what do you think
would be the
> best way to go about contacting them? And what other lists/people
should I
> contact about this?
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Damián Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Discussion on Ubuntu artwork <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 1:48:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] (RED)
>
> Well, you'll have to convince Canonical first, since they are the
owners of
> the Ubuntu brand. But I wanted to stress that Ubuntu is *already*
helping a
> lot of people in Africa (and the rest of the world) to have access
to
> technology by offering an open, clean and easy to use OS for free.
Maybe
> it's not as urgent or dramatic as what Product (RED) does, but at
least
> it's something.
>
> D.
>
> 2008/4/2, Nick Bauermeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:Am Mittwoch, den
02.04.2008,
00:12 -0700 schrieb Sumit Agarwal:
> > Philosophically it certainly makes sense.
> >
> > More difficult is the question of how exactly it would work.
(RED) works
> > by allocating a portion of sales revenue to the charity. With
Ubuntu
> > being free, does that mean Canonical would need to donate a
percentage
> > of their services revenue? Would Canonical agree to such a thing?
>
> Additionally, (Product) RED works with specifically created
products. So
> Canonical would have to launch (Ubuntu) RED and sell it. A
percentage
> of /that/ would go to the global fund.
>
> It would be nice to have a specific Ubuntu-Version for that, with a
> (Product) RED inspired artwork. I mean the _whole_ profit of that
one
> could be donated, which would make very good PR for Canonical. The
cost
> would have to be inexpensive, of course, like say 10 bucks. And it
> should be clear that it's non-profit.
> I don't think this is the proper list to discuss such things,
though.
>
> But I have to say: I'd buy it.
>
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