John, > I really don't know the message we are trying to send but the odds are
This is only from my readings and memory so might not be 100% accurate, but the target audience for bug #1 was Free Software developers with whom the idea of 'fixing bug #1' resonates. Fixing bug #1 was established when Ubuntu was first established. While I agree that its message might not be appropriate for marketing to corporate audiences, etc. It was quite appropriate for the target audience when it was created. > My first question would be is any of this really > based on fact. Yes, MS has huge market dominance (on the desktop) in pretty every country, including China and Russia. This could change with OLPC (One Laptop per child) project. > Let's not forget > Apple, IBM, and SUN are in the OS business. And all of them are fairly heavy supporters of free software as opposed to openly hostile. > Are we to introduce our self to a potential Ubuntu user who may be using > Microsoft Windows by saying we are here to fix a bug? First there is almost no chance that a potential user will encounter the Ubuntu Marketing team page. People who will see that page are probably already heavy users of Ubuntu and are looking to contribute. This may or may not be a 'turn off' for them. > All of this flies in the face of Ubuntu Values and the Ubuntu code of conduct. I just reread the Ubuntu code, and I must admit I don't see how it 'flies in the face' of it, could you elaborate please? > Without a doubt this is a marketing disaster of grand proportion and I > am disappointed this level of child's play ever made it from the locker > room. While I see why you might think it ill advised, I think you are overstating things significantly. It is a bit of developer and motivational humor, something that a potential user is pretty much garunteed not to encounter, and only likely to be encountered by those interested in helping in the marketing effort, or contributing to bug fixing. Tom M. LetterRip -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
