Matthew East wrote: > On 16/08/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Press fodder. Set them up high and then knock 'em down. It makes news >> on the way up, and also on the way down. >> As Ubuntu gets higher profiles as I am sure It will, it is going to >> happen much more. A tribute to growing fame. I would be a bit happier >> if the marketing list showed a little more awareness of what publicity >> can do. Perhaps I expect to much. > > That's a pretty unwarranted dig at the marketing list, I think. If it > is a reference to your recent post about an article which included > criticism of Ubuntu, with respect I think your post was taken > seriously: yes, a few people (rightly) pointed out that the article > was deficient from a technical perspective, and others (myself > included) suggested that ideas be put forward about how to respond to > the article. You're welcome to contribute to that.
Apologies. It is not meant offend. It was also out of place here, again apologies. It is not specifically about the recent posts. I was heartened by the response recently. At least it was responded to, unlike one or two earlier ones in a similar theme which did not attract much attention or were reassured away. It is interesting to reflect on exactly what can get attention. As the post maybe showed (and this one too?), controversy does, truth maybe does not? On a slightly different tack, I do believe that people in our lists are rather technically oriented, as might be expected. In marketing and business terms, the technically best product does not always win, even though it helps. Widely available published information even if totally incorrect, constantly fed, will frequently have a significant sway on the market, regardless of other factors. Unless our marketing activities and lists are heavily populated with marketing professionals we can expect to have a hard time, up against full time professionals with big budgets. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
