There's an Ubuntu Brainstorm idea that suggests that we declare an unofficial Ubuntu Day where we go to populated places to help spread the knowledge of Ubuntu.
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/15215/ Here's the description according to the author of the idea. ----------------------------- Description I think the best form of marketing is demonstration. There's a reason why people used to sell door-to-door, and there's a reason you can test drive your new car at the show room. No matter how much people read about a product, nothing beats actually seeing it in action. That's why I propose a world-wide Ubuntu day 2009. I've not really given a huge amount of thought (and maybe someone else has said it already?), but I see something akin to this: Volunteers could converge on shopping malls, train-stations, town squares etc. with laptops and show the passers by what Ubuntu can do. Dress in T-Shirts, give out stickers, fliers, even CDs... let people mess around with the computers, show them the basics, explain the cost/security/social benefits. You could even have a Dell (or other vendor) sales rep on hand in big cities to take orders from the converts, or alternatively have old PCs around to show that you don't need to invest in a super computer to enjoy modern computing. (well, I guess it's one or the other - vendors aren't going to like having old PCs around to dissuade people from buying a new one) At the end of the day, visibility is the key - and showing Ubuntu in a public space like a shopping mall is about as visible as it gets. I think there are enough willing volunteers in the world to get Ubuntu day going in major cities around the world. OK, I know, it's a long post. Forgive me! But I really believe that most people aren't opposed to change. It's just that most people aren't really aware that there's a choice. Walk into any computer store and you're presented with two options: Windows or OSX. That's it. I've never seen Linux doing its stuff in public, at least not where I live. Granted, it's would be a logistical nightmare, but I really think it's a great way to get a great message across to a great many people. How about sometime around April 2009 - to coincide with the holidays and the next release? ----------------------------- Vote, Share, Comment! -- Jason Mobile: 727.656.2589 Home: 727.442.5736 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
