John Jason Jordan wrote:
NoOp suggested:
http://marketing.openoffice.org/art/galleries/cdart/index.html
[I'm still waiting for the 3.0 cdart...]
Indeed, what I need is 3.0 art, or better, the ability to purchase OOo
3.0 on CD with 3.0 artwork on the CD. A problem I have is that people
take my CD with OOo on it and are scared to install it for fear of all
the horrible things they have heard about viruses and the net and such.
A "official" looking CD would eliminate this problem.
I could download appropriate artwork (modify the 2.0 artwork or wait
for the 3.0 artwork), but I do not have a printer than can print on
CDs. Even if I did, I would like to be able to distribute hundreds of
such CDs. My university has 27,000 students and actively supports OOo.
OOo is installed on all university computers in all student computer
labs. The help desks would be happy to put up a cardboard display with
OOo if only I had CDs to put in the display. I can buy CDs on eBay and
elsewhere, but the vendors think their CDs are worth $5 and up. That is
prohibitive for me. A blank CD costs 25 cents US or so, so I figure 50
cents apiece is a fair price. I wish CDs at such a price were available
on the OOo website. In quantity OOo could produce the CDs and sell them
at a fair profit at that price.
I applaud your efforts in distributing CDs, and I agree it would be
great if OOo supplied them in single-to-bulk quantities. But
until/unless something is done officially, there are label-maker
programs that print on special labels designed for CDs, and they usually
come with a plastic part that attaches the labels in the right position.
You could make a nice label and stick it on, and it wouldn't be too
expensive. I haven't bought any of the label sheets in a while, but I
know they don't cost much. Making hundreds would definitely be a chore,
but if you can't find another way to get this done, this operation might
fill the gap for a while. Commercial duplication would be great if the
service doesn't cost too much for you, though.
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