Pasi Lallinaho wrote: > Todd Robinson wrote: > >> Vincent wrote: >> >> >>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Pasi Lallinaho <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> 2009/7/31 Vincent <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Todd Robinson >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Ok, I received some really great input from the beta test. >>> It turned out >>> that just about everyone except American Express users had >>> a problem >>> checking out with the product showing no cost. I'm told it >>> is because of >>> "fraud prevention" measures. >>> >>> I've now taken a much more standard approach of using sets >>> of direct >>> attributes and it looks like the Quick Ship service is >>> ready to go. >>> >>> When linking PLEASE link directly to the Quick Ship wiki >>> page. It >>> contains important information and links to two separate >>> pages to obtain >>> discs. One for domestic U.S. the other world wide. It will >>> also reflect >>> any future changes to the program. >>> >>> https://on-disk.com/cms/index.php?wiki=Quick_Ship_Free_Disc_Service >>> >>> I'm wondering if any developers have an objection to me >>> turning off the >>> standard Xubuntu listing? >>> http://on-disk.com/product_info.php/products_id/707 >>> >>> Please let me know if there are any objections, >>> Todd >>> >>> >>> OK then, I don't think anybody objected so I suppose I can add >>> it to the website now. One question: should I still mark this >>> as being a trial? Also, if you ever decide to stop this >>> program, could you notify me and the xubuntu-devel list? >>> >>> Not sure what you mean by "turning off the standard Xubuntu >>> listing" btw. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -- >>> Vincent >>> >>> -- >>> >>> xubuntu-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel >>> >>> >>> Vincent, >>> >>> If I understand correctly the Xubuntu disc won't be available as >>> "normal" On-disk.com purchase, but only as the Quick service, >>> which is more manual than the normal one. >>> >>> >>> Still not sure what the difference is :P >>> >>> >>> >>> And sure, I think we can already include a link on our website. >>> Just make sure it's not "official" or Canonical supported thing in >>> any way but merely a free software community effort. >>> >>> >>> >>> Of course, it will be clear that it's not an effort by Canonical nor >>> the Xubuntu Developers :) >>> >>> One more question: could we see a photo of what the disks look like? >>> Just out of curiosity... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -- >>> Vincent >>> >>> >> Here is a PNG of the graphic we print directly to a silver CD. The CD >> looks much better than this graphic, but at the moment Karlie has the >> camera and she's out looking for a birthday present for me so I'm not >> going to interrupt her ;) >> http://on-disk.com/cms/data/files/Xubuntu_9.04_32bit_CD.png >> >> If you want to spiff it up in any way I'd say sure, have at it. We are >> able to print photo quality and many of the developers make their own >> graphics. The larger the graphic the better. 800x800 is about the >> minimum. 1024x1024 or larger will print up quite nicely. >> >> >> >> >> > Todd, > > I can provide SVG (vector) graphics for the CD. Is there any template I > should use? Should I add some "padding" to the borders of the disc? > Also, is there a vector version of the On-Disk.com logo? > > I think it would be awesome to ship every release with a different CD > graphics. We would of course provide those. Let's get this thing going > first, though :) > > Thanks again. > > SVG is fine. We use the gimps .xcf files for printing and do all our editing in the gimp. It imports svg fine. We don't have a svg of the logo, but I can add the On-Disk.com logo to whatever you can provide, in an unobtrusive way of course, which the normal process here. When you have a "final" or near final image to use I can send an actual CD with your graphic so you can see the full effect.
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