[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.10: advertising lenses

[Alan Pope]

On 25/09/12 09:33, Juergen Schinker wrote:
> Kickstarter, Indiegogo,

They work well for one off projects up to (and sometimes over) a 
specific target, but not for the ongoing costs associated with running a 
company.

> Flattr, Donations wia Bitcoin etc
>

Flattr is good for articles, podcasts, stories, not so good, again, for 
running an entire company of 500+ employees.

Bitcoin is a non-starter for a "real company" right now IMO.

> Good but not good enough - the default must be uninstalled

It may as well not exist if it's not installed.

> Why is there no full Transparancy about this -the more i dig the more comes out...
>

It's not out yet. The developers have been focussing on coding rapidly 
to get it in before the beta 2 freeze. If you follow planet ubuntu 
you'll find blog posts from Mark (the guy who owns the company and 
started this whole thing) and Jono who has a community relations role.

Cheers,
-- 
Alan Pope
Engineering Manager

Canonical - Product Strategy
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