[CoLoCo] (Fwd) Hardy Release Campaign

[David Overcash]

Good ideas Kevin!

Unfortunately, given our team's history of ideas that actually move into
action, they won't happen unless you get them started... then people will
jump in.

Take what you think is do-able..  and start doing it!   : )

-David

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Kevin Fries <kfries at cctus.com> wrote:

>
> On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 22:30 -0700, Neal McBurnett wrote:
> > Good input for us, below, from the Ubuntu Marketing Team.
> > Anyone want to join them?
> >
> > What are we going to do for Hardy?
>
> Here is what I personally would like to see:
>
> 1) We somehow, some way, get a truckload of disks
>
> 2) We arrange 6-8 highly public places along the front range all for the
> same day
>
> 3) We make huge posters identifying:
>   a) Ubuntu Hardy Herron's Release
>   b) Free Disks to all
>   c) Free Linux (Ubuntu) education to all
>   d) All of our locations
>
> 4) We notify businesses and the press
>
> 5) Each location should have a small stage where members of the
> community can do 10-15 minute presentations at the top of each hour
>
> 6) We party and whoop it up like there is no tomorrow.
>
> If we get on this now, we may be able to find some corporate sponsor
> money.  I like this plan because:
>
> * Education is our key!
>
> * Multiple locations give more legitimacy that Linux is more mainstream
> than people think
>
> * We get disks into as many people's hands as possible
>
> * Get the press out there, maybe make it a two day affair
>
> * If we get the 10 o'clock news to even to a 15 seconds on one of the
> events, the exposure would be extremely helpful.
>
> * Maybe we allow local restaurants to set up inexpensive food booths to
> therefore pay for the space (just cover our expenses, nothing more)
>
>
> but that's just what I would like to see...
>
>
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> Kevin Fries
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> Computer and Communications Technology, Inc
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