Marketing (was Re: Ubuntu's success)

[Matthew East]

On Tue, 2006-04-25 at 18:38 +0200, Jenda Vancura wrote:
> Rocco Stanzione wrote:
> >I just wanted to say that it makes my day to see new Linux users reliably 
> >treated with respect, and even more to see the CoC enforced when they are 
> >not.  And on that note, I think we could make great strides toward closing 
> >Malone bug #1 if we were to make it more of a selling point in our marketing 
> >efforts.  If a third of the new users who say "screw this, I'm going back to 
> >Windows" have legitimate technical frustrations, a third are just being jerks 
> >and a third are fed up with the treatment they get when they seek help, I 
> >think we can win a lot more users by wooing them with respect and letting 
> >them know in advance that we intend to.
> >
> Oh no!!! Close Bug #1? That would be the death of the Marketing Team!
> (point noted though - personally, this is what made Ubuntu my distro of
> choice)

It's time to ask: what does the marketing team do? I think it would be
great if the wider Ubuntu community heard more about this mysterious
team and what it does. It might encourage wider contribution. Don't
forget: most people are scared of the word "marketing", so let's hear
more about this area of the Ubuntu community!

Matt
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