[libreoffice-marketing] LO release party locations and when? -- Attempt to answer

Location

I have had a couple of people ask me if it would be OK to throw a house 
party as a LO Release Party celebration. I think the response that I got 
on this question was that a donated space, like in a bar or 
university/college room etc. would be preferred.

IMO if you are unable to host in such a public location, I would think 
that a house party/celebration with LO users/dev/corporate would be just 
as appropriate. Remember to take photos along with permissions to post 
photos on our site! (As a rule, getting permissions from people who 
appear in photos that are going to be posted on a site is strongly 
suggested.)

For myself, as an example, I will try to have a public party, most 
probably in a tavern setting where food is served, if I can. Otherwise, 
I am also planning a house party with some LO users/clients/education as 
I am just getting over a couple of major back surgeries and walking is 
still a work-in-progress. I am still prone to tripping and 
mis-calculating my steps. So the house party may be the best option for 
myself.

Just make it personal and comfortable. Have fun!

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When should I hold the party?

That, IMO, is up to you.

Some people will find that holding a party on the actual release day is 
essential. This, I would consider essential for the TDF foundation 
members and perhaps the devs. Great for marketing and publicity. Not 
only that, but it will close a very short and condensed effort to a 
great achievement. For which we are already applauding you for all of 
your work. Thank you! You are all amazing individuals!

Others, like myself, will hold it perhaps a week or two after the 
release, as most of the people, who I hope to invite, will want to 
download and use the suite first. In all fairness, we should allow them 
the time to download and try out the suite before asking them to 
celebrate the release of the suite. Most of my OOo users are waiting for 
the final LO release as they use their OOo for production work. They 
can't afford to use a beta version of anything.

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Feel free to comment.

Marc


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