Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Funds available for marketing LibreOffice

I should add that any request for books or money should say how the LO community might benefit, and 
why the requester (individual or group) is unable (or would find it difficult) to cover the cost 
themself. Each request will be considered on its merits, and no one should assume that any 
particular request would be approved or declined. 

Jean

On 11/03/2012, at 11:17, Jean Weber <jeanweber@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dave.
> Yes, that's a common use of the money: sending copies of user guides
> to people for various promotional purposes. (And that way the books
> are paid for by the publisher -- FoOD -- at the wholesale price, not
> the retail price, typically saving more than enough to cover
> shipping.)
>
> Please send your request, with details of which book (there are
> several in the LO series), why wanted, address for delivery, etc) to
> info@friendsofopendocument.com. Allow at least 4 weeks for delivery.
>
> Mind you, the covers on the current books don't look very exciting or
> professional. The next set of books will have a really nice cover...
> if the Docs team ever finishes an update so FoOD can publish it!
>
> --Jean
>
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 11:00, Dave Johnson <davefilms.us@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Can a marketing person request a printed LO user guide instead of money? I
> > am approaching a Church School to adopt L O vice MSO. A book to show them
> > in my presentation will help.
> > On Mar 10, 2012 6:24 PM, "Jean Weber" <jeanweber@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Tom,
> > > Are you supporting or objecting to having local groups request some of the
> > > money that Friends of OpenDocument is holding?
> > >
> > > Jean
> > >
> > > On 11/03/2012, at 8:55, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi :)
> > > > I thought the plan was to have "local teams", such as the Brazilian, or
> > > the French or wherever, all administering their own finances and then
> > > giving maybe a flat rate as "Affiliation fees" or some such and then maybe
> > > a percentage too.
> > > > My personal feeling is that Local teams need to work towards being
> > > self-sufficient and it would be great if they can cover their own sundry
> > > costs without always having to discuss minutia and waiting for TDF's BoD to
> > > approve a sundry expense.  I don't see any problem with Local Teams being
> > > affiliated to both OOo and LO at the same time now.  I guess some funds may
> > > need to be restricted to one or the other but that is something for the
> > > bookkeeping records and end-of-year financial accounts.
> > > > Regards from
> > > > Tom :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- On Sat, 10/3/12, ol klaus-jürgen weghorn <ol@sophia-louise.de>
> > > wrote:
> > > > From: ol klaus-jürgen weghorn <ol@sophia-louise.de>
> > > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Funds available for marketing
> > > LibreOffice
> > > > To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org
> > > > Date: Saturday, 10 March, 2012, 8:18
> > > >
> > > > Hi Jean, all,
> > > >
> > > > Am 10.03.2012 05:13, schrieb Jean Weber:
> > > >
> > > > > Instead of giving the LO money to The Document Foundation
> > > > > for general expenses, we think it is better to make it available to
> > > > > cover expenses that The Document Foundation can't or won't
> > > > > deal with. Some examples might be the cost of marketing
> > > > > materials (including copies of the user guides) for tables at events,
> > > > > attendance at events aimed at potential and actual customers
> > > > > (librarians, educators, etc), or just about anything that would be
> > > > > valuable for spreading awareness and growing the community
> > > > > and the customer base.
> > > >
> > > > 2 thoughts:
> > > > - maybe interesting for the BoD-ml (board-discuss@documentfoundation.org)
> > > too.
> > > > - maybe some part of the money for a travel refund (see point 12 of the
> > > BoD-tasks [1]? "We are not yet in a position to pay these"
> > > > [1] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Tasks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ---
> > > > Grüße
> > > > k-j
> > > >
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