Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Need help - native speaker - CeBIT 2014

Hi :)
I like these ideas
"The LibreOfficizer"
or have a tag line like
"LibreOffice-o-Matic: A Free copy for every customer!"
but the original still sounds the best, to me
"USB Filling Station"
despite my stated reservations i still think it's a good way of saying
it.  Both Robinson's suggestions sound a little retro but Dr Who has
made retro cool again.


Obviously you need to keep it short to grab people's attention.  Avoid
the tl;dr!

Are there going to be other OpenSource projects available in the same
way at the same booth?  I'm not sure if that would help introduce
people to the wider "eco-system" or just confuse people or cause
fragmentation (with people originally coming up for LO but then
walking off never using it and just using other FOSS stuff instead).
"Blender" might be a good way of attracting people.

Regards from
Tom :)



On 20 February 2014 08:29, Robinson Tryon <bishop.robinson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 3:23 AM, Thomas Krumbein
> <thomas.krumbein@documentfoundation.org> wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > as you might know, we are designing a special event for CeBIT 2014 - we
> > called it "USB-Tankstelle" in german, which is 1:1 translated like "USB
> > Filling station".
>
> Hmm...hmmm..
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 6:12 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > I don't think there is an adequate English expression.
>
> Yes, I'm afraid this might be the case...
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 3:23 AM, Thomas Krumbein
> <thomas.krumbein@documentfoundation.org> wrote:
> > What it means: We use a touchscreen where visitors can choose there
> > favourite programm (Windows, Linux etc) and than push a button to fill
> > there USB Sticks.
>
> In literal terms, it's a device from which one downloads a copy of
> LibreOffice. It sounds like one has a choice of OSes, so the term
> 'picker' or 'OS picker' might figure-in nicely to the name.
>
> Perhaps you could sidestep the problem, and just put up a sign that
> says "Download LibreOffice to your USB thumbdrive right here -- in
> seconds!" Or you could give it a fun, descriptive, made-up name like
> "The LibreOfficizer" or have a tag line like "LibreOffice-o-Matic: A
> free copy for every customer!".
>
> --R
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