Re: [us-marketing] Question about funding a large run of NA Discs

Hi Drew,

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:43 PM, drew <drew@baseanswers.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Before I follow up on the following I wanted to run it by the folks on
> the list.
>
> At the SELF 2011 show last weekend I got talking to the folks in the KDE
> booth. One of the items they had was discs for distribution. I mentioned
> that we where about ready to release a LibO disc and started talking
> about how they funded the production costs.
>
> The KDE folks informed me that OpenSUSE had actually flipped for the run
> of discs and then proceeded to introduce me to the fellow working the
> OpenSUSE booth. (BTW at SCALE earlier this year the OpenSUSE group where
> all from Brazile, with one Aussie, while this time it was a local
> fellow, Chuck Payne).
>
> Anyway - Chuck offered to put us in contact with the OpenSUSE community
> manager, Jos Poortvliet, to see if they might be willing to do the same
> for us.
>
> Chuck did indeed send an email to Jos about this and Jos responded to me
> asking about how they might help.
>
> So - how do folks feel about this - should we ask them to help us with,
> shall we ask for help funding a production run?
>
> Thanks
>
> Drew
Since OpenSUSE is now an official TDF sponsor,  I think asking to fund a
production run for dics to distribute at trade shows and the like is quite
appropriate. (IMHO)


Thanks
LyleC
-- 
Lyle Cochran
www.bytepowered.org
lpcoch@gmail.com
Ohio, U.S.

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