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

On 06/15/2011 07:23 PM, Lyle Cochran wrote:
> 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
Yes
That may be a good idea.

We may have to have a notice that they are a sponsor of LibreOffice on 
the DVD cover or some place, but we may want to do that for all of the 
corporate sponsors now.

How many would they do for us?  100, 200, more, less?




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