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| Below are the current proposals for the SpreadUbuntu.org website only. Nothing is fixed. If you wish to help out on the SpreadUbuntu.org team, we would be most glad to have you onboard. E-Mail me if you can help with the following things: * Web Design/Developing * Marketing on the web E-Mail address is: englishlurver @ yahoo.co.uk without the spaces. |
Note: I deleted the old SpreadUbuntu page, because it was done by a long-gone team and had no relation to the current SU project. I did leave a few parts though, because they are well written, and could serve as a bit of much needed inspiration. JendaVancura At this moment, this wiki serves as a workbench for the Spreadubuntu Team. If you wish to keep up with the discussion, check out the Marketing Team's forum: http://www.ubuntupeople.com == Our current sketch of the site structure == * Index Content: Simple overview text of Ubuntu. Free. Content: Get it + Spread it...feel the love etc.. Link: SEE IT – (-> Screenshots) Link: TRY IT – (-> DL page, LiveCD) Link: GET IT – (-> DL page, Install) Link: SHIPIT – (-> to Shipit) Link: Spread It Contextual Links: Freedom, Community, Business, link to SpreadUbuntu: text/banners/downloads * Screenshots Content: Screenshots Link: Features * What is Ubuntu? Content: Ubuntu as an OS Content: About Linux (-> Freedom) Content: Ubuntu Foundation (is there much to say?) * Features Content: Applications External context Links: Applications (OpenOffice, Firefox etc..) * Freedom Content: It's free (beer) Content: It's Free (freedom) Content: What freedom means * Try it Now [Download] Content: What is a LiveCD, is it safe? Content: DL size Content: Methods of getting it * Get it Now [Download] Content: Download size Content: Methods of getting it Contextual Link: Local stockists / teams Link: Downloads... Link: Installation * Shipit Content: What is shipit (really free???) External link: shipit.ubuntu.com * System Requirements Content: System requirements Content: Note on HW support * Installation Content: Complete Install (Fresh) Content: Dual-boot External Links: Installation (@ the doc team) * Community Content: Overview of the community Content: What is a mailing list, what is IRC, what is a wiki (let's hope forums don't need this) Link: Forums / Community Links * Business Content: Ubuntu in your business Link: Canonical etc.. cost of support * Education Content: Schools, colleges, University perspective. Edubuntu.. * Spread It Content: About spreading, how to spread, joining the community, why spread? Contextual Links: Desktop images / wallpaper, screensavers (Win-compatible stuff), Tux Link: Advocacy Link Spreading stuff Link: Get involved Link: Documentation External Link: Ubuntu store * Documentation Content: Downloadable (take-away) docs – flyers / info sheets, specs / apps etc – emailable, PDF etc. External Link: doc.ubuntu.com * Link to SpreadUbuntu Content: Something useful for webmasters to add to pages? Eg: like virus companies have latest alerts or holiday companies have weather etc...??? As well as normal links, of course. Perhaps customised textual / customised PHP GD image links Content: downloadables, stickers, posters flyers (need to think this out, so it won't collide with Documentation) * FAQs Content: FAQ questions and answers – look through forums / brainstorm these, steal from ubuntu.com. * Sign-up for the Email / Magazine Content: About ezine. If you're not ready to switch right now, sign up and we'll keep you up-to date on new releases. * Information For System Builders / Retailers Content: Info on how to OEM Ubuntu. Help and assistance, guides, business links etc... == Notes == Whilst every page should be accessible form everywhere else (dynamic menu), I have tried to highlight the links that might be featured in-page (perhaps as images). There should also be contextual links (ie: in-text) and also listed under content is the proposed focus of included text/images/paragraphs. Of course, every page will also be spread-centric....International:Site should be available to many languages and accessible to all (W3C recs) and major browser/platform combinations / mobile devices --Lloyd Hardy We have to watch out not to make it too complicated, aiii? --Jenda Vancura === What the previous Team left behind === |
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| -- MikeSylvester Why wait for Dapper for this? If we could get a small-ish button designed now (Generic Ubuntu) that linked back to the homepage, Forum members could put it on their Blogs, Websites, Emails, etc. Let's take advantage of the relative "Freshness" of Ubuntu. -- CharlesArnold I was just thinking that we could make a big push for Dapper, but if someone wants to make the generic badges I'm sure we can move that project forward. -- MikeSylvester It's a good idea to do both. Having Dapper Duck specific art. As well as adding to the current WebsiteButtons for Ubuntu in general. --DaejuanJacobs Wow! That's what I was talking about. Thanks DJ! Can we make them more known on the forum, and get people to display them everywhere! I'll make sure I put them on my sites. -- CharlesArnold |
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| * 7. Should the _actual_ design idea be offered to the art team first...? At least we could get their blessing - trying to locate ! MattHarwood ! lol | * 7. Should the _actual_ design idea be offered to the art team first...? At least we could get their blessing - trying to locate ! MattHarwood |
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| Everyone in agreement that this is part of the SpreadUbuntu Project? 'Marketing on the Web'. Perhaps we should all get on that team? eh? If so, Mike can you interface with him and let him collect this data. Perhaps anyone passionate could get behind him on this, pls, pretty pls? lol ;) -- LloydHardy Did anyone contact Jan about the spreadubuntu.org domain? Right now it just redirects to my site placeholder. -- DaejuanJacobs ---- -- Matt Harwood Thanks for the input, everyone! I will get in contact with Jan about the domain. These are all great ideas, I will have a chat with the art team also. And Charles, yup it's Marketing on the web ;) As soon as we get a team together, we can rock the party. If anyone wants to join the team, use either of these two email address. Your contributions will be very well received, and any help or input at all is very much appreciated. EDIT: Forgot the addresses lol. englishlurver @ yahoo.co.uk kleen @ kleendesigns.co.uk - Both without spaces! |
I've done a promotion site in Finnish (http://ubuntu.sange.fi/) which seems to be fairly successfull. I did a quick translation of it into English (http://ubuntu.sange.fi/index.en), but I don't have time to polish it completely. Feel free to do an improved version (is CC-licensed). I also made an "conversion kit" for Kubuntu users (http://otto.kekalainen.net/ubuntu/windows-to-kubuntu-installation.html) which you can also develop further if you like to. -- OttoKekäläinen [[DateTime(2006-03-31T19:32:51Z)]] |
Note: I deleted the old SpreadUbuntu page, because it was done by a long-gone team and had no relation to the current SU project. I did leave a few parts though, because they are well written, and could serve as a bit of much needed inspiration. JendaVancura
At this moment, this wiki serves as a workbench for the Spreadubuntu Team. If you wish to keep up with the discussion, check out the Marketing Team's forum: http://www.ubuntupeople.com
Our current sketch of the site structure
* Index
Content: Simple overview text of Ubuntu. Free.
Content: Get it + Spread it...feel the love etc..
Link: SEE IT – (-> Screenshots)
Link: TRY IT – (-> DL page, LiveCD)
Link: GET IT – (-> DL page, Install)
Link: SHIPIT – (-> to Shipit)
Link: Spread It
Contextual Links: Freedom, Community, Business, link to SpreadUbuntu: text/banners/downloads
* Screenshots
Content: Screenshots
Link: Features
* What is Ubuntu?
Content: Ubuntu as an OS
Content: About Linux (-> Freedom)
Content: Ubuntu Foundation (is there much to say?)
* Features
Content: Applications
External context Links: Applications (OpenOffice, Firefox etc..)
* Freedom
Content: It's free (beer)
Content: It's Free (freedom)
Content: What freedom means
* Try it Now [Download]
Content: What is a LiveCD, is it safe?
Content: DL size
Content: Methods of getting it
* Get it Now [Download]
Content: Download size
Content: Methods of getting it
Contextual Link: Local stockists / teams
Link: Downloads...
Link: Installation
* Shipit
Content: What is shipit (really free???)
External link: shipit.ubuntu.com
* System Requirements
Content: System requirements
Content: Note on HW support
* Installation
Content: Complete Install (Fresh)
Content: Dual-boot
External Links: Installation (@ the doc team)
* Community
Content: Overview of the community
Content: What is a mailing list, what is IRC, what is a wiki (let's hope forums don't need this)
Link: Forums / Community Links
* Business
Content: Ubuntu in your business
Link: Canonical etc.. cost of support
* Education
Content: Schools, colleges, University perspective. Edubuntu..
* Spread It
Content: About spreading, how to spread, joining the community, why spread?
Contextual Links: Desktop images / wallpaper, screensavers (Win-compatible stuff), Tux
Link: Advocacy
Link Spreading stuff
Link: Get involved
Link: Documentation
External Link: Ubuntu store
* Documentation
Content: Downloadable (take-away) docs – flyers / info sheets, specs / apps etc – emailable, PDF etc.
External Link: doc.ubuntu.com
* Link to SpreadUbuntu
Content: Something useful for webmasters to add to pages? Eg: like virus companies have latest alerts or holiday companies have weather etc...??? As well as normal links, of course. Perhaps customised textual / customised PHP GD image links
Content: downloadables, stickers, posters flyers (need to think this out, so it won't collide with Documentation)
* FAQs
Content: FAQ questions and answers – look through forums / brainstorm these, steal from ubuntu.com.
* Sign-up for the Email / Magazine
Content: About ezine. If you're not ready to switch right now, sign up and we'll keep you up-to date on new releases.
* Information For System Builders / Retailers
Content: Info on how to OEM Ubuntu. Help and assistance, guides, business links etc...
Notes
Whilst every page should be accessible form everywhere else (dynamic menu), I have tried to highlight the links that might be featured in-page (perhaps as images). There should also be contextual links (ie: in-text) and also listed under content is the proposed focus of included text/images/paragraphs. Of course, every page will also be spread-centric....International:Site should be available to many languages and accessible to all (W3C recs) and major browser/platform combinations / mobile devices --Lloyd Hardy
We have to watch out not to make it too complicated, aiii? --Jenda Vancura
What the previous Team left behind
Objectives
- Raise awareness of Ubuntu/Linux as a viable option for an Operating System.
- Guide the user through the thought process of choosing whether or not to use Ubuntu.
- Provide clear information on the benefits of Ubuntu, and Linux in general.
- Provide the website in a informal manner to maximise the "personal" feeling.
Ubuntu's ways of working
- Usability
- Solidity
- Fresh / New / Exciting
- Support
How to incorporate and show them within SpreadUbuntu.org
- Make the website easy to navigate/use.
- Use a unique design to enforce the "Fresh / New / Exciting" feeling.
- Help the user use the website using clear help links.
Notes
SpreadUbuntu.org will be a vehicle to help promote Ubuntu, providing an easy-to-use resource for those thinking of making the switch. It will be comprehensive, clear and truthful. It will show the ethics, objectives and ideas relating to Ubuntu in an informal manner.
Inward Transfer - for integration if useful
Create a series of internet ads Banners, Sidebars, Logos and Badges. These will be timed for the release of Dapper in April 2006. These should be simple, but yet have little catchy phrases or quotes praising Dapper
I think this should be part of the SpreadUbuntu Project - use the Art Liason Officer. Get in the team - lots of members. _But_, please strongly consider these points:
- 1. Can we possibly foucus on people who don't know what Linux is? (_New_user_ = larger target market)
- 1a. Eg. the alternative to Windows?
- 2. Yeah, I know the first point is hard in like 2 or 3 words - sux but it's the clever bit
- 3. Can we get these (new buttons for new users) on _any_ sites we, as individuals are affiliated with?
- 4. Point 3 can only be effected to _all_ websites if point 1 is true.
- 5. Roger the emails (other peoples?) / sites / blogs - but can we talk to ISP's that provide ad-supported hosting to get these up for use for free?)
- 6. Domain registrars with domain 'parking pages'
- 7. Should the _actual_ design idea be offered to the art team first...? At least we could get their blessing - trying to locate !
Note: If anyone knows what Breezy or Dapper is - they've probably used Ubuntu...? You feelin' me? There are 6 billion people -45,000 that probably haven't.. 
I've done a promotion site in Finnish (http://ubuntu.sange.fi/) which seems to be fairly successfull. I did a quick translation of it into English (http://ubuntu.sange.fi/index.en), but I don't have time to polish it completely. Feel free to do an improved version (is CC-licensed). I also made an "conversion kit" for Kubuntu users (http://otto.kekalainen.net/ubuntu/windows-to-kubuntu-installation.html) which you can also develop further if you like to.
-- OttoKekäläinen DateTime(2006-03-31T19:32:51Z)
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