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[Steve <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:32:05 +0100, Goh Lip <g.lip@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:55:25 +0100
> Phill Whiteside <phillw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Personally, I'd prefer the lubuntu tag rather than us being hidden
> > away in some dark corner of the forum, it will encourage people to
> > read about lubuntu & hopefully try it out. As always, your views on
> > the two options are needed.
>
> Perhaps 2 small technical points about this mailing list itself.....
>
> Could something be done so that all replies are directed back to this
> mailing list rather than to the sender if the sender (inadvertently)
> sends as 'cc' rather than 'to' ? (as what's being done in the ubuntu
> and kubuntu mailing list)
I’m with Goh on the one, the Reply To should be the list, I forget to  
check occasionally and have to resend a separate mail to the list. If we  
do attract new users to the list it will cause a bit of confusion.

> Also can this mailing list be 'ported' or 'mirrored' to the gmane
> newsgroup too?
>
> Lastly, but I think more importantly, the exposure and 'market recall',
> no.....even just knowing about 'Lubuntu' is low.  Not many people have
> heard of it, even the ubuntu users themselves and that's a shame.
>
> I understand Lubuntu is not 'officially' part of ubuntu yet, (just a
> part of launchpad?) and that's perhaps the reason we cannot be too
> 'overt' about this, but could you share with us the framework that
> needs to be done to achieve this? Who knows, some of us here, besides
> being good designers and techies are good in marketing and pr too? (but
> I hope not in office politics and corporate shenaniganism  :) )
>
> Thanks, regards - Goh Lip
I don’t think Lubuntu is doing badly for publicity as it’s currently 37th  
on distrowatch.com and heading back up

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Steve (Yorvyk)
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