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[James Tait <james.tait@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 11/01/11 08:51, Barry Drake wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-01-11 at 08:46 +0100, Rubén Romero y Cordero wrote:
>> Flyers, posters and other general purpose marketing material can be
>> found at the SpreadUbuntu site: http://www.spreadubuntu.com
> 
> My personal criticism of these is that they emphasize the 'free' aspect.
> I have found this to be a negative marketing aspect.  'If it's free it
> can't be very good'.  'You get what you pay for'.

In a totally unscientific, non-representative poll on Facebook, the
comments that stuck out for me when I asked what the word Free meant to
people were "I don't have to pay for it" and, more worryingly, "A con
around the corner."  Nobody except my fellow neckbeards mentioned
anything related to freedom.

Moises, I think the text is great, but overall I feel the flyer lacks
visual appeal. My artistic talents are... let's say "basic", but I'm
sure we have someone among us who can expand upon this good work and
maybe add a little something to make it stand out a little more.

Good work, let's keep it going!

JT
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