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[Moises Mata <moisesmata@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Barry, James T, I'm already aware of my limited design capabilities,
but that's why I share it with all of you, so anyone can improve it.

Ruben, there's some good stuff on spreadubuntu, i'll take a deeper look.

2011/1/11 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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