Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] Promotion

[Daniel Huhardeaux <devel tootai net>]

Damien Sandras a �it :

> Hello to all,
>  
Same here ;-)

> GnomeMeeting badly needs promotion, especially the SIP version.
>
> I was discussing this with Julien, and we came to the same conclusion,
> there are now many VoIP projects with a good marketing force, and much
> money. I won't name any example, because it would mean advertising for
> them again.
>
> The difference between GnomeMeeting and those projects is that
> GnomeMeeting is a community effort. We don't have commercial interests
> in our back, and we are not opportunists either. GnomeMeeting was
> already present and kicking back in 2001 !
>
> Seeing the number of private e-mails I still receive about GnomeMeeting,
> I don't think interest has dropped yet, but it will certainly if we are
> not doing something about it.
>
> So, how can you help?
>
> You can help when 2.00 will be released:
> - to spread the word about it
> - to have stands in conferences in your country
> - to post news on internet websites
> - to write articles about GnomeMeeting
>
> An example is the next FOSDEM, there will most probably be a
> GnomeMeeting stand, with T-shirts, and GnomeMeeting-related gadgets, but
> also a demonstration.
>
> I will ask : who is ready to help during the event (25 and 26th of
> February) and spend one or two hours on the booth to help Jonita?
>
>
> Also, Jonita has found a new slogan for GM 2.00 :
> "A window to the world"
> will be replaced by :
> "The Freedom of speech"
>
> Why freedom? Because there is nothing that is more free than
> GnomeMeeting : no companies behind it, no commercial interest, open
> standards, open codecs...
>  
Before to do all this stuff, would it be not the right time to change 
*before* the name of GnomeMeeting?
--
Daniel