A Merry Ubuntu Christmas
The other evening I was sat talking to Becky about Christmas. We were discussing gift ideas for family and friends. As per normal I wasn't very helpful and my mind went blank. I'm not overly good at coming up with ideas for great Christmas presents.
Anyhow, last night I thought about it some more and came up with a cool idea [subjective.] It occurred to me that this year I could give my family and friends something really useful — I could give them an Ubuntu CD! So I visited the Shipit service and placed an order.
It then occurred to me that there may well be other geeks out there struggling to come up with ideas for gifts — so I started thinking about a Christmas marketing campaign for Ubuntu.
Out with the old, in with the new
Last month the Ubuntu Countdown to Gutsy campaign was excellent. I saw the advert on numerous sites and I'm sure it helped raise awareness. I think that now the campaign has finished the Ubuntu community should maximise the potential of the real estate it gained by replacing the countdown image. It's the perfect time to start a Christmas marketing campaign.
Now before I receive any shouts of, "It's only November!" I should point out that the Shipit service can take anywhere up to 6-10 weeks to deliver. Having said that, CDs and DVDs can also be purchased [to be given as gifts] via the Canonical Store. A pack of 20 CDs will cost you a whole £16.50.
Help the campaign get going
The whole idea for this campaign is in its infancy. If you'd like to help get the campaign going then please consider replacing your current Countdown Campaign code with the follow:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ubuntu.ossdeck.org/files/xmas.js"></script>
<noscript>
<a href="http://ubuntu.com/getubuntu" title="This Christmas, give someone Ubuntu!">
<img src="http://ubuntu.ossdeck.org/files/xmas.gif" alt="Ubuntu Christmas"></a>
</noscript>
If enough people put the image on their sites we may be able to convince the Ubuntu webmasters to create a dedicated landing page on the Ubuntu domain.
A final note
Believe it or not, Christmas happens. Every year people around the world celebrate, spend time together and enjoy themselves. Whether you call it Christmas, Crimbo, Xmas or the holiday season, it still happens. Whatever you call it, this campaign should not be about religion.
Peace.
Updates
- 09/11/07 - Spanish image and source file made available for more translations
- 11/11/07 - German and Dutch images available
- 11/11/07 - Kubuntu images available
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