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Distributions in 2005
Distributions in 2005
Posted Dec 15, 2005 4:30 UTC (Thu) by freemars (subscriber, #4235)Parent article: Distributions in 2005
You can get a free CD with Ubuntu on it. In my book that counts as spending a few pennies in advertising. (But I didn't need the free CD to get me hooked on this distribution.)
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Distributions in 2005
Posted Dec 15, 2005 9:03 UTC (Thu) by tomsi (subscriber, #2306) [Link]
I agree that giving out free CD's can be counted as advertising, but I expect that it is more effective than expensive ads.
I also didn't need the free CD to get hooked...
Ubuntu advertising
Posted Dec 16, 2005 17:18 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
But you have to ask for the free CD? Then it isn't advertising. Advertising is pushing information to people; responding to inquiries can be part of marketing, but isn't advertising.