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    Have you told your local/national paper about UBports?

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        Lindisfarne
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        I have done that today. Not the big newspaper (that will probably be tomorrow) but the magazine that my alternative-encouraging bank publishes. Why? because they have a reach to people that might be interested in the idea of a collectively run OS, that is an alternative to Google and iOS.

        Just a simple thought - but one so obvious that others might have forgotten about it. When we publish stories like this in IT magazines, there is a risk of preaching to the choir, or to the lions. Neither will get the word spread.

        And it seems to me that there is a good story to be told here, from a journalistic perspective, about how the project originally was dropped, but then revived and now even has moved beyond the place where it was left off.

        That might help create the community buzz that will make more "laypeople" (such as myself) aware of the benefits of Ubuntu Touch and in turn, push some of the hardware manufacturers (such as FP) to think more actively about joining forces with UBports.

        Any thoughts?

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          A Former User @Lindisfarne
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          I mentioned UBports on Treehugger.com last week.

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            TheBird @Guest
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            @3arn0wl do you have a more specific link?

            BQ Aquaris E4.5
            Pixel 3a XL on Focal which realy rocks!

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              A Former User @TheBird
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              @thebird
              https://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/fight-planned-obsolescence-making-iphone-6s-sexy-again.html

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                TheBird @Guest
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                @3arn0wl It is about the 6s Iphone?

                BQ Aquaris E4.5
                Pixel 3a XL on Focal which realy rocks!

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                  Marathon2422
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                  Hmmm, How about some kind of form “ information sheet ” some thing that could be sent out en mass,all at once,and periodically, IE, have a big addresse book / file/ folder ,and kill all the birds with one hit.

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                    hummlbach @Lindisfarne
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                    @lindisfarne can you please tell which paper to avoid asking the same institution again?

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                      A Former User @TheBird
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                      @thebird - Yeah. I agree with the sentiment of the article - that we really oughtn't to be replacing perfectly good hardware every year, and that planned obsolescence is iniquitous. I didn't agree with the solution offered - going back to a model whose OS wasn't going to be supported, and whose apps would, over time, cease to work. Hence I mentioned the option of UBports' maintained OS on perfectly serviceable hardware.

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                        Profetik777
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                        Great idea.

                        Another angle similar to that is getting local colleges/universities aware through their Computer Science Clubs (some actually have FOSS/linux clubs too). Having them cover it, and in turn the university papers, could not just bring in new people, but new volunteers to the project.

                        Anyway, whether it is a school paper, or local/national, press release templates are a good way to jump start that so folks don't have to "create from scratch" every single time. I wonder building something like this would be helpful in getting folks the confidence to share...essentially, a press page is a bunch of templates that makes it easier for reporters to cover it.

                        The press page contains a "press kit"...sometimes in the page, and in zip folders (with logos, headshots of core devs, origin story summarized, etc.)

                        https://zapier.com/blog/best-press-kit/

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                          Lindisfarne @hummlbach
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                          @hummlbach I have told the Danish paper "Information" about it. But I don't see the problem. I only think that more people telling the same papers about it will make the papers in question take the "story" more serious.

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                            A Former User @Lindisfarne
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                            I've just submitted a comment on this article:

                            https://www.designboom.com/technology/winphone-95-henrique-perticarati-microsoft-smartphone-02-15-2019/#comment-1408300

                            about UBports' Ubuntu Touch... Maybe someone there will take a look at us.

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                              tigerpro
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                              I actually brought a UT device to my cell carriers local store, they were very interested when I was just talking about it, and when I gave them a hands on experience, they were very receptive to it.

                              Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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                                A Former User @tigerpro
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                                🙂 I did that too, when I first flashed UT, @tigerpro. I love getting other people to at least experience using it. Without fail, everyone has said it's beautiful and intuitive.

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                                  gudishvibes
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                                  I have emailed Richard Speed from The Register about it; is anyone in the UK on this too?

                                  hammerhead gang (Nexus 5 D821 16GB)

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                                    Moem @gudishvibes
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                                    @gudishvibes Not in the UK*, but yes, my partner reads that site.

                                    *I don't think that's a requirement actually

                                    Is currently using an Op5t
                                    Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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                                      gudishvibes @Moem
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                                      @Moem nope, was just wondering. Power to the world!

                                      hammerhead gang (Nexus 5 D821 16GB)

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                                        commisde @Profetik777
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                                        @Profetik777 is anybody here working on press kit or can provide a template?

                                        Nexus 4

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