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    Have you told your local/national paper about UBports?

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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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