• EccTM@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    What I feel would be acceptable:

    If you’re proud of your Framework laptop and want to brag about it, we’ll give you some swag for free that you can show off with when you’re out and about!

    What this looked like to me:

    If you’re attending a conference we’d be paid to attend, but can’t go to, will you show off your Framework laptop to attendees in an effort to convince them to buy one from us too, and we’ll send you some stickers?

    The issue isn’t even what they’re asking for, but how their asking it.

    • Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      Ubuntu has had ambassadors for a very long time, the first is essentially how they did it. Also, local events was mostly things like LUG meetings or actual events in the area.

      This seems very poorly conceived and exploitative. Or at the very least, very poorly communicated.