Hello Everyone,
Greetings. :)
Justin, your work looks good. :)
I had this crazy idea of taking the idea of a 'zine and making it
a useful tool for Ambassadors [and anyone else for that matter but I'm an Ambassador
and short sighted :)]. These could be implemented at no cost to RHT/Fedora and could be
done for fairly cheap (I think).
For me, I have a quick Hewlett-Packard color printer which I may use. :)
Ok Idea #1 is a booklet that I have hacked up a [terrible] alpha
quality version of
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/194299/Fedora%20Booklet.tar.bz2 The idea is we
make a quick intro guide to Free Software and the fedora project. I was thinking 8-12
pages printed on US Legal sized paper [8.5x14 (to allow for a nice full page to read
from)] that was basically a subset of the wikipedia article on Free Software (so that it
was neutral sounding) and most of the Overview wiki page.
I have downloaded and untarred the content. +1 for your work. :)
Yes I know its on-line so why print it, well because people are lazy.
Wiki's are great because they have a lot of information. Wiki's are also a PITA
because they have a lot of information :)
It is a good start. :)
Another thing that could be done with this is as you are stapling it
you could take a paper cd/dvd sleeve and add it to the mix, that way there was one thing
to hand people.
Based upon this template as well as whatever else gets update, I am able to print for my
location. :)
Idea #2 is an "Ambassadors Field Guide" basically the same
idea but would have a list of FAQ's and answers, a near total list of contacts for
every sub project (I know this isn't totally feasible but I can dream can't I),
the talking points for $currentRealease and $nextRealease, and anything else we can come
up with that would be helpful to have in hand when we are talking to people.
I usually try to route people to effective and useful Fedora information sources, too.
:)
I think Idea #2 is absolutely suited to the DIY 'zine format
because if you destroy it carting it around in your back pocket you can just print another
one.
For my people, I like to provide printed handouts. :)
I know that anyone person could make both of these happen but I was
hoping to pool the knowledge of others and hopefully get the art team involved so these
could be a nice looking as possible.
Very true on getting the art team involved. I think that others concurred your thoughts.
:)
I like the foldable cover as well as the five pages of content. :)
I believe that your Fedora Booklet has great potential indeed. :v)
Please have a great day! :~)
Thank You
Sincerely
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