[Ambassadors] DIY booklets for better info delivery

[Eric Lake]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Justin O'Brien <three at threethirty.us> wrote:

> Howdy all:
>
> 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).
>
> 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.
>
> 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 :)
>
> 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.
>
> 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 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.
>
> 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.
>
> --
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I love the idea of the "Ambassadors Field Guide". I know I could sure use it
at this point.

-- 
Thanks,

Eric Lake
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