[Ambassadors] DIY booklets for better info delivery

[Gregory Zysk]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 7:15 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 :)
>

I agree this would be a good way.

>
> 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.
>

We would want to differentiate from users and contributers here. Especially
ambassadors :-)

>
> 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.
>

This is great since the wiki is not optimal for quick referencing and
finding information for new ambassadors. It is starting to shape up, but
lot's of things need to be more easily accessible.

>
> 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.
>

One person you might want to contact regarding this is Joerg Simon, our
ambassador lead. I remember him mentioning something about training
materials for ambassadors a little while back. I am sure he would be happy
to help and put you in contact with those who could help you in marketing
and the design team.

I will take a look at it a bit further in depth and come back to comment.

Nonethess, I feel this is a necessary thing and a great idea!!

>
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