[Cialug] Ames LUG Flyer

[Scott Prader]

That's quite a conclusion to jump to, I don't think it would be wise to
assume that of anyone.

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Barry Von Ahsen <barry at vonahsen.com> wrote:

> I think that's what Josh is saying though - it depends on who you're
> targeting.  if you're into *nix, you know beastie.  if you're not, you
> may think the group is into satan.
>
> http://rmitz.org/freebsd.daemon.html
>
>
> -barry
>
>
>
>
> Scott Prader wrote:
> > I like the flyer.  I can't see how there could be any confusion with the
> > inclusion of the BSD logo, since anyone that works in the field should be
> > aware of BSDs existence and important role in the world today with or
> > without a biased view.  I think my only bit would be making a grammatical
> > change from "Yeah, we do too" to "Yeah, we do, too".
> >
> > -Scott
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Josh More <
> MoreJ at alliancetechnologies.net>wrote:
> >
> >> Who is your audience?  How will you be getting these flyers out?
> >>
> >> I've noticed that many nonprofit groups (including, alas, this one) tend
> to
> >> operate with an assumption that creating a flyer magically makes
> attendance
> >> come from nowhere.  While this is somewhat successful on campuses, if
> you're
> >> wanting to draw outside of the Iowa State crowd, you might want a more
> >> specific plan.
> >>
> >> One thing to consider if you want to attract a more mainstream audience
> is
> >> that the BSD logo is likely to be misinterpreted.  Also "open source" is
> >> still something of a niche term.  It might be a good idea to get into
> the
> >> details of the benefits of open source and free software instead of
> assuming
> >> that the audience will understand your intent.
> >>
> >> If you want to just focus on the IA State crowd, this is probably fine.
> >>
> >> -Josh More, CISSP, GIAC-GSLC, GIAC-GCIH, RHCE, NCLP
> >> morej at alliancetechnologies.net
> >> 515-245-7701
> >>
> >> ________________________________________
> >> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [cialug-bounces at cialug.org] on behalf
> of
> >> Michael Standfest [michael at standfest.org]
> >> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 16:35
> >> To: cialug at cialug.org
> >> Subject: [Cialug] Ames LUG Flyer
> >>
> >> I put a basic flyer together for our meetings.  Take a look at it and
> >> tell me what you think.
> >>
> >> http://www.ameslug.org/sites/default/files/AmesLUGFlyer.pdf
> >>
> >> Of course, the time is wrong on the flyer for our next meeting (7:30p
> >> instead of 8p).  I can always edit it and re-post it if you like it.
> >>
> >> Rev. Fr. Michael Standfest, W0NXM
> >> Vice President
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