[Cialug] Ames LUG Flyer

[Scott Prader]

Not only that, but this is Iowa, not Texas. :)

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Matthew Steven <matthew at geniusweb.com>wrote:

> That's fairly hilarious given that Michael is a rev.
>
>
> Barry Von Ahsen wrote:
> > <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">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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