[Cialug] Ames LUG Flyer

[Barry Von Ahsen]

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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