On 6/27/05, Greg DeKoenigsberg <gdk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A Fedora letterman's jacket. You know, like the one all the jocks wore in > high school. I think this idea is fun, but flawed. Letterman jackets are a great image (think competition, champions, popular kids) and are great recognition tools. They invoke a sense of belonging and achievement in the same way the green jacket does for the Masters, yellow jersey for guys named Lance Armstrong, etc. However, as a promotional tool, I think it's the wrong direction. It sets a tone of inclusion, and possibly exclusion. Sure, people can look up to the "lettermen," but it's only a matter of time before people feel like they're being put into lockers. This is only due in part to the demographics of Linux. Being involved in LUGs and LUG-like orgs, I've spent a lot of time thinking about how to make intelligent discussion accessible. Schwag/swag/whatever is supposed to achieve that goal, but varsity jackets don't fit the profile. Matt Frye Class of '93 "Letterman" in band and debate. -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
