On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Magnus Glantz <mg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello there, > > I have an idea and some thoughts about getting more contributors into > the Fedora project (sub-projects and SIGs). > > I have 5 years experience working in a larger (30,000 employees) Telco > company trying to get a lot of those people involved in Open Source. > What I've learned is the following: > > Most people.. > 1) ..does not know what Open Source is or/and.. > 2) ..have a wrong idea of what Open Source is or/and.. > 3) ..is afraid of Open Source. > > So I was thinking, what can convince most people like this, that joining > up and contributing to Fedora is a good idea? > > First off. > Joining an Open Source project is something pretty abstract, if you > don't know much or anything at all about what Open Source or an Open > Source project is. > > So, I thought you bright guys and girls at Marketing could think > something up :-) > > My initial thought was to somehow give people an easy-to-take-in insight > into the Fedora Project - making it possible for people to understand > how to contribute. > > For example: > * Feature some fun key and non-key people - What they do, the story how > they became a contributor. > * Fun and inspiring pictures from conferances and etc. > > Making contribution to the Fedora project less abstract. Showing people > who is behind the logo.. and what it could be to be a part of the Fedora > project. > > This may be information that is easy to access from fedoraproject.org > main page and information that ambassadors may distribute or refer to. > > > - > Best regards, > Magnus 'magnusg' Glantz > E-mail: mg -at- hacka -dot- net > GPG Key: 0DB53317 > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Magnusg > You mean like the picture book? https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing/Fedora_Picture_Book -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
