[mdlug] Flyer

[Jeff Hanson]

On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Garry Stahl <tesral at comcast.net> wrote:
>  Three elements outside of the graphical, which I will used to dress up
>  and fill.
>
>  1:  The Hook:  A large statement to get attention.  So far suggested is
>  "Tired of Vista Yet?"

That's not necessarily the best way to promote Linux but I guess it
depends on what the purpose of MDLUG is.  If it's to help new Linux
users then ignore M$ as it's just preaching to the choir.  If it's to
help others understand computer technology and try out new things
(like Linux) then maybe not mention the OS at all.  The group has a
rather diverse skill set and helping to install Firefox and
Openoffice.org on XP and giving them a LiveCD is less scary to n00bs.
Your statement could be interpreted as offering XP installation help.

>  2:  The Blurb:  A brief paragraph to explain what and who MDLUG is.  It
>  needs to be short sweet and light.  Every word has to work for a living.
>
>  3:  The Payoff:  Web address and meeting time and location.

Are we targeting any specific age group?  Offering to mentor beginner
PC techs would be another option.  Silicon Alley Recyclers is doing
that:
http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=11CF013C634EE508&p_docnum=1&s_dlid=DL0108022020165116113&s_ecproduct=SUB-FREE&s_ecprodtype=INSTANT&s_subterm=Subscription%20until%3A%2012%2F31%2F2015%2011%3A59%20PM&s_subexpires=12%2F31%2F2015%2011%3A59%20PM&s_username=cgpfree&s_accountid=AC0106122119130516735&s_upgradeable=no