[maemo-community] Maemo flyer for developer/enthusiast meetups/events - community fI peedback

[From: Randall Arnold]

I appreciate the feedback so far from everyone and apologize once again
for reacting badly previously.  I should never respond to a provocative
email when there's other fires going on.  ; )

There have been some good detail suggestions and many have made me
realize that instead of diving into the design I should have stated
certain goals and expectations upfront.  So here goes:

- intended audience is open source developers, commercial developers, and
mixed audiences in or interested in the Maemo ecosystem.  I also want to
target enthusiasts who are considering deeper involvement.  I want one
flyer (single sheet presentation as Dave Neary puts it) starting out that
can cover all of these parties, and demonstrate also the potential
synergies of audiences often separated by such venues.

- the initial venue will be local meetups, starting in Dallas (which I
can handle) and extending for possibly a 200 mile or so radius.  I will
be fostering support via the maemo daemons group on LinkedIn.  I expect
meetups to be comprised of 5 to 20 attendees based on my research so
far.  Linux and Pythin user groups are my first targets.  Ultimately this
should become a template for other regions

- I'd like to start with a flyer that's easily scalable, especially
as-is.  I think my latest format can succeed there but if there is
disagreement than I am open to alternatives

- As has been said, I think Qt needs to be prominently displayed on the
first flyer developed.  Qt offers a lower barrier to new coding and
particularly supports the long tail, something of high interest to
developers with whom I have spoken

- I believe displaying the QT logo comes under fair use, but if I'm wrong
I'm wrong.  Who can say conclusively?  I need to hear from him/her!

- I am not religious about the "Developer Nirvana" phrase but I think it
does sum up the strengths of the resources involved in Maemo
development.  Sure, it's not perfect and some pieces have yet to come
together but I don't see that as dealbreakers.  And if not "Developer
Nirvana", then what?

- the idea of displaying a few beautiful app screenshots is a good one. 
I'll see what I can do

- I always intended this to be printed on heavy letter-sized stock for
the US, possibly semi-gloss, as a 2-sided flyer with details on the
back.  The front needs to be clean and eye-catching.  If I need to pull
text off and relocate to the back, so be it.  But what text?

- we can of course make the flyer(s) available for download too.  Note
that what I have been working on lately could/should be one of many if
need be.

- Quim's suggestion to use a url (maemo.org/development) for contact
rather than email sounds good to me

Hopefully I'll get a chance to work on this on Saturday.  Not much free
time at the moment.

One thing I do ask: there is often a tendency in this sort of activity
for some to crtiticize without offering alternatives.  I respectfully ask
if we can skip that part.  ; )  If you find a flaw, submit a fix!

Again, sorry for getting bent the other day and thanks for the guidance,

Randall (Randy) Arnold
maemo.org community council
http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/
 

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