[maemo-community] Maemo outreach flyer - round 3

[From: Randall Arnold]

response below


> ----- Original message -----
> From: "Ville M. Vainio" <vivainio at gmail.com>
> To: "List for community development" <maemo-community at maemo.org>
> Subject: Re: Maemo outreach flyer - round 3
> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:59:00 +0200
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Randall Arnold <texrat at ovi.com> wrote:
>
> > I've received some good feedback and hopefully my earlier
stress-induced
> > exasperation did not cause anyone to think otherwise.  I am still
looking
> > for guidance here, but it's helpful if anyone who has issues with
content
> > explain why they don't think it works, and/or offer alternatives.
>
> I have trouble understanding what you meant by "now joined by the
> momentum-gathering commercial interests in Forum Nokia.". Maemo
> devices are by no means specific to "Forum Nokia", it is a full Nokia
> endeavour aimed at end users (whereas "Forum Nokia" provides support
> for developers).
>

I'm confused by your confusion-- the text says that developers at
maemo.org are (increasingly) joined by some coming into the environment
via Forum Nokia.  I don't say that anything is specific to Forum Nokia...
but maybe this could be better worded?

> > shot and comes up with a winner... or just has some basic
layout/content
> > ideas that I could play with.  Also note that at this point nothing
is
> > sacred.  Sorry for giving that impression previously.  I just
> > want to end up
> > with a good flyer!
>
> The green text next to Qt logo looks pretty bad on a light background.
> It might work better when printed though.
>

I probably cannot even use the Qt logo.  I'm fighting for it, but it's
not my final call for sure.  But I agree with you, the contrast isn't
good there.

> Why not enumarate the programming languages you can use BTW? That's
> the stuff developers will be attracted to.
>

Great idea!

> If I was doing the flyer for a "smaller audience", a backhanded
> "Objective C and Java not officially supported" slap too, but that
> might be a bit too snarky ;-).
>
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Randall (Randy) Arnold
maemo.org community council
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