[SLUG] Poster3, input requested

[john at johnallsopp.co.uk]

> Hi
>
> [Please ignore last sent message (today 1145)-files muddled. This what
> I meant
> to send.]

LOL, thought I'd seen it before :-)

> I like Al's idea of a sentence to go with each trifold, but I would
> avoid
> explicit references to commercial software,

absolutely

> and just explain that its
> about
> alternatives.   And try for some uniformity of style.

aye, that's why I suggested an 'action' theme (ie. with a verb)

> Thus for
> education I
> thought:
> Smarter alternatives for learners and for people who teach learners.

so maybe .. hmm, struggling ..  "Find out what software's available to
help students and teachers"

> For the £100 computer:
> A smart alternative to the High Street that does what you need it to.

maybe "Save money, an older computer will still do what you need"

> In the dispute over freedom, I agree with both sides really.  I agree
> with
> John that it is the central issue, and ought to inform everything in
> the
> display.  I also agree with Al in thinking that it's not going to
> strike a
> chord with most of the people who see it.  What might, in my view, is
> the
> unsatisfactory experience many people have had, trying, for example,
> to
> upgrade to XP.  So the slogan could say something like:
> "There is an alternative for your computer"
> Then "Linux"
> Then in smaller type:"You are free.  Choose software that is smarter,
> more
> secure, and doesn't cost the Earth".  Definitely a small Tux and a
> copyright
> notice.

Thanks, I'll come back to this in the next poster.

> I liked the style of the first poster best, even if I wasn't so keen
> on the
> content.
>
> The display may not make a big impact now, but if it catches the eye,
> it may
> do so if we repeat it in 6 months or a year.  Then plenty of people
> will
> discover, that, if they keep a computer at home for work, and work
> follows
> Microsoft's ideas, there will be a bill of £200 for Office 12, and
> £100 to
> upgrade from Windows 98.  So there will be plenty of discussion then.

Good thoughts.

J