[SLUG] Library display

[Al Girling]

John Allsopp wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > John Allsopp wrote:
> > --%<--
> >>
> >> So the discussion I want to have is this. What is our main theme?
> >>
> >> Are we a Linux support group for people who know what Linux is?
> >> A phrase that works for that might be simply 'Scarborough Linux User
> >> Group', since those people would know what a LUG does.
> >>
> >> Are we trying to help people convert to Linux from Windows?
> >> A phrase that works for that might be 'Free software that works', or
> >> maybe that sounds like we're giving away one program, perhaps 'A
> >> world
> >> of free software'.
> >>
> >> Are we more about the whole Open Source / Free Software movement?
> >> A phrase that works for that might be 'Software freedom'
> >
> > All of the above. ;)  Not that helpful perhaps, but I can't see how
> > narrowing down the target audience for the display as being helpful to
> > increasing the groups size.
> 
> Aye, you're probably right.
> 
> Am I missing any targets?

Well, Schools etc are usually considered good places to encourage Linux
use, but whether the groups is ready or even willing to follow this
route is questionable.

> > My suggestion for this would be:
> >
> > 		      Scarborough Linux User Group
> > 		Free/Open Source Software for everyone!
> 
> Yeah, that works. Without the exclamation mark, but other than that.
> Any other comments anyone?

OK.

> > I've alwasy felt the group is for those using F/OSS and to help people
> > interested to become F/OSS users.  Despite my dislike for MS products
> > I
> > feel that a deliberate targeting of their users is a negative and
> > anti-free thinking policy.
> 
> Aye. The Software Freedom Day organisers pack precludes it too.
> 
> > So many of them are ready for something
> > else
> > (just stand on an InfoPoint stand for an hour to see what I mean!)
> 
> a what?

An InfoPoint is a stall at a computer fair giving info about linux etc.
See:

http://infopoint.jonobacon.org/index.php/Main_Page

Hull and Beverley LUG's do one fairly regularly.

> > that
> > just offering a viable alternative is enough.¹
> >
> >> Once we've decided on our main theme, that leads on to things like
> >> graphic design standards. For instance, there's a good chance we
> >> should probably standardise on the Tux colours for everything we do,
> >> and perhaps we can use Tux in a standard way, along with a standard
> >> form for  Scarborough Linux User Group. Font size, colours, margins
> >> and all that need to be standardised so that people know when
> >> they've
> >> got something from us, and they need to be chosen to reflect our
> >> goals. The page layout for a 'freedom' organisation would be
> >> different
> >> to that for a support group.
> >
> > My only suggestion/request here is that there be no use of 'MS Comic
> > Sans' on anything.  I know it's popular, but to me it always looks as
> > if
> > the author hasn't learn't to do joined up writing!
> 
> I wouldn't. Anyway, it starts "MS", I don't think many in the group
> would be impressed.

Sorry, that should have had a smiley as it was meant to be
tongue-in-cheek. ;)

Toodle pip,

Al

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