Hello !
On Fri, 4 Jun 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>
> Hi everyone.
>
> I have been thinking about a time line for sponsors and this is what I have came
> up with and details of what we maybe could get from them.
> Also I have begun a spreadsheet of with the who, what, where , and when stuff
> from the corporations.
>
> Does anyone know of any project software for Linux. That would make this a
> helluva lot easier.
>
> Timeline:
>
> Present - July 1(?) - Contact all companies/open source projects and see if they
> are interested in participating in the project.
>
> July 1 - 15 - Determine the specifics of what each sponsor could provide for us.
> And submit those requests to the company for approval.
>
> July 15 - Demo Day - Begin putting information into the hands of the LUG's via
> posting to the web or having companies mail out information to each user group
> participating.
>
>
> Sponsor Participation:
>
> Distributions - See if each distribution would be willing to provide a copy of a
> boxed distribution that could be used on Demo Day. Then give away the
> distribution at the end of Demo Day. Kind of like a raffle/fish bowl kind of
> thing.
>
> Hardware Companies - Basically just donate their name and help with the PR
> aspect of the event. Such as release press releases concerning their
> participation in the event. Maybe bigger? don't know. That kind of situation
> could get kind of messy.
Here I have a question: do you intend to work with local resellers too ?
Maybe could it be interesting to contact them too. Many of them are eager
to start in the Linux adventure. They could actually also be interested to
participate to this event. Anyway, this could be a nice place to have some
hardware to borrow...
>
> Open Source Projects - Just basically their name. Since projects really do not
> have any funding to speak of I don't think they could provide any literature
> (pamphlets) or anything.
The question is merely: should we make advertising for them ? ;-) Anyway I
think it should be interesting in the case they put a link to the ldd
project.
>
> Software Companies - Sames as the distribution. Copies of a boxed piece of
> software that could be given away after the show.
>
> Resellers (Linux Mall, CheapBytes) - Provide us with some of those cool penguins
> or other things that also could be given away. Some of those bumper stickers
> wouldn't be bad either. And also some publicity.
And stuffed penguins ...
>
> Large Corporations (Oracle, IBM) - Put that big marketing dept. to work to help
> us garner some international media coverage, possibly. Like ZDnet, CNN, and that
> type of coverage.
>
>
> Any Comments:
>
> Anything else anyone can think of? If there is anything I missed please let me
> know. It seems there are a lot more Linux companies and projects that I keep
> coming up with than I thought of originally. But this is just a framework that
> maybe will help me organize some more than I already am.
>
>
> Press Release:
>
> I am submitting a press release to Chris DiBona over at VA Linux Systems today
> for review/editing by him and funneling to the mainstream press.
> The press release will probably be released sometime early either next week or
> the week after.
>
Well, this seem to be very USA ... Even in Europe, we shall need press
coverage too. We think, in Brussels, to work with local radio, tv and
press. We still need to find a way to find a no-cost advertising policy.
>
> Jim Ray
>
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For the maintsream, i agree but ... For the sponsor and advertising in
general do you think to centralize or how is it supposed to happen ? You
must not forget that Linux, if it is trendy, is not that known in
Belgium.
Bye, have a nice week end !
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