Nick Rout wrote:
Update, now on
$180 (+ 175 CLUG fund input = $355).
http://clug.net.nz/index.php/PledgeDrive
Meaning we have reached target for CLUG to have half share of two Press
ads that will run in the week preceding SFD. Thanks very much to all the
donors. Expect a draft ad to re
Update, now on $135 (x2) after another kind donation by Kerry Nisbet -
thanks Kerry.
http://clug.net.nz/index.php/PledgeDrive
On Fri, August 17, 2007 9:23 am, Nick Rout wrote:
> Great, now more please. It doesn't have to be $20 or $25. You could donate
> $5.00 or $10.00, every little bit counts
Great, now more please. It doesn't have to be $20 or $25. You could donate
$5.00 or $10.00, every little bit counts and we need oyur help. Don't
forget each pledge is matched by CLUG (up to $175).
Currently at $110.00 (x2).
On Fri, August 17, 2007 6:05 am, Roger Searle wrote:
> $20 from me . . .
Ok.
Put me down for $25
Kerry
Quoting Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
With Zane's pledge we have $90.00, doubled to $180.00
Come on everyone - we need to double that to get to the initial target of
$175 (doubled to $350.00). Don't forget the more you donate the more
advertising we do for Soft
$20 from me . . .
Nick Rout wrote:
With Zane's pledge we have $90.00, doubled to $180.00
Come on everyone - we need to double that to get to the initial target of
$175 (doubled to $350.00).
Great support, thanks Nick!
Nick Rout wrote:
With Zane's pledge we have $90.00, doubled to $180.00
Come on everyone - we need to double that to get to the initial target of
$175 (doubled to $350.00). Don't forget the more you donate the more
advertising we do for Software Freedom Day. This our
Good one Zane.
Zane Gilmore wrote:
Count me in for $25 too.
I do think that we should support adverts for the SFD in the Press.
Glad to see that someone else was proud to see FOSS in major print. Am
considering a switch to / mix with The Star, nonetheless - a wider audience?
[Thanks for th
With Zane's pledge we have $90.00, doubled to $180.00
Come on everyone - we need to double that to get to the initial target of
$175 (doubled to $350.00). Don't forget the more you donate the more
advertising we do for Software Freedom Day. This our chance for a big
promotion to the community!
R
With Zane's pledge we have $90.00, doubled to $180.00
Come on everyone - we need to double that to get to the initial target of
$175 (doubled to $350.00). Don't forget the more you donate the more
advertising we do for Software Freedom Day. This our chance for a big
promotion to the community!
Re
On 8/16/07, Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Count me in for $25 too.
>
> I do think that we should support adverts for the SFD in the Press.
>
> But not in some random place but rather in the technology pages as that is
> where our demographic is
> likely to be reading.
>
> Just putting
Count me in for $25 too.
I do think that we should support adverts for the SFD in the Press.
But not in some random place but rather in the technology pages as that is where our demographic is
likely to be reading.
Just putting an advert in some random place in the paper eg in the fashion sec
Would an approach to CTV be worth considering?
They do a lot of community stuff
Cheers Chris
On 8/16/07, Rik Tindall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Robert Fisher wrote:
> > On Wednesday 15 August 2007 5:21 pm, Nick Rout wrote:
> >
> >> I'll start by pledging $25.00, and I 'll fix up a page on the
Perhaps contact the Press technology team.
One small article (heck CLUG could even write it!) or maybe a mention in
"whats on" etc .. might be worth checking out?
For that matter contact the Star to the same end.
Rik Tindall wrote:
Robert Fisher wrote:
On Wednesday 15 August 2007 5:21 pm,
Robert Fisher wrote:
On Wednesday 15 August 2007 5:21 pm, Nick Rout wrote:
I'll start by pledging $25.00, and I 'll fix up a page on the wiki for
pledges to be recorded, once a couple of other people have supported the
idea.
Count me in for $15 (if this scheme goes ahead)
Rob
Thanks
Hello everyone,
sorry - i didn't make it to a clug yet.
On 15/08/2007, at 18:46 , Christopher Sawtell wrote:
On 8/15/07, David Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Maybe there is a better (and probably cheaper) way of getting the
word
out than advertising in the press. Hands up who takes any n
On Wednesday 15 August 2007 5:21 pm, Nick Rout wrote:
> I'll start by pledging $25.00, and I 'll fix up a page on the wiki for
> pledges to be recorded, once a couple of other people have supported the
> idea.
Count me in for $15 (if this scheme goes ahead)
Rob
Hi Guys, just my 10c or less as it's none of my business :-)
Having had a look at most of the websites for the other NZ clug's
I have the impression that things are possibly fairly quiet
in the world of the Linux revolution?
What has changed IMHO is that the multiple easy installs of Linux eg
U
> How about we aim to contribute up to half of the $350.00 from CLUG funds
> and half from pledges, dollar for dollar. So if we get $175 in pledges
> CLUG contributes $175, and the target is met. If we get $200 in pledges
> CLUG contributes $150 to make up to the target. If we only get $100 in
> pl
Thanks for all the input and ideas guys.
Yes Don, we do flyers as well & posters as well - will update on that
point separately.
So the short answer is..
Christopher Sawtell wrote:
On 8/15/07, David Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rik,
We've spent c$800-900 for three year's running
On 8/15/07, David Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rik,
>
> > We've spent c$800-900 for three year's running to develop SFD. That
> > bought three approx A5 size ads - two Saturday 'run of paper' (as near
> > to the front as overnight layout allows) and one Tuesday 'Technology'
> > placement. Thes
Count me in with $25
Adrian
On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 17:21 +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
> Don Gould wrote:
> >
> >
> > David Kirk wrote:
> >> ...there must be better uses
> >> for this money than donating it to the Press.
> >
> > I agree.
> >
> > Some posters put up around the place and flyers would have
Don Gould wrote:
David Kirk wrote:
...there must be better uses
for this money than donating it to the Press.
I agree.
Some posters put up around the place and flyers would have just as
much impact. ~$20 can go a long way.
Who is the target market?
There must be better ways we can get
David Kirk wrote:
...there must be better uses
for this money than donating it to the Press.
I agree.
Some posters put up around the place and flyers would have just as much
impact. ~$20 can go a long way.
Who is the target market?
There must be better ways we can get to the limited num
On Wednesday 15 August 2007 3:13 pm, David Kirk wrote:
> Maybe there is a better (and probably cheaper) way of getting the word
> out than advertising in the press. Hands up who takes any notice of
> the small adds in the Press.
>
Certainly not me.
I know that several of my friends now rely on n
Rik,
> We've spent c$800-900 for three year's running to develop SFD. That
> bought three approx A5 size ads - two Saturday 'run of paper' (as near
> to the front as overnight layout allows) and one Tuesday 'Technology'
> placement. These were colour ads first time round, but now we have quite
> p
Roger Searle wrote:
Jim Cheetham wrote:
On 15/08/07, Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Has anyone done the bean counting lately?
Yes, David Kirk is very good at maintaining the wiki page for the accounts :-
http://clug.net.nz/index.php/ClugAccounts
Balance end July
On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:00:48 +1200
stringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Don't know if this is relevant, but...
>
> We need to learn from the successful big players - what would it cost to
> have some little stickers printed with 'Linux Ready' to put on suitable
> computers in stores (with perm
On Wednesday 15 August 2007 1:33 pm, Roger Searle wrote:
> To my mind this is quite a
> comfortable situation for a non-existent organisation such as CLUG.
I agree.
>
> For me personally any of the meetings are worth $5, I'm happy to
> contribute that much any time especially since I find the noti
Don't know if this is relevant, but...
We need to learn from the successful big players - what would it cost to
have some little stickers printed with 'Linux Ready' to put on suitable
computers in stores (with permission, of course, and after checking them
out with a live distro)? That would l
Jim Cheetham wrote:
> On 15/08/07, Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone done the bean counting lately?
>>
>
> Yes, David Kirk is very good at maintaining the wiki page for the accounts :-
> http://clug.net.nz/index.php/ClugAccounts
> Balance end July $642.31
>
> Soun
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