My apologies for hijacking this thread with multiple posts, but I started brainstorming on my way home from work and wasn't able to stop until I wrote all my thoughts down. Questions / discussion points are in brackets. Provided this idea generates some halfway creative submissions, I see it turning into a great grassroots marketing campaign.<div>
<div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Fedora: The Book</span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Objectives</span></div><div>Driven by the Fedora Ambassadors, the goal of this photo project is to communicate what Fedora means to us and our communities. Images should show a Fedora user holding an object that symbolizes how the software empowers him or her in the Fedora principles of infinity, freedom, or voice [is principles the right word to use here?]. Submissions should include a short description (250-500 words) of how the subject uses the software and how this photo demonstrates one of the principles.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Photographers are open to interpret this theme as concretely or abstractly as they like. For example, you could choose to photograph something as straightforward as a teacher you encouraged to use Fedora in the classroom holding an apple with a Fedora sticker on it, or you could have someone photograph you holding a personal item that symbolizes what inspired you to join the project. Feel free to brainstorm for whimsical ideas as well, such as a developer covered in peanuts (because you have to be "nuts" to work for free, right?). Group photos are also acceptable, such as a group of ambassadors holding stacks of livecds to be distributed or XO's in the wild. </div>
<div><br></div><div>One photo per week will be posted on $website. Once enough submissions are collected [one year's worth = 52?], selected photos will be published in a collectable book available for purchase. All proceeds will be donated to $cause.</div>
<div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Requirements</span></div><div>Images should be of high quality and at least $x-resolution by $y-resolution. You don't have to be a professional photographer, but composition, focus, and lighting are vital to communicating a strong message. If in doubt of your photography skills, feel free to ask a friend or post your idea to $mailinglist to see if we can find someone in your area who's willing to help [maintain a wiki page for volunteer photographers?].</div>
<div><br></div><div>Images must contain at least one person holding an object. The criteria defining both person and holding is flexible and could incorporate using hands, feet, or items resting on the body of people, robots, statues, animals, or other creative interpretations as long as it applies to Fedora and you can explain how it demonstrates infinity, freedom, or voice. The subject's face does not have to be visible. [Legal: do we need model release forms?]</div>
<div><br></div><div>Images must be licensed in a manner that allows derivative works [and commercial? Not sure what's required for "proceeds go to charity" use]. The Fedora logo and editorial text based on your description will be superimposed on the image, and it may be adjusted for color, brightness, contrast, etc. [Legal: what else is needed here?]</div>
<div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Inspiration</span></div><div>Want to contribute to The Book but aren't sure where to begin? Read over the following list of power words to see if any experiences of how you've enriched someone's life because of Fedora come to mind: </div>
<div><ul><li>success stories<br></li><li>empowerment<br></li><li>pride<br></li><li>culture<br></li><li>diversity<br></li><li>strength<br></li><li>knowledge<br></li><li>community<br></li><li>extraordinary people<br></li><li>
solutions<br></li><li>freedom<br></li><li>sharing<br></li><li>adoption<br></li><li>innovation<br></li><li>contribution<br></li></ul></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:58 PM, Lisa Brewster <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sophistechate@gmail.com">sophistechate@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">D'oh, this is the marketing list. There are so many projects and ideas and excited people that I'm having trouble keeping up with everything that's going on! But yeah...new ambassador, noob mistake, nice to meet you, etc etc etc. =]<div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Lisa Brewster <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sophistechate@gmail.com" target="_blank">sophistechate@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I love this idea! But instead of using a specific item across all photos, I think it would be great to embrace the vast number of cultures involved in Fedora and let each person pick something unique that symbolizes their contribution or what Fedora means to their community. This is a great project that can evolve over time through a photoblog, and once enough submissions are gathered we could look at different publishing options.<div>
<br></div><div>I suggest establishing some kind of guidelines to establish visual unity (or at least an unobtrusive watermark for photos used on the web). Anyone else wanna pick up the brainstorming stick here?<br><div>
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</div><div>As a photographer willing to travel in the Southern California area, I'm in! </div><div><br></div><div>PS: This is also my first contribution to the ambassadors' mailing list. Hi!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
2008/12/15 Ian Weller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ianweller@gmail.com" target="_blank">ianweller@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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An entire release ago (6 months) Jeff Spaleta made the proposal to this<br>
list[1] for Fedora to produce a (virtual?) coffee table book containing<br>
candid pictures of Fedora contributors all holding a specific trinket<br>
that could represent what the community stands for (perhaps something as<br>
simple as a Fedora logo) -- or with speech bubbles containing a single<br>
word that the contributor thinks encompasses the<br>
purpose/meaning/whatever of Fedora in their native language.<br>
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Seeing how we're coming up upon a major NA FUDCon, with an EMEA FUDCon<br>
around the corner (... right?) should we make an attempt to start this<br>
concept back up again?<br>
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It'd be nice to be able to sell a physical book and donate the proceeds<br>
to OLPC or something. (Not sure if this is even viable because of the<br>
high number of Fedora contributors[2].)<br>
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The key things that need to be done to get this rolling again are<br>
1) decide on a trinket (or something else to tie the whole production<br>
together, i.e., speech bubbles)<br>
2) start taking photos at FUDConF11[3]<br>
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Other brain dumps or thoughts to follow?<br>
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[1]: <a href="http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-May/msg00315.html" target="_blank">http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-May/msg00315.html</a><br>
[2]: Not that I'm saying this isn't good!<br>
[3]: We can't limit this to attendees of FUDConF11, of course.<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Lisa Brewster<br><a href="http://www.sophistechate.com" target="_blank">http://www.sophistechate.com</a><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Lisa Brewster<br><a href="http://www.sophistechate.com">http://www.sophistechate.com</a><br>
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