I still want a Fedora coffee table book, and you are going to help me make one.

Tue Dec 16 11:04:00 UTC 2008

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.
Fedora:  The Book

Objectives
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.

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.

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.

Requirements
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?].

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?]

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?]

Inspiration
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:

   - success stories
   - empowerment
   - pride
   - culture
   - diversity
   - strength
   - knowledge
   - community
   - extraordinary people
   - solutions
   - freedom
   - sharing
   - adoption
   - innovation
   - contribution

On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:58 PM, Lisa Brewster <sophistechate at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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.  =]
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Lisa Brewster <sophistechate at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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.
>> 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?
>>
>> As a photographer willing to travel in the Southern California area, I'm
>> in!
>>
>> PS:  This is also my first contribution to the ambassadors' mailing list.
>>  Hi!
>>
>> 2008/12/15 Ian Weller <ianweller at gmail.com>
>>
>>> <braindump>
>>>
>>> An entire release ago (6 months) Jeff Spaleta made the proposal to this
>>> list[1] for Fedora to produce a (virtual?) coffee table book containing
>>> candid pictures of Fedora contributors all holding a specific trinket
>>> that could represent what the community stands for (perhaps something as
>>> simple as a Fedora logo) -- or with speech bubbles containing a single
>>> word that the contributor thinks encompasses the
>>> purpose/meaning/whatever of Fedora in their native language.
>>>
>>> Seeing how we're coming up upon a major NA FUDCon, with an EMEA FUDCon
>>> around the corner (... right?) should we make an attempt to start this
>>> concept back up again?
>>>
>>> It'd be nice to be able to sell a physical book and donate the proceeds
>>> to OLPC or something. (Not sure if this is even viable because of the
>>> high number of Fedora contributors[2].)
>>>
>>> The key things that need to be done to get this rolling again are
>>> 1) decide on a trinket (or something else to tie the whole production
>>>   together, i.e., speech bubbles)
>>> 2) start taking photos at FUDConF11[3]
>>>
>>> Other brain dumps or thoughts to follow?
>>>
>>> </braindump>
>>>
>>> [1]:
>>> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-May/msg00315.html
>>> [2]: Not that I'm saying this isn't good!
>>> [3]: We can't limit this to attendees of FUDConF11, of course.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ian Weller <ianweller at gmail.com>                  http://ianweller.org
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>>> "Technology is a word that describes something that doesn't work yet."
>>>  ~ Douglas Adams
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lisa Brewster
>> http://www.sophistechate.com
>>
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> Lisa Brewster
> http://www.sophistechate.com
>

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