Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 09:30:16 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> To: Anne Dickison <anne@freebsdfoundation.org> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: #InstallFreeBSD Message-ID: <54FDCA98.9090607@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <CACd8%2BgASj%2BGdPYVa9XRz5DT-Xa5nSY3V933Q1=aKDypY0LySUA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CACd8%2BgASj%2BGdPYVa9XRz5DT-Xa5nSY3V933Q1=aKDypY0LySUA@mail.gmail.com>
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This is very cool and exactly what I was hoping for. Thank you Anne! On 3/9/15 8:40 AM, Anne Dickison wrote: > Hi everyone, > The FreeBSD Foundation will put together some talking points. However, > to get started, here is the PDF of our "Get Involved" Brochure which > highlights a bit more about why to get involved in FreeBSD. > > https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/documents/FREEBSD_flyer_FIN.pdf > > If you are planning on hosting an event, please let the FreeBSD > Foundation know via marketing@freebsdfoundation.org > <mailto:marketing@freebsdfoundation.org>. We'll be promoting these > events though our social media channels and those of our marketing > partners. > > Thanks > Anne > > Anne Dickison > Marketing Director > FreeBSD Foundation > > > > > On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org > <mailto:alfred@freebsd.org>> wrote: > > > > On 3/5/15 4:45 PM, Grant Hayes wrote: > > Dear FreeBSD developers, users, and other enthusiasts: > > This is a call for individuals to organize #InstallFreeBSD > events in their > locales. The purpose of these events is to increase awareness > of our > favorite operating system because it's worth knowing about and > using. > > The events should be planned ahead of time and open to the > public to > maximize the impact of sharing FreeBSD with the wider world. > It would be > great to use a shared agenda that will allow each event to > engage its > participants in an intentional but leave room for flexibility. > > These events should take place the week of Monday, March 30. > It's several > weeks away, which allows plenty of time to collaborate on > putting these > together. > > For a more in-depth look at how and why, see > http://www.trollaxor.com/2015/02/call-to-action-plan-installfreebsd-event.html > . > > If you're interested, have questions, or already have one > coming together, > share here on the list and coordinate the work. > > This is a really good idea. > > I guess one question I would have to ask though is what are the > selling points of FreeBSD? The page has a great agenda, but let's > say you were appealing to someone running Linux, Ubuntu, OS X, > Windows... what exactly do they have to gain by coming down and > installing FreeBSD? > > It would be nice to have some talking points on that. > > -Alfred > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org <mailto:freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org> > mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > <mailto:freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" > > > > > -- >
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