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Date:      Sun, 8 Nov 1998 10:02:17 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Licia <licia@o-o.org>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   FreeBSD giveaway pens (was: I Need Advice)
Message-ID:  <19981108100217.U499@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981107133017.26045A-100000@o-o>; from Licia on Sat, Nov 07, 1998 at 01:41:01PM -0600
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.981107133017.26045A-100000@o-o>

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On Saturday,  7 November 1998 at 13:41:01 -0600, Licia wrote:
>
> I'm about to place an order for 1,000 ink pens to give away.
> I am allowed 4 lines of 26 characters each in which to place
> my message.  I would really like some suggestions as to how
> best to use these lines to advocate FreeBSD.
>
> Right now, I am thinking something like :
>
> | ---------------------------|
>
> 1          FreeBSD
> 2   A Free Operating System
> 3   http://www.FreeBSD.org
> 4     The Power To Serve
>
>
> I suspect there must be much better wording to get the message
> across and get people's attention.  I plan to leave these pens
> in book stores, computer stores, give them to friends, maybe
> ask some people to take some to their schools with them. I know
> it's not much, but I really want to get this message done right :)

It would be nice to get something in there that indicates the nature
of the operating system.  I can't think of anything myself, but maybe
somebody else can.

That's a generous offer.  Is this your own money, or is somebody else
behind you?  Also, why pens?  I keep suggesting mouse pads, but nobody
has got around to it yet.  Of course, I don't know the relative cost.

Greg
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