Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 18:34:23 -0500 From: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Licia <licia@o-o.org>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD giveaway pens (was: I Need Advice) Message-ID: <4.1.19981107183347.0098ce20@genesis.ispace.com> In-Reply-To: <19981108100217.U499@freebie.lemis.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981107133017.26045A-100000@o-o> <Pine.BSF.3.96.981107133017.26045A-100000@o-o>
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At 10:02 AM 11/8/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: >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 >-- >See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers >finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key > There's a company called Best Impressions that does stuff like that. I nearly regularly get their catalog. I find most of their minimum orders for ANY item costs about 200 bucks after setup and all. Otherwise I'd get pens with the OneEX logo on them or something. --- Drew "Droobie" Baxter Network Admin/Professional Computer Nerd(TM) OneEX: The OneNetwork Exchange 207-942-0275 http://www.droo.orland.me.us My Latest Kernel: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT (ONEEX) #14: Mon Oct 19 22:36:58 EDT 1998 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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