Daniel Carrera wrote:
I asked many, many times on several lists about the needs for the expo and I received zero response. I could have printed 250 business cards for 10.00. That would cover my card cost and ink cost. I could have mailed the cards to the expo to keep down postage rates for overseas shipping. I feel sure that as a community we can come together and find a way to make all of this happen. :-)Eric Renaud wrote:
Either way, the one we have is beat down and tired. So, I'm ccing
my boss, Marla Parker, to ask if we can allocate some budget towards
getting several banners.
Of course, the ideal situation would be for OOo to be able to raise funds of its own and spend them on its own banners. Don't take me wrong, I'm very grateful to Sun. But I think that everyone would be happier if OOo was less depedent on Sun for everything. Banners are such a tiny thing that it's embarassing to realize that the community can't make their own. We should be able to get our own banners, and much more. We should be able to bring OOo t-shirts to our booths, print nicely-bound books, and provide business cards to volunteers.
While I was at DLS I must have been asked for my business card a dozen times. For a project like OOo, it's embarassing to say we don't have business cards. I should be able to hand out a business card with the OOo logo and the text "Daniel Carrera, Community Representative". Ryan should have had cards that said "Ryan Singer, Marketing Contact". Jason should have had cards that said "Jason Faulkner, OpenOffice.org Volunteer".
Sigh...
Linda
