i suggest we try to make a test-run at intel, for a couple of reasons: 1. they use linux quite extensively (even thought mostly as a platform to run their programs, which are not linux specific, althought some actually work with linux itself - drivers and all).
2. many people there live in the haifa vicinity 3. there are many many people there, so there's a chance to grab a few. 4. althought IBM is closer, they have their own linux club, so i assume we'll have less success attracting people from there. note: i have a friend who works there, i will check with him how feasible it is to get permission to place haifux posters in there. note 2: i still haven't managed to make him come to lectures, althought he's been using linux since 1993 ;) note 3: i think we have a problem with cars entrance to the technion, which makes many (somewhat lazy) people avoid coming. perhaps we can come to some deal with the technion's authorities regarding this (hoping it does not back-fire - "what? who are they? they should be bannished!"). --guy On Fri, 17 Mar 2006, Eli Billauer wrote: > Orna Agmon wrote: > > >4.In order to get people who are interested in Linux to come to Haifux, > >listen and contribute, we need to PR Linux where Linux is of intererest, > >in English as well as in Hebrew: > > > > > Ah, that was the next issue I wanted to talk about. > > I got to know about Haifux because of a A4-sized flyer, hung on a > temporary billboard in Meyer building. I wrote down the old and > complicated web address (was it linuxclub.il.eu.org?) and visited the site. > > Whatsup and Hamakor sites are reached mostly by those who are already in > the community. The more interesting question is how many of Technion's > CS students realize that there actually is a club running on a regular > basis. Not to mention Haifa university. Or even think about hi-tec > companies in Haifa. > > So the big message of today is Haifux.org. A flier with a large penguin, > that address, and some text explaining very shortly what the club is > about (or only teasing) is where I would put the money. And will at request. > > Because simple B&W fliers on billboards will do the job, and printing > 200 of them, which is enough to swamp any relevant place, will cost less > than 50 NIS. If someone prints them, I've got no problem taking that > kind of expense (and so are several others, I suppose). > > The big question is whether these fliers will indeed find themselves > where they should. > > Eli > > > -- guy "For world domination - press 1, or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://www.haifux.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
