> > > Although "Bring free desktop to the world" seems a reasonable mission to > me, it just doesn't seem to get my blood racing as a good mission > statement should. Not sure what would be better, though. >
We could focus more on bringing computers/technology to the world. Show a picture of kids playing on OLPCs. > > I think we should get more involved with promoting humanitarian projects. > We've already sponsored projects promoting Women and > Accessibility, we should suggest we want to do more. Many people who > like to donate like to donate to humanitarian projects, so I think we > should try more to appeal to this. We could highlight these. > > We could also discuss how GNOME software is used by the XO "One > Laptop Per Child" project, and how its already translated into 3rd > world languages, supports accessibility, etc. Definitely. We could leverage off of their brand recognition too - that'd be a good start. > > > In the "On the payment/check out page:" you do not highlight how people > should specify how they might want to earmark money. What if someone > wants to donate money for something specific, like accessibility, an > upcoming hackfest, doing translation into a 3rd world language, or > someone's travel expense. Shouldn't we provide a mechanism, or explain > how people can earmark money for certain things? I was specifically avoiding earmarking money as I think it causes accounting nightmares. But that does remind me that I wanted to have a field where people could leave us a comment and tell us what's important to them. > > > For "Adopt a Hacker" wouldn't it make more sense to get a postcard from > a volunteer who received money from us. For example, perhaps when we > give people money for travel, one of the things they need to do is > write a "thank you" postcard to some number of people. It might be > nicer to get a postcard from a volunteer who actually can say thank > you for the money. In fact, it might be nice to send out such thank > you postcards for any donation. That's a good idea, we could do both. > > > > # Ensure a free and secure desktop environment for nondevelopers. > Accessibility, usability, ... if it's too vague we can leave it out. Stormy
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