a toast of... espresso to you!
a toast of espresso! For what could be one of the best bosses I have had. Godspeed to all your adventures! We will not only miss your leadership but your lovely espresso as well.
As long as these are not the result of our negligence, these can still be an indication of progress. (Ocampo, 2011)
SFD: Change is FOSSible!
While there are a lot of SFD events around the country as well, if you are around the vicinity, you’d might want to check out the events happening in UP Diliman, organized primarily by Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU), UP.NET and UP Linux Users’ Group (UnPLUG)
Note that Mozilla will also be one of the major sponsors of the event, and if you’re lucky, some free Mozilla stuff are due abound!
I personally will be lecturing at one of the many breakout sessions they will be having in the afternoon under FOSS for Art: GIMP Session, at the MTIC Lab, College of Education UP Diliman.
For the rest of the schedule, click here.
See you there!
Being a open-source enthusiast and casual Linux user, I happen to be a member of the UP Linux Users’ Group (UnPLUG). In one of their meetings, they have discussed the problems they have encountered in the recruitment process, and as a new school year begins, its advertising time for most of the student organizations in UP.
The goal I had for the ad campaign is to keep the statements as simple but as striking as possible. The color is black text against white background, and the graphics are kept to a minimum (the only graphic is the UnPLUG logo in the lower right) to prevent any “distractions” to the message, as well as making the posters photocopy-friendly. The target locations/market of the first three posters are for the general, non-hardcore-geek public who might be interested in Linux but don’t really know where to start.
Considering how easy it is to join UnPLUG (as the message says, we only need your curiosity and advocacy – heck we don’t even have the traditional applicant process that most UP orgs have, let alone have a re-aff fee), a lot of individuals don’t quite know how to approach us. Its also in the ad, with a link that signs you up to a Google form or can drop a text by one of our members.
So here they are, ranging from the main ad to the most daring ones.
You Don't Have to be a Geek
User-Friendly is a Myth
Wala ka sa Lolo Ko
Sudo Join Us
This ad was targeted in locations where students would generally know Linux, being exposed in it during their programming classes, but fail to see Linux’s use beyond that. It admittedly uses the XKCD webcomic pun as well.
Makibaka Huwag Matakot
This last ad is a bit edgy, but some of us said “what the heck”. After all, UP does have different flavors of activism, and that’s what’s important. We may not be taking our battle to the streets, but the advocacies we are fighting for are equally important as well. In this age of information, we strive to give more people access to computers, thus empowering them bit by bit (or byte by byte, if you know what I mean).
UPDATE: in the spirit of Open Source, here are the original XCF (GIMP) copies of the ads in 8.5×11 inches poster format.
Nilda Poster
NILDA is an Expe-Narrative thesis installation/film production by UP Student JOY AQUINO.
Running Time: ~8 minutes
8mm. film source spanned in 3 projections.
Watch it at around 10 PM, BC Studio, Media Center, College of Mass Communication, UP Diliman!
That’s today! March 22, 2010, so add a last-minute appointment on your schedules today to complete your day!
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