Re: GNOME Free Agent T-shirt Proposal

[Paul Cutler <pcutler gnome org>]

Sounds good!

Paul

On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 21:01 -0500, Brian Cameron wrote:
> Okay, no more votes.  However, the folks at Sugar Labs made a
> small request that the text be changed a bit.
> 
>    GNOME, Sugar Labs, and OLPC empower previously marginalized
>    children throughout the developing world to learn, achieve, and
>    transform their communities.
> 
> That seems reasonable to me.  Does this sound good to people?
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> On 05/21/10 02:04 PM, Brian Cameron wrote:
> >
> > Out of the discussion so far I like 3 choices:
> >
> > #1) The original text
> >
> > GNOME technologies power SugarLabs and OLPC to help previously
> > marginalized children throughout the developing world learn,
> > achieve and begin to transform their communities.
> >
> > #2) Shorter version
> >
> > GNOME powers SugarLabs and OLPC
> > Globally providing children with tools to
> > learn, achieve, and transform their world.
> >
> > #3) Really short version
> >
> > GNOME powers SugarLabs and OLPC
> > Enabling children to transform their world.
> >
> > Let's vote. I pick #2. I know Dave & Paul picked #1.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> > On 05/19/10 09:27 PM, Paul Cutler wrote:
> >> On Wed, 2010-05-19 at 22:12 +0200, Dave Neary wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Bryen M. Yunashko wrote:
> >>>> I like this revision much better. If we're still looking to shorten
> >>>> it, how about "Globally providing" instead of "A global effort
> >>>> providing"?
> >>>
> >>> I really liked the long flowing wordy version - a great message, great
> >>> conversation starter, and the text was part of the design. I would love
> >>> to wear the t-shirt with the initial design.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Dave.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Dave Neary
> >>> GNOME Foundation member
> >>> dneary gnome org
> >>
> >> After (finally!) catching up on this thread just now (great to see all
> >> the activity on the marketing list!) I agree with Dave.
> >>
> >> Reading through some of the text / copy suggestions and putting my
> >> documentation hat, I think to Brian's point of educating what GNOME is
> >> powering / member of an ecosystem I'd leave it as it is in the first
> >> design. I like how it flows as well on the shirt itself.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >
>