[Marketing] [Sugar-devel] Ad Design for StackOverflow

[Tomeu Vizoso]

On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 20:37, Gary C Martin <gary at garycmartin.com> wrote:
> Hi Tomeu,
>
> On 20 Dec 2009, at 19:31, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 17:54, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Many thanks Luke, a good catch as developers are difficult to reach
>>>
>>> in fact I've been thinking of placing such an ad with the Ad Bard
>>> network after our December free run for Blueberry is done - they cycle
>>> ads on dev-oriented sites
>>>
>>> Before we ask the designers to work on this, we need to decide what to write
>>>
>>> Should we seek Activity, or platform devs?
>>
>> Maybe first activities? Makes an easier start. Python or gtk+
>> experience should be enough.
>>
>>> Tomeu, what do you think a developer would react to?
>>
>> Something like "Got Python? Change the world!"? Not sure how much room
>> we have. Also, developers are a quite heterogeneous bunch when it
>> comes to motivation, can we target a defined profile?
>>
>>> e.g.:
>>> <sugar labs logo>
>>> Nonprofit volunteer org seeks talented developers interested in
>>> improving the lives of Sugar's second million children. Join us!
>>> <URL join.sugarlabs.org>
>>
>> Sounds pretty good, a reference to concrete technologies as python and
>> gtk are may help, because developers tend to group around the
>> technologies they use and like.
>
> Just a FWIW: gtk was a pain word and kept me away from tinkering for some time, "Hey Python, fab; oh hell GTK+,  not another random GUI toolkit to learn."
>
> But then again, I don't really consider myself an OSS developer so am likely an outlier.

Good to know, I'm not sure if OSS people hang around in StackOverflow.

Regards,

Tomeu

> Regards,
> --Gary
>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tomeu
>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Sean
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Luke Faraone <luke at faraone.cc> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> StackOverflow, a popular programmer Q/A site, is soliciting adverts from
>>>> FOSS projects looking for developers.
>>>>
>>>> Does anybody have some spare time to whip up a 220px by 220px image?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Luke Faraone
>>>> http://luke.faraone.cc
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