[Marketing] Linuxtag - Postcards

[Simon Schampijer]

Hey,

- the postcards (A6) will have: front page in color 
(http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/images/f/f7/Sugar_Blueberry_Poster_A0.png), 
and the text at the back, we will have an English (200 copies) and a 
German (200 copies) version
- the text for the German postcard is ready and proof read
- I have drafted now an English version (from the layout similar to the 
German one). Please let me know what you think or if I have used false 
friends or whatever.
- if someone has adobe distiller and can put me the tiffs and pdf 
together to a printable pdf with print marks - that would be awesome as 
we get a 15 euro reduction like that
- I have to hand it in tomorrow by 7.00 (UTC)

Thanks,
    Simon


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