Hi all,
I'd like to gather feedback on the wording and content of the flyer;
the copy attached to this email is based on the latest edit, and is
available in source form from this debian-flyers.git merge request: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/debian-flyers/-/merge_requests/23
For and after the upcoming release of Debian bookworm, I'd like to
(attempt to) promote Debian locally by distributing some small flyers
that are intended to be cheap to print and that include a QR-code
suitable for use from smartphones (relevant when the flyers are, for
example, posted on public noticeboards).
I'd like to gather feedback on the wording and content of the flyer;
I'd like to gather feedback on the wording and content of the flyer;
On Mon, 2023-06-05 at 15:59 +0100, James Addison wrote:
I'd like to gather feedback on the wording and content of the flyer;
I would recommend replacing the specific number of packages in the
flyer with a more generic term like "many" or "thousands of" since this represents a maintenance burden as the real number changes. Also, even
if you were to automate updating the number, the physical flyers will
get out of date with the number.
Similarly, the number of people contributing to Debian in 2023 is
currently estimated at less than 1000 and it was estimated as much less
than that in previous years. Probably the data isn't very accurate,
but I do think it is a good idea to avoid specific numbers as our contribution levels fluctuate a fair bit. So I would drop "more than a thousand" from it.
https://contributors.debian.org/
I suggest that the list of audiences we have software for be expanded
based on the list of Debian blends and include "other" as well. Perhaps something like "software for businesses, programmers, scientists,
educators, artists, multimedia, gamers, children, medicine, ham radio, politicians, home servers, accessibility and other uses".
I have this feedback:
I think your text works fine if your reader does know what an "operating system"
is. But if they don't, then I think your communication might be entirely unclear
to them.
----- begin -----
Debian is a free operating system for computers of all kinds. It can
replace other operating systems such as Windows and MacOS, thereby freeing your computer from their commercial restrictions. Debian is entirely non-commercial.
Debian is generated by a huge community of expert volunteer developers with subject area interest and expertise in the software they maintain – and all of the source code for that software is available for you to read, modify
and redistribute. It receives timely security updates and continous improvements.
Debian also distributes 63,000+ packaged non-commercial utilities and applications, including software for businesses, programmers, scientists, educators and artists.
To learn about Debian and to obtain a copy that you can run and optionally install, scan the QR code above or visit the website:
https://www.debian.org
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