[openbeos] Re: Progress reports

Well, one thing we can do is put Haiku flyers on the bulletin boards
of every university-especially the computer science departments.
University is the one time where so many people are together in one
place at one time and you won't get a better chance to reach so many
people.
Here is a flyer Koki developed
http://www.haiku-os.org/files/downloads/2008-04-11_flyer_lrl-usa-2008_letter.pdf


On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Waldemar Kornewald
<wkornewald@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Of course, but I doubt that this is the only way to attract more
> contributors. Having a working product (i.e., proving that Haiku is
> feasible) of course is an essential foundation, but there must also be
> increased awareness of Haiku. How many people in our forums report
> something like "This is the first time I've heard about Haiku ..." or
> "Wow, I thought BeOS is dead!"? Participating in open-source
> events/conferences is great for increasing awareness. Progress reports
> could help, too (which is why I suggested it ;). Also, showing more
> stuff that makes Haiku unique would be great (e.g., make the RFCs more
> accessible to show what the future might look like; BTW, I improved
> the Installer RFC). Otherwise it's just another one of those OS
> projects that add no real value compared to Linux, OS X, and Windows.
>
> So, does anyone have a few ideas on how to increase awareness and
> emphasize on Haiku's uniqueness?
>
> BTW, if someone disagrees with this, then feel free to reply. ;)
>
> Bye,
> Waldemar
>
>

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