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Mandrakelinux is not just a computer operating system. It is a worldwide
community of enthusiasts, users and developers. Mandrakelinux can be used
almost anywhere: at home, at work, school; on notebooks, desktop PCs
andservers. The distribution is pure Open Source, freely available and
among the most popular and most powerful GNU/Linux distributions on Earth.

Sadly, most of the online world does not know about Mandrakelinux or its
global community. MandrakeMag challenges you to build a better distribution
by taking part in the Mandrakelinux Community Marketing Initiative. We are
counting on users like you, to share your skills, demonstrate your talents
and help bridge the awareness gap between the Mandrakelinux community and
the world beyond!


THE GOAL

By harnessing its artistic and creative talents, the Mandrakelinux community
can create a large number of simple and effective marketing resources for
Mandrakelinux users, developers, advocates and distributors.

what could we create?
For example, I personally would like to help create the following common
resources:

* message and forum signature templates promoting our favourite distribution
and its communities.

* emoticons and buttons for your blog/website promoting Mandrakelinux and
its communities.

* wallpapers, desktop artwork and printable posters.

* CD cover templates for home-made install CDs.

* a basic 3 page getting-started guide for new users.

* downloadable brochures promoting Mandrakelinux.


WHAT ARE THE RULES?

* All materials must relate to Mandrakelinux and its user and developer
communities specifically.

* All materials submitted need to be original works submitted by the
original author.

* All materials contributed will be released under a Creative Commons
License. There are a number of license options available. 

* Any graphical material that displays the Mandrakelinux or Mandrakelinux
"star logo" will need to comply with Mandrakesoft's Guidelines on trademark
and logo usage.

* Material will only be accepted in the following file formats: PNG, JPG,
GIF, SVG, PDF, SXW and plain text.


HOW DO WE GET STARTED?

If you already have some relevant artwork or paperwork you would like share,
please contribute it.

As part of this project, discussion threads have been seeded on a number of
Mandrake related discussion groups. Please participate, share your ideas
and your efforts.

Volunteer to help co-ordinate, publicise or document this project. If you'd
like to help out, please contact me. Also, if you have some server space or
bandwidth you'd like to donate, I'd be very happy to hear from you...

Take the Initiative! Surf to http://mandrakemag.tux.com.au for more
information.


-- 
Matthew PROUSE : Trainee Economist, Entrepreneur & MandrakeMag Editor

EMAIL: matthew AT doorsproject.net
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Jabber: mousematt@jabber.zim.net.au
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