<div dir="ltr"><div>Great effort into putting this together.<br></div>I like the logo my only comment is that vertical reading really turns some people off. Don't know what it would look like horizontal but worth a look,<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 1:37 PM Parobalth <<a href="mailto:parobalth@gmail.com">parobalth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 6:42 PM, Parobalth <<a href="mailto:parobalth@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">parobalth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
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> > I can write down some of my ideas which currently live relatively<br class="gmail_msg">
> > unstructured in my head if it is seen as a good idea by Luke and the<br class="gmail_msg">
> > community.<br class="gmail_msg">
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>On Mon, Jan 09, 2017 at 12:36:14PM +0000, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton<br class="gmail_msg">
>wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
> go for it, it's always helpful.<br class="gmail_msg">
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To promote EOMA68-A20 and the housings I think we need shiny Images,<br class="gmail_msg">
Graphics, Comics, Videos to get the message across. I try to focus on<br class="gmail_msg">
the soon available products. I agree with Allan and Alain that a logo is<br class="gmail_msg">
needed. For the .gif under A) I created a placeholder logo that you can<br class="gmail_msg">
view here: <a href="https://www.parobalth.org/EOMA68.png" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://www.parobalth.org/EOMA68.png</a> Maybe we can build on<br class="gmail_msg">
the idea of the green circuit board (earth) and the blue circle (ocean)<br class="gmail_msg">
which symbolize our planet.<br class="gmail_msg">
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A) Explain the concept:<br class="gmail_msg">
Have a look at this small .gif<br class="gmail_msg">
(<a href="https://www.parobalth.org/EOMA68-A20.gif" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://www.parobalth.org/EOMA68-A20.gif</a>) where I used images from the<br class="gmail_msg">
crowd supply campaign to illustrate the idea. Be warned that I just<br class="gmail_msg">
quickly hacked it together.<br class="gmail_msg">
I propose to refine the message (better content and flawless execution)<br class="gmail_msg">
and to do similar ones for upgrades, use cases...<br class="gmail_msg">
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B) Problem and Lukes Story:<br class="gmail_msg">
Status Quo: In the digital age we are used to throw away computers<br class="gmail_msg">
because of multiple reasons: forced-upgrades, upgrades, unrepairable<br class="gmail_msg">
(costs / no spareparts), shiny-new-syndrom.<br class="gmail_msg">
Solution: One man had the vision to create eco-conscious,<br class="gmail_msg">
freedom-respecting, money-saving, modular hardware. Luke Kenneth Casson<br class="gmail_msg">
Leighton the developer and guardian of the EOMA68 standard has been<br class="gmail_msg">
working fiercly for the past years to make his vision come true.<br class="gmail_msg">
Currently he is on site in China and Taiwang to fulfill the successful<br class="gmail_msg">
crowdfunding campaign. EOMA68 becomes a reality in Spring 2017 with the<br class="gmail_msg">
EOMA68-A20 computer card, the micro desktop and a 15" Laptop Housing.<br class="gmail_msg">
Preorder now!<br class="gmail_msg">
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C) Examples of User Groups:<br class="gmail_msg">
I separated 4 main user groups to emphasize the message. They certainly<br class="gmail_msg">
don't exist as separate entities in reality. In reality there are<br class="gmail_msg">
multiple overlapping reasons for EOMA68. For example concerning myself<br class="gmail_msg">
1. and 3. are the main reasons I backed the project. Someone only<br class="gmail_msg">
looking for good enough computing with a low environmental footprint<br class="gmail_msg">
doesn't have to be "welcomed" and scared away by datasheets and<br class="gmail_msg">
technical mumbo jumbo.<br class="gmail_msg">
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Every group has a "catchy" motto in parenthesis:<br class="gmail_msg">
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1. FLOSS/Libre/Security/Privacy (Compute like no one is watching):<br class="gmail_msg">
* RYF certification<br class="gmail_msg">
* Libre<br class="gmail_msg">
* lowest common denominator<br class="gmail_msg">
* truly libre strategy<br class="gmail_msg">
* Right to freedom of opinion and expression; access to the<br class="gmail_msg">
* Internet is a basic human right: "the same rights people have<br class="gmail_msg">
* offline must also be protected online."<br class="gmail_msg">
* mass surveillance, NSA<br class="gmail_msg">
* no backdoors<br class="gmail_msg">
* secure<br class="gmail_msg">
* made by someone who cares<br class="gmail_msg">
* mainline support<br class="gmail_msg">
* non modifiable readable BootROM<br class="gmail_msg">
* no NDAs<br class="gmail_msg">
* firmware and kernel sources GPL<br class="gmail_msg">
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2. Non-Technical (Solutions not problems):<br class="gmail_msg">
* Pop it in it will work<br class="gmail_msg">
* share housings/cards with family members<br class="gmail_msg">
* money-saving<br class="gmail_msg">
* pre-installed OS<br class="gmail_msg">
* works out of the box<br class="gmail_msg">
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3. Eco-Conscious (reduce, reuse, recycle):<br class="gmail_msg">
* low power consumption<br class="gmail_msg">
* off grid computing solution<br class="gmail_msg">
* modular<br class="gmail_msg">
* 3D-Print replacement parts<br class="gmail_msg">
* print locally (reduces shipping and saves<br class="gmail_msg">
* shipping costs for tiny plastic parts)<br class="gmail_msg">
* repairable<br class="gmail_msg">
* Factory conditions and production (@Luke can<br class="gmail_msg">
you add some information)<br class="gmail_msg">
* good enough computing<br class="gmail_msg">
* minimalistc, reduce stuff, travel light -><br class="gmail_msg">
* go for just a bare computer card<br class="gmail_msg">
* reduce, reuse, recycle<br class="gmail_msg">
* stop forced upgrades which force you to<br class="gmail_msg">
* throw away a working computer<br class="gmail_msg">
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4. Developer/Maker (Show me everything):<br class="gmail_msg">
* CAD-Files available<br class="gmail_msg">
* schematics<br class="gmail_msg">
* datasheets<br class="gmail_msg">
* no NDAs<br class="gmail_msg">
* firmware and kernel sources GPL<br class="gmail_msg">
* print your own parts<br class="gmail_msg">
* build your custom solution<br class="gmail_msg">
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D) Personal Stories:<br class="gmail_msg">
It may be a good idea to collect some personal stories.<br class="gmail_msg">
For example I bought a Netbook 5 years ago and use it a lot. If I<br class="gmail_msg">
would use a non-free OS the netbook would already be obsolete (forced<br class="gmail_msg">
upgrade). Recently I noticed that I wish the netbook to be just a<br class="gmail_msg">
netbook housing and that I just could upgrade the computer card and<br class="gmail_msg">
double the RAM (the netbook only has 1GB).<br class="gmail_msg">
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E) Catchy slogans:<br class="gmail_msg">
Be part of the revolution!<br class="gmail_msg">
No more forced-upgrades!<br class="gmail_msg">
Live the manufacturers nightmare!<br class="gmail_msg">
Break the throw-away cycle - start the age of modular good-enough<br class="gmail_msg">
computing!<br class="gmail_msg">
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If you have critique, questions, suggestions, thoughts and comments<br class="gmail_msg">
please let me know. Collaboratin is very welcome.<br class="gmail_msg">
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