Re: [SLUG] Redhat Contest

From: Larry Sanders (rhatman@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun Sep 15 2002 - 00:14:36 EDT


We need to mention the booths we hosted at several conferences

On Saturday 14 September 2002 10:57 am, you wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I just got the Redhat Newsletter and they are offering a contest to have
> Redhat Linux come to the Linux Users Groups. I think SLUG should enter.
> What do y'all think?
>
> Perhaps some skilled writers in the group (hint hint) could come up with a
> clever entry for this contest?
>
> This could also be a great recruiting tool for SLUG as Redhat will surely
> pump up the marketing that they are coming to town. (if we win)
>
>
> Regards
> Russ W
>
> DETAILS:
>
> UNDER THE BRIM CONTEST 36: MAKE IT STOP
>
> Led Zeppelin did it. So did Dylan. Rolling Stones still do it and probably
> should have quit before Keith Richards started looking like that. Now it's
> our turn. Red Hat is taking the show on the road. Just imagine:
>
> Hardcore Red Hat engineers
> + Large recreational vehicle
> + Covenience-store diet of non-perishable cheese and pork products
> + Infrequent personal hygiene resources
> ---------------------
> = Hello Cleveland! Rock and Roll!!
>
> Now, UTB Contest 36: We're looking for LUGs (Linux User Groups) or schools
> (universities preferred) to be featured stops on our tour. We'll bring with
> us computers running the latest Red Hat technology, goodies bearing our
> logo, and a nothing's-gonna-stop-us-now mentality honed from forced
> viewings of all 11 seasons of MTV's Road Rules.
>
> To enter, compose an email telling us where you are and why we should stop
> there, and then send it immediately to: feedback@redhat.com Subject line:
> MAKE IT STOP
>
> Prize: Of course, *first* prize is the Red Hat bus stopping at your LUG or
> school. But for this contest (and in case the most compelling entry is
> logistically impossible for us to reach by bus) second prize is a virtual
> visit, where we'll send you a care package that includes Red Hat t-shirts,
> CDs, caps, and other collectibles. All UTB readers worldwide are eligible
> and welcome to enter. But our bus isn't a boat.



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