Re: Flyer - Layout / Content suggestion

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Tobias Schlitt wrote: > Hi! > > As promised, but a little late I propose a content for the Flyer. I hope it > will not be to late, if we agree on a flyer until Wendsday. > > --- Frontside --- > > - Divided diagonal in the colors of PEAR and PECL (green & blue). It's not blue but purple ;-) > - Both project names very big in it's specific corner + URL below > that, both white. > - In the center textual information on both projects together: > > <snip> > <b>Why to reinvent the wheel every time?</b> > PEAR and PECL provide high quality components to make your live with PHP live -> life I think. > more comfortable and secure. With over 600 maintainers from all over the > world maintaining more than 250 class packages and PHP extensions PEAR/PECL > provide you a tool very every imaginable purpose. Benefit from the security very -> for > and flexabillity of code reviewed by hundereds of professional PHP flexability > developers and gain the value of a stable and proofen packaging system. > </snip> > > I hope that's not too long and that someone will correct my (as usual) not > so good English. Done, also I don't really understand the "security" argument in the mentioned places above. > > --- Backside --- > > - Maybe also in blue/green. > - Providing either > - A little FAQ like this: > > <snip> > What is PEAR? > A repository of high quality, reusable PHP components for various purposes. > > What is PECL? > The official repository of high quality PHP extensions for various purposes. > > What do PEAR/PECL offer me? > Beside a well maintained and QAed collection of extentions to your PHP Beside -> Besides, QAed -> QA-ed > installation the projects offer a common and stable packaging system for PHP > components, the PEAR installer. components: the PEAR... > > Where can I get PEAR/PECL? > Since PHP 4.3.0 the pEAR/PECL infrastructure is shipped with PHP. For pEAR -> PEAR > earlier versions you can simply install the installer from > http://go-pear.org > > Where do I find the packages? > http://pecl.php.net/packages.php > http://pear.php.net/packages.php > > Where can I get help? > You will find variouse sources of support (tutorials, talsk, > mailinglists,...) under the following URLs: > http://pecl.php.net/support.php > http://pear.php.net/support.php > > How can I contribute to PEAR/PECL? > There are several way's you can support the 2 projects. Even beside directly way's -> ways Even besides directly contributing -> Even if you don't directly contribute > contributing your classes / extensions, we are always thankful for help in > the areas of documentation, testing, bug reporting and fixing and many more. > Simply offer your help on: > pecl-dev@lists.php.net or > pear-dev@lists.php.net > </snip> > > Does that make sense? Any further suggestions? Objections? Ideas? I'm not sure about the "offer" for help thingy; as it will be mostly "I'd like to help, what can I do?" and then silence :) regards, Derick