Re: [Ambassadors] Free Media Distribution
by David Anderson
>As I understand it Fedora media distribution has really three sources.
>
>(1) The FreeMedia Program:
>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/FreeMedia
>
>This is designed to help Fedora contributors get Fedora into the hands
>of people who have either economic or network hardships that make it
>difficult for them to acquire media for themselves directly. Pretty
>packaging of the media isn't an objective, although each contributor
>can handle that however they choose. If volume is a problem in your
>area the best solution is to recruit more contributors to the program
>to ease the burden on each contributor and to get as many requests for
>media satisfied as possible.
>
>(2) The Sponsored Media Program:
>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/SponsoredMedia
>
>This program gives one the opportunity to fund free Fedora media
>produced by a vendor to distribute through the Free Media Program.
>
>(3) Pressed Event Media: This is normally intended to be very high
>quality in terms of production value and is funded normally by the
>Fedora Project for use by Fedora contributors at events where they are
>representing/promoting Fedora. So if you are attending events where
>you are handing out Fedora media you can request a supply of these
>through whatever process exists in your region.
>
>Periodically the question comes up as to why we don't use this same
>media and packaging for the Free Media Program? Some people think we
>should, at one time I thought that way myself. There are a couple of
>things to think about here. The Free Media Program is a way for
>individual contributors to help others acquire Fedora. Part of this
>contribution is providing the media itself, the postage required, and
>the time to transfer the bits to the media. This is a very personal
>way to contribute and in a way that makes this a special program to me
>now. When you contribute some code to a package you generally don't
>know who you are helping. When you spend a few minutes preparing Free
>Media for Bob in Topeka, you know exactly who you are helping.
>
>It is pretty much logistically impossible to produce fancy pressed
>media and distribute it in small amounts to hundreds of people around
>the world so they can use it for the Free Media Program. This would be
>very expensive for the project.
>
>To everyone who recently burned a few CDs or DVDs that they could
>spare, wrote Fedora 10 on them with a Sharpie, and mailed them off to
>someone they have never met through the Free Media Program please do
>not feel uncomfortable with the "production value" of the media you
>shared with others. All contributions to this program are acts of
>generosity and kindness to others and I think it is one of the very
>best examples of why the Fedora community is so great to be a small
>part of.
>
>John
>
>--
ALL excellent points, especially last paragraph. The only way I've been able to keep media looking static across the board was doing one of two ways. (#1) Making sure your burner is lightscribe capable and buying optical media (CD-R/DVD-R) to match. (Those are the ones that look the same on both sides making it a PIA when burning if not paying attention when taking out of canister). (#2) Buying a kit that comes w/ 8 1/2 x 11 (US meas) stickers where part is perferated representing the CD and also containing a round platter dealie with a push center to afix label evenly on media. It works great (label goes right into tray) in laser printers and allows you to purchase whatever media is on sale... The only one that does not work from a price point is the media where top portion is already white, may work if you have good handwriting (steady hand) and non-smear marker but mainly requires special Epson printer w/ feed tray that CD fits in.
Other than that, it really is inconsequential because John summed it all up perfectly...
-david.
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Re: [Ambassadors] Fedora for Linux Newbies
by Gaurav Prabhu
Hello,
Feels good to hear that, Fedora is turning into a user friendly distro. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Gaurav Prabhu
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>I have occasionally seen it said,
>that Fedora should not be installed for
>people, who have never come across Linux before.
>I believe this to be an urban myth.
>I have recently @Feb-March installed it to a laptop,
>for someone who was exactly that, never heard of Linux.
>He had a proprietry version of 2000 installed,
>which was refusing to boot.
>I suggested Fedora 10 to him, showed him my Laptop.
>He was sold, has only called me once since.
>How to copy photos over.
>He is now telling his local pub friends, of Fedora Linux.
>If you don't try, you will never know.
>Just thought I'd share.
Frank
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comments invited.
by sunil datta
Hi to all,
The fedora project is running for such a long period but I don't understand why nobody figured out that free media program need some updates / corrections. I would suggest the following :
1) The free media group member should be given the facility to select the locations which he/she can serve, with at least one mandatory location, which will be the location where he/she is residing.
2) There should be an automated system which will send the details of the person requesting for free media to the free media provider, if the free media provider and the person requesting for free media are located in the same state or if the requester comes under the location opted by the member. I don't think everyone will be able to spend time in searching for the person belonging to their state or comes under the location opted by them.
3) If the free media group member is inactive for two months or if he is not processing the request of his location, a reminder should be send to him, and if the free media group member still does not respond within 1 month of reminder, his membership should be suspended.
Without the above said features/options, freemedia group member is same as inactive fedora ambassador. This is what I think.
comments awaited.
sunil datta
--- On Sun, 5/4/09, susmit shannigrahi <thinklinux.ssh(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> From: susmit shannigrahi <thinklinux.ssh(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ambassadors] Re: [Fedora-freemedia-list] Re: [Fedora Freemedia] #1200: Jaydeep Prasad from INDIA wants a i386 DVD.
> To: fedora-ambassadors-list(a)redhat.com
> Date: Sunday, 5 April, 2009, 9:57 AM
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:41 AM, sunil
> datta <sunil_prog(a)yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I will suggest that freemedia tickets forwarded to
> freemedia provider should be forwarded depending upon the
> region where freemedia provider lives. It will be economical
> and feasible.
>
> According to fedora's privacy policy, we can not see a
> contributors
> location if he/she chooses to keep it private.
> You can serarch the trac[1] with your location and find our
> requests near you.
> Thanks.
>
> [1] https://fedorahosted.org/freemedia/
>
>
>
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Re: [Ambassadors] Free Media Distribution
by sunil datta
John, you have expressed the Free Media Distribution in a very nice way.
sunil datta
--- On Mon, 6/4/09, inode0 <inode0(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> From: inode0 <inode0(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ambassadors] Free Media Distribution
> To: fedora-ambassadors-list(a)redhat.com
> Date: Monday, 6 April, 2009, 7:16 PM
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 3:06 PM,
> Hisham Abdel-Magid
> <himam(a)fedoraproject.org>
> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I'm a civil engineer currently in Doha, Qatar .. while
> promoting for fedora
> > i usually face a direct request for Fedora Live CDs
> from my colleagues ..
> > Currently, i'm handling it by burning CDs/DVDs on my
> own laptop, and i print
> > the Sleve cover using a coloured printer on normal A4
> paper and then crop it
> > where necessary ...
> > To be frank with you, i am not happy with the end
> result when it comes to
> > the CD it self (bcuz it still says "Sony CD-R" ^_^)
> ... anyhow, that's the
> > limit of my humble budget for now ...
> > and I did not join the FreeMadia Programme bcuz of
> this "poor" end-result
>
> Are the people who receive this free media from you
> unhappy? If they
> are happy and install and run Fedora as a result then I
> would say the
> end result is excellent. :)
>
> > Therefore, I would be much obliged if someone advise
> my about where/whom to
> > contact for requesting Fedora Live CDs in order to
> distribute them here in
> > Qatar.... or at least how can i get some decent-looking
> FedoraCD's Physical
> > Art?..
>
> As I understand it Fedora media distribution has really
> three sources.
>
> (1) The FreeMedia Program: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/FreeMedia
>
> This is designed to help Fedora contributors get Fedora
> into the hands
> of people who have either economic or network hardships
> that make it
> difficult for them to acquire media for themselves
> directly. Pretty
> packaging of the media isn't an objective, although each
> contributor
> can handle that however they choose. If volume is a problem
> in your
> area the best solution is to recruit more contributors to
> the program
> to ease the burden on each contributor and to get as many
> requests for
> media satisfied as possible.
>
> (2) The Sponsored Media Program:
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/SponsoredMedia
>
> This program gives one the opportunity to fund free Fedora
> media
> produced by a vendor to distribute through the Free Media
> Program.
>
> (3) Pressed Event Media: This is normally intended to be
> very high
> quality in terms of production value and is funded normally
> by the
> Fedora Project for use by Fedora contributors at events
> where they are
> representing/promoting Fedora. So if you are attending
> events where
> you are handing out Fedora media you can request a supply
> of these
> through whatever process exists in your region.
>
> Periodically the question comes up as to why we don't use
> this same
> media and packaging for the Free Media Program? Some people
> think we
> should, at one time I thought that way myself. There are a
> couple of
> things to think about here. The Free Media Program is a way
> for
> individual contributors to help others acquire Fedora. Part
> of this
> contribution is providing the media itself, the postage
> required, and
> the time to transfer the bits to the media. This is a very
> personal
> way to contribute and in a way that makes this a special
> program to me
> now. When you contribute some code to a package you
> generally don't
> know who you are helping. When you spend a few minutes
> preparing Free
> Media for Bob in Topeka, you know exactly who you are
> helping.
>
> It is pretty much logistically impossible to produce fancy
> pressed
> media and distribute it in small amounts to hundreds of
> people around
> the world so they can use it for the Free Media Program.
> This would be
> very expensive for the project.
>
> To everyone who recently burned a few CDs or DVDs that they
> could
> spare, wrote Fedora 10 on them with a Sharpie, and mailed
> them off to
> someone they have never met through the Free Media Program
> please do
> not feel uncomfortable with the "production value" of the
> media you
> shared with others. All contributions to this program are
> acts of
> generosity and kindness to others and I think it is one of
> the very
> best examples of why the Fedora community is so great to be
> a small
> part of.
>
> John
>
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Re: [Ambassadors] Request for Sponsorship..
by sunil datta
>Presidenrt: Mr. Kousik Dasgupta (Lecturer, Dept of CSE)
>
>Treasurer: Prof. Satadal Mal (HOD, Dept. of EE)
>
>No. of Computers expected and Details:
>a) 1 (one) in Library (already installed).
>b) 5 (Five) from every Department (CSE, EE, IT, ME, ECE, MCA).
>c) The maintainance of computers will be done after college hours (5
>pm).
>d)Each computer will have the label as "Maintained by GNU/LUG of
>KGEC".
My question is:
If College lecturer is the President, HOD Dept fo EE can be Treasurer.. and read all above.
Then I don't understand why college cannot sponsor KGEC.
I didn't mean Fedora should not help KGEC, but saying
> Our group is not receiving any funds for its functioning
> from the
> college.
is not a justified, when college is itself involved with KGEC on the post of President and Treasurer.
I regret, if I said something wrong, but saying fedora ......, I think is not justified.
Regards,
Sunil Datta
--- On Mon, 6/4/09, Rohit Gupta <rohit.kgec(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Rohit Gupta <rohit.kgec(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ambassadors] Request for Sponsorship..
> To: fedora-india-request(a)redhat.com, fedora-india(a)redhat.com, "fedora-ambassadors-list" <fedora-ambassadors-list(a)redhat.com>, fedora-list(a)redhat.com
> Cc: "sankarshan.mukhopadhyay" <sankarshan.mukhopadhyay(a)gmail.com>
> Date: Monday, 6 April, 2009, 5:14 PM
> We are forming a 'GNU/Linux User
> Group of KGEC' in our college. The
> Final Details can be found here:
> http://groups.google.co.in/group/kgeclug/browse_thread/thread/43d14f78c94...
>
> We have a 'free media program' for the members of
> 'GNU/Linux User
> Group of KGEC'.
> Our group is not receiving any funds for its functioning
> from the
> college. So, we have applied one time membership fees and
> the head of
> this group from college. If the group fund have less funds,
> it means
> less overall activity like organizing workshops.
> We also have a inauguration + FOSS Event day on 18th April
> 2009. It
> also has a FAD ie, Fedora Workshop.
> link: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/KGEC_LUG
>
> So, we request fedora to sponsor our FAD and the 'Free
> media Program'
> of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'.
> Things we Request:
> 1) 100 Fedora 10 CDs and/or DVDs.
> 2) Goodies like stikers and badges.
> 3) Some Fedora fliers to be given to
> participants.
>
> Regards:
> Rohit Gupta
> Fedora Ambassador, Secretary
> 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'
> http://groups.google.co.in/group/kgeclug
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rohit01
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LATAM-Meeting: Jueves/thursday 03-04
by María Leandro
Hi all / Saludos a todos,
The next LATAM Ambassador Meeting will be at thursday, April 03th, 2009 [1]
La próxima reunión de Embajadores LATAM será el Miércoles 03 de Abril
del 2009 [1]
Date/Fecha: thursday, April 03th, 2009 / Miércoles 03 de Abril del 2009
Time/Hora: 20:00 UTC
Place/Lugar: freenode #fedora-meeting
Remember to check UTC time
Recuerden revisar sus horarios en relación al UTC usar:
date --utc
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[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:Ambassadors_2009-04-01
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Final Details of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'
by Rohit Gupta
Date of inauguration Followed by FOSS Events: 18th April, 2009
1. The 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' will be the support and
development group for FOSS (Free and Open Source Software).
2. The membership of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' is open to all,
even from other colleges.
3. A candidate will have to Register for membership and join the
mailing list of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' to be considered as a member.
Mailing List: http://groups.google.com/group/kgeclug
After completing this process, the candidate will be given the membership
certificate.
4. The members of the 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' can request free
media (CD's and DVD's) of any available Linux Distribution to the
core-committee.
5. The members of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' can post all their
Linux related problems in the Mailing List and can also help with the
solution of others problem. The Mailing List also has experts from the FOSS
community to guide and help with the solution.
6. There will be a core-committee of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'
whose members will be sound in Technical Skill.
7. The core-committee will help the Linux users (support) and will use
their skills for contribution to FOSS community (Development).
8. The core-committee members will take decisions of 'GNU/Linux User
Group of KGEC' and carry on FOSS Events.
9. The core-committee members will install and maintain few computers
assigned to the 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' in Library and Computer Labs
of KGEC.
10. The core-committee members will do their work after the college hour
(since it is branch and year independent).
11. The membership of core-committee is open to all KGEC Students.
12. A candidate can get the membership of the core-committee after
completing the following process:
a. The candidate will have to be a member of 'GNU/Linux User Group of
KGEC'.
b. The candidate will have to register for membership in core-committee.
c. The candidate will have to actively participate and work under the
guidance of the existing core committee.
d. After a month, the candidate will be considered a member of the
core-committee if the existing core-committee feels that the candidate has
worked for the core-committee and is possessing necessary technical skills
for the post. Skills Required:
i) The candidate should be able to perform installation and configure a
Linux System and use it for all basic needs (music, internet, LAN, CD
writing, etc)
ii) The candidate should have the knowledge of partitioning and Linux
file-systems.
iii) The candidate should be able to solve basic problems of users.
e. The candidate will be given the core-committee membership
certificate.
f. If the candidate is still not well suited for the post, he/she will
have to continue his/her activities with the core-committee for few more
days as a non core-committee member. Eventually the membership will be
approved.
13. The Secretary will be the head of core-committee.
14. The President will be the head of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'.
15. The Treasurer will be in charge of all the Funds of 'GNU/Linux User
Group of KGEC'.
Secretary: Rohit Gupta (IT-2nd year, KGEC)
President: Mr. Kousik Dasgupta (Lecturer, Dept of CSE)
Treasurer: Prof. Satadal Mal (HOD, Dept. of EE)
No. of Computers expected and Details:
a) 1 (one) in Library (already installed).
b) 5 (Five) from every Department (CSE, EE, IT, ME, ECE, MCA).
c) The maintainance of computers will be done after college hours (5 pm).
d)Each computer will have the label as "Maintained by GNU/LUG of KGEC".
Work already Done:
1) Having Successfully conducting an installfest in KGEC. Details:
http://kgeclug.blog.co.in/
Photo Gallery:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/kgec/
http://picasaweb.google.co.in/kgeclug/KGECInstallfest09
http://www.flickr.com/photos/indradg/sets/72157614247371239/
2) Setting up a computer in the college Library which has public access with
a poster as 'Maintained by GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'.
3) Starting the Linux For You Magazine in college. Starting this month
(April '09).
4) We have the full fedora repository (25.7 GB) for Intel architecture. So
no internet connection required for installation of additional software.
5) We have loads of many other different distributions (ubuntu, suse,
slackware, etc).
6) The setting up of full fedora repo in RBC and VC.
Membership Fees:
1. For membership of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' : Rs. 60
2. For membership in core-committee of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' :
Rs. 30
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