On 12/02/10 08:34, sai ganesh wrote:
hi guys,
just a formal introduction .i became an ambassador just a
month ago.My name is saiganesh
<
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ganesai> a.k.a sai from India.i
have been seeing how things are working around in fedora.i would like
to suggest a few ideas for the campus ambassador program.unlike the
fedora ambassador program ,the campus-ambassador program must be
unique because we spread the Foss culture among the future generations
of the world.also i want a clear distinction between fedora ambassador
and fedora campus ambassador program.
the things i noted where
1.Being a fedora ambassador means
just you have to spread the Foss culture in around your city.But
campus ambassador program is different, we spread the Foss ideas to
students who in turn return back by contributing to them(Foss).so what
i essentially say is that the idea of having a tech talk per semester
will workout.but that is not enough.Clearly introducing the students
to these Foss culture say For just one time per semester alone is not
enough.what happens when they are stuck in a problem . These things
are new to them.you may say mailing lists are there .But it takes time
for new users to adapt themselves to Foss kind of environment.so why
cant we have a Fedora Activity day one per semester consisting of tech
talks and introduction to Foss . Followed by ,say 4 weeks of
discussions on Sundays, we have our own LUG's.If someone is inspired
on the fedora activity day .He or she tries the Foss technologies that
week if he faces problems that week ,then the discussions group on
Sunday can clear them out.
2.The discussion groups is not only
for problem solving.it <
http://solving.it> also essentially consist
of discussion of fedora activities,new Foss technology, etc.i
strongly recommend these groups also be funded.Because if someone is
facing a problem and someone from the same college/university is there
who can help out ,then it is going to help a lot in spreading Fedora
and Foss.
it is not going to be the heavy budget though. say $5 or $4 at the
maximum that is going to cost for the purpose of printing posters ,
banners etc.this way we can easily spread the word in our colleges.
3.we can have yearly meet for the
ambassadors of the same country where in they can discuss the future
planning etc..
4.the campus-ambassadors(students) who
prove their worth in general can get some internship in Redhat or say
even Discounts for Redhat GLS.
5.we need more often to discuss these
sort of ideas in the mailing lists and IRC.
guys please feel free to comment.share your thoughts.
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https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/ambassadors Hello Sai and everyone
else interested in this post,
1.First of all I don't agree with your motion to separate both.
Ambassadors are expected to do the same thing really, it does not matter
if you get just your friends to use Fedora or FOSS in general, or your
grandmother, or even your fellow students. I believe the main reason why
we distinguished
Campus ambassadors is, that students will be more adept at using IT in
general. Also, if these students happen to be IT students, they might be
able to contribute some time as developers, or as part of final year
projects, which are very common, at least here in Europe. So, these
people might require some different kind of information.
In terms of what you as campus ambassador organize in terms of events
should be up to the individual, and not be mandated as a general policy,
simply because each University course is different, and so are the
people. Also, I think as a student, your first responsibility is for you
to do well at your studies, and then if you find time, advocate Fedora
or FOSS in general. Mainly the advantage of incoming students to
employment is, that you bring other new fresh ideas to an organization,
which in terms of FOSS can lead to cost savings to the business and more
efficient working IT technology use, just to mention one example.
2. I believe that IRC and mailing lists are an excellent medium for
communication. Mailing lists for mass information purposes, and IRC for
instantaneous discussion, which is my the meetings are held there. In
terms of a fixed budget for each group, I don't think that would be cost
effective and even affordable, although I must admit I don't know what
the Fedora budget is.
Further, we created the idea of an event box, exactly for such purposes,
that is, if people organize a larger event, they can get the box sent
and have the resources they require.
3. This should not be a problem, as long as people can afford travel and
accommodation expenses.
Here in the Uk it would probably be easier to meet up, as the Uk is much
smaller than India, in terms of her size.
4. I do not think this will work, nor would Red Hat be able to pay for
so many interns, also, in my humble opinion, we are separate from Red
Hat as an entity, Red Hat is very kind in sponsoring our infrastructure
expenses, and many Red Hat employees are contributors in so many ways.
Red Hat itself gains, by having access to developments as they happen
and by then taking the developments, and incorporating them into their
enterprise products, which a lot of us use at work. So, that is why we
IT professionals contribute, as we want to see those new "toys" in the
enterprise version.
Also a reason why EPEL exists. I also believe, if you work hard at
University, gained enough experience, you will sell yourself to an
organization, be it Red Hat or any other. Being a fedora ambassador
helps you to achieve this, as you not only gain better insights into how
FOSS projects work, but also up to date information on developments,
which will end up in the enterprise.
5. We have weekly meetings of each region for ambassador related topics.
We also have the wiki, to which anyone can add information, so if you
want to discuss this with like minded people and you guys/gals come up
with improvement ideas, for instance, to make guides on the wiki, or
maybe a separate document for the Fedora docs page, you would be most
welcome.
Sorry for all the text, but I hope this gives a better insight.
Request for comments please.
Regards,
Tristan
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