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=== Welcome New Ambassadors ===
=== Welcome New Ambassadors ===


This week the Fedora Ambassadors Project had no new member joining.
This week the Fedora Ambassadors Project had a couple of new members joining.
 
[[User:Neron|Alessandro Lorenzi]] from Italy mentored by [[User:Robert|Robert Scheck]]
 
[[User:Suresht|Sureshkumar Packiyarajah]] from Sri Lanka mentored by [[User:gbraad|Gerard Braad]]
 


=== Summary of traffic on Ambassadors mailing list ===
=== Summary of traffic on Ambassadors mailing list ===


Tristan Santore responded <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016939.html </ref> to a thread about a single DVD of Desktop Spins vs 4 CDs of Desktop Spins expressing a personal wish to see dual layer media in line with the availability and affordability of DVD drives with dual layer write capabilities.
[[User:Igor|Igor Pires Soares]] reminded Ambassadors <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016992.html </ref> about the need to post event reports on the Events Wiki Page <ref> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Event_reports </ref>


Christoph Wickert explained <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016945.html </ref> the long delay in obtaining approval for the multi-desktop DVD and informed about the current efforts with the media production company to enable availability in around 3 weeks. In response to questions raised further in the thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/thread.html#16939 </ref>, Christoph provided an URL <ref> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Cwickert/MultiDesktopDVD </ref> containing details about this effort
[[User:Lcafiero|Larry Cafiero]] informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016994.html </ref> about FAmNA meeting on 2011-02-15 <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:Ambassadors_2011-02-15 </ref> and later posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017016.html </ref> the Minutes <ref> http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-02-16/fedora-meeting.2011-02-16-02.02.html </ref>


Vinzenz Vietzke informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016941.html </ref> about the availability of OLPC hardware in connection with a Linux event in Souther Germany. Christoph Wickert provided <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016944.html </ref> details about those who have an OLPC with them.
Bert Desmet wondered <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016996.html </ref> about Fedora drinks based on a blog post <ref> http://grep.be/blog/en/life/funny/size_matters </ref> There was a lot of discussion around this on the thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/thread.html#16996 </ref>


[[User:Geroldka|Gerold Kassube]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016950.html </ref> a link to fosdem 2k11 - A film about FOSDEM 2011
Arthur Buliva requested <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017005.html </ref> swag for a GNOME 3 Release Party at Nairobi. [[User:Ppapadeas|Pierros Papadeas]] pointed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017006.html </ref> to the EMEA Swag Tracking Trac instance <ref> https://fedorahosted.org/emea-swag-tracking/ </ref>


[[User:Lcafiero|Larry Cafiero]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016953.html </ref> about a 2XL Fedora Ambassadors Polo Shirt being available to Ambassadors in NA in return for a compelling reason as to why the specific Ambassador would receive the shirt
[[User:Ppapadeas|Pierros Papadeas]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017008.html </ref> the Fedora 15 Ambassadors Schedule


[[User:Dramsey|David Ramsey]] informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016954.html </ref> about the 2011 RHCP of the Year Awards <ref> http://www.redhat.com/summit/awards/rhcp/ </ref> and, the FreeIPA v2 <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2011-02-15_FreeIPAv2 </ref>  and XFCE 4.8 <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2011-02-17_Xfce </ref> test days
[[User:Inode0|John Rose]] posted a proposal <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017009.html </ref> on "Broadening how we empower community action - opening a dialog for change" with a context around budget creation, allocation, approval and disbursement processes in community activities not limited to Ambassadors. The thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/thread.html#17009 </ref> includes replies from current FAmSCo members and Ambassadors discussing about the need to streamline the process for identifying a requirement for budget, approval thereof and, disbursal that allows proper tracking.


[[User:Jsimon|Joerg Simon]] wrote <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016962.html </ref> about the role of the Ambassador Group and FAmSCo especially as seen within The Fedora Project. The thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/thread.html#16962 </ref> has feedback and suggestions from Ambassadors around the ideas expressed by him.
[[User:Igor|Igor Pires Soares]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017021.html </ref> the FAmSCo Report for January 2011<ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_report_2011-01 </ref>  


Harpreet Singh provided an introduction <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016964.html </ref> to the Fedora Ambassadors. Danishka Navin pointed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016965.html </ref> to the India list <ref> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/india </ref> as a place to receive further guidance and help.
Adam Miller informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017022.html </ref> that the CfP for the Texas Linux Fest 2011 <ref> http://www.texaslinuxfest.org/ </ref> has been extended


[[user:kaio|Caius Chance]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016981.html </ref> Minutes of FAmSCo meeting on 2011-02-12 <ref> http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-02-12/famsco.2011-02-12-13.22.html </ref>  
[[User:Inode0|John Rose]] started <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017029.html </ref> a thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/thread.html#17029 </ref> about planning for SXSW <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SXSW_2011 </ref>
 
[[User:Dramsey|David Ramsey]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017037.html </ref> Meeting notes from APAC Meeting on 2011-02-19 <ref> http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-02-19/apac.2011-02-19-04.01.html </ref>
 
[[User:Ppapadeas|Pierros Papadeas]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017040.html </ref> Meeting Minutes <ref> http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-02-19/famsco.2011-02-19-13.06.html </ref> of FAmSCo meeting on 2011-02-19. [[User:Mspevack|Max Spevack]] provided some clarity <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017050.html </ref> by answering a few questions raised on the thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/thread.html#17040 </ref> around budget for community activities
 
[[User:Dramsey|David Ramsey]] informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017057.html </ref> about upcoming Fedora 15 Test Days <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Fedora_15_Test_Days </ref>
 
[[User:Inode0|John Rose]] informed about being contacted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017058.html </ref> by organizers of the MAGNet Con 2011 <ref> http://magnetcon.info/ </ref> and asked for show of hands from those interested in participating
 
[[User:Jsimon|Joerg Simon]] reminded <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017062.html </ref> the EMEA Ambassadors that the FUDCon EMEA bidding was now open <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon_and_FAD_locations </ref>


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=== Summary of events reported on Ambassadors mailing list ===
=== Summary of events reported on Ambassadors mailing list ===


Angel reported <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016988.html </ref> on the Linux Boot Campaign 1.0 and, the Fedora 14 Release Party <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/ReleaseParty/F14/2010_BLUA_Grand_Release_Party </ref>
Ilyes Gouta posted a report <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017007.html </ref> on FOSDEM 2011
 
Nilesh Vaghela reported <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016989.html </ref> on the Open Source | Linux | Fedora Installation Workshop at SAL Engineering College, Ahmedabad


Shakthi Kannan reported <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016991.html </ref> on the GNUnify 2011 event at Pune, India
Shakthi Kannan posted a report <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017061.html </ref> along with photographs <ref> http://www.shakthimaan.com/Mambo/gallery/album66 </ref>  on the EFY Expo 2011 at New Delhi, India <ref> http://www.efyexpo.com/ </ref>. He also included a link to his presentation <ref> http://shakthimaan.com/downloads.html#free-open-source-hardware-what-it-means-to-design-engineers </ref> on "Free/Open Source Hardware - What it means to Design Engineers"


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Revision as of 06:54, 23 February 2011

Ambassadors

This section covers the news surrounding the Fedora Ambassadors Project[1].

Contributing Writer: Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay

  1. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors

Welcome New Ambassadors

This week the Fedora Ambassadors Project had a couple of new members joining.

Alessandro Lorenzi from Italy mentored by Robert Scheck

Sureshkumar Packiyarajah from Sri Lanka mentored by Gerard Braad


Summary of traffic on Ambassadors mailing list

Igor Pires Soares reminded Ambassadors [1] about the need to post event reports on the Events Wiki Page [2]

Larry Cafiero informed [3] about FAmNA meeting on 2011-02-15 [4] and later posted [5] the Minutes [6]

Bert Desmet wondered [7] about Fedora drinks based on a blog post [8] There was a lot of discussion around this on the thread [9]

Arthur Buliva requested [10] swag for a GNOME 3 Release Party at Nairobi. Pierros Papadeas pointed [11] to the EMEA Swag Tracking Trac instance [12]

Pierros Papadeas posted [13] the Fedora 15 Ambassadors Schedule

John Rose posted a proposal [14] on "Broadening how we empower community action - opening a dialog for change" with a context around budget creation, allocation, approval and disbursement processes in community activities not limited to Ambassadors. The thread [15] includes replies from current FAmSCo members and Ambassadors discussing about the need to streamline the process for identifying a requirement for budget, approval thereof and, disbursal that allows proper tracking.

Igor Pires Soares posted [16] the FAmSCo Report for January 2011[17]

Adam Miller informed [18] that the CfP for the Texas Linux Fest 2011 [19] has been extended

John Rose started [20] a thread [21] about planning for SXSW [22]

David Ramsey posted [23] Meeting notes from APAC Meeting on 2011-02-19 [24]

Pierros Papadeas posted [25] Meeting Minutes [26] of FAmSCo meeting on 2011-02-19. Max Spevack provided some clarity [27] by answering a few questions raised on the thread [28] around budget for community activities

David Ramsey informed [29] about upcoming Fedora 15 Test Days [30]

John Rose informed about being contacted [31] by organizers of the MAGNet Con 2011 [32] and asked for show of hands from those interested in participating

Joerg Simon reminded [33] the EMEA Ambassadors that the FUDCon EMEA bidding was now open [34]

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016992.html
  2. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Event_reports
  3. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016994.html
  4. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:Ambassadors_2011-02-15
  5. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017016.html
  6. ↑ http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-02-16/fedora-meeting.2011-02-16-02.02.html
  7. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/016996.html
  8. ↑ http://grep.be/blog/en/life/funny/size_matters
  9. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/thread.html#16996
  10. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017005.html
  11. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017006.html
  12. ↑ https://fedorahosted.org/emea-swag-tracking/
  13. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017008.html
  14. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017009.html
  15. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/thread.html#17009
  16. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017021.html
  17. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_report_2011-01
  18. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017022.html
  19. ↑ http://www.texaslinuxfest.org/
  20. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017029.html
  21. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/thread.html#17029
  22. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SXSW_2011
  23. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017037.html
  24. ↑ http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-02-19/apac.2011-02-19-04.01.html
  25. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017040.html
  26. ↑ http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-02-19/famsco.2011-02-19-13.06.html
  27. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017050.html
  28. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/thread.html#17040
  29. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017057.html
  30. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Fedora_15_Test_Days
  31. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017058.html
  32. ↑ http://magnetcon.info/
  33. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017062.html
  34. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon_and_FAD_locations

Summary of events reported on Ambassadors mailing list

Ilyes Gouta posted a report [1] on FOSDEM 2011

Shakthi Kannan posted a report [2] along with photographs [3] on the EFY Expo 2011 at New Delhi, India [4]. He also included a link to his presentation [5] on "Free/Open Source Hardware - What it means to Design Engineers"

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017007.html
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-February/017061.html
  3. ↑ http://www.shakthimaan.com/Mambo/gallery/album66
  4. ↑ http://www.efyexpo.com/
  5. ↑ http://shakthimaan.com/downloads.html#free-open-source-hardware-what-it-means-to-design-engineers

Summary of traffic on FAmSCo mailing list

Pierros Papadeas posted [1] Agenda for 2011-02-20 meeting of FAmSCo [2]

Robyn Bergeron requested [3] FAmSCo representation at the Alpha Readiness meeting on 2011-02-24 at 1900 UTC. Pierros Papadeas confirmed [4] about joining in.

Max Spevack asked for help [5] from someone familiar with LATAM Fedora Ambassadors to understand the context of an expenses ticket [6]. Igor Pires Soares followed up [7] providing the information needed.

Joerg Simon forwarded [8] a mail from Mahay Alam Khan adding himself as a Regional Mentor for APAC and added his observations. Susmit Shannigrahi answered [9] a question from Larry Cafiero about who Mahay Alam Khan was. He further suggested [10] asking on the fedora-bd list about the need for a Mentor for Bangladesh.

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-February/000672.html
  2. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_agenda
  3. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-February/000673.html
  4. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-February/000674.html
  5. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-February/000675.html
  6. ↑ https://fedorahosted.org/famsco/ticket/80
  7. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-February/000686.html
  8. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-February/000676.html
  9. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-February/000678.html
  10. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-February/000683.html
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