Hi Chitlesh, Interesting approach and great initiative! That's exactly what we gotta do: offer the appropriate materials and infrastructure for Ambassadors perform their "spread-the-word" activities worldwide. A couple of comments inline... Em Seg, 2006-02-20 às 20:27 +0100, Chitlesh GOORAH escreveu: > Ok, here I am again with FedoraLibraries > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing/FedoraLibraries I have updated > it some days ago. > > Following a discussion on #fedora-mktg, mether, cds, puneet_batura and > I, Im starting the discussion again. > > Product: Fedora Core 5 > Target: Libraires > > My wish, for the moment, is that we need to establish a procedure to > state what needs to be done by any ambassador to be able to launch > this project in his/her local librairies. more than a procedure, i'd call it a project... > Ex: > contact the director of the library i'd include preparing a proposal here - outlining the scope, goals, operation, resources, benefits and maybe a rough timeline of the project pls contact me offline if you need a hand to create some sort of template > schedule a meeting > give the ambassador appropriate tools for the meeting (what to say) > Get an ISSN number. > have a generic DVD case template > build/apprend a wiki page to list the name of the libraries which > supporting our project > etc. > do add more > > If we have this done, any ambassador or newcomer will have this > material at his disposal for marketing. true! the referred template can be "localized" into different markets > FedoraLibrairies is also another way to support Thomas Chung's project > "Free Media" since anyone will have the ability to copy the dvd. > > At my university, I myself am providing LiveCD for my mates. I just > started a wikipage about his in French to > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ChitleshGoorah/FedoraLiveCDs. (Most of > the French dont like to read any article if its not in French) > ThomasCarnnot, you are welcome to improve it :) > > If we got enought material, Ill write something in FedoraNews (which > Im saying to ThomasChung since 2 weeks) to get it more support, even > from Fedora Users. > > pop your suggestions :) > > Chitlesh GOORAH > > On 1/13/06, Chitlesh GOORAH <chitlesh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I think im going to write a lot lol. > > Ok an Ubuntu marketing agent told me about their idea of having Ubuntu > > in Libraries. > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuInLibraries > > No, its not about installing Ubuntu in the computers but to lend Open > > source cds to their subscribed users. Actually they copied it from > > Openoffice. > > http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/11838/Open%20Source%20CD%20in%20libraries%20Howto.pdf > > > > Personally its a wonderful idea because having CDS in libraries will > > affect the complete newbies mind set of fear towards linux. > > Considering the fact that librairies is a body of trust. > > > > This is mostly an activity done by the lug. Of course if we > > ambassadors provide enough materials/translation to. > > > > Im eager to do it right away in Strasbourg. But comparing to another > > distros like ubuntu,suse,etc they already have enough materials in > > their pocket. Example, live cds. I prefer to wait for Fedora to catch > > up with materials. > > > > Let's take for example, Fedora. If a lug happens to realise this > > project. Among other distros we will only have handouts and Fedora > > DVDs. Meanwhile students or anyone will prefer to give a try to live > > cds, leaving Fedora behind. Saying that this particular live distro is > > based on Fedora isn't enough for the complete newbies. It would rather > > be useless. If someone tried the "official" fedora LIVE cd if he/she > > likes it he/she can easily get the install DVD for free for their > > local lug or lug ambassador or from the library directly. > > > > Some testimonials: > > http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/04/04/16/1923248.shtml?tid=137&tid=185&tid=215 > > http://slashdot.org/articles/03/12/15/193231.shtml?tid=146&tid=149&tid=99 > > > > Since in the last 3 meetings (see > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/Schedule ) we didn't really > > progress in Emails, funds, Schwag because we are waiting for > > additional info. I suggest we talk and plan about this idea. I know > > ambassadors from India or Brazil will have alot to say :)) > > > > I know we (majority)ambassadors we only popped in during meetings > > hours, talk and talk. This sounds like acting. Its time to move A55 :) > > for REAL action. > > > > Chitlesh GOORAH > > > > > > -- > > http://clunixchit.blogspot.com > > > > > -- > http://clunixchit.blogspot.com > > -- > Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list > Fedora-ambassadors-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
