<quote sender="gopal das"> > Thank you Susmith, thank you Siddharth. "Blank media and return envelop" > idea is good. We can make a decision if we make us available for a meeting > in near future at fedora-india irc. A long gap when we do not arrange a > meeting. And I also have some topic to discuss regarding some fedora > training program at schools. I have already started some initiative > regarding this but I like to discuss the matter with other Indian > ambassadors. So please fix up a date for a meeting so that we can made it > more prominent. Is it possible to work with the local Linux magazine publishers like LinuxForU to see if they can bundle the Fedora DVD with their magazine? I believe the magazine is affordable to most, and this can help lighten the media request load. Eugene > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Siddharth Upmanyu <siddharth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > On 3/16/08, subhodip biswas <subhodip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 10:51 AM, susmit shannigrahi > > > <thinklinux.ssh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > This is about current condition of Freemedia _India_. > > > > Saying in a line... It is badly messed up. > > > > > > > > Counting from Dec 2007 to March 2008 we have *17* fulfilled request > > > > and ~380 pending requests. > > > > That indicates only one thing, its going to shut down in near > > future. > > > > > > > > So lets do something about it. > > > > > > > > My suggestions are > > > > > > > > 1. Let's gather from contributors how many DVDs are available for > > the > > > > month and accept that many requests only. > > > > > > > > > +1 for that . Loads of pending request discourage users > > > > > > > > > > For that we can give contributors a week's time to declare and then > > > > open the request form. > > > > For a month if there is no contributor, there will be no requests. > > > > However, thats not going to increase the quantity of media. > > > > But this will ensure all requests are fulfilled. > > > > > > > > 2. Lets make posting of Blank Media compulsory for requesting > > Freemedia. > > > > Thats going to cost INR 20-25 at max. > > > > Well, that will create a negative impression no doubt, but the > > current > > > > situation is not bright either. > > > > > > > > > A suggestion may be is to have regional requests as as to break up > > > requests into modules .this actually lowers the load on free media > > > team . > > > Existing fedora ambassadors may help in this . > > > > > > > > > > For those who genuinely want to use Fedora but don't have that much > > > > bandwidth, it may be helpful. > > > > > > > > > > > > Any other suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Regards, > > > > Susmit. > > > > > > > > ============================================= > > > > ssh > > > > 0x86DD170A > > > > http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/SusmitShannigrahi > > > > ============================================= > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Regards > > > Subhodip Biswas > > > > > > GPG key : FAEA34AB > > > Server : pgp.mit.edu > > > http://subhodipbiswas.wordpress.com > > > http:/www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/SubhodipBiswas > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > > > Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list > > > > > > > The Most obvious problem is contribution... we have very less active > > India Ambassadors and there appears no real solution in near future... > > as it is initiated.. to send a blank media .. should be an option not > > a requirement (my view) .. > > > > as i see it we first need a saparate freemedia request form where we > > can put proper information and restrictions.. i can work like this : > > 1. in the last week of every month we (India Ambassadors) decide on > > freemedia capacity > > 2. when the form open the decided number of requests are allowed . > > 3. when the limit is reached .. the users are given option to send a > > blank media with return envelop to get the Fedora Media > > > > Regards > > Siddharth > > > > -- > > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > > Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list > > > -- > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
