November 2010 - openSUSE Ambassadors - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [opensuse-ambassadors] Welcoming new Ambassadors - Volunteers wanted
by S.Kemter 20 Nov '10

20 Nov '10

Am Samstag 20 November 2010, 15:06:46 schrieb Marc Paine: > > * There can be also some protocol like the new users/ contributors > > should select /get introduced to the Regional Teams via "Currently > > Active" Ambassadors. > > *when the new users get well acquainted with more information by the > > guidance of Active Ambassadors they can be now apply for > > Ambassadorship.now, the Active Ambassadors will recommend them for > > Ambassadorship of the new user with the Ambassadors Welcoming Team. > > I think this is a good idea, but not in this form. > > It is good for each new ambassador to be connected to an experienced > "mentor" ambassador, but not as a condition/training for eventual > acceptance as an ambassador. ooh then please define expierience > > A "mentor" ambassador will be a useful resource for new ambassadors, but > making the mentor's approval part of the acceptance policy for new > ambassadors will not be helpful. It will discourage many potential new > ambassadors who are already unsure of themselves and/or become a hoop to > jump through with mentors simply recommending acceptance w/o genuine > involvement. > > I think automatically giving a mentor/new ambassador each other's contact > info and encouraging them to contact each other (esp. the mentor to contact > the new ambassador) will provide the desired encouragement and support w/o > the negatives. > br gnokii -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+help(a)opensuse.org

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[Ambassadors] openSUSE-Wikipedia-Translations
by Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera 20 Nov '10

20 Nov '10

Hi openSUSE, I started translating wikipeida pages to Sinhalese (si- the main language in Country Sri Lanka). The process is on the way. The following is finished translating and need to finish formatting http://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSUSE_%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BA%… Other pages are in work-in-progress. It is nice to see si pages about openSUSE. -- Regards, Buddhike Chandradeepa Kurera The Editor in Chief - FOSS User Magazine openSUSE Ambassador - Sri Lanka -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+help(a)opensuse.org

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Welcome Mohd Fazli Azran as Ambassador to Malaysia
by Andreas Jaeger 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

I'd like to welcome Mohd as new ambassador, see below his introduction. Andreas ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Hi Andreas, Here my answer: Before i answer your question i would like to intro my xtvt. I was Project Manager for Open Source Developer Club Malaysia (OSDC.MY) actually we done 2 big conference for open source Malaysia Open Source Conference (MOSC) we just done mosc2010 <http://conf.oss.my>for this years. last years was OSConf2009. We also colloboration with MAMPU <http://www.mampu.gov.my>to do MyGOSSCON <http://mygosscon.oscc.org.my/2010/>. OSDC.MY was central community to others OSS community join and together we do with other OSS community to run the MOSC. I also was OWASP Malaysia <http://www.owasp.my>chapter leader and we have xtvt 1 month free talk. 1) I help Novell Malaysia to promote OpenSuSe to Malaysia public 2) We will have 1 xtvt OSS day with University for this December 2010 with USM and also planning to next year 3) Yes, I`m ready 4) Need more xtvt from OpenSuSe 5) I love OSS that why i do it 6) I start using linux on 1997 and start testing opensuse since 2006. Name : Mohd Fazli Azran Country : Malaysia Region : South East Asia, Kuala Lumpur Contact : http://en.opensuse.org/User:Mfazliazran -- Andreas Jaeger, Program Manager openSUSE, aj(a){novell.com,opensuse.org} Twitter: jaegerandi | Identica: jaegerandi SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+help(a)opensuse.org

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Welcome
by Manu Gupta 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Dear Mohd and Jan! Welcome to the openSUSE community. We sincerely hope that you enjoy your journey with the Geeko and have a lot of fun. A brief Description of the openSUSE Project The openSUSE project is a worldwide effort that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. openSUSE creates one of the world's best Linux distributions, working together in an open, transparent and friendly manner as part of the worldwide Free and Open Source Software community. The openSUSE Project is not limited to the openSUSE Distribution. While the distribution tends to be in the limelight, there are other aspects to the openSUSE Project. A well known example of that is the openSUSE Build Service, also popularly known as OBS. OBS is one of those defining products of our community which promote our ideology of 'Collaboration across Borders'. The OBS is a tool which is based around working together, either within the openSUSE project or with the wider Free Software community. This is how we, as a community are: we work together with others to create better products. So please notice that if we mention openSUSE we mean the whole openSUSE Project, not just the distro ;) How can you help us as an Ambassador? Act as an evangelist for openSUSE to the public Mentor new users and contributors Support openSUSE at local events Promote the use of openSUSE and contribute to the openSUSE Project Do not forget to Have a lot of fun! How can you achieve it? Here are a few ideas from our side Speak a lot of openSUSE whenever it comes to which distro is wonderful Blog regularly about openSUSE in your local language Write articles for local magazines (or translate articles the international team wrote!) Give talks about openSUSE technology at conferences (we have and are working on default presentations to help you do that) Blog regularly about openSUSE in your own language and publish your writings at openSUSE planet (you can use content from news.opensuse.org and other blogs, translate them for your blog) If you are not in the feed, Send a mail to the admin http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Planet Try organizing a launch party Organize install fests Help us at our social networking groups on facebook, linked in, follow us at twitter etc http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Social_media_contacts SUSE Studio can be a great way to attract crowd however it is neither part of the project nor is it open source. So mention it when talking about openSUSE, show it a bit - it will impress people. But make clear it is a Novell product, not an openSUSE product. Also you may want to explain to people that aren't using openSUSE that we have a great tool for deveplopers called openSUSE Build Service. A great tool for anyone that uses Linux.We are all about open source and helping the Linux Community. Be a part of openSUSE by helping the project, speak and exress your ideas/sugessions with in the community becuase ideas mean a lot. Give suggestions on how to improve usability, accesibilty of the products by emailing the feedback of your favorite products to the openSUSE mailing lists. Create wallpapers, icons, splashscreens etc. and share it with us. We can even add those to the official openSUSE wallpapers collection. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE FELT!!! :) Some resources that should help you Please familiarize yourselves with http://wiki.opensuse.org/Portal:Ambassadors, http://wiki.opensuse.org/Portal:Marketing, http://wiki.opensuse.org/Portal:Artwork Also please join us on Freenode in the #opensuse-marketing Channel. Where we have monthly meeting, and there are ton of people that can help you with questions. There are also several Social Groups that are all great resources. Twitter @openSUSE, @SUSEAMBASSADORS, more Facebook: Join us on the openSUSE group. There are also many Ambassadors on FriendFeed Google Buzz and Identi.ca Linkedin Group If you need promo DVDs and other promotional material Contact xyz(as and when Aj lets us know) or send a mail to the Marketing ML Promotional materials are DVDs and laptop stickers. We can also send tshirts based on availability. But please do not hesitate to ask for stuff. You may land up with your own geeko :D If you have any problems Send a mail to the Ambassador ML and ask there Ask us at irc at #opensuse-marketing Remember, for instant help. IRC and Twitter are your friends but you can also privately mail any of the other ambassadors or marketing people Feel free to ask for help or anything at the openSUSE Ambassador list,remember that all of us were at your position and that there is no such thing as a 'stupid question' We are all willing to help you in any way we can!!!! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+help(a)opensuse.org

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Welcome
by Manu Gupta 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Dear Jörg! Welcome to the openSUSE community. We sincerely hope that you enjoy your journey with the Geeko and have a lot of fun. A brief Description of the openSUSE Project The openSUSE project is a worldwide effort that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. openSUSE creates one of the world's best Linux distributions, working together in an open, transparent and friendly manner as part of the worldwide Free and Open Source Software community. The openSUSE Project is not limited to the openSUSE Distribution. While the distribution tends to be in the limelight, there are other aspects to the openSUSE Project. A well known example of that is the openSUSE Build Service, also popularly known as OBS. OBS is one of those defining products of our community which promote our ideology of 'Collaboration across Borders'. The OBS is a tool which is based around working together, either within the openSUSE project or with the wider Free Software community. This is how we, as a community are: we work together with others to create better products. So please notice that if we mention openSUSE we mean the whole openSUSE Project, not just the distro ;) How can you help us as an Ambassador? Act as an evangelist for openSUSE to the public Mentor new users and contributors Support openSUSE at local events Promote the use of openSUSE and contribute to the openSUSE Project Do not forget to Have a lot of fun! How can you achieve it? Here are a few ideas from our side Speak a lot of openSUSE whenever it comes to which distro is wonderful Blog regularly about openSUSE in your local language Write articles for local magazines (or translate articles the international team wrote!) Give talks about openSUSE technology at conferences (we have and are working on default presentations to help you do that) Blog regularly about openSUSE in your own language and publish your writings at openSUSE planet (you can use content from news.opensuse.org and other blogs, translate them for your blog) If you are not in the feed, Send a mail to the admin http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Planet Try organizing a launch party Organize install fests Help us at our social networking groups on facebook, linked in, follow us at twitter etc http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Social_media_contacts SUSE Studio can be a great way to attract crowd however it is neither part of the project nor is it open source. So mention it when talking about openSUSE, show it a bit - it will impress people. But make clear it is a Novell product, not an openSUSE product. Also you may want to explain to people that aren't using openSUSE that we have a great tool for deveplopers called openSUSE Build Service. A great tool for anyone that uses Linux.We are all about open source and helping the Linux Community. Be a part of openSUSE by helping the project, speak and exress your ideas/sugessions with in the community becuase ideas mean a lot. Give suggestions on how to improve usability, accesibilty of the products by emailing the feedback of your favorite products to the openSUSE mailing lists. Create wallpapers, icons, splashscreens etc. and share it with us. We can even add those to the official openSUSE wallpapers collection. MAKE YOUR PRESENCE FELT!!! :) Some resources that should help you Please familiarize yourselves with http://wiki.opensuse.org/Portal:Ambassadors, http://wiki.opensuse.org/Portal:Marketing, http://wiki.opensuse.org/Portal:Artwork Also please join us on Freenode in the #opensuse-marketing Channel. Where we have monthly meeting, and there are ton of people that can help you with questions. There are also several Social Groups that are all great resources. Twitter @openSUSE, @SUSEAMBASSADORS, more Facebook: Join us on the openSUSE group. There are also many Ambassadors on FriendFeed Google Buzz and Identi.ca Linkedin Group If you need promo DVDs and other promotional material Contact xyz(as and when Aj lets us know) or send a mail to the Marketing ML Promotional materials are DVDs and laptop stickers. We can also send tshirts based on availability. But please do not hesitate to ask for stuff. You may land up with your own geeko :D If you have any problems Send a mail to the Ambassador ML and ask there Ask us at irc at #opensuse-marketing Remember, for instant help. IRC and Twitter are your friends but you can also privately mail any of the other ambassadors or marketing people Feel free to ask for help or anything at the openSUSE Ambassador list,remember that all of us were at your position and that there is no such thing as a 'stupid question' We are all willing to help you in any way we can!!!! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-ambassadors] Ambassador welcome kit
by Manuel Trujillo (TooManySecrets) 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Obelich De Tara <obelich(a)gmail.com> wrote: > we like a ambassadors chanel in spanish my english is to bad This would be a great idea ;-) -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have a nice day ;-) TooManySecrets /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | FreeBSD Since 4.1 \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | GNU/Linux Since 1994. X - NO Word docs in e-mail | OpenSUSE Member / \ - http://www.toomany.net | OpenSolaris Community Member --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+help(a)opensuse.org

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Welcome Jörg Stephan as German Ambassador
by Andreas Jaeger 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

A warm welcome to Jörg as German ambassador. Below his introduction, Andreas ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > * What have you done already for openSUSE? I am currently an moderator at the german suse forum and help testing in the LXDE sector. > * What are your plans for promoting openSUSE? Please tell us what you > want to do the next 6 months. I wanne join the local discussion groups (Saaland / Saar-Lor-Lux area) and trying to show the advantages of openSUSE. Also i wanne try to be at some meetings in the area, and show up at Fosdem. Also i will promote openSUSE on server systems a bit more, showing and blogging about server ready repositorys and the "yast-way" of configuring server systems. > * Are you ready to start promoting openSUSE? Yes, i think so. > * What do you think is the best kept secret of openSUSE? For me, it is the power of yast, to configure your system on every level. You can easily add printers and scanners but in its deep you can also setup ldap servers and nfs exports, you can also use it in gtk and console way, very nice :-) The other part is the amount of repositories which satisfy any need starting at the desktop but could be spread as far as posible. Regarding LAMP servers and others. > * Why do you love to do this? Cause i love opensuse. My first time experience was Suse 6.0 and i always loved the Nürnberg-Linux. So i would like to tell people why i use it and why they could use it too. > * How did you start with with Linux/openSUSE? What is your level of > experience? I started as a user of linux with redhat 5.1 and switched directly to suse 6.0 when a friend burned me the images :-) Since that ther were many distributions i used but i always switched back to suse, taking a look what have changed. Since 10.3 its my only distribution I use. So the rest, i am an linux systemadministrator at an domain registrar. Working with about 140 Linux Systems with two different linux systems. -- Andreas Jaeger, Program Manager openSUSE, aj(a){novell.com,opensuse.org} Twitter: jaegerandi | Identica: jaegerandi SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+help(a)opensuse.org

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Welcome to Jan Krings as Ambassador to Germany
by Andreas Jaeger 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Please give a warm welcome to Jan, another German openSUSE ambassador ! Below is his introduction, Andreas ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > I have a couple of questions for you: > * What have you done already for openSUSE? In the openSUSE Project itself not much. I'm still looking for a way to help the Project. Until now I've worked outside of the openSUSE project (in forums / Social Networks and families an friends). I have a blog, as I write for beginners as well as for normal user manuals and articles for problems that occur frequently in openSUSE. Last week I was at the openSUSE booth helping out on the Open Rhein Ruhr. The work there has made me really fun. > * What are your plans for promoting openSUSE? Please tell us what you > want to do the next 6 months. We are currently building a Hackerspace in Neuss. After long search we found a place for us. Together with other people from the space, we plan an infromation day about Linux and open source software. Not as big as the OpenRheinRuhr or the Linuxdays of course. Actually, we talk with the local library, to get a room. The Hackerspace is to small for this. I want to organize a Release Party for the 11.4 Release in March 2011. I'll have a little talk with Sebastian Siebert, how we do it together. If it is possible for me, I try to come to Berlin and Chemnitz Linux Days. This is decided in the next few days. The Froscon and ORR are no problem for me. > * Are you ready to start promoting openSUSE? Yes, I am. > * What do you think is the best kept secret of openSUSE? This is a difficult question. I give my grandmother a PC with openSUSE and they can use it. And that's pretty cool. Nevertheless, I run a server with openSUSE even though it is the same platform. I think that's the secret. It's easy for normal users (like my grandma) but offers everyone the freedom of the whole Linux world. > * Why do you love to do this? I think it's great that people want to use Linux / openSUSE. But many people (most older people) have problems with forums, mailinglists or social networks. So they can come to us and speak with us on events or in local hackerspaces. > * How did you start with with Linux/openSUSE? What is your level of > experience? I started with Linux in the year 2003 with SUSE Linux 9.0. At this time my parents had no internet connection, so if I had a problem i had to use the computers in school (if they were usable). At that time I had no idea of Linux. So I had to reinstall SUSE each week, because I've done something wrong somewhere. But this was 6 years ago. Today I use Linux only for private use. At work, only Windows PCs are used. My next goal is to pass the LPIC-1 certification. Maybe next or the following year. Training as a "technician" is first important to me. > > The ambassador program is currently pretty informal and we expect the > ambassadors to organize themselves. So, please coordinate with other > ambassadors on the opensuse-marketing mailing list: > * share with them what you like to do > * share what you did, e.g. what kind of event did you organize, how > many people joined > * share what you learned, explain what was great at your event, what > you want to improve > * create material that is usefull for you and other ambassadors as > well > > Also, as an ambassador, you're the expert on your country/region, so > please share on the opensuse-marketing mailing list a bit about the > openSUSE and the FOSS community in your country/region, e.g. what are > their needs. I am from Germany /North Rhine-Westphalia. We have two big FOSS events and several clubs that are involved in FOSS. But only a small part of the people use openSUSE. openSUSE has unfortunately received a very bad image. This must change. > > I'd like to send your answers to the opensuse-marketing list and thus > introduce > you as new ambassador. Please keep this in mind when answering and if you > don't agree, please tell me! No problem. > > For adding you to the ambassador list at > http://wiki.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Ambassadors_list, please tell me: > your country, region/city and your user page in the wiki. > Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, City: Neuss, Userpage: liquidsky89 > I know that openSUSE is very special to you and you might be tempted > to give it a capital "O" but that's wrong, so please remember > openSUSE is always spelled "openSUSE". ------- -- Andreas Jaeger, Program Manager openSUSE, aj(a){novell.com,opensuse.org} Twitter: jaegerandi | Identica: jaegerandi SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+help(a)opensuse.org

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Fwd: [opensuse-ambassadors] Creation of user pages - cleaning up ambassador list
by Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hi, Hope process will get smoother when new lead team get into action :) -- Regards, Buddhike Chandradeepa Kurera The Editor in Chief - FOSS User Magazine openSUSE Ambassador - Sri Lanka -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+help(a)opensuse.org

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[Fwd: [opensuse-marketing] Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2011 / Chemnitz Linux Days 2011]
by Manu Gupta 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

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