May 2011 - openSUSE Ambassadors - openSUSE Mailing Lists

talk at or visit Linux Open Administration Days
by Jos Poortvliet 11 Apr '12

11 Apr '12

Hi all, April 16-17 in Antwerp, Belgium, the Linux Open Administration Days will take place. This free event offers a chance for LPI certification as well as meeting and talking to linux sysadmins. There is a call for presentations here: http://www.loadays.org/content/call-presentations If you want to go and give a talk there about openSUSE tech - that's be awesome. If you can't afford to go there due to travel or hotel costs, let me know, we might be able to work something out ;-) cheers, Jos

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openSUSE event on top of "Cristo Redentor"
by Carlos Ribeiro 17 Jul '11

17 Jul '11

Dear Paulo, By the way, for some time I was thinking to do an openSUSE event, could be an launch party, in Cristo Redentor. Do you know if Is there any chance to have a nice openSUSE launch party on top of "Cristo Redentor", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_%28statue%29, Will be cool to be the first distro to do an launch party in one of the New Seven wonders of the world, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Seven_Wonders_of_the_World#Brazil , I have some posters, and we can order some DVD's, flyers and stickers to make this event happen. What do you think? Is this possible? Welcome again to this amazing team Best "geekos" regards -- 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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openSUSE Conference Poster
by Jos Poortvliet 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

Hey hugbears, Master Robert has created a nice openSUSE Conference Poster: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlihm/5703446814/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Here are a dropbox version of the source already: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/294274/oS-Conf-2011/Poster/poster-conf-raster.eps and http://dl.dropbox.com/u/294274/oS-Conf-2011/Poster/poster-conf-raster.ai And there are png's on http://rlihm.tumblr.com/ :D He promised to put the rest of the sources in git asap, when he does he'll ping the list. You'll all be able to translate it and if you want, print a few. Do you think it's worth printing a few at NUE and the US and adding them to the DVD boxes we send out the coming months? We could do that, you know :D Cheers, Jos

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[opensuse] Attention -- Facebook Group Members
by Chuck Payne 10 Jun '11

10 Jun '11

{ATTENTION} Please pass this a long to your friends that this might effect/ Sorry for the cross post but I want to make sure everyone knows that we will be updating the Facebook following openSUSE Group. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=762429462#!/group.php?gid=2256834487 Once we update to the new group format, all currently a member will need to rejoin. We currently have over 5,500 members, and there is no away I can re-add all. I want to make sure all know, that the group, isn't going away, but is being upgrade to the new format. This was not our choice, Facebook is archive all the old groups and forcing us to the new format. . While I know many may not be a member of Facebooks or this group. I want to make sure what all know about this change. If you have friends that use the group, please let them know. I will be making this change tomorrow night at 02:00 UTC.. Again, I am sorry to cross post, but I know a lot people don't sign up to all the list. Thanks you for your time. Chuck Payne -- (678) 636-9678 ----------------------------------------- Discover it! Enjoy it! Share it! openSUSE Linux. ----------------------------------------- openSUSE -- en.opensuse.org/User:Terrorpup openSUSE Ambassador/openSUSE Member/Marketing/Social Media skype,twiiter,identica,friendfeed -- terrorpup freenode(irc) --terrorpup/lupinstein Register Linux Userid: 155363 Have you tried SUSE Studio? Need to create a Live CD, an app you want to package and distribute , or create your own linux distro. Give SUSE Studio a try. www.susestudio.com. -- 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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Need a few comments about translating for open source
by Helen South 29 May '11

29 May '11

Hi folks! I'm just putting the final touches on an article about contributing (yes that same one I started aeons ago) and need a quote from someone about TRANSLATING for open source projects. If you've done any kind of work with translating news, wikis, and so on, please share. The aim is to encourage people to come and help, especially those with limited technical ability who might think they have nothing to offer. So it might include things like how you choose what items to translate and what not to do, how information is best presented (for example in an own-language newsletter or website), collaboration, problems that you encounter (for example with idioms or technical language) and importantly, resources that translators can access to help with their work. I'd be really happy with any comments you might like to make - I only have about two paragraphs to devote to translation for this article (it might be worth doing a full-length article in the future, with proper interviews with people) so I will probably have to edit comments for brevity. BTW please include your full name if it isn't in your sig, so I can make sure I credit the right people. thanks heaps Helen -- IRC: helen_au helen.south(a)opensuse.org helensouth.com -- 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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Add your Presentations
by Kostas Koudaras 29 May '11

29 May '11

Hi Ambassadors I am trying to improve and make richer the http://en.opensuse.org//openSUSE:Presentations page so I would like your help. Basically I need you to send me your presentation slides or anything relatively to that, especially the non-English ones. This is a good way other ambassadors who speak the same language as you, to benefit too from your work. Making easier for someone to make a presentation usually means more presentations ;-) Have fun Kostas Koudaras -- http://opensuse.gr http://amb.opensuse.gr http://own.opensuse.gr http://warlordfff.tk me I am not me ------- Time travel is possible, you just need to know the right aliens -- 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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Novell sponsored training for Ambassadors?
by Roger Luedecke 24 May '11

24 May '11

I think it might be a good move if training and certification were offered free to Ambassadors. Something like the Certified Linux Administrator. I think it would be a huge boon to assuring competent and helpful community. Thoughts? Can we harass Novell about this idea? -- 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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Xariseto.gr Bazaar, May 14, 2011 - Report
by Thanasis Rous 23 May '11

23 May '11

Hello Mates! On May 14 2011, we joined the calling from our friends from the web page xariseto.gr. They had a bazaar in , Thessaloniki, New statue K.Karamanlis (40.622943, 22.951405 in google maps). Xariseto is a festival where people meet and donate their personal belongings which they don't use any more. So as a Linux and openSUSE community we thought that participating in these kind of festivals is really interesting. Me and Efstathios Iosifidis set up a booth in order to inform people about FOSS and openSUSE project. We had all the related stuff about Gnome and openSUSE project around the booth (DVD's , Cheat Sheet, flyer). Many people asked us about the project, but let me inform you abou these interesting questions... 1) What do you offer? What is openSUSE and FOSS? 2) Can i install openSUSE on my PC and also can i use my mother language? 3) Is it difficult to use? 4) Can i use openSUSE in order to write documents , watch videos ,and surf in the net? 5) Where can i found help and more information about the project? 6) In the past i installed SUSE 6.0. Now can i install and use the openSUSE at the same way? (that was one of my favorite questions) 7) My daughter owns a netbook Ubuntu Linux installed, can i install openSUSE? 8) Free Software means Free language? (this question remind me Richard Stallman's quote " Free as in Freedom") So what did we have? What did we present in Xariseto Festival? Why did we take part in? * Event Date: May 14, 2011 * openSUSE Ambassadors: Efstathios Iosifidis, Rousinopoulos Athanasios-Ilias * Event Details o Tell us about the event, What did you do? We were informing people about FOSS and openSUSE project. It's a good opportunity to pass the word since it's crisis and people cannot buy new computers or software. o How many DVDs taken and distributed? About 60 DVDs. We also used the file Greek help flyer o How many people were there at the event. Uncountable. o Did you have a booth? Yes o Who staffed the booth? Efstathios Iosifidis, Rousinopoulos Athanasios-Ilias o Would you go again? Yes of course! o What more can you do to make it better? Furthermore i would like to mention that people from all ages (i could say from 7 years old to 70 years old) asked about the openSUSE project , some of them knew about Linux and FOSS , and others found interesting the idea of using an open source,free software and safe operating system for their pc's , as well as to redistribute it to other people. You can find the photos of the event here : [1] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20413076/opensuse/xariseto_14_5_2011/1.jpg (Our booth) [2] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20413076/opensuse/xariseto_14_5_2011/2.jpg (Efstathios Iosifidis and our booth!) [3] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20413076/opensuse/xariseto_14_5_2011/3.jpg (A photo with our friends from the web page xariseto.gr) Have a lot of fun! Rousinopoulos Athanasios-Ilias -- About Me-- http://zoumpis.wordpress.com http://www.zoumpis.eu http://en.opensuse.org/User:Zoumpis -- 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 our new ambassador from Malta
by Kostas Koudaras 23 May '11

23 May '11

Hi ambassadors Please give a warm welcome to our newest ambassador Mohammed Hamed who is our first on Malta. Below you can learn more about him and his relationship with openSUSE as he told us in his own words. > What have you done already for openSUSE? I do not used for businesses it yet , I will work on it with hp products . As HP Certify Open suse . So I decide to work on it , after study > * What are your plans for promoting openSUSE? Please tell us what you > want to do the next 6 months. I will prompt opensuse through local groups in malta , Promote customers to use Opensuse , Define Opensuse in our local IT Events in malta . > * Are you ready to start promoting openSUSE? Yes > * What do you think is the best kept secret of openSUSE? Simply . > * Why do you love to do this? I faith that we must help people to Know for free . > * How did you start with with Linux/openSUSE? What is your level of > experience? As End user experience , As am windows Administrator . -- http://opensuse.gr http://amb.opensuse.gr http://own.opensuse.gr http://warlordfff.tk me I am not me ------- Time travel is possible, you just need to know the right aliens -- 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: Re: [opensuse-marketing] Novell sponsored training for Ambassadors?
by Okuro Okiawa 23 May '11

23 May '11

I perhaps post this at the ambassador newsletter too... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [opensuse-marketing] Novell sponsored training for Ambassadors? Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 20:31:10 +0200 From: Okuro Okiawa <okuro(a)opensuse.org> Reply-To: <okuro(a)opensuse.org> Organization: openSUSE Linux To: Alan Clark <aclark(a)novell.com>, <opensuse-marketing(a)opensuse.org> On 20.05.2011 19:07, Alan Clark wrote: >>>> On 5/13/2011 at 12:10 PM, in >>>> message<4DCD7407.8080805(a)gmail.com> > I'm intrigued with this idea. I think that offering something like > this to our Ambassadors is a great idea, and ask for your help to > make this idea feasible. > > Here's my concern. Since the process to become an Ambassador is very > simple [1], we don't want people signing up as Ambassadors simply as > a free mechanism to get their CLA. This would create work, clutter > and noise to our community. People would sign up and then we would > never hear from them again. It would also create extra expense (as > in real $) to our community and/or SUSE as a sponsor; money expended > without benefit to our community. [1] > http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Ambassadors#How_do_I_join.3F > Hey, I agree with the idea of making free courses for ambassadors. But I see the problem too. In my opinion, it's not on behalf of openSUSE to have several ambassadors who just sign up and then aren't heard any more. I believe, that an ambassador should run through a similar process as an openSUSE Member has too. Every ambassador should apply for the post e.g. at the newsletter or the website and has to get at least a certain number of supporters of his or her ideas to become ambassador. That would raise the quality of the post of an openSUSE ambassador! -- Best wishes, Okuro Okiawa aka Thomas Hofstaetter ### openSUSE Member ### ### openSUSE Ambassador ### ### Member of the openSUSE Marketing Team ### ### Writer of the openSUSE News (Event-Editor) ### ### http://en.opensuse.org/User:Okuro ### ### http://linuxokuro.wordpress.com/ ### ### Private Website: http://hidden-space.at.tf ### -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org -- 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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