August 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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Marketing Hackfest Proposed Tasks
by Bryen M. Yunashko 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

The time is growing near for our second-ever Marketing Hackfest on 15-16 September 2011 immediately following the openSUSE Conference. As a reminder to everyone, you do not have to be in Nuremberg in order to participate as we can do both in-person an and online. I have added two new sections to our hackfest page at http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:12.1_Marketing_Hackfest 1. Suggested Topics There is a list of suggested topics and tasks to focus on during the hackfest. This is not a complete absolute list but merely suggestions and we will all agree on the day of Hackfest which items to focus on. Please feel free to add more topics or adjust existing topics. I will be adding links to some resources over the next couple of days. 2.. Results In order to keep track of what we have accomplished, we have a results section now. If you have completed a task or needs continued work after the hackfest please make note in the Results section. Also, I want to mention that if any of you feel ambitious and want to get started (or even complete a task) now, feel free to do so! The more we complete before the hackfest, the more other topics we can address. :-) Again, looking forward to seeing you all at the hackfest and online. Thanks to everyone for participating! Bryen M Yunashko openSUSE Marketing Team -- 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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Ambassador Events
by Okuro Okiawa 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

Hi everybody, when I put together the events for the Weekly News, I often recognize that obviously, some of the events added to the Ambassador Event List [1] are incomplete. Most of them don't even have a date, but are only dedicated to e.g. "? September 2011". In addition, most websites listed for the events are invalid links or empty pages. Please! Fill out the events completely, so that I can add them to the Weekly News and help spreading the information about your events around the world! It would also be great, if you could send me a short personal mail to my address some weeks before the events, so that I can get all the information in my Inbox! Thanks for your cooperation! [1] http://en.opensuse.org/Ambassador/Events -- 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 ### ### Private Website: http://hidden-space.at.tf ### -- 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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About SFD in Nicaragua
by Agustin Chavarria 22 Aug '11

22 Aug '11

Hi! In Nicaragua we are organizing Software Freedom Day Obviously opensuse nicaragua are in the organization group jejeje. In this event, we are planning: Photographic Exhibition Workshops Free Cinema(With movies under CC) Games Exhibition And a concert in the night For us this is the major event of the year. I Want to know if opensuse and novell can help us with some material like DVDs, T-shirts, or other stuff. Here the link of the event: http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2011/Nicaragua/Managua/SFD%20Nicaragua -- Decks Agustin Fco. Chavarria Miembro internacional de opensuse Embajador de opensuse en nicaragua Dj Carbono14-Miembro de TranceDjsNicaragua "No abro documentos de MS Office, solo ODF los invito a leer mis razones: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.es.html " tel: 84099002 -- Decks Agustin Fco. Chavarria Miembro internacional de opensuse Embajador de opensuse en nicaragua Dj Carbono14-Miembro de TranceDjsNicaragua "No abro documentos de MS Office, solo ODF los invito a leer mis razones: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.es.html " tel: 84099002 -- 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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Feedback form for events
by Stathis Iosifidis (aka diamond_gr) 21 Aug '11

21 Aug '11

Hello my friends, After Berlin, I was thinking something for Greek community but maybe it's better to go global. Well, the guy at his talk said that we must take feedback from the end users since developers just create their software without asking the needs of the end user. Since the meaning of selling isn't that the seller convienced the buyer but the seller covered buyer's needs, I was thinking to create a form that we can print and have with us at the events (simple paper). Some questions about our product or some general questions about GNU/Linux (replies yes/no). Maybe that way we can help our developers to make a better product. -- 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 marketing hackfest
by Jos Poortvliet 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

Hi all, Sorry about the complete lack of clarity and explanation on the marketing hackfest idea. Most of you knew we would do it - but what/how/when/where was unclear. Let me attempt to clarify: As you'll be at oSC anyway, adding a few hotel nights for a meeting is easy! We can get some work done, in preparation for the next openSUSE release for example; or on folders, flyers and other artwork; or on the ambassador program; and of course have some MORE fun... It will happen the two days after the conf, 15 and 16 of September. The meeting needs: hotel nights for all of the participants; a meeting room; and FUN! The fun comes by itself and the meeting room will be at the openSUSE office. The hotel nights work like this: I pay. As in, EVERY participant, if you had sponsorship for the conference or not, can send me the bill and I will reimburse 2 nights like we did for the conf sponsorship: up to the cheapest reasonable option which is about 45 euro a night, I believe. So you have to fill in a form, attach the receipts, SUSE will then pay the receipt value up to 90 euro. Let me know if you have any questions (or corrections)... Jos

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Fwd: Re: [opensuse-marketing] Collaboration Days
by Stuart Tanner 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

Stuart Tanner <stuart(a)bolin.org.uk> wrote: >Kostas Koudaras <warlordfff(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>Hi people >>12.1 will be out on November and November is closer that you can >>imagine when it comes to the amount of work that should be done by >>then. So in order to reach out I propose to repeat Collaboration days. >>We made great amount of work there and with great quality. >> >>We had 3 collaboration days: >>1 for ambassadors(Ambassador Support Review) >>1 for Marketing(Marketing Materials Review) >>1 for PR and Social Media (PR and Social Media Review) >> >>So in order for this to be a reality we need people to organize this. >> - Firstly we need people to volunteer themselves for be online on IRC >>for at least 12 hours as moderators for those days. In order for >>everybody around the Globe to attend we make the Collaboration days a >>24 hour Event. I am of course in for the first 12 hour stand for >>ambassadors day. >> - We need people to organize and create the wiki pages that we will >>need about the collaboration days >> - We need all of you to participate on those days because as previous >>Collaboration days proved, anybody can help no matter how experienced. >> >>Last but not least, it is important to do that before the Marketing >>Hackfest that is planned for 15th and 16th of September, so that we >>could use the Collaboration days achievements there and plan a better >>marketing campaign. >> >>For those that are not familiar with this see the links bellow. >>http://news.opensuse.org/2010/12/02/marketing-collaboration-days/ >>http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Ambassadors_Collaboration_Days >>http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Ambassadors_Collaboration_Days/what_was_pla… >>http://news.opensuse.org/2010/12/10/opensuse-collaboration-thrives/ >> >>Let me know what you are thinking about all this. >>Kostas 'Warlordfff' 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-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org >>For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org > >If you can let me know which day you require I can arrange to be online >for 10 hours without a problem 12 would be a bit of a push because the >dogs would drive me mad without walks although I can online from mobile >to overcome that issue. >-- >Kind Regards >Mr Stuart Tanner > >Bolton Linux >24 Vincent Street >Heaton >Bolton >BL1 4SA >United Kingdom > >TEL:+44(0)1204410474 >MOB:+44(0)7868028028 > >Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. -- Kind Regards Mr Stuart Tanner Bolton Linux 24 Vincent Street Heaton Bolton BL1 4SA United Kingdom TEL:+44(0)1204410474 MOB:+44(0)7868028028 Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. -- 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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List of global openSUSE Users in Google+
by Sascha Manns 17 Aug '11

17 Aug '11

Hello Mates, some of you have also heard about the new social Network Google+. Some of them who knowing also trying this out. One of the new Features are User generated Lists for Special Interests. So some People has created: * Linux User DE for german Linux User: http://gpc.fm/l/linux_de * Ubuntu User DE for german Ubuntu Users: http://gpc.fm/l/ubuntu_de So i'm pleased to announce one new List for "us". You can find our List there: http://gpc.fm/l/opensuseusers If you would like to add yourself into this List, just click on the Bottom "Add members or edit" and use the Password: opensuseusers. Then add your Profiles URL: e.g. https://plus.google.com/113047759144486797915 and click on "Save List". So we can better find other ppl who sharing our Intersts. Have a nice day.... Sascha -- Sincerely Yours Sascha Manns open-slx Community & Support Agent openSUSE Membership Comitee openSUSE Marketing Team Web: http://saigkill.homelinux.net German Community Portal: http://community.open-slx.de -- 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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Marketing Hackfest Reminder
by Bryen M. Yunashko 14 Aug '11

14 Aug '11

Just a friendly reminder about our Marketing Team's 12.1 Hackfest scheduled for September 15 and 16. The event will be live in Nuremberg at the SUSE offices and accessible online via IRC as well. For those of you who plan to go, please add your name to http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:12.1_Marketing_Hackfest I know some of you are still working on travel arrangements before adding your name, but as soon as you know, please do add your name. We will need to evaluate and determine any lodging costs for those additional days. At this Tuesday's marketing team meeting, we will discuss any preliminary and pre-work to do before the hackfest. Thanks! Bryen M Yunashko openSUSE Marketing Team -- 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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Spread the word about OSC11 with the banner, badges and countdown.
by Henne Vogelsang 12 Aug '11

12 Aug '11

Hey, Robert and Pascal have created some artwork to spread the word about osc11 which is very close, only 4 weeks away, in September. Please make plenty of use of these! http://conference.opensuse.org/promotion/ Henne -- Henne Vogelsang, openSUSE http://www.hennevogel.de Everybody has a plan, until they get hit. - Mike Tyson -- 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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