March 2009 - openSUSE Marketing - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-marketing] Weekly newsletter #64
by Piotrek Juzwiak 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Sorry for being late, polish translation is now ready. Best Regards Bender -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] marketing idea's for the Education project
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Hello, After reading several articles on "competing with open source" I found that one of the common mistakes that we make is to forget to talk about the problem that our project solves. With that in mind I wrote these pages (see attached) in order to frame that idea and to create a basis for marketing our work this year. The world's economy is at it's near record worst and schools are still being asked to do more with less. Many of our projects can help them shift budget costs into budget surplus's , they just don't know it. please tell me what you think of the paper , and help formulate the marketing plan around this idea. -- James Tremblay Volunteer openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com e-mail james "at" os4ed.com e-mail sleducator "at" opensuse.org CNE 3,4,5 MCSE w2k CLE in training Registered Linux user #440182 http://en.opensuse.org/education

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[opensuse-marketing] Typo fixed on Weekly News 64
by Alexandre Jesus 22 Mar '09

22 Mar '09

Good morning, typo fixed on weekly news 64 on Planet SUSE, Miguel de Icaza citation: From: ''"he KDE folks have created some ... To: ''"The KDE folks have created some ... Bye all Alex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Minutes from the OpenSUSE Weekly News Team Meeting
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 21 Mar '09

21 Mar '09

Meeting was 21 03 09, 14:40h UTC Present: ======= dl9pf saigkill HeliosReds alexandremrj k0da ScriptRipper Topics: ====== 1.) Old action Items 2.) Feedback/Questions Guidelines about Logos =================== dl9pf explained, that the Trademark Guidelines are released. We should create/select/vote for one Logo, submit it, and wait for reaction. Our Electionsite for our Logo are placed in: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/Logo. We are comes to the End, that we make an new Call for Participation in -marketing List, to get new Proposals. Then we elect, and commit. Counterpixel ========== dl9pf explained, that this is not trivial. Actually he has one Counterpixel for en and ja- The Logs can be visited in: http://frodo- auenland.dyndns.org/logs. He can build new Counterpixel for other Language _on_Request_. But this is still an workaround. We are hoping to use the novell Server instead. Icon for Editors Note Section ======================= Helios Reds prepared 3 Proposals. The most likes #2. Then we uses the #2 for the next Editors Note. Picking up articles from Novell Site =========================== HeliosReds has written to Zonker for answering the Question. Our Result is now, that we can use the Articles, but we should place the Original URL to the Article. Thats no Problem. Proposal about new Layout ===================== HeliosReds has prepared an Proposal: http://en.opensuse.org/Talk:OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/60 . We mail an Election Mail to our Team through -marketing. Frequency of the IRC Meeting ======================= saigkill explained, that the Timeshift was an good Thing. But what about the frequency? Is it better to make the Meetings all 2 or 3 Weeks? We have seen, that it's better to make this as Election Mail to our Team. We hope so, more Teammembers can be present. Coordinator of each Language-Subteam =============================== saigkill explained, that we have in many Languages more than one Translator. In some Languages 3 - 4 Translators. So saigkill proposed, that we fill out an List: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_:News/Translators . So we (the Editors) can see which Languages are strong with Translators, and which Language needs more Translators. Our goal is, that every Language has an 2 Translators as minimum. So an Coordinator of each Language Subteam is needed. His Tasks: * keep the Readytable in mind * coordinates which Subteam-Member are translating now * He asks about an Status Update. * He is stands for Questions from the Editors Team. Through them we can share the workload and can modify our workflow. This is to be continued in the -marketing Mailingliste. //EOF The Transcipt can be visited under: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/Meetings/20090321 -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team (Weekly News) openSUSE Build Service Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Weekly newsletter meeting
by Piotrek Juzwiak 21 Mar '09

21 Mar '09

Sorry i was late, i was having connection problems. With no apparent reason my connection drops and even applications don't know that it's not working. Regarding the template i'm still working on that (looking at my skills it will take some time). Just keep it open and i'll post it as soon as it is complete. Best Regards Bender -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Issue #64ready for translation
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 21 Mar '09

21 Mar '09

Issue #64 ready for translation Hi @all! Issue 64 of the openSUSE Weekly News is ready for translation [0]. You can see/update the status of your language at the "whats ready page" [1]. We collected some FAQ here [2]. I've attached the en.txt for the translation-tool as file. [0]: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/64 [1]: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/Translations/Ready [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/FAQ Have Phun! -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team (Weekly News) openSUSE Build Service Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill

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[opensuse-marketing] openSUSE Project Accepted to Google Summer of Code 2009
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 19 Mar '09

19 Mar '09

Once again, the openSUSE Project will be participating in Google's Summer of Code program! openSUSE was one of the 150 mentoring organizations accepted this year, and we're excited to have the chance to work with students on projects to improve the openSUSE distribution and its tools[1]. Mentoring ======== Now it's time to start signing up Mentors for the openSUSE Project. Mentors review the student applications and score them, work with students during the Google Summer of Code, and evaluate students performance. We're looking for committed mentors who will work with students closely and provide guidance not only on the project they're working on, but also help them integrate with the overall project and teach them how to work within an open source project. If you're interested in mentoring with the openSUSE Project, sign up before March 23rd[2]. You'll need to create a site-wide user profile[3] and send a request to become a mentor (or send me a note[4] with your user ID). Students ======= Working with the Google Summer of Code is a great way to earn cash over the summer while doing something rewarding and interesting, and contributing to the open source community. Students who complete the Summer of Code will earn $4,500 if they complete the program in good standing. (See the Google FAQ for the payment schedule[5].) The student deadline for Google Summer of Code is Friday, April 3rd. See the FAQ[6] for the full scoop. We're looking for students who can work on existing ideas[1] or bring their own[7]. If you have a great idea that fits within the openSUSE Project, please apply! If your proposal is accepted, expect to do a great deal of work over the summer. The time commitment is substantial, and we're aiming for 100% completion of projects this year. Ideas ===== There's still time to submit ideas[1] on the openSUSE wiki. Preferably, these will be from students or mentors who will work on the ideas -- but that's not a requirement. If you have a great idea, feel free to put it up. If you have questions about participating in the Google Summer of Code in general, check out the #gsoc channel on Freenode. If you have questions specific to the openSUSE Project, email zonker(a)opensuse.org[4] or ask on the openSUSE Project (opensuse-project(a)opensuse.org) mailing list. [1]: http://en.opensuse.org/Summer_of_Code_2009#Ideas [2]: http://preview.tinyurl.com/cd2b8c [3]: http://preview.tinyurl.com/asnxj2 [4]: mailto:zonker@opensuse.org [5]: http://preview.tinyurl.com/d6f46e [6]: http://preview.tinyurl.com/be4dlj [7]: http://preview.tinyurl.com/clxccy -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb(a)zonker.net> openSUSE Community Manager: http://zonker.opensuse.org Blogs: http://blogs.zdnet.com/community | http://www.dissociatedpress.net Twitter: jzb | Identica: jzb http://identi.ca/group/opensuse/members -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Reminder: Weekly News Team Meeting
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 19 Mar '09

19 Mar '09

@k0da: Please think about your GNOME-Apps Part. :-) @all: Please read the Topics. If you would like, you cann add one. Hello, we are pleased to invite you (Editors/Translators) to the Weekly-News Team Meeting. The Topics from our Meeting are placed in: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/Meetings/Topics_current New Topics can included until Sat, 10h UTC ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: next Saturday {insert Date} Time: 14:30h UTC Channel: #opensuse-newsletter @ irc.freenode.net ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] [OWN] New member joined our Team
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

Hello Teammates, i'm pleased to announce, that our Team has an new Member. His Name is Carl Fletcher. I think he is just subscribed to the List. Carl will be start with the Issue 64. He are working on the Main Newsletter in the Section "openSUSE Forums". He is an active Forums Member and Author of few Howtos. We are happy to welcome you in our Team, Carl. -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Project-Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill Private-Blog: http://saschasbacktrace.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Help as translator
by Alexandre Jesus 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

Hello everyone, my name is Alexandre and I saw the request for translators and so I decided to send this email. I speak portuguese (from Europe) because I'm from Portugal. I'm only using openSuse for about 1 month (Gnome flavor) but been using Linux since about 4 years. If you need anything in Portuguese I don't mind helping. All the best Alex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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