June 2009 - openSUSE Marketing - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-marketing] Proposal for an Letter-Template
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 18 Jun '09

18 Jun '09

Hello Mates, i've attached an Proposal for an Letter Template. If anyone has another idea, thats good :-) -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Ambassador openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service openSUSE Features Screening Team Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Project-Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill Private-Blog: http://saschasbacktrace.blogspot.com

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Re: [opensuse-marketing] Calling Ambassadors: DVD requests
by Abhradip Mukherjee 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

A new structure might help. Here's a proposal. We can introduce a thing called "Free Media Program" and under this program we can distribute DVD and other medias to people who apply for them. Names of all "Free Media Person"(from now FMP) will be listed on OpenSUSE website (wiki) for general people to find out. Each "FMP" will be given a set of DVD medias. People finding the "FMP" for their locality will visit him/her and will ask for DVD medias. The "FMP" then will collect a DVD replacement from the person and will give him a "copy" of the DVD. This way individual need can be satisfied. As for the events, DVD is not everything. Events require banners (atleast designs for such should be provided), batches and other swags (Like T-Shirts for main organizers sent in an Event Box), some amount of financial help and speakers. In case of Fedora, financial help is provided to a selected set of ambassadors, who represent a particular region on earth. The steering committee is formed of such people. "They don't have any country leader system for a particular country". As for OpenSUSE it now depends on us whether we will implement a country based system or a region based system. As far as speakers are concerned a list should be maintained. Any ways I am always ready for any charge of maintaining DVDs for my region :) -- 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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Re: [opensuse-marketing] Calling Ambassadors: DVD requests
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:05 AM, Abhradip mukherjee<abhradip(a)freedomnetwork.co.cc> wrote: > A new structure might help. Here's a proposal. We can introduce a thing > called "Free Media Program" and under this program we can distribute DVD and > other medias to people who apply for them. Names of all "Free Media > Person"(from now FMP) will be listed on OpenSUSE website (wiki) for general > people to find out. Each "FMP" will be given a set of DVD medias. People > finding the "FMP" for their locality will visit him/her and will ask for DVD > medias. The "FMP" then will collect a DVD replacement from the person and > will give him a "copy" of the DVD. This way individual need can be > satisfied. So, volunteers would burn copies of openSUSE on DVD and then swap the DVD for blank media? I like the idea, but how do we keep people from confusing that with other efforts to give promo DVDs? > As for the events, DVD is not everything. Events require banners (atleast > designs for such should be provided), batches and other swags (Like T-Shirts > for main organizers sent in an Event Box), some amount of financial help and > speakers. In case of Fedora, financial help is provided to a selected set of > ambassadors, who represent a particular region on earth. The > steering committee is formed of such people. "They don't have any country > leader system for a particular country". As for OpenSUSE it now depends on > us whether we will implement a country based system or a region based > system. As far as speakers are concerned a list should be maintained. > Any ways I am always ready for any charge of maintaining DVDs for my region > :) Yes, DVDs aren't everything -- but, for now, it's where we're starting. :-) There's a method to the madness: First step is to identify reliable and active ambassadors. Second step is to get to the steering committee stage. Yes, we do need a speaker's list but that's a separate discussion from providing DVDs for now. If you want to start a new thread on that and start that, it would be outstanding. Thanks for volunteering, I've got a list of volunteers that I'll be getting in touch with shortly. Best, Zonker -- 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] Calling Ambassadors: DVD requests
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

Hi all, We get a ton of openSUSE DVD requests, and processing them takes some significant time. I wonder if we have an volunteers who'd like to head this up and look over incoming requests, evaluate requests, and respond to the people who ask for DVDs. Note that we don't have the ability to send DVDs to anyone and everyone -- we have enough to cover installfests and major events, etc., but we don't provide DVDs for individual requests. Thanks! Zonker -- 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] IRC Channel changed
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Hello Mates, i've changed in http://en.opensuse.org/Marketing/Team#Meetings the IRC Channel from #opensuse-project to #opensuse-marketing. -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Ambassador (ZoneCoordinator Europe, Middle East and Africa) openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service openSUSE Features Screening Team Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Project-Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill Private-Blog: http://saschasbacktrace.blogspot.com

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[opensuse-marketing] Opensuse Half-day@Nicaragua
by Decks 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Greetings Last friday 12, we celebrate in Nicaragua Opensuse Half-day, in this event we have 4 conference: 1-Introduction of Free Software 2-KDE VS GNOME 3-Opensuse as a server 4-How to update your opensuse? in this event we give to people shirts, DVDs, stuffed animals. and also gave promodvds of opensuse 11.1. en este evento rifamos camisetas, dvds, peluches. y tambien regalamos promodvds de opensuse 11.1 The event was great. the group of local opensuse at the National University, was excited and was attended by many people who were interested in opensuse pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/agusro2310/OpensuseHalfDayUnan?authkey=Gv1sRgCO… -- Decks Agustin Fco. Chavarria Miembro internacional de opensuse Embajador de opensuse en nicaragua tel: 84099002 -- 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] ALE Central Meeting 6/18
by Chuck Payne 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Guys, I am going to the Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts this Thursday. I am planning to take a bunch of DVD of 32-Bit, 64-Bit, and PPC DVD's. I am wondering what else I should take with me there. Sorry to ask, but I really want to do the Ambassador Project right. ---------------------------------------- The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- Franklin P. Jones -- 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] Presentation from Buenos Aires
by Pablo Barrera 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Hi All My Name is Pablo Barrera, i was the former founder in Fedora Project Argentina, and now, after a sabatic year, i am starting to participate in OpenSUSE project. My idea is create a OpenSUSE user base in Argentina, and other spanish speaking countries, focus on Ambassador program, helping newcommers and new developers to start to contribute to the project. Even, i have some experience around creating communitys, the most exciting task now, is find myself useful for the project and of course learn new things with all of you. Im here to help, whenever is possible. I want to give special thanx to Everald Canuto from Novell Brazi, people that i met in Latinoware 2008, that help me in motivation and always was kind with me, now i hope to be useful to spread the voice of OpenSUSE. Namaste Pablo Barrera -- 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] Creating Dummy Page with "ATM no translation present"
by Satoru Matsumoto 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

@Translators of openSUSE Weekly News As you might know, OWN translations for some languages are likely to be delayed recently. I know consistent efforts of all the translators and sometimes they are too busy to complete translation by the deadline. However, I think it's not good, if the booked translation pages are just empty. Therefore, I want to ask all translators to make the template for dummy page that indicates "Sorry, this issue isn't available yet in $YOUR_LANG. See this Page for available languages." in your language. You can see the sample here: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/Not_yet_translated_templates If we have the templates, we are able to set dummy pages instead of leaving the booked translation pages just empty, even if the translators are so busy that they can do almost nothing for that week. So, please make the template for your language and add it to the page. Best, -- _/_/ Satoru Matsumoto - openSUSE Member - Japan _/_/ _/_/ Marketing/Weekly News/openFATE Screening Team _/_/ _/_/ mail: helios_reds_at_gmx.net / irc: HeliosReds _/_/ _/_/ http://blog.geeko.jp/author/heliosreds _/_/ -- 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 News] Issue #76 is ready for translation
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 14 Jun '09

14 Jun '09

Hi @all! Issue #76 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]. After translating, please move your Language in [3] up. [0]: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/76 [1]: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/Translations/Ready [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/FAQ [3] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/76/Translations Have Phun! -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service openSUSE Features Screening Team 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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