November 2010 - openSUSE Marketing - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-marketing] «event» - local school brainstorm...
by Nelson Marques 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Dear all, During November {22,23,26} I'll be giving a small introduction to Free Software and GNU/Linux in the local high school. This will cover 43 students on the IT branch. Regarding the event itself it's organized as follows (it's pretty much informal): Session #1 - Introduction (50 + 50 mins) - Introduce Free Software; - Install a Linux Distribution (was actually thinking on using openSUSE 11.3, free choice GNOME/KDE). - Software Repositories and Package management. Session #2 - Free Desktop and Productivity (50 + 50 mins) - Configure and tweak GNOME/KDE; - Introduction to productivity applications; Session #3 - Collaboration & Aftermath - Collaboration across Free Software; - Developing skills and interacting with FOSS Communities; - Aftermath (includes grabbing all the feedback we can use, small group session informal talk with the students). The dates are 90% sure, but they might be changed, as there were concerns in trying to make this on a week where they don't have evaluation tests and this part of the trimester is complicated for students. Either way, if there are changes, they will be decided during the next week. From this event we earn: * Feedback; * A cool article for our wiki/blog sphere; * Some local advertising on local newspapers (I can't grant this, but I will push it forward, including on the radio if possible, since this actually for the benefit of the local people). * Some photos, though I don't legally if we can use them or not because they are children (minors), and as a marketeer I would hate to make usage of them. I would probably dodge this issue by asking to have them posted on the school website. What I could use: * Installation Media. * USB sticks (I have those sorted out, a local corporation will sponsor those, all installs and such are going to be made on USB sticks, one per student). Can I get some media shipped to the school? I would rather have it shipped to the Administration of the School than exactly to me. I do have stickers I brought from the conference, so I will be using them as well. Nelson. -- 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] openSUSE Marketing Team meeting - 16-Nov-2010 - 16:00 UTC
by Bryen Yunashko 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Folks, its time to gear up for the next marketing meeting coming up tomorrow at 16:00 UTC. Please note that we recently went through time changes so 15:00 is now shifted to 16:00 to match our old hours. See current time at [1] The meeting's proposed agenda is listed at [2]. Please review and add to it items that you would like to see at the meeting. Do keep in mind that we need to keep our meeting to no more than 1:15 hours. We've all been hectic lately with the busy conference season these past few months and for many of us we are now heading into the downtime period with holidays coming up and less travel (except for personal travel for some of you) and we should use this time to regroup and look back on our busy and growing year to think about what we want to do next. And how we will do it in a good way so we are far less chaotic than we were this year. See you all at the meeting tomorrow! Bryen M Yunashko openSUSE Marketing Team lead [1] World Time and Date: http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2010&month=11&da… [2] Marketing Team Agenda: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Marketing_meeting -- 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] Invitation - FOSS User magazine
by Buddhika Kurera 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Hi, I am the editor of the FOSS User magazine, in Sri Lanka, the first FOSS related magazine. ISSN 2012-7650. I am planing to promote openSUSE through the magazine as well. So i created a new feature in the next issue in December. I need one person who knows openSUSE from the beginning for a interview kinda thing. Please get me if you are ok with this requirement. Please :) -- Regards, Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera Editor in Chief FOSS User Magazine -- 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 #150 is ready for translation
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 13 Nov '10

13 Nov '10

Hi @all! Issue #150 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/Weekly_news [1] :http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Weekly_news_translations [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Weekly_news/FAQ [3]: http://en.opensuse.org/Weekly_news#Translations Have Phun! -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns open-slx.com openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.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] Announcing openSUSE Medical
by Manu Gupta 13 Nov '10

13 Nov '10

Hi Can anyone make an announcement for openSUSE Medical. It is a nice addition and should be displayed at sites like distrowatch which is considered highly by users Heres the announcement by saigkill http://nblo.gs/av89C Congrats Saigkill and his team Regards Manu -- 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] openSUSE distribution Versus the openSUSE project
by Kostas Koudaras 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

First of all the title is a bit ironic. Well I started thinking about it after what I read on a previous marketing list post with subject "Wrong marketing OBS". So now I would like to discuss the parts of openSUSE project because I feel a bit confused about it and I believe I am not the only one. I mean as I know parts of the openSUSE project are the SUSE Studio, the openSUSE distribution, openSUSE LI-F-E and the OBS. -Is there something else?( I don't know if we can include Yast in all this) -When you make a search for openSUSE project in our wiki in order to find out what the openSUSE Project is you get that http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Project , where you read: 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. Nowhere you read about the other parts of the project than the distribution,at list that is what I think except if I'm missing something and if I do is it enough? I recommend to talk about what should we find in an openSUSE project booth other than information about the distribution and organize teams to create that kind of information(at least for the parts we don't have) and material. I see people making great work in a variety of things around the openSUSE project (OBS,LI-F-E and more) but because of lack of promotion it gets behind and all we promote is the distribution. Well we are not Ubuntu(it is just an example due to its popularity, I don't mean anything else) and our goal should not be to become because I believe we are something different and better and the distribution is and should be a part of the whole idea around our project. Let us don't leave distribution choke the Project. Kostas "Warlordfff" Koudaras -- http://opensuse.gr http://amb.opensuse.gr http://warlordfff.tk me I am not me ------- Time travel is possible, you just need to know the right aliens I gave exams for God , but I failed in miracles -- 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] Re: Hello - Newly Joined Ambassador
by Andreas Jaeger 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

On Monday 08 November 2010 17:08:44 Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera wrote: > Hi All, > > I am going to be added as a new ambassador for openSUSE. I am Buddhika > Kurera > from Sri Lanka (Asia Pacific). Hi Buddihka, I've added you now to the list of ambassadors. Welcome! Andreas -- 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-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Fwd: [opensuse-factory] Status: Milestone3
by Andreas Jaeger 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Bryen, will you write the announcement or have you prepared it already? Andreas ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [opensuse-factory] Status: Milestone3 Date: Wednesday 10 November 2010, 09:32:13 From: Stephan Kulow <coolo(a)novell.com> To: opensuse-factory(a)opensuse.org Hi, Build845 is considered a good Milestone3 and so I'm uploading it to the mirrors right now. The version updates of that release can be checked here: http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=openSUSE%3AFactory_versions&action=h… I hope someone is preparing an announcement. Greetings, Stephan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org ----------------------------------------- -- 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-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] short news.o.o thingy?
by Jos Poortvliet 10 Nov '10

10 Nov '10

Hi all, later today I hope to be able to push a blog about Latinoware. Which will start tomorrow. There will be heavy openSUSE representation - and we need to make sure everyone knows :D I noticed our hard working openSUSE ambassadors have published two articles (portugese AND english): http://latinoware.org/node/207 http://latinoware.org/node/202 And I wrote the following text: +++++++++++++ openSUSE at Latinoware At Latinoware a team of openSUSE contributors will come together, not only to promote openSUSE but also to talk with each other about the future plans for the major linux distribution in Brazil. openSUSE has some awesome technology and great people - both deserve more attention than they get and this is what the openSUSE ambassadors will talk about! At the conference, you can expect the following talks by openSUSE people: A11y: Its about you! by Bryen "suseROCKs" Yunashko, international GNOME and openSUSE marketing and Accessibility expert; and "Why are you here?" by Jos Poortvliet, openSUSE community manager for Novell. He will be very friendly and the talk will feature kittens. For those interested in educational software on linux, openSUSE ambassador Carlos Alberto dos Santos Ribeiro, one of the central openSUSE people in Brazil will talk about openSUSE Edu Li-f-e. There are two talks by ambassador Rogerio Ferreira: Xen for Dummies (about visualization on linux) and "Automatizando Tarefas ao Extremo com Shell e Expect". Conference co-organizer and all-round cool girl Izabel Cerqueira Valverde will talk about "GNOME Women & openSUSE Women - Mulheres e seus espaços". Her brother, Ricardo Cerqueira Valverde will discuss "openSUSE apresenta Realidade Aumentada em Linux". Silvio Palmieri talks about "Laboratório de A a Z". And the openSUSE buildservice is covered by Alexandre Duarte Rogoski in "openSUSE BuildService - Construindo Softwares para Diversas Plataformas e Distribuições" On Friday the ambassadors will have a meeting with their international guests and anyone else who is interested in contributing to openSUSE. ++++++++++++++++ Will SOMEBODY make sure that the information above does end up on news.o.o and gets tweated and such? Sorry for being so late with that. Oh and feel free to re-tweet my tweets even if you don't understand them, it'll probably be portugese and if they contain obscene words it's not my fault but my human translators'. Tell me and I will kick them :D cheers, Jos

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[opensuse-marketing] Hello - Newly Joined Ambassador
by Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera 08 Nov '10

08 Nov '10

Hi All, I am going to be added as a new ambassador for openSUSE. I am Buddhika Kurera from Sri Lanka (Asia Pacific). I am using SUSE in 2006 when it was know as SUSE Linux. I used Fedora too. In our country Ubuntu is the famous and then fedora. I spread openSUSE in the university and love to do that because I am the only one who promote openSUSE. I was the president of the Computer Society in 2009, therefore I gave enough support and chance to promote openSUSE. I am the editor of the FOSS User Magazine (the first FOSS related magazine ISSN 2012-7650) in Sri Lanka therefore most of plans are related to the magazine. I am planing to start a series on openSUSE. How to install and so on. With parallel to this scheme I am planing to have a contest and deliver some fixed amount of nicely printed CDs to the readers. Then in the events organized by the magazine I am planing to concentrate more on openSUSE. I am having experience with FOSS related work since my childhood. In numbers it is about 5 years now. I am an IT undergraduate where I see possible opportunities to promote openSUSE and as the editor of the leading magazine I have enough opportunities. Therefore I would like to be an ambassador and get maximum support from the openSUSE and be little official with the project. My user page on openSUSE is http://en.opensuse.org/User:Bckurera Region - Asia Pacific Country - Sri Lanka City - Negombo Hope you all help with me, please send any idea you having that ll help me to make this effort easy. And i like to have some interview with people who worked har to make openSUSE better, so please contact me I can arrange an interview. See you all. -- Regards, Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera -- 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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