[opensuse-marketing] How to get verification letter
I want to introduce openSUSE to a local community store and some other small organizations. For this I need some kind of written reference that I am openSUSE ambassador. Does openSUSE provide any such thing? If yes, then what's the procedure? -- Aditya Patawari http://blog.adityapatawari.com/ http://en.opensuse.org/User:Adimania Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra India -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org
On 7/23/2009 at 03:55 PM, in message <21f311fd0907230325o6161652aufccf2480f161c006@mail.gmail.com>, Aditya Patawari <adimania@gmail.com> wrote: I want to introduce openSUSE to a local community store and some other small organizations. For this I need some kind of written reference that I am openSUSE ambassador. Does openSUSE provide any such thing? If yes, then what's the procedure?
I am surprised, What is that community store that expects a written reference ? and Why do they want in written form ? AFAIK, there is no written reference. But you can add your name to the Ambassadors page in wiki and give them the URL. -- Sankar http://psankar.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 23 July 2009 05:30:20 am Sankar P wrote: ...
AFAIK, there is no written reference. But you can add your name to the Ambassadors page in wiki and give them the URL.
Which seems kind of weak, a wiki page that anyone can edit. -- Regards, Rajko http://news.opensuse.org/category/people-of-opensuse/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org
Am Donnerstag, den 23.07.2009, 22:36 -0500 schrieb Rajko M.:
On Thursday 23 July 2009 05:30:20 am Sankar P wrote: ...
AFAIK, there is no written reference. But you can add your name to the Ambassadors page in wiki and give them the URL.
Which seems kind of weak, a wiki page that anyone can edit.
ooh thats true but psankar has right too. I also dont know what an community store is and why this community store need such a thing. br gnokii
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Because they are new to linux and they want that if a person changes the complete layout of their machines' working environment then that guy should have some knowledge or affiliation. That's why I wanted some reference. And I think that we should have some standard template for this as it will help ambassadors in future because nobody will like to listen to a guy who is claiming to be an ambassador and does not have any proof of the being the same. And yes wiki can be edited to its not a solid reference. -- Aditya Patawari http://blog.adityapatawari.com/ http://en.opensuse.org/User:Adimania Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra India -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org
Am Freitag, den 24.07.2009, 12:54 +0530 schrieb Aditya Patawari:
Because they are new to linux and they want that if a person changes the complete layout of their machines' working environment then that guy should have some knowledge or affiliation. That's why I wanted some reference. And I think that we should have some standard template for this as it will help ambassadors in future because nobody will like to listen to a guy who is claiming to be an ambassador and does not have any proof of the being the same. And yes wiki can be edited to its not a solid reference.
You are sure thats the job for the Ambassadors, migrate an companys machines to SUSE Linux? br gnokii
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I am just introducing it to them. Besides they will like a free OS. And its not as big as it sounds. I have a friend who happens to be fedora ambassador and he migrated an entire hospital to fedora 9 an year ago. And through him only I came to know that fedora ambassador sub-project provide references and even business cards to their ambassadors on request. -- Aditya Patawari http://blog.adityapatawari.com/ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Adimania http://en.opensuse.org/User:Adimania Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra India -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org
On 7/24/2009 at 12:54 PM, in message <21f311fd0907240024h444bd54s2f03968f9ba0a98f@mail.gmail.com>, Aditya Patawari <adimania@gmail.com> wrote: Because they are new to linux and they want that if a person changes the complete layout of their machines' working environment then that guy should have some knowledge or affiliation. That's why I wanted some reference. And I think that we should have some standard template for this as it will help ambassadors in future because nobody will like to listen to a guy who is claiming to be an ambassador and does not have any proof of the being the same. And yes wiki can be edited to its not a solid reference.
IIUC, Ambassador is just for acknowledging that the person can market the cause of openSUSE. We cannot claim that every openSUSE ambassador will be a skillful system administrator also. So, it will be impossible to give a written reference stating: "So and so is an ambassador and so you can trust him as an admin for changing things in your setup". If a person wants outsiders to trust him with administration of things, It is better to get a certificate like: http://www.novell.com/training/certinfo/cle/ , rather than an openSUSE ambassador certificate. On the other hand, Trust is built over time. If you work long enough as an ambassador, and show signs of knowledge and skill, you can easily get a certificate by the people whom you work with. For instance, I will not hesitate giving my personal reference to a lot of other openSUSE members. Also, Though yours could be a genuine case, there are people who can misuse such an ambassador certification for their personal business gains, without being skilled enough. It is a huge risk that we cannot afford as it will cause bad PR. I hope you can understand the practical difficulties that make it to difficult to give such a written certificate. -- Sankar http://psankar.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org
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