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[opensuse-project] Event Report: LinuxFest Northwest 2018
by James Mason 14 May '18

14 May '18

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi All, LinuxFest Northwest took place the last weekend in April, the 28th & 29th, in Bellingham, WA USA. The free, open source and data privacy oriented confererence, for which openSUSE was once again a Gold Sponsor, drew a crowd of 1600+ people this year. Internally, this biggest changes for LFNW this year included the retirement of some long-time staff, and the onboarding of more partner- teachers from Bellingham Technical College; the event's host. The new organizing board was able to move swiftly and make some structural changes that will benefit the event for years to come; most notably switching from the poorly maintained COD module for Drupal, to OSEM, which the LFNW organization has contributed 96 commits, and nearly 5K LoC. Externally, LFNW made stronger inroads into social media, and has gone from nearly zero, to > 1000 Twitter & Facebook followers. As a direct result, individual sponsorship of the event has grown significantly, allowing the event to maintain it's "fully free" stance of not requiring registration or any attendance fee for participation in sessions and the expo hall. We had more diverse speaker group, from highly experienced speakers to ~20 first-time speakers. Survey results showed a 97% positive rating overall, 91% relevant to work, and 100% (!!!) positive to session content. With an established program, LFNW will go into it's 20th year, next year, with a strong focus on refinement of what works, and tuning of what didn't (registration is, and probably always will be, a headache). No... to more openSUSE specific; I'll defer to Carl Symons and Adrian Klaver, openSUSE volunteers who organized and staffed our minisummit and expo hall booth, respectively: openSUSE mini-summit at LinuxFest Northwest April 29, 2018 The mini-summit was intended to be an opportunity for openSUSE supporters to get together at LinuxFest Northwest (LFNW). Presentations were unnecessary as LFNW already had a full schedule, including several talks related to openSUSE. Although pre-registration was set up at events.opensuse.org, registrations there were scanty. We were much more successful getting people to participate by talking with them during the first day of the Fest. So rather than having the mini-summit be a branded destination, it was more of an adjunct event with LFNW … come to LFNW, the original grassroots FOSSFest, and see openSUSE at the Expo and the mini-summit. On Saturday, April 28th, activity centered around the openSUSE Expo booth where people were told of the openSUSE activities the next day. We gave t-shirts to people who use and support openSUSE. We asked that people wear the t-shirts the following day and join us on Sunday. A word about the shirts—bright. Also distinctive and all gone. Several people commented that the Alex Geeko logo was Best of Show. Many thanks to Doug DeMaio for designing them and sending to us. The fluorescent green shirts were highly visible throughout LFNW on Sunday. Adrian Klaver organized and managed the Expo booth. For the mini-summit, LFNW organizers gave us a hacker space classroom with wired access. We also commandeered the Haskell Atrium adjacent to it. It was a friendly space where people discussed ideas and talked about the upcoming LEAP 15 release. We gave away some plushy Geekos on Saturday, and handed out many more on Sunday. There was a drink dispenser with cold Lizard Sweat (Margarita mix & water). We also dealt with problems people were having with openSUSE, and did a few fresh installs. All issues were resolved with assistance from a group of eager helpers. The relationship between the various SUSE distributions was explained several times. Both SUSE customers and openSUSE users were interested to hear about enterprise SLE+community openSUSE+stable LEAP +experimental Tumbleweed+well-tested openQA. The openSUSE mini-summit was mostly an informal gathering of openSUSE users and an opportunity to share information about openSUSE. It worked well in conjunction with LFNW because the Fest attracts people from throughout the western U.S., including many openSUSE users. The distinctive shirts and BoF-like meeting highlighted the involvement of openSUSE. Many thanks to James Mason for his leadership and work on the mini- summit, the openSUSE booth and on LinuxFest NW itself as an Organizer and main Web-ster using and improving OSEM. - - Carl Symons LFNW 2018 Booth Report Thanks to James Mason, Bob Potter, Carl Symons and Josephine Hollandbeck for working as booth volunteers over the two days of the Fest. The booth received many visitors over the two days of the conference. Quite a few of those indicated genuine interest in trying openSUSE, especially newcomers to Linux. The distinction between a stable version(Leap) and a rolling release(Tumbleweed) seemed to resonate with folks. The Linux Magazine with the openSUSE Leap 42.3 DVD where a big hit. So for that matter where the Geeko stuffed toys. Having SUSE employees in attendance worked out well. There where more then a few people that wanted toand did talk to them on matters business and community related. All in, interest in openSUSE/SUSE was there and was returned by the volunteers. - - Adrian Klaver As you can see, the Pacific Northwest includes a growing complement of dedicated openSUSE volunteers, who are enthusiastically joined by a few members of SUSE staff each year (this year we were thankful to see so many members of the docs team ) who help answer questions and guide the event's curious attendees. I hope openSUSE continues to foster this relationship by sponsoring future LFNW events, and as a result we will see our support, and our volunteership, grow! - -- James Mason <jmason(a)suse.com> SUSE -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEg/RjZ+RraZBnLRN4GzlRiGxEkCMFAlr5qaoACgkQGzlRiGxE kCPsPgf9Greqcco9tsp3NcWdtl8bjkKFoSpxkmKSroz7QnJCI7RX+ck4X8yGYSMs pCkutSRnRdaCfx18V6Z6e0LAmehCL8UeedZ1G6d5sRWzga97c8I/zZ3fj1hNx47a bsM4FrPW4+NUQnLohXtvBDH7+znyGWsCDk+UXuJeCIQI3fR+IF2ntWu3iU/Xazh8 e9OnrNpPtiDq4k8LfUtbjXAhfqnOFQGQN35LHOogfBCfHK1Il6nAQdWXz0wxB/cB aoTfhO+O65LL8DkZd3Ffy9h8kQgjLG8aj1L1cK/fK9Sch/9iVzcZn0krWQDaCE87 388BgaVnVCtLnwCHAmhyPNEm8UXokQ== =jlFu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- N��r��y隊Z)z{.��k�7��맲��r��z�^�ˬz��N�(�֜��^� ޭ隊Z)z{.��k�7��0��Ǩ�

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[opensuse-project] Features for Leap 15
by ddemaio 14 May '18

14 May '18

Hi all, The release of openSUSE Leap 15 is scheduled for next week. Please consider adding features and screenshots to the wiki. Some features are already listed on https://en.opensuse.org/Features_15.0 but there is certainly room for more. There are some screenshots already updated from 42.3 to 15 on https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:15.0/Screenshots. Please consider updating the screenshots for the ones that still show 42.3. v/r Doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] openSUSE Leap 15 Release Announcement Translations
by ddemaio 07 May '18

07 May '18

Hi all, So we are a few weeks away from releasing openSUSE Leap 15. I have placed the release announcement on the openSUSE wiki at https://en.opensuse.org/Release_announcement_15. It would be highly appreciated if you could help to translate the release announcement to your native language to help propagate the news of our next release. Currently there are English and Deutsch versions linked to the release announcement. Feel free to link your translated version to the top and include your ISO 639-1 Code language code. If you have any questions, please let me know. v/r Doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Fwd: Re: Big Data Day Sponsorship Prospectus
by ddemaio 07 May '18

07 May '18

Hi all, I was asked to forward this info about Big Data Day LA 2018. openSUSE is a partner sponsor of the event and we plan on having a booth there. Email me if you want to help run the booth. Call for Speakers, Sponsors and Volunteers Big Data Day LA 2018 is scheduled for Saturday, August 11th, 2018 at the University of Southern California. We are now opening up calls for speakers, sponsors and volunteers. We look forward to hearing from you! OPEN CALL FOR 2018 TECH TALK SPEAKERS Do you have something interesting to share with your fellow data technologists? We are looking for proposals for tech talks of 40 minutes in length including Q&A. The deadline for submissions is June 15th, 2018. Here are the 2018 tracks: * Data - Big Data, Databases/RDBMS, Hadoop/Spark/Kafka, NoSQL/NewSQL and other technologies that support databases, and data storage * AI / ML / Data Science - Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Analytics, Data Analysis methods and applications * Emerging Tech - Blockchain, IoT, Serverless, AR/VR and other new and emerging technology * Infrastructure & Security - DevSecOps, Security, Data Governance and Privacy * Visualizations / UI / Use Cases - Data Visualization, User Experience / User Interface developments with respect to data, and real world applications Please submit your proposal via the Tech Talk Proposal Form <https://www.bigdatadayla.com/#speakers> on the Big Data Day LA site. The are looking for volunteers to help run the event. If you are interested, complete the form at https://goo.gl/vVzg9c <http://bigdatadayla.com/#volunteers>. v/r Doug

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[opensuse-project] Volunteers for openSUSE Conference 2018
by Petr Hodac (Hody) 04 May '18

04 May '18

Hello, The openSUSE Conference 2018 in Prague (May 25 - 27) is coming and we are looking for volunteers that would help us with organizational tasks. If you are interested, please register yourself via the following form: https://bit.ly/2JOsxUt Thanks for your help and have a lot of fun <(") Hody University coord.

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RE: [opensuse-project] Elections Results
by jimmypierre.rouen.france＠gmail.com 01 May '18

01 May '18

From: Jimmy PIERRE [mailto:jimmypierre.rouen.france@gmail.com] Sent: 29 April 2018 00:11 To: Knurpht @ openSUSE Cc: opensuse-project(a)opensuse.org Subject: Re: [opensuse-project] Elections Results On Sat, 28 Apr 2018 at 23:08, Knurpht @ openSUSE <knurpht(a)opensuse.org> wrote: Op zaterdag 28 april 2018 23:04:25 CEST schreef Fraser_Bell: > On 04/28/2018 10:47 AM, Kostas Koudaras wrote: > > With no further delay I present you the results of the elections for 2018: > > Gertjan Lettink (Knurpht) 166 > > Simon Lees 133 > > Ana María Martínez 185 > > Gerry Makaro (Fraser_Bell) 98 > > Aaron Luna 72 > > > > The First three: > > Gertjan Lettink (Knurpht),Simon Lees and Ana María Martínez,will serve > > a two year term. > > Congratulations, Gertjan, Simon, and Ana! It is good to see three Very > Qualified individuals make it to the openSUSE Board. > > ... of course, IMHO, I think that was a guarantee in this election, > whomever succeeded. > > To Aaron, I hope you decide to run again next year. > > And, of course, a Big Round of Applause to Kostas and the Elections Team > for a Super Job Well Done! > > Gertjan, Simon, and Ana, you have my Full Support and I offer any help I > can give to you: You can count on it. > > Otherwise, as for myself, I have been digging deeper into Contributions > to openSUSE, and I intend to continue heading in that direction. > > ... I made some minor Contributions to Yast, as I learn, am also taking > over the Yast-Fonts Module from Petr Gajdos and am going to become a > full-fledged member of the Yast Team in the future. > > ... I am getting familiar with the Online Support Documentation and will > be working on improving the SDB and Documentation. > > ... I am also going to be looking at helping spread the openSUSE News > and other Communication Channels. > > So, Christian and Doug can look forward to getting a bit more help. > > Again, Congratulations, all involved. >Nice phrasing, Thanks. Hope we keep in touch, not just on the openSUSE >project. Rouen, Saturday 28/04/2018. Greetings and congratulations to Gertjan, Simon, and Ana! We at NUI.Fr are looking forward to working with you. We spent an interesting time at Linux Presentation Day today and really welcome you on board! We are very excited about openSUSE future. We will catchup soon. I reiterate our sincere level best wishes. Jimmy Pierre Président nui.fr -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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