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Mustafa Qasim posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015819.html </ref> requesting assistance in a survey on usage of popular computer software and perception of FOSS and GNU/Linux in the minds of Home Users, Students and Professionals. Salman Ullah Baig asked <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015828.html </ref> how the survey could be conducted at SSUET, Karachi
Zoltan Hopper asked about a F14 lightscribe template <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015922.html </ref> and later informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015923.html </ref> that it was found


Marcus Moeller informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015821.html </ref> about adding himself to the FAmSCo nominations page. The thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/thread.html#15821 </ref> had a bit of conversation around Marcus's resignation as an Ambassador along with the Fedora Project involvement for [[User:Pfrields|Paul W Frields]] and [[User:Mspevack|Max Spevack]]
[[User:Dramsey|David Ramsey]] reminded everyone <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015924.html </ref> about nominations for Fedora Board and FAmSCo


Robyn Bergeron posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015824.html </ref> about help needed during Fedora Elections viz. Coordinators for Questionnaire and Townhalls
Nilesh Vaghela posted a report <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015934.html </ref> about a Linux|Fedora|OpenSource workshop at CIT Aburoad, Rajasthan


[[User:Jsimon|Joerg Simon]] nominated <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015830.html </ref> a couple of Fedora Ambassadors for the FAmSCo elections providing his inputs on their nominations
John Poelstra published upcoming F14 tasks <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015935.html </ref> specifically pertaining to regional coordination with marketing for release events


Ramon Almeida provided a self introduction <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015832.html </ref>
Daniel Bruno proposed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015936.html </ref> Igor Soares <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Igor </ref> as a candidate for the FAmSCo elections. The thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/thread.html#15936 </ref> has Igor's consent to be a candidate


Abdel G Martinez L asked <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015833.html </ref> about how one can become a Mentor in the Fedora Ambassadors Project. [[User:Jsimon|Joerg Simon]]  explained <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015836.html </ref> the current process which includes new/potential mentors being introduced by existing mentors to FAmSCo and thereafter FAmSCo considering to approve them. The subsequent thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/thread.html#15833 </ref> had a spirited and engaging discussion about Ambassadors, Mentor Process, Mentor Selection with some specific parts for how the process functions in India. [[User:Tatica|María Leandro]]  summed it up <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015861.html </ref> stating that 'humility is the first feature a contributor must have ... the rest will come by itself'
With Fedora 14 through the door, Ankur Sinha <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha </ref> put forth a plan <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015943.html </ref> about the need to work on the list of online vendors <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/OnlineVendors <ref>  


[[User:Dramsey|David Ramsey]] reminded <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015865.html </ref> Ambassadors that the APAC Meeting would be held on 2010-11-07 at 0300 UTC
Pierros Papadeas announced <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015945.html </ref> his self nomination as a candidate at the FAmSCo elections


Zoltan Hoppar announced <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015912.html </ref> the nomination to FAmSCo
[[User:Mspevack|Max Spevack]] provided <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015946.html </ref> the link to the updated letter for Customs <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Customs_letter_for_Fedora_media </ref> required while shipping Fedora media
 
[[User:Lcafiero|Larry Cafiero]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015947.html </ref> the minutes <ref> http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2010-11-03/fedora-meeting.2010-11-03-00.59.html </ref> from the FAmNA meeting
 
[[User:Dramsey|David Ramsey]] informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015948.html </ref> about the Fedora Scholarship <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Scholarship </ref> with special emphasis on the timeline <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Scholarship#Timeline </ref>
 
[[User:Jsimon|Joerg Simon]] informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015962.html </ref> the Ambassadors about the new regional Ambassador mentors. The thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/thread.html#15962 </ref> includes some discussion about the process of mentor selection and approval. Marcus Moeller proposed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016028.html </ref> a new model of mentoring <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Mmoeller/Ambassador_mentoring_proposal </ref>
 
[[User:Susmit|Susmit Shannigrahi]] informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016003.html </ref> the Ambassadors that it was time to frame questions <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F14_elections_questionnaire/FAmSCo_questionnaire </ref> for the candidates in the FAmSCo elections <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_election_2010_nominations </ref>
 
Xavier Naldo reported <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016022.html </ref> on the Fedora Release Party at the Laredo Linux LUG
 
Ville-Pekka Vainio informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016023.html </ref> about receiving a community developer ticket to the OpenMind 2010 conference at Helsinki <ref> http://www.openmind.fi/ </ref>
 
Sascha Thomas Spreitzer announced <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016033.html </ref> the intention of "going passive" by "taking the
logical step of stopping all my active contributions to this project." The thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/thread.html#16033 </ref> has further discussions about issues regarding Fedora governance etc
 
Pierros Papadeas requested for volunteers from <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016053.html </ref> Ambassadors in EMEA for functioning as primary distribution points for media shipment
 
Buddhika Kurera reported <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016085.html </ref> about the first FOSS related magazine from Sri Lanka <ref> http://fossuser.lk/ </ref> and requested those interested in joining up to get in touch


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Ambassadors

This section covers the news surrounding the Fedora Ambassadors Project[1].

Contributing Writer: Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay

Welcome New Ambassadors

This week the Fedora Ambassadors Project had a new member joining.

Fernando A. Navarro from Honduras mentored by Neville Cross

Summary of traffic on Ambassadors mailing list

Zoltan Hopper asked about a F14 lightscribe template [1] and later informed [2] that it was found

David Ramsey reminded everyone [3] about nominations for Fedora Board and FAmSCo

Nilesh Vaghela posted a report [4] about a Linux|Fedora|OpenSource workshop at CIT Aburoad, Rajasthan

John Poelstra published upcoming F14 tasks [5] specifically pertaining to regional coordination with marketing for release events

Daniel Bruno proposed [6] Igor Soares [7] as a candidate for the FAmSCo elections. The thread [8] has Igor's consent to be a candidate

With Fedora 14 through the door, Ankur Sinha [9] put forth a plan [10] about the need to work on the list of online vendors Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag his self nomination as a candidate at the FAmSCo elections

Max Spevack provided [11] the link to the updated letter for Customs [12] required while shipping Fedora media

Larry Cafiero posted [13] the minutes [14] from the FAmNA meeting

David Ramsey informed [15] about the Fedora Scholarship [16] with special emphasis on the timeline [17]

Joerg Simon informed [18] the Ambassadors about the new regional Ambassador mentors. The thread [19] includes some discussion about the process of mentor selection and approval. Marcus Moeller proposed [20] a new model of mentoring [21]

Susmit Shannigrahi informed [22] the Ambassadors that it was time to frame questions [23] for the candidates in the FAmSCo elections [24]

Xavier Naldo reported [25] on the Fedora Release Party at the Laredo Linux LUG

Ville-Pekka Vainio informed [26] about receiving a community developer ticket to the OpenMind 2010 conference at Helsinki [27]

Sascha Thomas Spreitzer announced [28] the intention of "going passive" by "taking the logical step of stopping all my active contributions to this project." The thread [29] has further discussions about issues regarding Fedora governance etc

Pierros Papadeas requested for volunteers from [30] Ambassadors in EMEA for functioning as primary distribution points for media shipment

Buddhika Kurera reported [31] about the first FOSS related magazine from Sri Lanka [32] and requested those interested in joining up to get in touch

  1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015922.html
  2. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015923.html
  3. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015924.html
  4. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015934.html
  5. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015935.html
  6. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015936.html
  7. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Igor
  8. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/thread.html#15936
  9. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha
  10. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015943.html
  11. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015946.html
  12. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Customs_letter_for_Fedora_media
  13. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015947.html
  14. http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2010-11-03/fedora-meeting.2010-11-03-00.59.html
  15. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015948.html
  16. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Scholarship
  17. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Scholarship#Timeline
  18. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/015962.html
  19. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/thread.html#15962
  20. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016028.html
  21. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Mmoeller/Ambassador_mentoring_proposal
  22. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016003.html
  23. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F14_elections_questionnaire/FAmSCo_questionnaire
  24. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_election_2010_nominations
  25. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016022.html
  26. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016023.html
  27. http://www.openmind.fi/
  28. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016033.html
  29. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/thread.html#16033
  30. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016053.html
  31. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-November/016085.html
  32. http://fossuser.lk/

Summary of traffic on FAmSCo mailing list

David Nalley talked about [1] changing the role of FAmSCo setting the context in light of a mail to the advisory-board list [2]. He proposed that FAmSCo, in addition to its current duties, also deal with the management of FUDCon and FADs etc. The thread [3] has additional discussions around how this can happen.

Joerg Simon requested [4] that FAmSCo ticket #93 [5] requires a reimbursement of expenses

Joerg Simon urged [6] FAmSCo members to vote for new mentors [7] [8] for the EMEA region. To read more about the votes please read the thread [9]

Joerg Simon urged [10] FAmSCo members to vote for new mentors [11] [12] for the EMEA region. To read more about the votes please read the thread [13]

David Nalley sent in his regrets [14] about being unable to attend the FAmSCo meeting on 2010-11-08 as he would be traveling.

Joerg Simon announced that the FAmSCo meeting for 2010-11-08 would be adjourned [15] due to prior tasks.