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


This week the Fedora Ambassadors Project had a couple of new members joining.
[[User:Kalpurush|Moniruzzaman Monir]] from Bangladesh mentored by [[user:kaio|Caius Chance]]
 
[[user:exinlab|Vittorio Memmo]] from Italy mentored by [[user:robert|Robert Scheck]]
 
[[user:ifo|Ivelin Krasimirov Dzhantov]] from Bulgaria mentored by [[user:robert|Robert Scheck]]
 
[[user:kato|Alberto Bonacina]] from Italy mentored by [[User:Ppapadeas|Pierros Papadeas]]
 
[[user:bogomil|Bogomil "Bogo" Shopov]] from Bulgaria mentored by [[User:Ppapadeas|Pierros Papadeas]]
 
[[user:hiisi|Jyri Kochnev]] from Russia mentored by [[user:robert|Robert Scheck]]
 
[[user:cleitonlima|Cleiton Lima]] from Brazil mentored by Daniel Bruno
 
[[user:timjcasey|Tim Casey]] from Australia mentored by [[user:kaio|Caius Chance]]


=== Summary of traffic on Ambassadors mailing list ===
=== Summary of traffic on Ambassadors mailing list ===


[[User:Ppapadeas|Pierros Papadeas]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016599.html </ref> about FOSDEM 2011 and the need to organize the presence at the event. [[User:Mspevack|Max Spevack]] proposed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016601.html </ref> a few categories/topics which could lend themselves to Fedora-related talks
[[User:Mspevack|Max Spevack]] informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016725.html </ref> about post FOSDEM Super Bowl party at Brussels


[[User:Dramsey|David Ramsey]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016603.html </ref> Meeting Notes for APAC meeting on 2010-12-18
Bertrand Juglas informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016727.html </ref> about the non-selection of the Lightning Talk at FOSDEM 2011


Onyeibo Oku posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016606.html </ref> about how OEMs partition laptop HDDs especially the recovery partition and, asked about how Ambassadors objectively advocate for Fedora and Free Software
[[user:kaio|Caius Chance]] provided responses <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016731.html </ref> to "Flood in Brisbane" questions


[[User:Ppapadeas|Pierros Papadeas]] proposed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016616.html </ref> usage of tags on the list in order to specify region-specific affairs/reminders etc. The thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/thread.html#16616 </ref> refers to a discussion amongst Ambassadors with diverse views on this matter including whether the intended objective would be achieved via tag usage
'''Note''': For a reasonably current update on the situation one can click here <ref> http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/01/09/3109198.htm?site=brisbane </ref>


Gerold forwarded <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016640.html </ref> the Call for Talks for the Configuration Management DevRoom at FOSDEM 2011
Bogomil Shopov and others worked out room sharing details at FOSDEM <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/thread.html#16741 </ref>


[[user:biertie|Bert Desmet]] rejoiced <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016648.html </ref> at the availability of a booth at FOSDEM 2011
[[User:Pfrields|Paul W Frields]] forwarded <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016744.html </ref> a query from Cheryn Tan at Red Hat's Brisbane office for Fedora 14 media required for Linux.conf.au. Harish Pillay responded <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016746.html </ref> with the information and status update on the media production


[[user:gent|Gent Thaci]] asked <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016658.html </ref> for help regarding a visit to Brussels
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Danishka Navin posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016663.html </ref> a news item around Russia opting to install Linux on computers
=== Summary of events reported on Ambassadors mailing list ===
 
[[User:Dramsey|David Ramsey]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016672.html </ref> Meeting Notes for APAC meeting on 2011-01-01 and wished the Ambassadors a Happy New Year <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016673.html </ref>


Mustafa Qasim asked <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016681.html </ref> if anyone maintains the Meeting Schedule Calendar on Google Calendar and if it was possible to share it
No events were reported for this cycle of the Ambassadors Beat
 
Pascal Calarco informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016700.html </ref> about the inaugural Indiana Linux Festival <ref> http://www.indianalinux.org/cms/ </ref> to be held from 25th till 27th March 2011 and requested that Fedora Ambassadors get together to organize an EventBox and a presence <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/ILF_2011 </ref>. [[User:Mspevack|Max Spevack]] requested <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016709.html </ref> Ambassadors at NA to look at sponsorship levels and propose their preference.
 
[[User:Lcafiero|Larry Cafiero]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-January/016719.html </ref> Meeting Minutes/Log of FAmNA meeting on 2011-01-04


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=== Summary of events reported on Ambassadors mailing list ===
=== Summary of traffic on FAmSCo mailing list ===


[[user:shaiton|Kévin Raymond]] reported <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016595.html </ref> on the Fedora 14 lunch in Paris organized on 04-12-2010. A French Radio channel also conducted an interview of Open Source, GNU/Linux and Fedora during the event.
[[User:Lcafiero|Larry Cafiero]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-January/000553.html </ref> the Minutes/Log from FAmNA meeting <ref> http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-01-05/fedora-meeting.2011-01-05-02.00.html </ref> on 2011-01-04


Rene Jr Purcell reported <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016596.html </ref> on the S2LQ, Quebec City event <ref> http://arsenicks.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/s2lq-fedora-presence-report/ </ref>
[[User:Ppapadeas|Pierros Papadeas]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-January/000554.html </ref> FAmSCo Agenda for 2011-01-08 meeting with mention of the Ambassador SOPs <ref> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors_SOPs </ref> [[User:Jsimon|Joerg Simon]] requested <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-January/000558.html </ref> that the FAmSCo also put a priority to goals


Mahay Alam Khan reported <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-December/016646.html </ref> on the Fedora 14 Talk and Media Distribution at Old Dhaka, Bangladesh <ref> http://maktrix.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/fedora-14-talk-and-media-distribution/ </ref>
[[User:Mspevack|Max Spevack]] (re-)introduced <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-January/000556.html </ref> Harish Pillay to FAmSCo as the person designated to be the primary point of contact for community related issues in the APAC region.
 
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=== Summary of traffic on FAmSCo mailing list ===


[[User:Lcafiero|Larry Cafiero]] informed <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2010-December/000535.html </ref> about an agenda item to postpone the FAmSCo meetings on Christmas Day and the New Year's Day. [[User:Yn1v|Neville A. Cross]] and others agreed with this move <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2010-December/000536.html </ref> with the notion that the FAmSCo members would be active and communicating during the holidays
[[User:Jsimon|Joerg Simon]] asked the FAmSCo <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-January/000557.html </ref> about continuing with the monthly reports


[[User:Ppapadeas|Pierros Papadeas]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2010-December/000540.html </ref> Minutes of the Meeting from 2010-12-18 <ref> http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2010-12-18/famsco-2010-12-18.2010-12-18-13.12.html </ref>
[[User:Ppapadeas|Pierros Papadeas]] posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-January/000565.html </ref> Minutes of the FAmSCo meeting on 2011-01-08 <ref> http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-01-08/famsco-meeting-2011-1-8.2011-01-08-13.14.html </ref>


[[User:Jsimon|Joerg Simon]] copied <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2010-December/000541.html </ref> related to help required around FOSDEM
Igor Pires Soares posted <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-January/000566.html </ref> about a possible topic structure for the monthly reports from FAmSCo


Igor Pires Soares asked <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2010-December/000542.html </ref> about continuing discussions around the "Regional IRC Sessions" agenda item in the Fedora Schedule which seemed a bit vague. The thread <ref> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2010-December/thread.html#542 </ref> has inputs from others about what could be a plan in the coming period about handling the IRC sessions productively.
[[User:ke4qqq|David Nalley]] wrote <ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/famsco/2011-January/000567.htm </ref> about a meeting with the Board with specific focus on the goals FAmSCo would like to achieve within the next release or two


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Revision as of 05:41, 12 January 2011

Ambassadors

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

Contributing Writer: Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay

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

Moniruzzaman Monir from Bangladesh mentored by Caius Chance

Summary of traffic on Ambassadors mailing list

Max Spevack informed [1] about post FOSDEM Super Bowl party at Brussels

Bertrand Juglas informed [2] about the non-selection of the Lightning Talk at FOSDEM 2011

Caius Chance provided responses [3] to "Flood in Brisbane" questions

Note: For a reasonably current update on the situation one can click here [4]

Bogomil Shopov and others worked out room sharing details at FOSDEM [5]

Paul W Frields forwarded [6] a query from Cheryn Tan at Red Hat's Brisbane office for Fedora 14 media required for Linux.conf.au. Harish Pillay responded [7] with the information and status update on the media production

Summary of events reported on Ambassadors mailing list

No events were reported for this cycle of the Ambassadors Beat


Summary of traffic on FAmSCo mailing list

Larry Cafiero posted [1] the Minutes/Log from FAmNA meeting [2] on 2011-01-04

Pierros Papadeas posted [3] FAmSCo Agenda for 2011-01-08 meeting with mention of the Ambassador SOPs [4] Joerg Simon requested [5] that the FAmSCo also put a priority to goals

Max Spevack (re-)introduced [6] Harish Pillay to FAmSCo as the person designated to be the primary point of contact for community related issues in the APAC region.

Joerg Simon asked the FAmSCo [7] about continuing with the monthly reports

Pierros Papadeas posted [8] Minutes of the FAmSCo meeting on 2011-01-08 [9]

Igor Pires Soares posted [10] about a possible topic structure for the monthly reports from FAmSCo

David Nalley wrote [11] about a meeting with the Board with specific focus on the goals FAmSCo would like to achieve within the next release or two