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====Board IRC Meeting :: Fri 2010-08-27 at UTC 18:00 in #fedora-board-meeting==== 
Fedora Project Leader, Jared K. Smith<ref>Jared K. Smith jsmith at fedoraproject.org</ref> on Fri Aug 27 14:40:46 UTC 2010 announced<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2010-August/002855.html</ref>,
"Sorry for the late announcement... The Fedora Board is having a public IRC meeting today in #fedora-board-meeting at UTC 18:00 (2:00pm EDT, 11:00am PDT).
We'll follow the same protocol as we did on the August 13th meeting, as is explain here:<ref>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board_public_IRC_meetings</ref>. 
The entire meeting will be dedicated to Questions and Answers.  We're going to limit any single question to eight minutes, so that we can cover as many questions as possible in the 60 minutes we have available.  In the interest of rapid responses, the Board members will be encouraged to respond at will to questions, as we did in the previous meeting."
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====Trademark defense -- you can help!==== 
Paul W. Frields<ref>Paul W. Frields stickster at gmail.com</ref> on Tue Aug 31 15:23:27 UTC 2010 announced<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2010-August/002856.html</ref> that '''Red Hat Legal provides numerous services as counsel to the Fedora community, including defending Fedora trademarks against possible encroachment.''' On his announcement, he also mentioned,
"Occasionally, people who have no connection to our community attempt to use the Fedora trademark to signify business efforts that have no connection to the Fedora Project, our distribution, or the Fedora community.
Red Hat Legal is currently working on just such a defense.  They've asked me to pass on a request for assistance in gathering physical evidence of our use of the Fedora logo worldwide prior to *January 30, 2007*.
Here's what Red Hat Legal needs.  Please read this description carefully, and DO NOT REPLY to this list with attachments.  That will keep the list usable by its many subscribers.  Please reply directly to the addresses listed at the bottom of this email, and only if you have something that meets one or more of these criteria.
* An item bearing the current Fedora logo that was produced or available in China prior to January 30, 2007 is optimal, but  anything available worldwide would suffice.
* Tangible objects -- paper brochures, CDs, buttons, mousepads, balloons, webpage printouts with a print date from before 30 January, 2007, T-shirts, etc. -- that were in existence before that date.  For example, a T-shirt that says "Fedora 2005" on it would be good, or perhaps one with just a release number that's before January 30, 2007.
* We have a Fedora 5 CD, but any others from before 30 January 2007 would be good.  (AFAIK Fedora Core 6 is the only other applicable release, since FC5-FC6 were the two distros we produced with the logo prior to January 30, 2007.)<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/HistoricalSchedules</ref>
* We're looking for a a hard copy of this Linux magazine from March, 2006:
        <ref>http://www.linux-mag.com/id/2532</ref>
<ref>http://www.linux-mag.com/channel/back-issues/march2006</ref>
...plus any other magazines, ads, news articles, etc. from before January 30, 2007 that talk about Fedora.
If it's not obvious from the object itself what the date is, Red Hat Legal may ask you to sign an affidavit explaining what the object is and how you know it existed before January 30, 2007.
Again, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS LIST WITH ATTACHMENTS.
Photos or scans of anything like CD's, T-shirts, keyrings, mouse pads, etc. are acceptable.  You can email these directly to '''edutton at redhat dot com'''
If the item is paper (like the magazine), you can mail it directly to:
'''Erin Dutton
Red Hat Legal Department
Attention: Fedora TM items
1801 Varsity Drive
Raleigh, NC  27606'''
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===Fedora Development News===
===Fedora Development News===

Revision as of 19:02, 1 September 2010

Announcements

In this section, we cover announcements from the Fedora Project, including general announcements[1], development announcements[2] and Events[3].

Contributing Writer: Rashadul Islam

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/
  3. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events

Fedora Announcement News

The announcement list is always exclusive for the Fedora Community. Please, visit the past announcements at[1]

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2010-August/thread.html

Board IRC Meeting :: Fri 2010-08-27 at UTC 18:00 in #fedora-board-meeting

Fedora Project Leader, Jared K. Smith[1] on Fri Aug 27 14:40:46 UTC 2010 announced[2],

"Sorry for the late announcement... The Fedora Board is having a public IRC meeting today in #fedora-board-meeting at UTC 18:00 (2:00pm EDT, 11:00am PDT).

We'll follow the same protocol as we did on the August 13th meeting, as is explain here:[3].

The entire meeting will be dedicated to Questions and Answers. We're going to limit any single question to eight minutes, so that we can cover as many questions as possible in the 60 minutes we have available. In the interest of rapid responses, the Board members will be encouraged to respond at will to questions, as we did in the previous meeting."

  1. ↑ Jared K. Smith jsmith at fedoraproject.org
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2010-August/002855.html
  3. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board_public_IRC_meetings

Trademark defense -- you can help!

Paul W. Frields[1] on Tue Aug 31 15:23:27 UTC 2010 announced[2] that Red Hat Legal provides numerous services as counsel to the Fedora community, including defending Fedora trademarks against possible encroachment. On his announcement, he also mentioned,

"Occasionally, people who have no connection to our community attempt to use the Fedora trademark to signify business efforts that have no connection to the Fedora Project, our distribution, or the Fedora community.

Red Hat Legal is currently working on just such a defense. They've asked me to pass on a request for assistance in gathering physical evidence of our use of the Fedora logo worldwide prior to *January 30, 2007*.

Here's what Red Hat Legal needs. Please read this description carefully, and DO NOT REPLY to this list with attachments. That will keep the list usable by its many subscribers. Please reply directly to the addresses listed at the bottom of this email, and only if you have something that meets one or more of these criteria.

  • An item bearing the current Fedora logo that was produced or available in China prior to January 30, 2007 is optimal, but anything available worldwide would suffice.
  • Tangible objects -- paper brochures, CDs, buttons, mousepads, balloons, webpage printouts with a print date from before 30 January, 2007, T-shirts, etc. -- that were in existence before that date. For example, a T-shirt that says "Fedora 2005" on it would be good, or perhaps one with just a release number that's before January 30, 2007.
  • We have a Fedora 5 CD, but any others from before 30 January 2007 would be good. (AFAIK Fedora Core 6 is the only other applicable release, since FC5-FC6 were the two distros we produced with the logo prior to January 30, 2007.)[3]
  • We're looking for a a hard copy of this Linux magazine from March, 2006:
        [4]

[5] ...plus any other magazines, ads, news articles, etc. from before January 30, 2007 that talk about Fedora.

If it's not obvious from the object itself what the date is, Red Hat Legal may ask you to sign an affidavit explaining what the object is and how you know it existed before January 30, 2007.

Again, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS LIST WITH ATTACHMENTS.

Photos or scans of anything like CD's, T-shirts, keyrings, mouse pads, etc. are acceptable. You can email these directly to edutton at redhat dot com

If the item is paper (like the magazine), you can mail it directly to:

Erin Dutton Red Hat Legal Department Attention: Fedora TM items 1801 Varsity Drive Raleigh, NC 27606

  1. ↑ Paul W. Frields stickster at gmail.com
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2010-August/002856.html
  3. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/HistoricalSchedules
  4. ↑ http://www.linux-mag.com/id/2532
  5. ↑ http://www.linux-mag.com/channel/back-issues/march2006

Fedora Development News


Fedora Events

Fedora events are the exclusive and source of marketing, learning and meeting all the fellow community people around you. So, please mark your agenda with the following events to consider attending or volunteering near you!

Upcoming Events (Sept 2010 - November 2010)

  • North America (NA)[1]
  • Central & South America (LATAM) [2]
  • Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)[3]
  • India, Asia, Australia (India/APJ)[4]
  1. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY11_Q3_.28Sept_2010_-_November_2010.29
  2. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY11_Q3_.28September_2010_-_November_2010.29
  3. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY11_Q3_.28Sep._2010_-_Nov._2010.29
  4. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY11_Q3_.28Sept_2010_-_November_2010.29_2

Past Events

Archive of Past Fedora Events[1]

  1. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/PastEvents

Additional information

  • Reimbursements -- reimbursement guidelines.
  • Budget -- budget for the current quarter (as distributed by FAMSCo).
  • Sponsorship -- how decisions are made to subsidize travel by community members.
  • Organization -- event organization, budget information, and regional responsibility.
  • Event reports -- guidelines and suggestions.
  • LinuxEvents -- a collection of calendars of Linux events.
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