Ambassadors
In this section, we cover Fedora Ambassadors Project.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors
Contributing Writer: Larry Cafiero
Fedora stars in Trenton
Kam Salisbury reports that the Trenton Computer Festival (TCF) held in New Jersey USA was a moderate sucess from the Fedora Ambassador activity perspective.
Held every April, TCF brings together electronics enthusiasts of all types. On April 25-26, TCF allowed Fedora to be represented with the Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- PLUG http://phillylinux.org -- and the New Jersey Linux Users Group -- NJLUG http://www.njlug.org. Well over 100 people stopped by the exposition tabels to inquire about Fedora or Linux in general.
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Fedora at FOSS-nigma workshop
Anirudh Singh Shekhawat reports on the first ever Linux Users Group Jaipur workshop called as FOSS-nigma, which was held at Kautilya Institute of Technology in India on April 26. Among the activities at FOSS-nigma were a FOSS talk session and a Fedora installfest, specifically:
- Introduction to FOSS by Varad Gupta, the first RHCSS in India, an active contributor to the community who also runs a linux training academy in Delhi called Fostering Linux.
- Fedora Project by Anirudh Singh Shekhawat, Fedora ambassador and 3rd year student. Anirudh talked about installation and ease of use on desktops. Anirudh also touched on people getting involved in the community and help them give ways to contribute back to the community.
On the Fedora Install fest, 100 Fedora CDs and DVDs were made available and a demonstration using a projector was performed, showing the ease of installation of Fedora 10. Thanks go out to Mr. Rahul Sundaram and to Mr. Susmit who graciously sent us the media.
Fedora 11 release events
With the upcoming release of Fedora 11, posting your event on Fedora Weekly News can help get the word out. Contact FWN Ambassador correspondent Larry Cafiero at lcafiero-AT-fedoraproject-DOT-org with announcements of upcoming events (and don't forget to e-mail reports after the events as well).
Got Ambassador News?
Any Ambassador news tips from around the Fedora community can be submitted to me by e-mailing lcafiero-AT-fedoraproject-DOT-org and I'd be glad to put it in this weekly report.