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The Fedora Free Media Program is a volunteer initiative by local Fedora Ambassadors and contributors to distribute Fedora Media (DVDs) for free to individuals who can't afford to buy or download Fedora. There is no funding from Fedora for this initiative. The media comes from volunteers from around the globe that coordinate their efforts using Fedora Infrastructure. The number of discs is limited to the resources of those volunteers. We are constantly looking for more Fedora Ambassadors or contributors to participate. If you have any question about the FreeMedia program, consult Susmit, Neville or Frank.

Where to get media
Please do not write directly to program coordinators asking for media. To request media use the Form.

Form

Before you fill in the form, please remember that this program runs with limited resources. We ask that you use the form only if you cannot download media, attend an event, or get media elsewhere such as from an Ambassador, online vendor or local vendor. By limiting form usage to people who are truly in need, we can make sure that our efforts are properly prioritized. Thank you!

Here is the FreeMedia form. If you receive a CLOSED message, it means that we have filled all the requests we can handle this month, and you can try again next month.

The following sections describe how the FreeMedia program works in detail.

How FreeMedia Works

At the begining of each month a Form to Request Media is opened. This form captures requests from all people. This form does not include those countries that are listed as embargoed in the Export Matrix List. After the form has been closed, the volunteers pick the closest request so the shipping cost are keep low.

Policy

One media per person per release + source media if requested.
Any duplicate requests will be canceled.
If you're a Fedora Ambassador or Fedora Contributor, you will not receive any DVD via this program. Freemedia does not provide disks for events.
Please note this is a volunteer initiative by local Fedora Ambassadors or Contributors.
Please note we can't ship media to U.S. embargoed or restricted destinations. See Fedora Export Control Product Matrix
Per Fedora Project Board's recommendation , physical media with source code is available upon request.

Helping US

Join us

Freemedia is a wonderful idea, coordinates small contributions form people around the world to deliver media for those that otherwise would not be able to enjoy Fedora. All this is made using Fedora Infraestructure. If you like this concept and like Fedora, you can easily become a member. We ask for two disk monthly plus shipping, please consider Join the Fremedia team.

We appreciate all of the support and interest we have received so far, and we hope that more volunteers will step forward to help us increase our capacity and accept a larger number of requests.

Donation

You can help us making a Donation to the program.

History

For historical records, visit Fedora Free Media Program Archive page.

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-|Fedora Free Media Program is a volunteer initiative under [[Distribution/Project|  Fedora Distribution Project]]  that aims to distribute Fedora Media (DVDs) for free to individuals who can't afford to buy or download. Please note this is a volunteer initiative by local Fedora Ambassadors or Contributors. There is no funding from Fedora for this initiative. The media comes from volunteers from around the globe that coordinates their efforts using Fedora Infrastructure. The number of discs is limited to the resources of those volunteers. We are constantly looking for more Fedora Ambassadors or Contributors to participate. If you have any question about this you can consult '''''[[User:Susmit|Susmit]], [[user:yn1v|Neville]] or [[user:frankly3d|Frank]]'''''.
+| The Fedora Free Media Program is a '''volunteer initiative''' by local Fedora Ambassadors and contributors to distribute Fedora Media (DVDs) for free to individuals who can't afford to buy or download Fedora.  There is ''no funding from Fedora'' for this initiative. The media comes from volunteers from around the globe that coordinate their efforts using Fedora Infrastructure. The number of discs is limited to the resources of those volunteers. We are constantly looking for more Fedora Ambassadors or contributors to participate. If you have any question about the FreeMedia program, consult '''''[[User:Susmit|Susmit]], [[user:yn1v|Neville]] or [[user:frankly3d|Frank]]'''''.
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-{{admon/warning |Please do not write directly to program coordinators asking for media. For requesting media use the [[#form| Form]] }}
+{{admon/warning | Where to get media | Please do not write directly to program coordinators asking for media. To request media use the [[#form| Form]]. }}
+{{Anchor|form}}
+== Form ==
+Before you fill in the form, please remember that this program runs with limited resources.  We ask that you use the form only if you cannot [http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora download media], attend an [[Events | event]], or get media elsewhere such as from an [https://fedoraproject.org/membership-map/ambassadors.html Ambassador], [[Distribution/OnlineVendors | online vendor]] or [[Distribution/LocalVendors | local vendor]].  By limiting form usage to people who are truly in need, we can make sure that our efforts are properly prioritized.  Thank you!
+'''Here is the [https://fedoraproject.org/freemedia/FreeMedia-form.html FreeMedia form].'''  If you receive a ''CLOSED'' message, it means that we have filled all the requests we can handle this month, and you can try again next month.
+The following sections describe how the FreeMedia program works in detail.
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 == Policy ==
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 * Please note we can't ship media to U.S. embargoed or restricted destinations. See [[Legal/Export|  Fedora Export Control Product Matrix]]
 * Per Fedora Project Board's [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2008-March/msg00135.html recommendation] , physical media with source code is available upon request.
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-== Form ==
-Before fill in the form we would like you to remember that we have limited resources, and therefore to consider others means to obtain media, like:
-# [http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora download]
-# attend to an [[FedoraEvents | event]]
-# ask to another user or a [https://fedoraproject.org/membership-map/ambassadors.html Fedora Ambassador] for copying his o her disk
-# buy from an [[Distribution/OnlineVendors | online vendor]] or [[Distribution/LocalVendors | local vendors]]
-If none of those works for you then, here is the [https://fedoraproject.org/freemedia/FreeMedia-form.html FORM]
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 == Helping US ==
 === Join us===

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