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== Marketing ==


In this section, we cover the Fedora Marketing Project.
==Marketing==
 
In this section, we cover the happenings for Fedora Marketing Project for the last week.


http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing


Contributing Writer: [[PascalCalarco]]
Contributing Writer: [[User:pcalarco | Pascal V. Calarco]]
 
=== Linus Torvalds' personal Linux distro? Fedora 9, of course ===
 
[[LarryCafiero]] reported[1] that the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, currently uses Fedora 9 "on most of his computers" as reported in a recent interview[2].  "I've used different distributions over the years ... Fedora had fairly good support for PowerPC back when I used that, so I grew used to it. But I actually don't care too much about the distribution, as long as it makes it easy to install and keep reasonably up-to-date," Torvalds added.
 
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00150.html
 
[2] http://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/geek-of-the-week/linus-torvalds,-geek-of-the-week/
 
=== Asus Eee PC Fedora Respin ===
 
[[ValentTurkovic]] asked[1] if there was interest in working on a Fedora spin for the Eee PC.  [[ClintSavage]] reported[2] that his ''kickstart'' for the Eee is working almost perfectly, and Mathieu Bridon pointed[3] to the [EeePc wiki page] for this activity.
 
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00156.html
 
[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00164.html
 
[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00160.html
 
=== Zimbra changes license to address Fedora concerns ===
 
[[RahulSundaram]] reported[1] that Yahoo has responded[2] to the suggestion that the license language for ''Zimbra'' be modified to allow it to be consonant with the Fedora project, which now paves the way for Zimbra to be made available in Fedora.  "Our colleagues in the Fedora community were concerned that the old version of 6.2 did not give licensees enough certainty that they could keep exercising their license, even if they followed its requirements. We thought this change was a reasonable request, and we were very pleased that we were able to respond to the Fedora community in the way they asked. Many thanks to our Fedora friends for their input," the Yahoo spokesman explained. Jeroen van Meeuwen added[3] that efforts are already underway to package Zimbra for Fedora. 
 
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00147.html
 
[2] http://www.zimbra.com/forums/announcements/19581-license-5-0-7-foss.html
 
[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00172.html
 
=== Seneca College teams with FOSS projects for hands-on learning ===
 
[[RahulSundaram]] shared[1] a feature[2] from Linux.com detailing the growth of the free and open source software program at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada.  Beginning this fall, thanks to Fedora, it will add the graduate-level Linux/Unix System Administration program.  The article continues with Greg DeKonigsberg, Fedora's liaison with Seneca, saying, "There's a lot of knowledge that's just not taught that you need [in order] to participate in an open source project. There's a difference in how open source is approached [compared to] traditional software, and it's not like you can learn it in a book. It's very much an apprenticeship model."
 
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00176.html
 
[2] http://www.linux.com/feature/140097
 
=== Intel's Moblin switches from Ubuntu in favor of Fedora ===
 
[[RahulSundaram]] shared[1] news reported in the UK's Register that Intel has shifted from use of Ubuntu to Fedora.  "Under the changes, the existing Ubuntu-based kernel is out and Fedora is in, along with a set of Gnome-compatible mobile components that updates Moblin's previous Gnome implementation." Intel's director of Linux and open-source strategy explained that "there was no falling out with Ubuntu, but the move to Fedora was a technical decision based on the desire to adopt RPM for package management."  Rahul followed up with more information on this development[3], reported later in heise open source[4].
 
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00185.html
 
[2] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/23/moblin_reworked/
 
[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00205.html
 
[4] http://www.heise-online.co.uk/open/Intel-switches-from-Ubuntu-to-Fedora-for-Mobile-Linux--/news/111166
 
=== Fedora launches OLPC group ===
 
[[RahulSundaram]] forwarded[1] news[2] that the Fedora Project has started a Open Laptop per Child[3] Special Interest Group to help with the educational computing effort.  Fedora will offer increased help with package maintenance for OLPC,  "maintain an excellent Sugar environment for Fedora, including a dedicated Sugar spin; to identify opportunities for collaboration on things such as infrastructure and localisation."  A discussion list has also been established[4] for this, and all are welcome to join these efforts.
 
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00186.html
 
[2] http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2647
 
[3] http://www.laptop.org/


[4] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-olpc-list
We are looking for a new writer to take up the weekly Marketing beat. If you are interested, drop a note to one of the FWN editors!


=== Ring. Ring. It's Fedora calling ===
=== MMM. Almost as tasty as a beefy miracle... your weekly delicious Marketing Meeting Minutes are here! ===


[[RahulSundaram]] shared[1] a story in CNET News[2] this week about Fedora Talk[3], a VOIP project that "allows Fedora contributors to use any standard VoIP hardware or software to sign into the Fedora system and make and receive calls to other Fedora contributors."  CNET added, "It's an intriguing way for the Fedora community to tighten the development process by bringing developers together. IM, mailing lists, and e-mail are great, but talking with someone is sometimes the best way to make things happen."
[[User:Rbergero|Robyn Bergeron]] announced<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-March/013755.html</ref> the availability of the latest Marketing team minutes


[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00207.html
"Greetings, Marketeers!


[2] http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-9998526-16.html
F15 goodness is well underway. If you're interested in picking up  anything on the schedule, including doing a feature profile or want to  start digging in on one page release notes, please let us know!


[3] http://talk.fedoraproject.org/
Notes from the meeting are below.


=== Linux Symposium Proceedings Available ===
See you next week!


[[RahulSundaram]] posted[1] that the 2001-2008 proceedings of the Linux Symposium[3] were now freely-available[4], along with the GCC Summit Proceedings.
Minutes<ref>http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2011-03-22/fedora_marketing.2011-03-22-20.03.html</ref>


[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00210.html
Full logs<ref>http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2011-03-22/fedora_marketing.2011-03-22-20.03.log.html</ref>"


[2] http://ols.fedoraproject.org
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[3] http://www.linuxsymposium.org/
=== SxSW photobooth awesomeness and its future ===


[4] http://ols.fedoraproject.org/
[[User:herlo|Clint Savage]] discussed<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-March/013744.html</ref> strategies for making the "SxSW photobooth awesomeness and its future" more universal to FAmNA events.


=== Video: Fedora Live ===
"As you probably know, I've been hanging around Fedora for a few years now.  I helped improve the events that Fedora attends by creating the Fedora EventBox.  It's been going really well, but this week, I saw a big improvement because of just a few people at SxSW.  I would like to thank Mo, Emily, Spot, Jared and anyone else who helped make the booththere awesome!


[[RahulSundaram]] shared[1] a recent article in Red Hat Magazine[2] featuring the Fedora Project's Paul W. Frields talking with developer Jeremy Katz "to discuss the Live USB feature debuted in Fedora 9 ... See a live demo of the persistent desktop, and find out how to get more involved in the next Fedora release."
. . .


[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00188.html
But there's more we can do with this, and that's where I think the value lies. For one, it is cool that each participant get's a nice little card printed right there with a QR code so they can go retrieve it. But it would also be nice to let them share their photos on social networking sites like Facebook, identi.ca, foursquare, twitter, etc.  I can also see gaining contributors from this concept, in that they are now 'part' of Fedora's legacy.  Maybe having them show up on the FedoraProject front page when an event is happening?  I seriously think that this is stuff that everyone in Fedora would love."


[2] http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/07/23/video-fedora-live/
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 24 March 2011

Marketing

In this section, we cover the happenings for Fedora Marketing Project for the last week.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing

Contributing Writer: Pascal V. Calarco

We are looking for a new writer to take up the weekly Marketing beat. If you are interested, drop a note to one of the FWN editors!

MMM. Almost as tasty as a beefy miracle... your weekly delicious Marketing Meeting Minutes are here!

Robyn Bergeron announced[1] the availability of the latest Marketing team minutes

"Greetings, Marketeers!

F15 goodness is well underway. If you're interested in picking up anything on the schedule, including doing a feature profile or want to start digging in on one page release notes, please let us know!

Notes from the meeting are below.

See you next week!

Minutes[2]

Full logs[3]"

SxSW photobooth awesomeness and its future

Clint Savage discussed[1] strategies for making the "SxSW photobooth awesomeness and its future" more universal to FAmNA events.

"As you probably know, I've been hanging around Fedora for a few years now. I helped improve the events that Fedora attends by creating the Fedora EventBox. It's been going really well, but this week, I saw a big improvement because of just a few people at SxSW. I would like to thank Mo, Emily, Spot, Jared and anyone else who helped make the booththere awesome!

. . .

But there's more we can do with this, and that's where I think the value lies. For one, it is cool that each participant get's a nice little card printed right there with a QR code so they can go retrieve it. But it would also be nice to let them share their photos on social networking sites like Facebook, identi.ca, foursquare, twitter, etc. I can also see gaining contributors from this concept, in that they are now 'part' of Fedora's legacy. Maybe having them show up on the FedoraProject front page when an event is happening? I seriously think that this is stuff that everyone in Fedora would love."