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{{admon/warning |Freemedia program is for GIVING freemedia, if you join this, you will have to GIVE free media, you will NOT receive any media yourself. If you wish to receive freemedia, see [https://fedoraproject.org/freemedia/FreeMedia-form.html Request Media]}}
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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. More Fedora Ambassadors or Contributors are invited to participate . If you have any question about this, please contact [[User:Susmit|Susmit]].
| 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:Ankursinha|Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD"]]'''''.
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{{admon/warning |If you'd like to start a Fedora Free Media Program for your country, please contact [[ThomasChung]] or [[user:susmit|Susmit]].}}
{{admon/warning | Where to get media  "KEEP READING" | Please do not write directly to program coordinators asking for media. }}


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{{admon/note | Getting help | If you need help troubleshooting once you've received the media, please have a look at [http://fedoraproject.org/get-help http://fedoraproject.org/get-help]. }}


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[https://fedoraproject.org/freemedia/FreeMedia-form.html Request Media]


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{{admon/note | | The Fedora Free Media form is temporarily CLOSED while we move our infrastructure over to Pagure. Please visit our [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/LocalVendors LocalVendors] or [http://fedoraproject.org/freemedia/FreeMedia-form.html OnlineVendors] list. They offer media at a very nominal price. Thank you. }}
[[#policy| Policy]]
 


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The following sections describe how the FreeMedia program works in detail.
[[#join | Join]]


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{{Anchor|how}}
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[[#donation | Donation]]


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== How FreeMedia Works ==
[[#for_contributors | Resource for Contributors]]


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[[File:Media.png]]
[[#worldwide_programs | Existing Freemedia programs]]


You use the form to request a Fedora CD\DVD This form captures requests from all people. This form does not include those countries that are listed as embargoed in the [[Legal/Export|  Export Matrix List]]. When you click "Create Ticket", the volunteers pick the closest request so the shipping costs are kept low.<br/>
'''Names and Address in English, the common language among volunteers'''


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=== Time line ===
# When one user requests Media, a ticket is opened. The user receives an email confirming that the ticket is open.
#* '''If there in no Fedora Freemedia Volunteer in your Area or  Country you may never receive a disk'''
#* Tickets may be closed due lack of description. Please use '''Full Name''' or ticket will be closed as invalid. The user will receives an email stating that the ticket has been closed
#* '''If you make a mistake with your addess, "DO NOT CREATE A NEW TICKET", USE "REPLY TO ALL" in your email program with correct address.'''
#*'''All Duplicate Tickets''', will lead to all your tickets being closed.
#* '''I want Fedora''', '''I need Fedora''' and such tickets will lead to all your tickets being closed, it takes time to sort them out.'''
#* Tickets not created in the form, will also be closed.
#* '''As we depend on voluntary resources, we cannot assure that every ticket will be fulfilled.'''
# When a FreeMedia Team Member accepts a request, the ticket will change from '''Status:new''' to '''Owner: someone'''  and the requester receives an email, <br/>'''and may have to answer some questions, USE "REPLY TO ALL" in your email program with correct address, if you do not reply ticket will be closed.''', .
# The Member can take some time to burn the media and take it to the post office, sometimes up to ten days.
# When a FreeMedia Team Member sends the media, the team member closes the ticket and the user receives an email stating that the Media is on its way.
#* Shipping the media can take some time depending on where in the world the FreeMedia Team Member resides.
# '''Not all media is sent track and trace, it may be standard mail'''




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* One media per person per release + source media if requested.
* One media per person per release + source media if requested.
* Any duplicate requests will be cancelled.
* Any duplicate requests will be cancelled.
* If you're a Fedora Ambassador or Fedora Contributor, you will not receive any DVD via this program.  
* 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 that 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 [[Legal/Export|  Fedora Export Control Product Matrix]]  
* 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.
* 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.
* For historical records, visit Fedora Free Media Program [[Distribution/FreeMedia/Information|  Achieve]] page.
* Media is produced by volunteers, we don't ship media with commercial grade labels or printing.


=== Private requests ===


{{Anchor|join}}
* The only way to get free media shipped via postal mail is the [http://fedoraproject.org/freemedia/FreeMedia-form.html freemedia form].
* Generally private requests for media shipping SHOULD NOT be accepted by fedora project contributors.
* Contributors SHOULD do the following when they gets private requests:
** If the requester lives near the contributor's place, the contributor may ask the requester to meet in person and get the media burned.
** If not, the contributor should use [[FreeMedia_private_request_reply|reply]].


== Join ==


{{Anchor|form}}


* Do you have a DVD burner?
== Form ==
* Have you downloaded the latest Fedora binary and source ISO images?
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 magazines carrying free disks, [[Distribution/OnlineVendors | online vendor]] or [[Distribution/LocalVendors | local vendor]]. You can ask to an [[Ambassadors/MembershipService/Verification|Ambassador]] ([https://fedoraproject.org/membership-map/ambassadors.html map]) to point you in the right direction taking into account local options. By limiting form usage to people who are truly in need, we can make sure that our efforts are properly prioritized. As this is a voluntary effort '''we provide home made media''', do not expect elaborated labels and printing.  Thank you!
* Can you accept at least two media requests per month?


* '''Remember until someone accepts your request-ticket, you are not getting a CD\DVD from Freemedia
'''
*'''Here is the [https://fedoraproject.org/freemedia/FreeMedia-form.html FreeMedia form].'''


If you answered yes to all of your above questions, there are only three steps to join
* All '''non-accepted''' tickets will be closed after a time as '''No Volunteer''' 
{{Admon/warning | All three steps are MANDATORY. In absence of any one, your subscription will not be approved. }}


{{Admon/note | 
# Please make sure your personal wiki page is in place with your contact details. You can find out the template [[Template:Userpage|here.]]
# Apply for "freemedia" group via [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/ Fedora Account System] first. (Please make sure to include Country Code in your FAS profile)
#Subscribe to [https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-freemedia-list Fedora Free Media Program Mailing List] and wait for an approval. If you don't apply for 'freemedia' group in FAS first, your subscription to the list will be rejected!
}}


If you have any question, please contact [[ThomasChung]] or [[user:susmit|Susmit]].
{{Anchor|help}}


== Helping US ==
=== Join us===
Freemedia is a wonderful idea and coordinates small contributions from people around the world to deliver media to those who otherwise would not be able to enjoy Fedora. All this is made using Fedora Infrastructure. If you like this concept, and you like Fedora, you can easily become a member. We ask for two disk monthly plus shipping, please consider [[Distribution/Freemedia/Join_freemedia | joining the Freemedia 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.
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.


== History ==
* For historical records, visit Fedora Free Media Program [[Distribution/FreeMedia/Information|  Archive]] page.


{{Anchor|donation}}
[[Category:FreeMedia]]
 
== Donation ==
* Make a [[Distribution/FreeMedia/Donation|Donation]] to the program
* We have very limited resources. Please consider ordering from [[Distribution/OnlineVendors| Online vendors]] or sponsoring from [[Distribution/SponsoredMedia| Sponsor Media]].
 
{{Anchor|worldwide_programs}}
 
 
 
{{Anchor|for_contributors}}
 
== Resource for Contributors ==
{{admon/warning|
* Please read [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FreeMedia_Infrastructure_SOP Standard Operating Procedure] before you handle tickets.
* After you are familiar with the process, you may go to [https://fedorahosted.org/freemedia/ Freemedia Ticketing System] to take care of the request.
}}
 
== Existing Freemedia programs ==
# These are the existing programs around the globe.
# Direct E-Mail Requests addressed to the Program Coordinators will not be accepted.
 
 
 
{|
|- style="color: white; background-color: #3074c2; font-weight: bold" align="justified"
|'''Country'''||'''Coordinator'''||'''Available Releases'''||'''Available architecture'''||'''Comments'''
|-
|Bangladesh ||[[User:Angel | AshiqurRahman]]||F10 (LiveCD)||x86||
|-
|Brazil ||[[RodrigoPadula]]||F10 (DVD or LiveCD)||x86, x86_64|| Para solicitar mídias, cadastre-se em nosso site http://www.projetofedora.org e solicite a um de nossos colaboradores no Fórum
|-
|Cameroon ||[[User:ahandajf| Jean-Francis Ahanda]]||F10 & F11 (LiveCD)||x86, x86_64, ppc ||
|-
|Canada ||[[User:jfsaucier| Jean-Francois Saucier]]||F10 & F11 (DVD or LiveCD)||x86, x86_64, ppc ||
|-
|China ||[[YuanYijun]]||F10 (DVD or LiveCD)||x86, x86_64, ppc||
|-
|Germany || [[User:Julian| Julian Aloofi]]||F11 (DVD)||x86, x86_64, ppc ||
|-
|India ||[[SiddharthUpmanyu]]||F10 (DVD or LiveCD)||x86, x86_64, ppc||
|-
|Malaysia || [[MohdSyafarulRazi]], [[SyamsulAnuar]], [[MohdIzharFirdaus]]||F11 (DVD or LiveCD)||x86||[http://fedora.foss.org.my/fedora-free-media-for-malaysia Fedora Free Media Program Malaysia]
|-
|Pakistan ||[[user:aslam|Muhammad Aslam]]||F10 (DVD or LiveCD)||x86, x86_64||
|-
|Poland ||[[PawelSadowski]]||F10 (DVD or LiveCD)||x86, x86_64, ppc||
|-
|Scotland ||[[Affix | Keiran Smith]]||F10 & F11 (DVD or LiveCD)||i386 / x86||
|-
|Serbia ||[[pravda013 | Ferenc Pravda]]||F10 (DVD or LiveCD)||i386||
|-
|Singapore ||[[Jason Benedict Low]]||F10 (DVD or LiveCD)||x86, x86_64, ppc||
|-
|Sri Lanka ||[[DanishkaNavin]]||F10 (DVD or LiveCD)||x86, x86_64, ppc||
|-
|USA ||[[ScottHarvanek| Scott Harvanek]]||F10 (DVD or LiveCD)||x86, x86_64, ppc ||
 
|}
 
 
 
[[Category:Distribution]]

Revision as of 00:04, 27 March 2017

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 Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD".
Warning.png
Where to get media "KEEP READING"
Please do not write directly to program coordinators asking for media.
Note.png
Getting help
If you need help troubleshooting once you've received the media, please have a look at http://fedoraproject.org/get-help.


Note.png
The Fedora Free Media form is temporarily CLOSED while we move our infrastructure over to Pagure. Please visit our LocalVendors or OnlineVendors list. They offer media at a very nominal price. Thank you.


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

How FreeMedia Works

Media.png

You use the form to request a Fedora CD\DVD This form captures requests from all people. This form does not include those countries that are listed as embargoed in the Export Matrix List. When you click "Create Ticket", the volunteers pick the closest request so the shipping costs are kept low.
Names and Address in English, the common language among volunteers

Time line

  1. When one user requests Media, a ticket is opened. The user receives an email confirming that the ticket is open.
    • If there in no Fedora Freemedia Volunteer in your Area or Country you may never receive a disk
    • Tickets may be closed due lack of description. Please use Full Name or ticket will be closed as invalid. The user will receives an email stating that the ticket has been closed
    • If you make a mistake with your addess, "DO NOT CREATE A NEW TICKET", USE "REPLY TO ALL" in your email program with correct address.
    • All Duplicate Tickets, will lead to all your tickets being closed.
    • I want Fedora, I need Fedora and such tickets will lead to all your tickets being closed, it takes time to sort them out.
    • Tickets not created in the form, will also be closed.
    • As we depend on voluntary resources, we cannot assure that every ticket will be fulfilled.
  2. When a FreeMedia Team Member accepts a request, the ticket will change from Status:new to Owner: someone and the requester receives an email,
    and may have to answer some questions, USE "REPLY TO ALL" in your email program with correct address, if you do not reply ticket will be closed., .
  3. The Member can take some time to burn the media and take it to the post office, sometimes up to ten days.
  4. When a FreeMedia Team Member sends the media, the team member closes the ticket and the user receives an email stating that the Media is on its way.
    • Shipping the media can take some time depending on where in the world the FreeMedia Team Member resides.
  5. Not all media is sent track and trace, it may be standard mail


Policy

  • One media per person per release + source media if requested.
  • Any duplicate requests will be cancelled.
  • 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 that 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.
  • Media is produced by volunteers, we don't ship media with commercial grade labels or printing.

Private requests

  • The only way to get free media shipped via postal mail is the freemedia form.
  • Generally private requests for media shipping SHOULD NOT be accepted by fedora project contributors.
  • Contributors SHOULD do the following when they gets private requests:
    • If the requester lives near the contributor's place, the contributor may ask the requester to meet in person and get the media burned.
    • If not, the contributor should use reply.


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 magazines carrying free disks, online vendor or local vendor. You can ask to an Ambassador (map) to point you in the right direction taking into account local options. By limiting form usage to people who are truly in need, we can make sure that our efforts are properly prioritized. As this is a voluntary effort we provide home made media, do not expect elaborated labels and printing. Thank you!

  • Remember until someone accepts your request-ticket, you are not getting a CD\DVD from Freemedia

  • All non-accepted tickets will be closed after a time as No Volunteer


Helping US

Join us

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

History

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