zomg stickers!!11
by Máirín Duffy
Hey folks,
Just wanted to let you know that I finally (sorry it took so long) put
the order through for 5,000 sheets of Fedora stickers. The design is here:
http://duffy.fedorapeople.org/collateral/stickers/final/fedora-stickers.png
(the pink lines are to show where the printers will die-cut the stickers
and won't show up in the sticker sheets themselves.)
I will likely receive a physical proof this Friday, so I'll be sure to
let you know how they come out and share some photos with you.
thanks,
~m
15 years, 5 months
PR for Fedora 10 on the XO laptops.
by Karlie Robinson
Hey everyone.
Buzz about F10 as an alternate OS for the One Laptop Per Child's XO
laptop has been underwhelming. Give one Get one starts in just a few
days at amazon.com/xo and there's not much known about the F10 option.
Could you help create some buzz?
Digg it at
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Fedora_10_a_Live_solution_for_One_Laptop_Per_C...
For those of you who "Stumble" could you give
http://on-disk.com/cms/index.php?wiki=Fedora_Live_on_One_Laptop_Per_Child...
thumbs up?
Tweet about F10 on the XO, anything you can think of. This doesn't just
spread Fedora, but it helps the OLPC mission in a big way. For every
person who wants an XO, a child will receive a lifetime of learning.
Let us know about any other articles you find talking about F10 on the
XO so we can digg, tweet and Stumble it.
If you're not the Social networking type, can you help the rest of us
come up with talking points to promote this F10 as an option for the XO?
The marketing points I have so far ...
... makes the XO behave like other small form factor (SFF) laptops.
... This is an exclusive piece of hardware. You can't get an XO just
anywhere.
... When you buy an XO you're helping children - you can't say that
about other SFF Laptops
... There's no need to skip the XO because you're not hyped about the
child-friendly Desktop Environment. With Fedora on the XO, you'll be
computing like you normally do.
... How 'bout that wifi? Those 'ears' double the hot spots you could
normally connect to. (No, really! When connecting at home with ordinary
wireless devices, I see 2-3 other networks. With the XO I see 5-6)
~Karlie
15 years, 5 months
Upcoming Fedora 10 Release Has Style and Substance
by Rahul Sundaram
Hi,
http://ostatic.com/176574-blog/upcoming-fedora-10-release-has-style-and-s...
"This is where I admit I've been remiss. Taste aversion is a funny
thing, and a few previous experiences with Fedora left a funny taste in
my mouth. I have not seriously sat and looked at a Fedora release since
FC2. As Fedora's new release started to take shape, I was hearing a lot
of positive things -- comments about how good it looked, and how fast
and solid it was. It seemed the right time to overcome the mental block
I'd developed, and see what the fuss was about."
"I can't tell you if Fedora 10 is a vast improvement over the previous
release. I can say that my taste aversion is officially cured, and the
upcoming release is impressive from nearly any angle."
Rahul
15 years, 5 months
Is Smolt the Key to Counting Linux Users?
by Rahul Sundaram
Hi,
Good to see Novell adopt Smolt officially within its installer for
OpenSUSE. Let other distros know, that they should be joining the party
as well.
http://www.internetnews.com/software/article.php/3783491/Is+Smolt+the+key...
"Linux users are not an easy bunch to profile or to count. Many Linux
users download the operating system for free and never perform any kind
of systems registration to enumerate their hardware.
That's where Smolt may be able to help fill the gap. Smolt is an open
source hardware profiling technology that is already being used by Red
Hat's Fedora and is set for inclusion in the upcoming Novell OpenSUSE
11.1 release.
Ubuntu is currently considering Smolt as well. "
Rahul
15 years, 5 months
Meeting Today 11/06/08 @ 3PM EST
by Jack Aboutboul
Hey Everyone,
We will have our weekly meeting again Today.
When: 3pm EST
Where: irc.freenode.net #fedora-meeting (please note the new room)
What: The agenda and other future projects
See you all then!
15 years, 5 months
Latinoware
by Jayme Ayres
Hi folks!
Here are some photos[1] I took during the V Latinoware[2] - Free Software
Latin-American Conference in Foz do Iguazu (Fos of Iguassu) conducted at the
Itaipu Technological Park [4](PTI) aBrazilian government that encourages
more use of FOSS in Brazil. IItaipu [3] is the largest hydroelectric power
plant in the world sharing its production of energy with Paraguay and is a
bi-national body This is the second largest event in Brazil after the
FISL[5]. The event was a success and the Fedora Project had a strong focus
with a lot of lectures and mini-courses toward advanced users and beginners
in Linux.
I would like to thank the ambassadors of Argentina and Colombia to attend
and share lessons.
I put some photos on the Flickr group Fedora Linux.
Enjoy.
[1]http://www.flickr.com/photos/projetofedora/
[2]http://2008.latinoware.org/
[3]http://www.itaipu.gov.br/index.php?q=en/node/1
[4]http://www.pti.org.br/home2/index.htm
[5]http://fisl.softwarelivre.org/9.0/www/
--
Jayme Ayres
www.jaymeayres.com
www.projetofedora.org
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JaymeAyres
15 years, 5 months
