Call for Participation - Fedora 14 Talking Points
by Ryan Rix
Hello my Fedora friends!
Talking points are key highlights of the new release. They should be
compelling, but they will not necessarily be comprehensive. There are
different types of talking points for different types of people:
general desktop users/everyone, developers, and sysadmins. For the
Fedora 14 cycle, we will also have talking points to address some of
the Spins. They are meant to provide a short, effective answer to the
question, "What cool stuff is in the latest release of Fedora?"
Each cycle, the Marketing team compiles a short list of approximately
three talking points for each of these audiences for the upcoming
release. For Fedora 14, they're found here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_Talking_Points
If you have a talking point that you feel meets the criteria found on
the talking points SOP page at
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talking_points_SOP, add it to the the
table on the F14 page with supporting information. Please make your
contributions and changes on the wiki page, so that the Marketing team
can efficiently capture and consider your input.
The Marketing team will make final adjustments to the list of talking
points at their meeting on August 3, which will be announced on the
marketing list and is open to everyone. If you are interested in
attending the meeting, the agenda, location, and time details can be
found at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing_meetings. Following
the meeting, the finalized list of talking points will be announced,
and posted to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_Talking_Points.
We welcome you to participate in the process!
All the best!
Ryan Rix
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13 years, 8 months
new member
by William Blackburn
Hi, my name is *William Blackburn* and I live in *Greenville,SC* (location
or timezone). My Fedora Account System (FAS) username is *Tertl3*, and my
IRC nick is *tertl3*. (OR: I am new to IRC and would like help getting
started!)
I learned about the Fedora Marketing team through Fedora Wiki, and am
interested in joining because I would like to help with the Fedora Project.
This is the first FOSS project I have worked on! (OR: I've worked in open
source and/or Free Software in the past. Some of the projects I've worked
on, or communities I've been involved with, include: Fedora Music Spin.)
This is the first Marketing project I have worked on! (OR: I've worked in
Marketing in the past. Some of the projects I've worked on, or roles I've
had, include: ____________________.)
My skills, which I hope to utilize in Fedora Marketing, include:
* (Marketing Skills) - IRC chatting, face to face marketing
* (Other Skills) - fedora audio and CCRMA kernel for real time audio
production
* I'd also like to learn package management.
When I'm not working on Fedora, I am cycling and exercising. (Studying at
this school, working at this company, pursuing this hobby.)
A couple of goals I have for the Fedora Project are more music application
and more real-time support . I would also like to see more users and better
gaming happen in Fedora.
I am wondering about joining the marketing/magazine group. (What questions
do you have?)
Please help me get started!
13 years, 8 months
Upcoming Fedora 14 Tasks
by John Poelstra
Start End Name
Tue 27-Jul Tue 27-Jul Feature Freeze (Testable|Complete)
Tue 27-Jul Tue 27-Jul Spins Freeze--All Fedora 14 Spins Identified
Tue 03-Aug Tue 10-Aug Create Talking Points
Tue 10-Aug Tue 17-Aug Create Release Slogan
Have you found something that is working really well in your schedule?
Or maybe you've found something you believe would work better in the
future?
Update the schedule retrospective page now to capture all of the
important details as they happen:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_Schedule_Retrospective
13 years, 8 months
Self-Introduction: Leo Boulton
by Leo Boulton
Hi, my name is Leo Boulton and I live in South Florida, USA. My
Fedora Account username is leoboulton (so is my Twitter handler, and
Blogger User ID, and pretty much any other handler) I am new to IRC
and will try to figure out how to get on it.
I learned about the Fedora Marketing team through the Fedora Project wiki,
and I am interested in joining because I'd like to participate,
contribute, and I believe it's what I can help with the best.
This is the first FOSS project I have worked on!.I've
worked in Marketing in the past; but primarily in Business School and
some internships (i.e. things like market research, new product
introduction, and product management) a few years ago.
My skills, which I hope to utilize in Fedora include market research
experience, marketing plans, and consultative selling. From a
technical standpoint I am proficient in Networking and data center
infrastructure - I am CCIE certified.
When I'm not working on Fedora, I am a Pre-sales Engineer at Cisco
Systems, with a Data Center and Virtualization specialization.
A couple of goals I have for the Fedora Project are to learn more
about the FOSS space, OpenSource communities, and its interrelation
with the Industry. Think Redhat and Fedora's relationship.
Looking forward to help as much as I can.
Please help me get started!
P.S. Thanks for the self-introduction template
-Leo Boulton
IP Phone/Single Number Reach: +1 (954) 282.1239
Blog: http://blog.myboulton.com
Online Presence: http://myboulton.com/ids.html
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-Leo Boulton
IP Phone/Single Number Reach: +1 (954) 282.1239
Blog: http://blog.myboulton.com
Online Presence: http://myboulton.com/ids.html
13 years, 8 months
[In the news] Fedora vs Ubuntu
by Rahul Sundaram
Hi
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/13806-Fedora-Ubuntu.html
"The difference between Ubuntu and Fedora lies primarily in their
approaches to the end product they produce. Ubuntu's approach is to
produce an easy-to-use desktop alternative to Windows. While not a
Windows clone it is designed to be used by anyone keen to leave Windows
behind. And in this it is remarkably successful.
Fedora, on the other hand, strives to make a desktop operating system
that offers the best that the world of free and open source software has
at the time. It routinely includes software that many other
distributions consider too experimental to use and yet, somehow, manages
to team that with stability."
Rahul
13 years, 8 months