[Fedora-ambassadors-list] suggestions for an ambassador newbie.

[Michael J. Knox]

Hi everyone.

I have been kind of idle, reading all the emails and taking in what
others are doing/suggesting.

I would like to ask for some advice.

I live in New Zealand, in a town called Hamilton (or the Waikato). In
general, New Zealand has very few trade shows or events that one would
normally have a stall at etc.

I do have a local LUG which I am a member of, however, I doubt they
would appreciate a Fedora talk every month (considering the huge number
of debian dev's that reside in the LUG).

So, my question is, what can someone, in a small area, with little IT
related shows/events etc do as an ambassador?

At the moment, I try to post to the LUG's mailing list when Fedora
related news is made, things like Fedora reloaded podcasts etc etc.

I am all ears and keen for suggestions.

Thanks!

Michael

[Thomas Chung]

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:35:35 +1300, Michael J Knox wrote
> So, my question is, what can someone, in a small area, with little IT
> related shows/events etc do as an ambassador?
>
> At the moment, I try to post to the LUG's mailing list when Fedora
> related news is made, things like Fedora reloaded podcasts etc etc.
>
> I am all ears and keen for suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michael

Hi Michael,

Have you checked out Meetup Groups in your area?

http://www.meetup.com/cities/nz/hamilton/

Regards,
--
Thomas Chung
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ThomasChung

[Michael J. Knox]

On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 12:42 -0800, Thomas Chung wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:35:35 +1300, Michael J Knox wrote
> > So, my question is, what can someone, in a small area, with little IT
> > related shows/events etc do as an ambassador?
> >
> > At the moment, I try to post to the LUG's mailing list when Fedora
> > related news is made, things like Fedora reloaded podcasts etc etc.
> >
> > I am all ears and keen for suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Michael
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Have you checked out Meetup Groups in your area?
>
> http://www.meetup.com/cities/nz/hamilton/

Thanks Thomas! I was not aware of this site. Sadly, those meetings are
in Auckland, which is a bit of a drive, like an hour and a half.

I have bookmarked the site and will keep an eye on it.

Thanks again!

Michael

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, Michael J Knox wrote:
> I do have a local LUG which I am a member of, however, I doubt they
> would appreciate a Fedora talk every month (considering the huge number
> of debian dev's that reside in the LUG).

So how about a Fedora talk every six months -- like, say, when there's a 
new release of Fedora Core?
> So, my question is, what can someone, in a small area, with little IT
> related shows/events etc do as an ambassador?
>
> At the moment, I try to post to the LUG's mailing list when Fedora
> related news is made, things like Fedora reloaded podcasts etc etc.
>
> I am all ears and keen for suggestions.

How about people who haven't tried Linux at all?  Do you or your LUG go 
out into the community and try to convince people who haven't tried Linux 
yet?

--g

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[Michael J. Knox]

On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 15:46 -0500, Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, Michael J Knox wrote:
> > I do have a local LUG which I am a member of, however, I doubt they
> > would appreciate a Fedora talk every month (considering the huge number
> > of debian dev's that reside in the LUG).
>
> So how about a Fedora talk every six months -- like, say, when there's a 
> new release of Fedora Core?

Yes, that was what I was hoping to do. Starting with FC5's release
> > So, my question is, what can someone, in a small area, with little IT
> > related shows/events etc do as an ambassador?
> >
> > At the moment, I try to post to the LUG's mailing list when Fedora
> > related news is made, things like Fedora reloaded podcasts etc etc.
> >
> > I am all ears and keen for suggestions.
>
> How about people who haven't tried Linux at all?  Do you or your LUG go 
> out into the community and try to convince people who haven't tried Linux 
> yet?

They have the odd installfest, but no, they don't do anything else to
entice new users to Linux. Perhaps that something I will bring up with
them

Thanks

Michael

[Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay]

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Hi Michael,

Michael J Knox wrote:
> I live in New Zealand, in a town called Hamilton (or the Waikato). In
> general, New Zealand has very few trade shows or events that one would
> normally have a stall at etc.

There has to be something odd about today I seem to be bumping into same
things more than once.

Just now got off the phone with a dear friend of mine who has moved from
a bigger city (Kolkata, India) to a smaller suburb. Small place -
idyllic he says but not much in terms of shows and fests. To take his
story forward - it is an University town with a large public library
which is surprisingly up-to-date and has IT infra. His puzzle was what
to do since the LUG (which is sparsely populated) is Slackware
dominated. Got me thinking and here's a list of stuff that came off the
top of head:

o Wait for FC5 release to make a splash talk and perhaps a small install
fest

o Look around for new users (don't badger the Slackware ones and get
into a my-distro-shiniest thread)

o Put a few FC CDs/DVDs in the public library (here the governing bodies
allow that)

o See if a Linux for Students BoF can be arranged at the institutions
and subtly pitch Fedora

o See if you can base out of your town and perhaps target nearby areas
where once in 3 months you might have a Fedora day.

o Keep up the Fedora traffic on the LUG mailing list

o Perhaps see if you can write for a local popular Linux magazine and
get them to do a roadshow

Regards
Sankarshan

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But I dream things that never were;
and I say 'Why not?' - George Bernard Shaw
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[Chitlesh GOORAH]

> o Put a few FC CDs/DVDs in the public library (here the governing bodies
> allow that)

True :)
There is a project called FedoraLibraries.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing/FedoraLibraries It is still
under "BIG" discussion you can participate in its maturity process :)
If someone already did it, do kindly share your experience, your
difficulties encountered, etc :)
--
http://clunixchit.blogspot.com

[Michael J. Knox]

On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 08:47 +0530, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote:
> o Wait for FC5 release to make a splash talk and perhaps a small install
> fest
>
> o Look around for new users (don't badger the Slackware ones and get
> into a my-distro-shiniest thread)
>
> o Put a few FC CDs/DVDs in the public library (here the governing bodies
> allow that)
>
> o See if a Linux for Students BoF can be arranged at the institutions
> and subtly pitch Fedora
>
> o See if you can base out of your town and perhaps target nearby areas
> where once in 3 months you might have a Fedora day.
>
> o Keep up the Fedora traffic on the LUG mailing list
>
> o Perhaps see if you can write for a local popular Linux magazine and
> get them to do a roadshow

Thanks. This is quiet a helpful list.

Perhaps we could start a Fedora Ambassador's newbie page on the wiki to
help people get started and find their feet.

Michael

[Thomas Chung]

On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:13:39 +1300, Michael J Knox wrote
> On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 08:47 +0530, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote:
> > o Wait for FC5 release to make a splash talk and perhaps a small install
> > fest
> >
> > o Look around for new users (don't badger the Slackware ones and get
> > into a my-distro-shiniest thread)
> >
> > o Put a few FC CDs/DVDs in the public library (here the governing bodies
> > allow that)
> >
> > o See if a Linux for Students BoF can be arranged at the institutions
> > and subtly pitch Fedora
> >
> > o See if you can base out of your town and perhaps target nearby areas
> > where once in 3 months you might have a Fedora day.
> >
> > o Keep up the Fedora traffic on the LUG mailing list
> >
> > o Perhaps see if you can write for a local popular Linux magazine and
> > get them to do a roadshow
>
> Thanks. This is quiet a helpful list.
>
> Perhaps we could start a Fedora Ambassador's newbie page on the wiki to
> help people get started and find their feet.
>
> Michael

Well, go for it.

Let me know if you need any help on Wiki.
--
Thomas Chung
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ThomasChung

[Michael J. Knox]

On Thu, 2006-02-02 at 17:18 -0800, Thomas Chung wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:13:39 +1300, Michael J Knox wrote
> > On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 08:47 +0530, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote:
> > > o Wait for FC5 release to make a splash talk and perhaps a small install
> > > fest
> > >
> > > o Look around for new users (don't badger the Slackware ones and get
> > > into a my-distro-shiniest thread)
> > >
> > > o Put a few FC CDs/DVDs in the public library (here the governing bodies
> > > allow that)
> > >
> > > o See if a Linux for Students BoF can be arranged at the institutions
> > > and subtly pitch Fedora
> > >
> > > o See if you can base out of your town and perhaps target nearby areas
> > > where once in 3 months you might have a Fedora day.
> > >
> > > o Keep up the Fedora traffic on the LUG mailing list
> > >
> > > o Perhaps see if you can write for a local popular Linux magazine and
> > > get them to do a roadshow
> >
> > Thanks. This is quiet a helpful list.
> >
> > Perhaps we could start a Fedora Ambassador's newbie page on the wiki to
> > help people get started and find their feet.
> >
> > Michael
>
> Well, go for it.
>
> Let me know if you need any help on Wiki.

Hello Thomas,

Yeah, if you don't mind, I am by no means a wiki expert :)

Michael

[Rahul Sundaram]

Michael J Knox wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> I have been kind of idle, reading all the emails and taking in what
> others are doing/suggesting.
>
> I would like to ask for some advice.
>
> I live in New Zealand, in a town called Hamilton (or the Waikato). In
> general, New Zealand has very few trade shows or events that one would
> normally have a stall at etc.
>
> I do have a local LUG which I am a member of, however, I doubt they
> would appreciate a Fedora talk every month (considering the huge number
> of debian dev's that reside in the LUG).
>
> So, my question is, what can someone, in a small area, with little IT
> related shows/events etc do as an ambassador?
>
> At the moment, I try to post to the LUG's mailing list when Fedora
> related news is made, things like Fedora reloaded podcasts etc etc.
>
> I am all ears and keen for suggestions.

The important thing is to provide presentations that show unique value.  
Fedora has quite a large number of unique features which we push 
upstream in every release. Take a look at my draft presentation at 
http://people.redhat.com/sundaram/Fedora-GNUnify.sxi. After I attend the 
meet (which is yet unconfirmed), I will publish this in

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

We will prepare a presentation on FC5 for you to get started.