Examples of what "fedora thing" can do :)

[Valent Turkovic]

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=315171

Hi,
as suggested in the last comment I'm mailing here.

So what do you believe is the best way to present the features of
Fedora Desktop? What are they? How would you present them? Would you
make a video or audio showing or explaining the use of some features
and applications, or would you just put some files that are from that
application so that users see for them self what can be done with
different applications? Something completely different?

Please share your ideas...

Cheers,
Valent.

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[Jonathan Roberts]

2008/4/28 Valent Turkovic <valent.turkovic(a)gmail.com&gt;:
>  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=315171
>
>   Hi,
>   as suggested in the last comment I'm mailing here.
>
>   So what do you believe is the best way to present the features of
>   Fedora Desktop? What are they? 
For this, it might be fun to link it in with the talking points that
are decided on for each release, although it might mean more work as
the content would need to change for every release!

Check out this page for F9 talking points:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/9/SingleSourceSummary

>  How would you present them? Would you
>   make a video or audio showing or explaining the use of some features
>   and applications, or would you just put some files that are from that
>   application so that users see for them self what can be done with
>   different applications? Something completely different? 
I think a combination. IMHO nothing is as good as showing people what
can be done with the software, after all, people want to use the tools
to do their work and create cool things :) Of course, videos also go
down a treat on the net as they're so easily digestable for a lot of
people, and this has apparently been set as a task at recent mktg
meetings, see:

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

>   Please share your ideas... 
Either way, I think it's an awesome idea and I wish you all the best
with it :) If you'd like any help let us know and I'll do the best I
can!

Best wishes,

Jon

[Jason Fenner]

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 4:38 AM, Valent Turkovic <valent.turkovic(a)gmail.com&gt;
wrote:

>  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=315171
>
>  Hi,
>  as suggested in the last comment I'm mailing here.
>
>  So what do you believe is the best way to present the features of
>  Fedora Desktop? What are they? How would you present them? Would you
>  make a video or audio showing or explaining the use of some features
>  and applications, or would you just put some files that are from that
>  application so that users see for them self what can be done with
>  different applications? Something completely different?
>
>  Please share your ideas...
>
>  Cheers,
>  Valent.
>
>  --
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>  linux, blog, anime, spirituality, windsurf, wireless
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>  ICQ: 2125241, Skype: valent.turkovic
>  

I think some screencasts showing how to do common tasks in Fedora would be
useful.

Examples:

-How to install software.
-How set up email.
-How to edit/create documents with Open Office.
-How to connect to a CIFS/Windows file share.
-How to add a network or direct connection printer.
-How to use blue tooth.

Etc...
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[Rashadul Islam]

Hi:

I would like to add that,

- Prepare some differences between Fedora 9 and UBUNTU or REDHAT Enterprise
edition. It really helps.
- Ready to answer about KDE desktop or its features
- How developed the Kernal is at Fedora?
- Why you present yourself for Fedora 9 or Fedora Community?
- Does the graphics compitable with Due Core processor?
- Why the name Fedora? Why not linux? --------> Check the history please
- Prepare to answer any kind of Network questions. I recommend all the
features.
- Give them some food or tag the logo with their cloths. It helps a lot and
you will get more people that way.
- Keep your business card. It helps you to explain things to the people who
dont know about Fedora.
- Be organized in your presentation, poster, or banner.
- Hand over the flyers to the busy people.

Regards,

Rashadul Islam
Fedora Ambassador

2008/4/28 Jason Fenner <axelilly(a)gmail.com&gt;:

>  On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 4:38 AM, Valent Turkovic <
>  valent.turkovic(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
>
>  > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=315171
>  >
>  > Hi,
>  > as suggested in the last comment I'm mailing here.
>  >
>  > So what do you believe is the best way to present the features of
>  > Fedora Desktop? What are they? How would you present them? Would you
>  > make a video or audio showing or explaining the use of some features
>  > and applications, or would you just put some files that are from that
>  > application so that users see for them self what can be done with
>  > different applications? Something completely different?
>  >
>  > Please share your ideas...
>  >
>  > Cheers,
>  > Valent.
>  >
>  > --
>  > http://kernelreloaded.blog385.com/
>  > linux, blog, anime, spirituality, windsurf, wireless
>  > registered as user #367004 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org
>  > .
>  > ICQ: 2125241, Skype: valent.turkovic
>  >
>
>
>  I think some screencasts showing how to do common tasks in Fedora would be
>  useful.
>
>  Examples:
>
>  -How to install software.
>  -How set up email.
>  -How to edit/create documents with Open Office.
>  -How to connect to a CIFS/Windows file share.
>  -How to add a network or direct connection printer.
>  -How to use blue tooth.
>
>  Etc...
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[Jef Spaleta]

2008/4/29 Rashadul Islam <irashadul(a)gmail.com&gt;:
>  - Prepare some differences between Fedora 9 and UBUNTU or REDHAT
> Enterprise
>  edition. It really helps. 
Let me strongly suggest that making a detailed side by side
comparisons with any other distribution is NOT something fedora as a
project or its representative should be doing.  Its an activity that
comes with strong inherent biases and it will be very difficult to
make a fair comparison where the person putting together the material
has not been influenced by the differing degrees of experience with
each distribution.  If we do it in a way that looks like its an
official Fedora project presentation..a person's intimate knowledge of
Fedora and relatively poor knowledge of other distributions can come
off as biased propaganda meant to sully the work of others. Avoid
doing it.  Comparisons such as this are best left to 3rd parties.

Avoid setting up a presentation that attempts to measure a specific
Fedora release relative to any other distribution's specific release.
Prepare the materials based on the inherent characteristics of Fedora
and relative changes from previous Fedora releases.  If you must
answer questions like "What's different between Fedora and this other
distribution" then focus on the Fedora Project's goal to drive open
innovation that benefits all linux users regardless of distribution by
working as closely with upstream projects as possible.  A very
informed Fedora enthusiast will have a hard time making equally
informed statements about distributions which are not closely aligned
with Fedora ecosystem.

-jef"Don't get be a Fedora fanboy. Be an upstream project development
fanboy"spaleta

[Paul W. Frields]

On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 12:08 -0800, Jeff Spaleta wrote:
>  2008/4/29 Rashadul Islam <irashadul(a)gmail.com&gt;:
>  > - Prepare some differences between Fedora 9 and UBUNTU or REDHAT Enterprise
>  > edition. It really helps.
>  
>  Let me strongly suggest that making a detailed side by side
>  comparisons with any other distribution is NOT something fedora as a
>  project or its representative should be doing.  Its an activity that
>  comes with strong inherent biases and it will be very difficult to
>  make a fair comparison where the person putting together the material
>  has not been influenced by the differing degrees of experience with
>  each distribution.  If we do it in a way that looks like its an
>  official Fedora project presentation..a person's intimate knowledge of
>  Fedora and relatively poor knowledge of other distributions can come
>  off as biased propaganda meant to sully the work of others. Avoid
>  doing it.  Comparisons such as this are best left to 3rd parties.
>  
>  Avoid setting up a presentation that attempts to measure a specific
>  Fedora release relative to any other distribution's specific release.
>  Prepare the materials based on the inherent characteristics of Fedora
>  and relative changes from previous Fedora releases.  If you must
>  answer questions like "What's different between Fedora and this other
>  distribution" then focus on the Fedora Project's goal to drive open
>  innovation that benefits all linux users regardless of distribution by
>  working as closely with upstream projects as possible.  A very
>  informed Fedora enthusiast will have a hard time making equally
>  informed statements about distributions which are not closely aligned
>  with Fedora ecosystem. 
+1 on all the above.

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