[FAmSCo] Open Source Magazine in Africa, Can Fedora Community be of any help?

[susmit shannigrahi]

Forwarding this to FAmSCo list.

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 9:34 PM, emeka bethel <bensoft45 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Everyone!
>
> i'm looking at spreading Linux through our Magazine (GTbens) rapidly across
> Africa with the help of the Fedora Community. Currently working with a
> sister company/group called Gtwon Media together with my group Bensoft
> Enterprise. It might interest you to know we are Official Fedora Vendors and
> Redhat Resellers in Nigeria and also an active advocate for Open source
> Technology in Africa.
>
> *Our Project
> *- Gtbens: An I.T driven magazine which will serve as a resource center
> for I.T bodies, Banks, Government or Telecomms companies  or interested
> individuals.
> - A community based project (hopefully Fedora) focusing on spreading Linux
> in Nigeria  and Africa.
> - Africa does not have the bandwidth so have Fedora Linux attached to the
> Magazine at an Affordable price.
> - Work with the Fedora team as regards Articles, design team, contents and
> resource for the magazine.
> - Contribute in no small measure to the Fedora Community and more.
> - Help Redhat Linux grab a market share in the African Market by this
> project
> - Have the Fedora Communty Own the project if the want to but allow us run
> it as representatives in Africa
> - Make Fedora repository available via  dvd attached to the mag and more.
>
> *Project Target Release
> *Twice every year as with Fedora Linux, with exception to special releases
> on other open source based projects like Blender, Inkscape or any open
> source software
> *Goal
> *An open source training center in the long run could be born where RHCT
> and RHCE courses can be taken right here in Nigeria or Africa
> Spread other Open source initiative like OLPC
> Have Fedora Community and Redhat active in  Africa
>
> *What is on the Ground*
> Gtbens is already registered in Nigeria. Full details would be made known
> to interested persons.
> Gtown Media and Bensoft Enterprise are two registered companies in Nigeria.
> Redhat resellers and Fedora Vendors
> Marketing channels already available vis major stores in Lagos, Abuja and
> Owerri
>
> *What we need?*
> Sponsorship/Funding for the first two releases only. We can carry on from
> there while providing the same returns to the Fedora project,
> Or, Have the Fedora Community take control of it themselves with us as
> front runners if they so please.
>
> We await your reply, or terms for sponsorship.
>
> with a population of over 150million people and counting, i hope we  would
> see this project  achieved
>
> Emeka Bethel for http://www.bensoftent.com or info at bensoftent.com
>



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Regards,
Susmit.

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