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

[David Nalley]

Stripped everyone but famsco -

First, I assume we need to get Pierros involved on this conversation -
I don't know if this really exists or not.

Second, I am a bit disturbed by the term 'Official Fedora Vendors'.

Finally there are some operational questions.
1. How much money are they asking for?
2. What content will be in the fedora magazines and where will it come from?
3. What is circulation (and in what countries (they mention 'across Africa')
4. How many magazines can Fedora get for it's continued efforts in Africa.


On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 12:35 PM, susmit shannigrahi
<thinklinux.ssh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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