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

[susmit shannigrahi]

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 10:19 PM, David Nalley <david at gnsa.us> wrote:
> 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.

I am not sure about any of these points.
He sent me this message and I forwarded it verbatim.
May be we should continue the discussion (first with him for
clarification and then with other people concerned) to find out
whether it is at all feasible.

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Susmit.
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Regards,
Susmit.

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