Thank you Susmith, thank you Siddharth. "Blank media and return envelop" idea is good. We can make a decision if we make us available for a meeting in near future at fedora-india irc. A long gap when we do not arrange a meeting. And I also have some topic to discuss regarding some fedora training program at schools. I have already started some initiative regarding this but I like to discuss the matter with other Indian ambassadors. So please fix up a date for a meeting so that we can made it more prominent. Cheers Gopal Das <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Siddharth Upmanyu <<a href="mailto:siddharth@techbugs.org">siddharth@techbugs.org</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On 3/16/08, subhodip biswas <<a href="mailto:subhodip@fedoraproject.org">subhodip@fedoraproject.org</a>> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 10:51 AM, susmit shannigrahi > <<a href="mailto:thinklinux.ssh@gmail.com">thinklinux.ssh@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > This is about current condition of Freemedia _India_. > > Saying in a line... It is badly messed up. > > > > Counting from Dec 2007 to March 2008 we have *17* fulfilled request > > and ~380 pending requests. > > That indicates only one thing, its going to shut down in near future. > > > > So lets do something about it. > > > > My suggestions are > > > > 1. Let's gather from contributors how many DVDs are available for the > > month and accept that many requests only. > > > +1 for that . Loads of pending request discourage users > > > > For that we can give contributors a week's time to declare and then > > open the request form. > > For a month if there is no contributor, there will be no requests. > > However, thats not going to increase the quantity of media. > > But this will ensure all requests are fulfilled. > > > > 2. Lets make posting of Blank Media compulsory for requesting Freemedia. > > Thats going to cost INR 20-25 at max. > > Well, that will create a negative impression no doubt, but the current > > situation is not bright either. > > > A suggestion may be is to have regional requests as as to break up > requests into modules .this actually lowers the load on free media > team . > Existing fedora ambassadors may help in this . > > > > For those who genuinely want to use Fedora but don't have that much > > bandwidth, it may be helpful. > > > > > > Any other suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Susmit. > > > > ============================================= > > ssh > > 0x86DD170A > > <a href="http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/SusmitShannigrahi" target="_blank">http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/SusmitShannigrahi</a> > > ============================================= > > > > > > > -- > > Regards > Subhodip Biswas > > GPG key : FAEA34AB > Server : <a href="http://pgp.mit.edu" target="_blank">pgp.mit.edu</a> > <a href="http://subhodipbiswas.wordpress.com" target="_blank">http://subhodipbiswas.wordpress.com</a> > http:/www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/SubhodipBiswas > > > -- > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com">Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list</a> > </div></div>The Most obvious problem is contribution... we have very less active India Ambassadors and there appears no real solution in near future... as it is initiated.. to send a blank media .. should be an option not a requirement (my view) .. as i see it we first need a saparate freemedia request form where we can put proper information and restrictions.. i can work like this : 1. in the last week of every month we (India Ambassadors) decide on freemedia capacity 2. when the form open the decided number of requests are allowed . 3. when the limit is reached .. the users are given option to send a blank media with return envelop to get the Fedora Media Regards Siddharth <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list <a href="mailto:Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com">Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list</a> </div></div></blockquote></div>