<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 10:23 AM, lankanet <<a href="mailto:lankanet@slt.lk">lankanet@slt.lk</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Dear Danushka, People believes ubuntu is Linux and aren't aware of the term distro! Tharaka Kelaniya Pradeshiya sabha? when there's something in near Kelaniya area please inform me. I would like to participate. :-)</blockquote><div> Yes, Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha :) actually we are running more than 55 workshop from 2008 October onwards. it is conducting myself and one official from Dept of Local Gov;. And this will cover all the local authorities in Western Province (already completed the Colombo District ). PS: Now (6th Nov) Watthala PS and Waththa Urban Council program in progress. </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> A little contribution: <a href="http://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ltsp" target="_blank">http://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ltsp</a> Tharaka <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> ----- Original Message ----- From: Danishka Navin <<a href="mailto:danishka@gmail.com">danishka@gmail.com</a>> Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 6:44 pm Subject: Re: [Ambassadors] Contribute to build Wiki Articles To: <a href="mailto:fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com">fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com</a> > Randika, > > Randika Rathugama wrote: > > > > 2008/11/4 Paul W. Frields <<a href="mailto:stickster@gmail.com">stickster@gmail.com</a> > > <mailto:<a href="mailto:stickster@gmail.com">stickster@gmail.com</a>>> > > > > On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 07:07:35PM +0530, Randika Rathugama > wrote:> > Dear Ambassadors, > > > > > > Recently I started a "Wiki" project for collaborative > writing. [ > > > <a href="http://www.developerwiki.org" target="_blank">http://www.developerwiki.org</a>] > > > > > > There we have created a category for System Administration > > > Linux (Fedora) > > > > > > <<a href="http://www.developerwiki.org/wiki/Category:Linux_%28Fedora%29" target="_blank">http://www.developerwiki.org/wiki/Category:Linux_%28Fedora%29</a>>and I'm > > > planing to start some how-tos, articles under this > category, if > > this works > > > we can build a better article repository for fedora on > > DeveloperWiki, which > > > can be update anytime by anyone. (I think I shouldn't explain > > how "wiki" > > > works to you guys :D ) > > > > > > It's highly appreciate if you can contribute and help to build > > this wiki. > > > > Is there a reason why you don't want to do this on the Fedora > wiki> itself, helping the Documentation team as you do it? > > > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > Yeah I'm agree with you. I know DeveloperWiki Project is not only > for > > "Linux (Fedora)", there are many areas that we going to address > here. > > Anyway developerwiki is not the only site where people can find > fedora > > aticles. And also "fedora wiki" also not the only place where we > can > > find fedora articles. This is just another addition for* Fedora > Wikis*.> > > And also this site is very new to the internet, ( still its in > > development ). Most of our contributors are from Sri Lanka, so > > DeveloperWiki will be able to spread the word "Fedora" to the Sri > > Lankan community. > > > This is the first time I heard about DeveloperWiki. > > I do not think it is the best way to spread Fedora in Sri Lanka. > But, as Paul said you can join to the Fedora wiki. > Get other friends in to Fedora wiki as well. ;-) > > And also we have a Fedora Sinhala l10n wiki as well. [1] > > There are many ways, such as Fedora l10n, Fedora media distribution > [2] > , writing articles [3] , workshops, etc. > > At the moment we have tried/trying all above possibilities. > > we have published an article in Silumina news paper (23rg page) on > last > year, 09th Dec 2007. :) [3] > I appreciate your active life with Fedora. > > Btw, yesterday I was talking about FOSS in Kelaniya PS, Sri Lanka. > I asked a question, "Do you know about GNU/Linux OS? > > every one said, NO > > then, once I started talking about distros' > I said, Fedora, OpenSuse,, ..and Ubuntu. > > Then one guy said "Yes, I have a CD" :D > The reason is Ubuntu free distribution, they do not know about > GNU/Linux,etc but the brand "Ubuntu" > > Randika: this is the situation :) > > > > [1] <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Teams/Sinhala" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Teams/Sinhala</a> > [2] <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/FreeMedia" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/FreeMedia</a> > [3] > <a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_PK-" target="_blank">http://bp2.blogger.com/_PK-</a> > lh2PQ0g8/SArDWAUaoaI/AAAAAAAAAUE/Na0gZebIXY8/s1600-h/danishka- > silumina.jpg > Danishka > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Paul W. Frields > > <a href="http://paul.frields.org/" target="_blank">http://paul.frields.org/</a> > > gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 > BD11 3717 > > <a href="http://redhat.com/" target="_blank">http://redhat.com/</a> - - - - > <a href="http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/" target="_blank">http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/</a>> <a href="http://irc.freenode.net" target="_blank">irc.freenode.net</a> > <<a href="http://irc.freenode.net" target="_blank">http://irc.freenode.net</a>>: stickster @ > > #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug > > > > -- > > Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list > > <a href="mailto:Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com">Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com</a> > > <mailto:<a href="mailto:Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com">Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com</a>> > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list</a> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > > > > -- > > Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list > > <a href="mailto:Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com">Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com</a> > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list</a> > > > > -- > Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com">Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list</a> > -- Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list <a href="mailto:Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com">Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> -- Danishka Navin <a href="http://danishkanavin.blogspot.com">http://danishkanavin.blogspot.com</a> (use Sinhala Unicode fonts)