<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>fedora-meeting.log</title> <meta name="generator" content="irclog2html.py 2.7 by Marius Gedminas"> <meta name="version" content="2.7 - 2008-06-10"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tt> <table cellspacing=3 cellpadding=2 border=0> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>Roll call:</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>Francesco Ugolini</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>Thomas Canniot</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>MrTom: we just lost the last meeting, I think 3 is just enought to have a usefull meeting :)</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#818144"><tt>kital</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>JoergSimon</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>Ok, reading the reminder you have been noticed that today we are going to discuss about Release Events</tt></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><tt>Joindredearka a rejoint ce canal (n=dearka@189.81.30.212).</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>I and Max suggested some topics to discuss about. I think those initiative are really important.</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>Before scrolling the points, I want to suggest some things to do:</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>- Create a wiki page with these events around the world</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>- Make something public, like a fedora-announce/fedora planet post in order to let people know that we are in</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>- Find any way to get in touch with events owners in order to help them and know what we can do</tt></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><tt>Joindrerdieter_ a rejoint ce canal (n=rdieter@narya.unl.edu).</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>that's all from a technical pov.</tt></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><tt>Quitrdieter a quitté ce serveur (Nick collision from services.).</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>From today agenda (in chronological order):</tt></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><tt>Pseudordieter_ est maintenant connu sous le nom de rdieter.</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>1) Release Events: local organization and status</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>2) Release Events: what FAmSCo should do in the next weeks?</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>3) Release Events: is there any proposal to make to improve it (from</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>FAmSCo and people who will attend it).</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>(1) When will media be available in different regions?</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>(2) if the release event will be before media is available, will we advertise that people should bring USB keys and can get Live USBs or their own Fedora ISOs?</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>(3) Are ambassadors in various regions starting to think about the dates/locations of their release parties? How do we ensure that we have quality events?</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>the last 3 points were suggested by Max and seem the most concrete ones.</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>for Max third point I can say we are seeing something in FedoraEvents page</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>it seems we are mixing marketing questins with organization ones</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>sure we are</tt></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><tt>Sujetfugolini a défini le sujet du canal à « FAmSCo Meeting ».</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#818144"><tt>kital</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>i think we should do it in the way how it worked with the past Release Parties -give the impulse</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>I just wrote some emails to invite people organizing such events (I was searching those posts)</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#818144"><tt>kital</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>i think we should make sure that we have Party - but leave it to marketing how and when</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>I agree... i barely see FAMSCO role here... we just have to be sure people have the media they need</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>MrTom: the media, and that the initiative could be well organized (be sure everything works fine)</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>MrTom: for the media, what FAmSCo / CommArch can do is giving Local Contact the resources to burn media</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>I just talked about resources for Release Events since the early beginning of Q1 and somehow during Q2</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>but what should work fine ? We can't help ordering a room, we can't help having people locally going there, we can't help people doing a presentation in there language, we can't help people installing fedora locally... really, if once is not AT the event the very day, I can't see how we could help them</tt></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><tt>QuitRodrigo_Padula a quitté ce serveur ("Saindo").</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>and I'm sure we shoudln't have problem in this way</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>MrTom: like we do last year. I asked Ambassadors if they want to organize a meeting to discuss about REs organization</tt></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><tt>PartirMostafaDaneshvar a quitté ce canal.</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>unfortunately it hadn't the effect I wish</tt></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><tt>Quitdearka a quitté ce serveur ("Saindo").</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#818144"><tt>kital</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>ok motivation is another thing than enable</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>we can help on motivation, we can help on helping people having ideas for presentation, on how to speak and how to organize the whole event</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>but that' all we can do : giving advice</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#818144"><tt>kital</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>make a release party competition we had already in the past - is maybe something that will enhance the Report Activities</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>kital: sure, the idea sounds good.</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#818144"><tt>kital</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>first price flight to next fudcon in the next region</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#818144"><tt>kital</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>;)</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>for example</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>We should ask treasurer, but it seems a good idea</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#818144"><tt>kital</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>make a release party and win a flight to the next Fudcon</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>Just take note of it, ask for resource avaialbility, and push in the list. Do you agree?</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>yep</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>i volunteer myself to write a serie of mail / blog post (why not) on how to organize a successful release event</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>and detailing each aspects of an event</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#818144"><tt>kital</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>perfect</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>great</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>I'm sorry if I can be so helpfull as I want but I had a series of unwanted problems that made him less productive than I wanted</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>thank you MrTom</tt></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><tt>Quitmoixs a quitté ce serveur (Remote closed the connection).</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>Anything to say about Release Events?</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>not from my side</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#818144"><tt>kital</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>no</tt></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><tt>Joindrebiertie a rejoint ce canal (n=bert@208.99-242-81.adsl-dyn.isp.belgacom.be).</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>ok, I think we have, or better, you have painted a clear way in order to have a great Release Events tournout :)</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>If nobody has to say something I'm going to adjourn the meeting</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>thank you for you precious attention</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#42427e"><tt>MrTom</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>you're welcome</tt></td></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#407a40"><tt>fugolini</tt></th><td width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tt>== Meeting Adjourned ==</tt></td></tr> </table> Generated by irclog2html.py 2.7 by <a href="mailto:marius@pov.lt">Marius Gedminas</a> - find it at <a href="http://mg.pov.lt/irclog2html/">mg.pov.lt</a>! </tt></body></html>