[Fedora-ambassadors-list] Meeting Minutes - 2006-01-12

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

OK, so I'm not the only idiot.  

"What we have here is failure to communicate" -- especially since neither 
Roger, nor Alex, nor myself were present.

/me mutters about getting a good iCal up somewhere...

--g

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Greg DeKoenigsberg || Fedora Foundation || fedoraproject.org
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Robert Whetsel wrote:

> Roger that, let me second the voice of apologies. I too believed that the
> meeting was at a later date (on a two week shedule), and time.   
> 
> Quoting Greg DeKoenigsberg <gdk at redhat.com>:
> 
> > 
> > OK, my apologies for being an idiot and missing this meeting -- I was 
> > under the impression that it was later today, under the rotating 
> > schedule.  Are all of these meetings now at 1300 GMT?
> > 
> > --g
> > 
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > Greg DeKoenigsberg || Fedora Foundation || fedoraproject.org
> > Be an Ambassador || http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors
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> > 
> > On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Patrick Barnes wrote:
> > 
> > > == Present ==
> > > 
> > >  * PatrickBarnes (nman64)
> > >  * ThomasChung (tchung)
> > >  * ChitleshGoorah
> > >  * JoseTarazona
> > >  * MauricioPretto
> > >  * MikaelJacobsson (maikaru)
> > >  * SankarshanMukhopadhyay (sankarshan)
> > >  * TejasDinkar (gja)
> > >  * ThorstenLeemhuis (thl)
> > >  * JonFautley (sasquatch)
> > >  * RoozbehPournader (roozbeh)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > === Events ===
> > > 
> > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents
> > > 
> > >  * LinuxAsia
> > >   Confirmed visits from Greg and Blizzard.  Organizers will have
> > > announcements next week.  Schwag has been requested.
> > > 
> > >  * SCALE
> > >   Schwag has been requested.  ThomasChung will try to get an idea of
> > > expected turnout.  We want pictures!
> > > 
> > >  * Strasbourg
> > >   ChitleshGoorah has unofficially reserved a booth.
> > > 
> > > === Schwag ===
> > > 
> > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors
> > > 
> > > Get requests in early if you want to get the goods before your event. 
> > > We're still working on getting logistics worked out.
> > > 
> > > === Email Aliases ===
> > > 
> > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/Emails
> > > 
> > > We have an 'ambassadors' group in the Account System.  This is the key
> > > to aliases.  @fedora.redhat.com aliases are available. 
> > > @fedoraproject.org aliases will be created automatically for existing
> > > account holders when they become available.
> > > 
> > > === Donations ===
> > > 
> > > We are not yet ready to take donations for the Fedora Foundation.  The
> > > necessary work is in progress, so this should be possible in the near
> > > future.  We'll need to gather a reasonable amount of donations from
> > > outside of Red Hat so that donations can be tax-deductible.  Donations
> > > will most likely be accepted through an online process.  We don't need
> > > Ambassadors collecting funds.
> > > 
> > > === Presentations ===
> > > 
> > > The existing CLA effectively covers licensing for presentations,
> > > including translations that are submitted.  We just need Ambassadors to
> > > sign the CLA before contributing.  This is also compatible with the
> > > licensing requirements of most shows.  We'll face exceptions if and when
> > > we encounter them.  Under this arrangement, contributors keep
> > > copyrights, and Fedora and Red Hat are granted FOSS-style licenses to
> > > make certain that the contributions remain free, like the software that
> > > Fedora provides.
> > > 
> > > === Business Cards ===
> > > 
> > > Ambassadors can get a sign-off to use the trademark and logo to create
> > > their own business cards.  They are encouraged to submit templates to
> > > the list so that we can review them before the Fedora Project starts
> > > producing them.  Simple is good.
> > > 
> > > === IRC Cloaks ===
> > > 
> > > Official Fedora contributors are eligible to get a fedora cloak on
> > > freenode.  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/Cloaks has been
> > > created to gather requests.  PatrickBarnes will start poking the right
> > > man to get these created.
> > > 
> > > === Ambassador Kits ===
> > > 
> > > Our efforts to produce cards, schwag, etc. are working towards this. 
> > > Not much else to add.
> > > 
> > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/Meetings
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Patrick "The N-Man" Barnes
> > > nman64 at n-man.com
> > > 
> > > http://www.n-man.com/
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> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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> 
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> Cheers,
>  
> Robert C. Whetsel - CEO & Founder
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