[Ambassadors] IU LinuxFest - 11-Apr-2007 - clarification, please.

[Gaddis, Jeremy L.]

Good {morning|afternoon|evening} list,

Please forgive what may be my ignorance as I have just recently become 
involved with the Fedora Project, am still trying to take everything 
in, and am sure there are things I don't yet completely understand.

IU LinuxFest[1] is an annual, one-day event organized by the Unix 
Systems Support Group[2] at Indiana University[3] to draw attention to 
Linux from students, faculty, staff, and the general public.  Though 
not on behalf on the Fedora Project, I have attended this annual event 
for the last several years.

Seeing as how I recently became involved in the Fedora Project as an 
Ambassador, I thought this would be an excellent first opportunity to 
help promote Fedora.  I know the organizers of this event and have 
been reserved booth space for a Fedora display.

"How to be an Ambassador"[4] states, "For the first 30 days, the 
status of a newbie Ambassador will be 'on probation', during which 
time they have a chance to prove themselves to the group by 
contributing to the project (see Ideas below)".  Under Ideas, one 
thing listed is "Sign up Fedora Project for regional events", which I 
have now done.

Unfortunately, the Material Request Form[5] states, "Ambassadors must 
also complete at[sic] thirty-day probation period before they can 
request new merchandise, ...".

Last October, I once again attended the Ohio LinuxFest in Columbus, 
Ohio, and witnessed a Fedora booth there (manned by Jeffrey Tadlock, 
perhaps?).  It was well set-up and looked very nice with the Fedora 
banners and such (yes, I bought a bumper sticker and t-shirt!).

Ideally, I would like to be able to obtain a banner to set up at the 
booth.  I understand that t-shirts are on short supply and probably 
out of the question, but that's not an issue.  I can burn a few 
hundred Fedora DVDs and eat the cost myself, that's not an issue 
either.

Since I am still under the umbrella of the 30-day probationary period, 
however, am I correct in my understanding that I cannot request items 
such as a banner for temporary usage at a Linux event and that I am 
pretty much left up to my own resources to handle this?

Any clarification is appreciated.

[1] http://tinyurl.com/2voxb4
[2] http://www.ussg.indiana.edu/
[3] http://www.indiana.edu/
[4] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/HowTo
[5] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/GetStuff

Thanks,
-j

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Jeremy L. Gaddis, MCP, GCWN             jeremy at linuxwiz.net
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