[Ambassadors] Fedora media requests

[Clint Savage]

On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 5:41 AM, Francesco Ugolini
<fugolini at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> 2008/7/3 Clint Savage <herlo1 at gmail.com>:
>> I've noticed that the media request site is offline and wondered if it
>> is going to be brought back online so I can order a bunch for events I
>> do all year long.
>>
>> The link that is pointed to from the wiki
>> (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/GetStuff) is this one:
>>
>> http://fedoranews.org/form/Ambassadors.html
>>
>> Is that one correct?  If not, what is the correct one?
>>
>> I'm also aware of the Fedora Media Project and am involved in burning
>> CDs/DVDs for that, but I'd like to give away pressed media for many
>> reasons.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Clint
>>
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>
> This is the correct link.
>
> If you need CD/DVDs you could add the event (where the CD/DVDs are
> needed) in the Fedora Event List
> (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents) and you could get a
> reimbursement (ask FAmSCo before start burn) for CD/DVD burning (see
> the posting event deadline before).
>
> As a message in GetStuff page say we are in the way to localize CD/DVD
> production, so what i tryed to explain is the best way to get material
> (until now).
>
> Hope I'll answer your question.
>
> Francesco Ugolini

Francesco,

Thank you for taking the time to respond.  I see the logistics
announcement from back in January, and it seems to me that its been a
long time since an update has been made there.  I figured if nothing
else, we could kickstart the conversation again and resolve the
logistics issue.

I have an event already on FedoraEvents page, the Utah Open Source
Conference, which I expect I will receive a bunch of Fedora SWAG to
give away as well as LiveCDs, etc.  What I got from you was that I
should have them pressed myself and get a reimbursement.  While that's
an option, I don't need very many and its not for any specific event.
I train Linux for a living, LUG meetings and others that just come
about because I talk so much about Fedora.  I should also point out
that costs for the FedoraProject to make several thousand at once is
going to be cheaper than me making 100 at a time.

One of the things I think about a lot is the Ubuntu ShipIt program.
Any Loco/LUG leader can order Ubuntu CDs and have them shipped to
their house.  Now while I know the costs of that process are high to
Canonical, Fedora could do this same thing with Ambassadors on a much
smaller scale.  The costs for something like that might be worth the
effort.  I see that if Fedora wants to market itself more and get more
contributors, it needs more exposure.  Providing something as simple
as LiveCDs (in i686 and x86_64) regularly to ambassadors could easily
stretch that exposure through a more viral approach.

Anyway, those are my thoughts and arguments as to why we should reopen
that form (or go with a similar solution).  I look forward to
continuing this discussion and doing more with Fedora.

Cheers,

Clint