10:05:06 <bckurera> #startmeeting 10:05:06 <zodbot> Meeting started Wed May 18 10:05:06 2011 UTC. The chair is bckurera. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 10:05:06 <zodbot> Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 10:05:11 <aks> .fas aks 10:05:12 <zodbot> aks: jakshay 'Akshay Jain' <aj@akshayjain.org> - abaksh1 'Arundhati Bakshi' <arundhati_bakshi@yahoo.co.in> - abhijit13 'Abhijit Ashok Meenakshi' <abhijit13@gmail.com> - vivekl 'Vivek Lakshmanan' <viveklak@gmail.com> - ravitejakshetty 'Raviteja K Shetty' <ravitejakshetty@gmail.com> - rameshspeaks 'Ramesh Kumar V' <rameshspeaks@hotmail.com> - jrochelly 'Jakson Rochelly Nunes Moura' <jrochelly@gmail.com> - fuel (8 more messages) 10:05:15 <suresht> ,fas suresht 10:05:20 <bckurera> #meetingname Meeting:APAC Ambassadors 2011-05-18 10:05:20 <zodbot> The meeting name has been set to 'meeting:apac_ambassadors_2011-05-18' 10:05:22 <suresht> .fas suresht 10:05:23 <zodbot> suresht: suresht 'Sureshkumar Packiyarajah' <sureshp8@gmail.com> 10:05:24 <azneita> .fas azneita 10:05:26 <zodbot> azneita: azneita 'Heherson Pagcaliwagan' <herson@azneita.org> 10:05:41 <bckurera> #chair harish azneita suresht 10:05:41 <zodbot> Current chairs: azneita bckurera harish suresht 10:05:51 <FranciscoD> maybe fasinfo would be better for roll call 10:05:57 <FranciscoD> fasinfo <fas name> 10:05:58 <aks> .fas Aks 10:06:00 <Kalpurush> .fas kalpurush 10:06:00 <zodbot> aks: jakshay 'Akshay Jain' <aj@akshayjain.org> - abaksh1 'Arundhati Bakshi' <arundhati_bakshi@yahoo.co.in> - abhijit13 'Abhijit Ashok Meenakshi' <abhijit13@gmail.com> - vivekl 'Vivek Lakshmanan' <viveklak@gmail.com> - ravitejakshetty 'Raviteja K Shetty' <ravitejakshetty@gmail.com> - rameshspeaks 'Ramesh Kumar V' <rameshspeaks@hotmail.com> - jrochelly 'Jakson Rochelly Nunes Moura' <jrochelly@gmail.com> - fuel (8 more messages) 10:06:04 <zodbot> Kalpurush: kalpurush 'Moniruzzaman Monir' <m.mzaman99@gmail.com> 10:06:07 <bckurera> .fas bckurera 10:06:08 <zodbot> bckurera: bckurera 'Buddhika Kurera' <bckurera@gmail.com> 10:06:25 <harish> .fas harish 10:06:26 <zodbot> harish: harishsk 'Harish Kumar S.K' <skharishkumar@gmail.com> - harishneit 'Harish Tummalacherla' <harishneit@gmail.com> - charish '' <charish@in.com> - harishom 'harish Mehta' <harish.mehta@live.com> - velagapudiharish 'velagapudi harish' <velagapudihari@yahoo.com> - saphar 'hariharan saptharishi' <hariharan.saptharishi@gmail.com> - harishcyberhunk 'Gunneri Harish' <racer.harish@gmail.com> - harishpgc '' (1 more message) 10:06:26 <bckurera> #chair Kalpurush 10:06:26 <zodbot> Current chairs: Kalpurush azneita bckurera harish suresht 10:06:42 <bckurera> #chair FranciscoD 10:06:42 <zodbot> Current chairs: FranciscoD Kalpurush azneita bckurera harish suresht 10:06:49 <bckurera> all set to chair 10:06:53 <bckurera> can we start then 10:06:56 <FranciscoD> please begin :) 10:06:59 <azneita> thanks bckurera 10:07:05 <KageSenshi> .fas izhar 10:07:06 <zodbot> KageSenshi: izhar 'Mohd Izhar Firdaus Ismail' <kagesenshi.87@gmail.com> 10:07:08 <suresht> lets move 10:07:14 <harish> KageSenshi, welcome 10:07:17 <bckurera> #topic News from FAmSCo 10:07:23 <KageSenshi> \o/ 10:07:27 <bckurera> News from FAmSCo 10:07:43 <bckurera> #chair KageSenshi 10:07:43 <zodbot> Current chairs: FranciscoD KageSenshi Kalpurush azneita bckurera harish suresht 10:07:49 <suresht> are there anyone! 10:07:55 <bckurera> Hope you all aware of Larrys departure 10:08:06 <bckurera> we will really miss him 10:08:09 <harish> yes 10:08:13 <harish> good guy. 10:08:17 <bckurera> +! 10:08:18 <suresht> we missed him 10:08:23 <azneita> #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:APAC_Ambassadors_2011-05-18#Agenda 10:08:23 <suresht> +1 10:08:27 <harish> had the privilege of meeting him at the FUDcon Tempe 10:08:41 <suresht> but he is around with us as a fedora user 10:08:43 <azneita> swell of a guy, nice write-ups too 10:08:47 <bckurera> Then we had Board and FSCo elections ahead 10:09:23 <bckurera> Then you all have to sign the new agreement in FAS 10:09:33 <suresht> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal:Fedora_Project_Contributor_Agreement 10:09:35 <bckurera> just reminding all important things 10:09:36 <FranciscoD> already done 10:09:38 <suresht> for the info 10:09:39 <bckurera> thanks suresht 10:09:48 <Kalpurush> Already done 10:10:13 <bckurera> Finally we have a good news - F15 is GOLD and ready t release on 24th May 10:10:24 <suresht> +1 bckurera 10:10:30 <arifiauo> \o/ 10:10:30 <harish> yes, dent'ed that this morning. 10:10:36 <FranciscoD> means i have one more week to send out all me free media dvds :o 10:10:43 <bckurera> #chair arifiaou 10:10:43 <zodbot> Current chairs: FranciscoD KageSenshi Kalpurush arifiaou azneita bckurera harish suresht 10:10:55 <bckurera> yes we have one week 10:10:59 <FranciscoD> thats around 80 media! damn damn damn! 10:11:01 <bckurera> less than one week I should say 10:11:22 <bckurera> Is there anything I missed 10:11:22 <azneita> that's still a lot FranciscoD 10:11:24 <suresht> bckurera, pls add chair for aks 10:11:24 <arifiauo> FranciscoD, we can do it 10:11:34 <suresht> he is come fron nepal 10:11:38 <FranciscoD> arifiauo: yes! we will do it :) 10:11:45 <harish> i will be making a F15 live DVD custom-built - to include virt, xournal and some other stuff that I personally want in it. 10:12:05 <FranciscoD> aha! nice! 10:12:20 <aks> .fas aks 10:12:21 <zodbot> aks: jakshay 'Akshay Jain' <aj@akshayjain.org> - abaksh1 'Arundhati Bakshi' <arundhati_bakshi@yahoo.co.in> - abhijit13 'Abhijit Ashok Meenakshi' <abhijit13@gmail.com> - vivekl 'Vivek Lakshmanan' <viveklak@gmail.com> - ravitejakshetty 'Raviteja K Shetty' <ravitejakshetty@gmail.com> - rameshspeaks 'Ramesh Kumar V' <rameshspeaks@hotmail.com> - jrochelly 'Jakson Rochelly Nunes Moura' <jrochelly@gmail.com> - fuel (8 more messages) 10:12:23 <FranciscoD> I'm already on F15 though :P 10:12:23 <Kalpurush> Thts good , harish 10:12:30 <azneita> what will you call the remix harish? 10:12:32 <harish> it will be 64-bit though. 10:12:35 <bckurera> #chair ask 10:12:35 <zodbot> Current chairs: FranciscoD KageSenshi Kalpurush arifiaou ask azneita bckurera harish suresht 10:12:40 <bckurera> sorry 10:12:43 <bckurera> #undo 10:12:43 <zodbot> Removing item from minutes: <MeetBot.items.Link object at 0x15ee33cc> 10:12:49 <suresht> harish, good we all waiting for that 10:12:55 <harish> not a remix per se, it is essentially the DVD done into a live DVD. 10:12:55 <bckurera> #chair aks 10:12:55 <zodbot> Current chairs: FranciscoD KageSenshi Kalpurush aks arifiaou ask azneita bckurera harish suresht 10:13:13 <azneita> fasinfo aks 10:13:45 <bckurera> Hello aks good to see you 10:13:49 <suresht> azneita, . 10:13:50 <harish> i'll share the ks file once I am happy with it. 10:13:53 <aks> bckurera: :) 10:14:00 <suresht> .fasinfo aks 10:14:01 <bckurera> Seems my email worked atleast for a one FAm :) 10:14:01 <zodbot> suresht: User: aks, Name: Abhishek Singh, email: aks.abhishek@gmail.com, Creation: 2006-02-13, IRC Nick: aks, Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu, Locale: en, Extension: 5100415, GPG key ID: 5267ED40, Status: active 10:14:05 <zodbot> suresht: Unapproved Groups: gitlekhonee 10:14:06 <KageSenshi> +1 10:14:09 <bckurera> welcome you aks 10:14:09 <zodbot> suresht: Approved Groups: cla_fpca cla_fedora cla_done ambassadors freemedia 10:14:16 <aks> bckurera: indeed 10:14:23 <aks> .fas aks 10:14:24 <zodbot> aks: jakshay 'Akshay Jain' <aj@akshayjain.org> - abaksh1 'Arundhati Bakshi' <arundhati_bakshi@yahoo.co.in> - abhijit13 'Abhijit Ashok Meenakshi' <abhijit13@gmail.com> - vivekl 'Vivek Lakshmanan' <viveklak@gmail.com> - ravitejakshetty 'Raviteja K Shetty' <ravitejakshetty@gmail.com> - rameshspeaks 'Ramesh Kumar V' <rameshspeaks@hotmail.com> - jrochelly 'Jakson Rochelly Nunes Moura' <jrochelly@gmail.com> - fuel (8 more messages) 10:14:25 <FranciscoD> we should get down to the agenda 10:14:32 <FranciscoD> the rest can go in the open floor :D 10:14:36 <suresht> aks ok 10:14:42 <arifiauo> +1 10:14:51 <bckurera> can we proceed 10:15:03 <FranciscoD> bckurera: please begin with agenda item #1 10:15:04 <bckurera> seems it is better moving 10:15:06 <Kalpurush> +1 10:15:10 <arifiauo> yes please 10:15:18 <bckurera> we are at the news item 10:15:18 <suresht> lets move 10:15:22 <harish> .fasinfo harishpillay (for the record) 10:15:23 <zodbot> harish: User "harishpillay (for the record)" doesn't exist 10:15:24 <bckurera> now we can go for the palnning 10:15:27 <harish> .fasinfo harishpillay 10:15:28 <zodbot> harish: User: harishpillay, Name: Harish Pillay, email: harish.pillay@gmail.com, Creation: 2008-02-20, IRC Nick: harish, Timezone: Asia/Singapore, Locale: en, Extension: 5103197, GPG key ID: 746809E3, Status: active 10:15:32 <zodbot> harish: Approved Groups: gitcommarch-web ambassadors cla_done cla_redhat 10:15:56 <bckurera> #topic APAC FAD and FUDcon planning 10:15:58 <harish> go ahead. apologies for the interruption 10:16:05 <suresht> harish, gitcommarch-web ohh well! 10:16:07 <bckurera> Here harish floor over to you 10:16:13 <harish> ok thank bckurera 10:16:15 <suresht> git really i like it 10:16:24 <bckurera> we all love git :) 10:16:30 <harish> FUDcon - we need to submit the bid for it. 10:16:35 <bckurera> So FAD and FUDcon planing 10:16:52 <FranciscoD> #topic FAD and FUDCon planning 10:17:20 <harish> there should be an announcement that goes out for the FUDcon bid 10:17:22 <bckurera> we are in that topic 10:17:31 <azneita> harish, isn't there supposed to be a call first? 10:17:40 <harish> so KageSenshi if you want to bid for FUDcon Malaysia put the bid out. 10:17:49 <arifiauo> +1 10:17:51 <bckurera> I already had a call 10:17:53 <harish> folks are already bidding in different regions 10:17:57 <bckurera> but no ideas came up :( 10:17:58 <KageSenshi> harish, any links ? 10:17:59 <KageSenshi> erk 10:18:11 <bckurera> I hear milano one 10:18:12 <harish> let me see 10:18:18 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon_organization_process 10:18:28 <FranciscoD> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon 10:18:37 <azneita> if i remember correctly the last call was for fudcon emea 10:18:38 <FranciscoD> the organization process link is important 10:18:57 <harish> #link http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon_bid_process 10:19:23 <azneita> none for apac yet, right? 10:19:30 <FranciscoD> not yet 10:19:34 <arifiauo> yes 10:19:35 <FranciscoD> okay, bidding would be step 1 10:19:36 <suresht> if we call bid now the we can have in next year is it? 10:19:36 <bckurera> Malaysian one is also waiting 10:19:38 <KageSenshi> harish, bid submit to fudcon-planning ? 10:19:51 <bckurera> #info Step1: bidding for FUDcon 10:20:00 <FranciscoD> suresht: see the links, they have a timeline cut out 10:20:05 <FranciscoD> (iirc) 10:20:20 <FranciscoD> suresht: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon_organization_process#FUDcon_Team_General_Planning_Schedule 10:20:47 <suresht> FranciscoD, nice resource 10:21:02 <bckurera> +1 10:21:08 <harish> let me ask Robyn. She prompted me on this. 10:21:11 <FranciscoD> so it is a 12 month procedure :P 10:21:19 <azneita> so for apac, we're creating the bid before the RFP 10:21:25 <harish> but that notwithstanding, let's go ahead and plan anwway. 10:21:32 <harish> s/anwway/anyway/ 10:21:35 <azneita> cool :) 10:21:42 <KageSenshi> harish, "there should be an announcement that goes out for the FUDcon bid" .. /me goes look around all the MLs 10:21:52 <harish> KageSenshi, thanks. 10:22:08 <KageSenshi> harish, i didnt see one on fudcon-planning though 10:22:11 <azneita> let's just prod jsmith, he may issue one for us :) 10:22:11 <harish> let's see if we can come up with a series of FADs and FUDcons 10:22:35 <FranciscoD> a series of FADs + *one* fudcon for APAC, you mean? 10:22:47 <harish> again, going back to what I suggested two weeks ago, the more FADs we run, the better we are prepared to run a FUDcon 10:22:50 <bckurera> atleast one FUDcon in 2012 10:22:56 <FranciscoD> +1 10:22:56 <aks> 1 10:22:59 <aks> +1 10:23:06 <Kalpurush> +1 10:23:09 <harish> ideally 1 FUDcon for 2012 10:23:24 <harish> but nothing stopping us from planning for 2013 10:23:42 <bckurera> we have an suggession in Malaysia for 2012 10:23:46 <KageSenshi> +1 10:23:51 <FranciscoD> theres plenty of time. We can easily have one FUDCon in 12, and then another in 13 10:23:53 <harish> forward planning is good for it offers us time to plan and change course if needed. 10:24:11 <harish> bckurera, ok. KageSenshi any comments. 10:24:37 <bckurera> we need to start planing before 12 months 10:24:41 <harish> KageSenshi, you might want to consider a FAD at MOSC in Penang 10:24:44 <bckurera> as the process demand it too 10:24:54 <FranciscoD> lets break it down 10:24:59 <bckurera> Therefore we can have a FUDcon end of next year 10:25:07 <FranciscoD> lets first talk FADs, since they have less requirements 10:25:15 <FranciscoD> then, we can move on to a FUDCon 10:25:16 <KageSenshi> harish, i am thinking something around after eidulfitri 10:25:18 <Kalpurush> Bckurera, its good 10:25:19 <bckurera> we talked about FAD last time 10:25:22 <KageSenshi> for FAD 10:25:28 <suresht> harish, we are planning to do our FAD_lk in between june-july 10:25:37 <suresht> ok lets focus FAD 10:25:42 <harish> KageSenshi, when will that be? 10:25:44 <FranciscoD> bckurera: can you sort of revise what we decided last time please? 10:25:51 <FranciscoD> about the FADs? 10:25:54 <KageSenshi> harish, sept/october 10:25:55 <harish> suresht, ok. proposal? 10:25:58 <bckurera> The first FAD in SL 10:26:20 <harish> bckurera, good. proposal please. 10:26:21 <FranciscoD> has a wiki page been setup? 10:26:26 <KageSenshi> harish, i already secured a venue for FAD 10:26:27 <FranciscoD> An event page" 10:26:29 <FranciscoD> " 10:26:29 <FranciscoD> ? 10:26:34 <harish> KageSenshi, where at? 10:26:43 <KageSenshi> harish, where else, APIIT/UCTI :) 10:26:50 <KageSenshi> thats the easiest place to get .. 10:26:55 <harish> :-). common workhorse! 10:26:57 <suresht> harish, i have finished almost 90% proposal and look forwarding to submit to our local software companies 10:27:13 <KageSenshi> with plenty of breakaway rooms 10:27:20 <harish> suresht, it is on a wiki somewhere? 10:27:25 <FranciscoD> suresht: set up a wiki page please, it's step one 10:27:34 <FranciscoD> and dump all info there, even the proposals 10:27:39 <harish> KageSenshi, yes, APIIT is a good place. only challenge is to get out of that place. 10:27:40 <suresht> then everything fine here 10:27:42 <suresht> wait 10:28:05 <harish> remember, we should be living the TOSW principles. release early, release often. 10:28:09 <bckurera> we had a wiki 10:28:14 <KageSenshi> harish, /me nods 10:28:14 <bckurera> wait i ll find the URL 10:28:33 <suresht> harish, it is prework tasks https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_lk_prework#Day_April_15_-_May_15_2011 10:28:38 <KageSenshi> harish, for FUDCon i'm eyeing towards JB though 10:28:51 <bckurera> #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_Sri_Lanka_2011 10:29:12 <harish> KageSenshi, works for me :-) 10:29:12 <suresht> this is orignal one then we have add here 10:29:17 <bckurera> but we are still planing, we dragged this till F15 release 10:29:25 <bckurera> yes suresht 10:29:43 <FranciscoD> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Sankarshan/Questions 10:29:55 <FranciscoD> it's India specific, but still worth a read 10:30:01 <KageSenshi> harish, gurdip have contacts in jb which might help in securing venue :) 10:30:16 <bckurera> suresht is location fixed? 10:30:27 <suresht> harish, i am planning to produce fedora pens/balloons/strikers/fedora note books 10:30:54 <Kalpurush> Suresht, it's great :( 10:31:09 <Kalpurush> :) 10:31:12 <harish> suresht, ok. balloons :-)? 10:31:18 <suresht> local price for one pen 0.25 $ and one notebook 0.25 $, 10:31:32 <suresht> fedora balloons 0.1 $ 10:31:53 <Kalpurush> Everything in touch of fedora :) 10:32:07 <FranciscoD> suresht: please keep the wiki page updated with these details :) 10:32:19 <FranciscoD> for participants, the wiki page is the one time stop 10:32:28 <arifiauo> +1 10:32:29 <suresht> once i create proposal pdf i will forward it to all 10:32:36 <KageSenshi> erm .. couldnt find the bid announcement .. is it really already open ? 10:32:39 <bckurera> still we are planing so nothing fixed yet 10:32:41 <FranciscoD> everything they need about the event is should be on the wiki 10:32:42 <Kalpurush> Suresht, add fedora t-shirt 10:32:51 <harish> KageSenshi, ping jsmith please. 10:32:53 <suresht> FranciscoD, still we are in way 10:32:58 <KageSenshi> harish, ok 10:33:07 <FranciscoD> suresht: nevermind, still keep the wiki page up :) 10:33:14 <suresht> so after speak to harish and you all i am planning to add to wiki 10:33:22 <harish> suresht, ok 10:33:23 <bckurera> +1 10:33:26 <FranciscoD> suresht: if you wait till everythings ready, you'll miss a lot of participants 10:33:46 <FranciscoD> let people know whats going on, it'll keep them interested 10:34:00 <suresht> FranciscoD, really you are correct 10:34:02 <harish> the key thing here is to show that there is planning underway with some degree of certainty of the events actually happening - like location, signups etc. 10:34:10 <FranciscoD> harish: +1 10:34:15 <harish> it shows commitment and drive and helps me to get funds etc. 10:34:22 <aks> +1 10:34:25 <suresht> we have planned to do ths april but still we are on air 10:34:28 <FranciscoD> harish: you put my thoughts into words :D 10:34:50 <Kalpurush> +1 , harish 10:34:51 <harish> one of the things I'd like to see happen is a net increase of activities for APAC this year. it shows a growth of interest and participation 10:35:05 <harish> so, all activities 10:35:17 <bckurera> yes we keep increasing the volume 10:35:18 <FranciscoD> harish: how about we discuss that in the open floor? I have some suggestions too 10:35:20 <suresht> harish, so i hope i can get fund as much i can from local software companies but we need some money before kick off 10:35:27 <Kalpurush> Yes we hv to running 10:35:29 <harish> whether it is in a school or a LUG or a JUG or whatever it should all be in the wiki so taht we can capture and measure it. 10:35:41 <harish> FranciscoD, OK 10:35:52 <harish> keep on topic. 10:35:59 <bckurera> we are 30 minutes here 10:36:04 <bckurera> :) 10:36:06 <FranciscoD> so we've two FADs line up 10:36:14 <FranciscoD> at present 10:36:14 <harish> ok 10:36:15 <bckurera> where is the other? 10:36:20 <KageSenshi> cool 10:36:22 <bckurera> Sri Lanka and next? 10:36:30 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi has one , right? 10:36:32 <bckurera> we ll be having the SL FAD on July end 10:36:33 <harish> mether, are you able to answer this? 10:36:35 <bckurera> for sure 10:36:42 <suresht> harish, because i have spoken to someones they said after finish event only the sponsors give money to us 10:37:02 <FranciscoD> suresht: yes, you get reimbursed when you send in the reciepts 10:37:08 <bckurera> suresht you will not get money till you produce bills 10:37:08 <FranciscoD> *receipts 10:37:13 <KageSenshi> FranciscoD, to do :) .. possibly on mid september .. i will be meeting the local guys next weekend 10:37:19 <KageSenshi> to discuss more with them 10:37:20 <harish> suresht, reimbursement is after the fact as far as possible. 10:37:22 <FranciscoD> suresht: which is why, everything needs to be documented on the wiki :) 10:37:31 <KageSenshi> then i'll put up a wiki 10:37:32 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: aha, great :) 10:37:52 <bckurera> gear thoughts 10:37:57 <suresht> ok i will do in wiki and pdf proposal as well 10:38:00 <KageSenshi> FranciscoD, venue already secured , but not manpower yet :) 10:38:01 <FranciscoD> #info All reimbursements are after the event 10:38:03 <harish> i think we need to keep repeating that unless it is on the wiki, it is not happening. 10:38:07 <harish> :-) 10:38:38 <FranciscoD> #info all FADs need to be placed on the wiki: irrespective of their status 10:38:58 <KageSenshi> ok~ 10:39:19 <mether> harish, network is being troublesome here. I potentially missed the context but if the question is about FUDCon, I am planning for one in India 10:39:21 <FranciscoD> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD 10:39:32 <FranciscoD> mether: you are?? 10:39:44 * FranciscoD dances :D 10:39:53 <bckurera> wow great to hear mether 10:40:00 <bckurera> \o/ 10:40:04 <mether> FranciscoD, yep. I will post the details soon 10:40:09 <KageSenshi> hoho 10:40:11 <aks> mether: great :) 10:40:13 <KageSenshi> :D 10:40:14 <FranciscoD> mether: alright! Great! 10:40:15 <harish> mether, about India running a FAD or two and a FUDcon in 2011. 10:40:26 <Kalpurush> Mether, great:D 10:40:36 <bckurera> FUDcon in 2011?? 10:40:39 <FranciscoD> additional info on FADs : http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD#What_is_a_FAD_like.3F 10:41:37 <bckurera> #link http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD 10:41:52 <mether> bckurera, If I understand the process correctly, then it would one for 2012 instead. fads can be organized in a much shorter time 10:42:21 <bckurera> great So i m waiting 10:42:30 <bckurera> is there any FAD organizing in India?? 10:42:34 <bckurera> in 2011?? 10:42:56 <mether> we organized one last year around this time. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_Pune_2010 10:43:04 <mether> could so something similar this year as well 10:43:08 <FranciscoD> bckurera: not yet 10:43:17 <bckurera> yup I already refer that mether 10:43:30 <FranciscoD> but we could, maybe around July-August 10:43:40 <mether> yeah 10:43:45 <bckurera> nice to hear that and love to visit too 10:43:48 <mether> takes about a couple of months to do it well 10:44:03 <mether> bckurera, alright. lets discuss that after the meeting 10:44:05 <bckurera> ping gbraad 10:44:14 <Kalpurush> Hi, Gbraad 10:44:28 <bckurera> great KIT mether, bckurera@gmail.com we can have a GTalk :) 10:44:47 <suresht> mether, :) 10:44:57 <bckurera> 45 minutes passed on the meeting 10:45:21 <Kalpurush> Mether keep it on irc, so we also can join 10:45:32 <mether> Kalpurush, sure 10:45:35 <bckurera> yup sound great 10:45:40 <bckurera> will do so 10:45:46 <FranciscoD> okay, are we done with FADs? 10:45:53 <FranciscoD> move on to the next topic? 10:45:56 <mether> yes 10:46:02 <bckurera> lets move t FUDcons 10:46:04 <suresht> if we are going to FAD we have to work hard me & bckurera know the pain 10:46:17 <bckurera> +1 10:46:32 <KageSenshi> +1 10:46:42 <harish> +1 10:46:48 <Kalpurush> +1 10:46:52 <suresht> hope we have to do our best here 10:47:05 <FranciscoD> +1 10:47:07 <FranciscoD> moving on 10:47:16 <mether> suresht, once you do it a couple of times, it isn't as hard :-) 10:47:45 <suresht> mether, yes this our first time that's why 10:47:51 <bckurera> I m happy as there is a nice fedorians with them it ll be easy 10:47:55 <FranciscoD> is there a wiki page for the intended FUDCon yet? 10:48:02 <KageSenshi> wait 10:48:13 <KageSenshi> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/MalaysianTeam/FUDConAPACDraft 10:48:21 <bckurera> #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/MalaysianTeam/FUDConAPACDraft 10:48:24 <FranciscoD> aersk 10:48:29 <FranciscoD> *awesome 10:49:08 <suresht> bckurera, lets move to next topic 10:49:26 <harish> ok 10:49:32 <bckurera> today meeting is mainly for FAD and FUDcon 10:49:46 <bckurera> so as harish is here we should have lot of sharings 10:49:46 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: could you update the page with "event owner" please? 10:49:53 <KageSenshi> ok 10:50:01 <suresht> then sahll we talk about media f15 10:50:08 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: that way, people will know who to contact 10:50:13 <harish> bckurera, i am happy to share :-) 10:50:14 <KageSenshi> roger 10:50:16 <suresht> i mean we have to get on time 10:50:18 <Kalpurush> +1 suresht 10:50:31 <bckurera> can we move?? 10:50:34 <harish> yes 10:50:38 <aks> bckurera: yes 10:50:49 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: we also need to pin point the time for the fudcon 10:51:06 <bckurera> #topic Report current Status of upcoming events 10:51:10 <FranciscoD> folks will have to clear their schedules etc 10:51:21 <KageSenshi> FranciscoD, got it 10:51:30 <FranciscoD> the venue seems taken care of 10:51:36 <suresht> harish, how about manila visit? did you meet ambassadors? 10:51:40 <FranciscoD> what other variable is still mising? 10:51:54 <FranciscoD> suresht: lets stay on topic, we can use the open floor for other discussions? 10:51:55 * suresht i like cloud computing 10:52:06 <suresht> FranciscoD, so sorry 10:52:07 <azneita> suresht, schedule conflicts 10:52:11 <harish> suresht, not this trip, but th eprevious one. 10:52:12 <bckurera> better align to the topic 10:52:28 <Kalpurush> Topic pls 10:52:28 <FranciscoD> suresht: nothing to be sorr about :) 10:52:34 <suresht> err/visit/IBM talk 10:52:43 <bckurera> asmartgoat ping 10:52:49 <FranciscoD> can everyone please look at the link KageSenshi put up 10:52:55 <azneita> #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Release_Party_F15_Quezon_City 10:53:04 <azneita> just finished writing a draft 10:53:07 <FranciscoD> and think of what else needs to be fixed up/planned? 10:53:25 <azneita> we'll update it as we go along 10:53:33 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: harish: would it help to give the FUDCon a theme? 10:53:37 <KageSenshi> 1) confirm venue 10:53:44 <bckurera> Kagesenshi, seems we can go for a bid? 10:53:48 <aks> FranciscoD: +1 10:53:58 <harish> FranciscoD, good question. why not? 10:54:13 <FranciscoD> bckurera: for the bid, you need to have a good idea of the required budget etc 10:54:15 <harish> each geo would have some area of interest and that could be the focus and theme. not that 10:54:20 <harish> it will preclude other topics. 10:54:46 <bckurera> We can start hinking of a theme :D 10:55:08 <FranciscoD> harish: i meant, like the GNOME Asia summit had a theme: it was to do with releasing gnome3 10:55:31 <FranciscoD> similiarly, a common theme helps get more work done, even in a barcamp style conference 10:55:37 <harish> FranciscoD, sure. if it helps to promote and focus the event, why not? 10:55:52 <bckurera> yes and we can use it for marketing as well 10:56:03 <FranciscoD> #task KageSenshi theme for fudcon 10:56:16 <bckurera> let us make it action 10:56:21 <KageSenshi> +1 10:56:23 <FranciscoD> I've just assigned it to KageSenshi since he's the event owner. Everyone needs to think about this 10:56:37 <Kalpurush> +1 10:56:46 <bckurera> #action Kagesenshi Theme for FUDcon 10:56:57 <FranciscoD> so, we'll discuss the ideas for the theme in the next meeting 10:56:58 <KageSenshi> :D 10:57:06 <FranciscoD> folks, please give it some thought 10:57:24 <bckurera> #info FUDcon theme discussion in the next meeting 10:57:36 <FranciscoD> #action bckurera add "Discuss theme for FUDCon" to next meeting agenda 10:57:37 <FranciscoD> ;) 10:57:43 <suresht> +1 10:57:45 <harish> with themes, being bold is good. 10:57:54 <bckurera> FranciscoD +1 10:58:08 <bckurera> we can think of themes 10:58:14 <Kalpurush> Bckurera, wht abt the APAC megazine naming 10:58:15 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: will you have something new on the FUDCon by the next meeting? 10:58:19 <bckurera> and place them on the wwiki 10:58:29 <KageSenshi> FranciscoD, that will be wednesday next week right? 10:58:30 <bckurera> event page then we can select one as we all like 10:58:35 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: probably 10:58:45 <KageSenshi> FranciscoD, i'm meeting up with the guys on 29th, so probably not much input on next wednesday 10:58:46 <bckurera> Will go with topics :) 10:59:02 <bckurera> shall we go for APAC planing? 10:59:06 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: so, how about we skip discussing the FUDCon next meeting? 10:59:21 <FranciscoD> it'll give you more time to work on, and we can have a much more constructive meeting? 10:59:21 <Kalpurush> +1 10:59:21 <KageSenshi> sounds ok to me 10:59:30 <FranciscoD> harish: what say you? 10:59:35 <bckurera> we are here for 60 minutes 10:59:51 <bckurera> we can act on what we gathered today 10:59:54 <harish> FranciscoD, ok 11:00:07 <bckurera> and then lets see what else we need to do on the next meeting 11:00:14 <suresht> ok 11:00:21 <bckurera> lets move then 11:00:25 <bckurera> kaio ping 11:00:26 <kaio> .fas kaio 11:00:27 <zodbot> kaio: kaio 'Caius Chance (かいお)' <me@kaio.net> 11:00:30 <FranciscoD> bckurera: since you're already editing the agenda, can you add "do not discuss the FUDCon this meeting" to it please? 11:00:31 <kaio> ih 11:00:38 <suresht> kaio, hi 11:00:41 <kaio> suresht, hi 11:00:46 <Kalpurush> Kaio, hi 11:00:47 <FranciscoD> bckurera: next meetings agenda I meant 11:00:52 <bckurera> I ll FranciscoD 11:00:55 <FranciscoD> kaio: hello ! 11:01:00 <bckurera> will inform to dramsey as well 11:01:07 <bckurera> hello kaio 11:01:10 <suresht> kaio we are in "Report current Status of upcoming events" 11:01:11 <bckurera> #chair kaio 11:01:11 <zodbot> Current chairs: FranciscoD KageSenshi Kalpurush aks arifiaou ask azneita bckurera harish kaio suresht 11:01:21 <kaio> suresht, thx 11:01:21 <FranciscoD> #topic "news from FAMSCO" 11:01:25 <FranciscoD> anything here? 11:01:33 <suresht> ha... 11:01:33 * FranciscoD looks around 11:01:45 <suresht> kaio place 11:01:52 <FranciscoD> if nothing, we can move to the next agenda :) 11:01:59 <bckurera> we went back as kaio is here 11:02:02 <kaio> breaking ice into china community now 11:02:20 <bckurera> its great to hear kaio 11:02:30 <FranciscoD> :) 11:02:31 <kaio> Fedora 15 release will be the first step 11:02:38 <suresht> i have seen tatica also helping to Howeva 11:02:58 <FranciscoD> #topic APAC plans 11:03:02 <FranciscoD> fits in better 11:03:04 <FranciscoD> :P 11:03:10 <bckurera> lets move 11:03:13 <FranciscoD> please proceed :) 11:03:23 <bckurera> #topic Fedora 15 Release Events 11:03:33 <bckurera> That is the place 11:03:41 <bckurera> what about release parties 11:03:44 <FranciscoD> people planning release events please raise their hands :) 11:03:46 <FranciscoD> ! 11:03:49 <kaio> for Taiwan we have ambassadors linked with Fedora.tw forum and working on some exposure for the annual largest OSS event in Taiwan COSCUP in August. 11:03:50 <bckurera> F15 will be out with in 7 days 11:03:53 <bckurera> 24th 11:04:03 <KageSenshi> +1 11:04:28 <bckurera> kaio +1 11:04:40 <azneita> FranciscoD, i just slipped our party earlier :) 11:04:44 <bckurera> we have one TW FAm as I could remember 11:04:45 <Kalpurush> FranciscoD, +1 11:04:52 <azneita> cool kaio 11:04:56 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: is there a wiki page for COSCUP yet? 11:05:03 <FranciscoD> to track the process? 11:05:04 <kaio> I want to ship the remaining Fedora 14 media to China and SL as there are still demand for that classic version 11:05:09 <KageSenshi> coscup ? 11:05:16 <suresht> kaio, +1 11:05:24 <suresht> harish, is here kaio 11:05:24 <azneita> FranciscoD probably meant kaio 11:05:26 <kaio> but I need reimbursement for previous expenses from harish 11:05:42 <FranciscoD> KageSenshi: sorry, i meant kaio 11:05:42 <bckurera> #info for Taiwan we have ambassadors linked with Fedora.tw forum and working on some exposure for the annual largest OSS event in Taiwan COSCUP in August. 11:05:44 <kaio> KageSenshi, yes coscup 11:05:50 <harish> kaio, yes, like i mentioned, the reimbursements will be done by this Friday. 11:05:50 <FranciscoD> kaio: is there a wiki page for COSCUP yet? 11:06:11 <suresht> kaio, before send them please find UPS shipping company not even DHL or FEDEX 11:06:18 <kaio> harish, thx, because that fund is needed to get media shipped 11:06:20 <FranciscoD> kaio: i'm going to request folks to join the free media effort in the open floor 11:06:36 <bckurera> its good 11:06:36 <FranciscoD> you could send the left over media to free media volunteers? 11:06:41 <mether> I intend to organize a Fedora 15 release event in Pune. We just need to get some goodies in place first 11:06:50 <kaio> suresht, which courier you you want me to send via? 11:06:55 * FranciscoD intends to have one in Bangalore 11:07:01 <FranciscoD> +1 need goodies 11:07:12 <suresht> kaio, do you have UPS in aus? 11:07:23 <bckurera> shall we move 11:07:26 <bckurera> to the next topic 11:07:32 <bckurera> #topic Media, Swag and other needs. 11:07:33 <suresht> because we can pay less charge tax 11:07:34 <kaio> suresht, I think so 11:07:44 <bckurera> kaio should have 11:07:54 <bckurera> we need goddies for release parties 11:08:00 <mether> FranciscoD, lets coordinate then, after the meeting 11:08:01 <Kalpurush> +1 11:08:03 <bckurera> how about the status of them? 11:08:09 <FranciscoD> is there a central point of contact for media/swag/other needs for the APAC? 11:08:12 <bckurera> mether what you need? 11:08:13 <FranciscoD> mether: yeah, sure 11:08:27 <FranciscoD> iirc, EMEA has a central point of contact 11:08:34 <mether> bckurera, fedora 15 media. I think we have the rest in place already 11:08:41 <bckurera> #link http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/APAC 11:08:45 <FranciscoD> but again, EMEA isn't as large/spread out as APAC 11:09:02 <Kalpurush> +1 11:09:18 <mether> FranciscoD, I think its useful to be more spread out. otherwise courier charges are going to be not economical 11:09:20 <suresht> if not please write down the box "free of charge to distributed to university students a like this" a like NGO 11:09:27 <bckurera> Francisco we are working for that 11:09:41 <bckurera> sooner we have a central point till then will manage this wiki 11:09:43 <bckurera> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/APAC 11:09:46 <suresht> kaio, when i get it i can argue with them 11:10:11 <Kalpurush> +1 , suresht 11:10:12 <maktrix> hello all 11:10:14 <aks> suresht, mether: the delivery order (DO) should include that it's a free of cost material, else passing through the custom taxes can be a problem 11:10:15 <bckurera> suresht - dont try to get them free tax 11:10:19 <bckurera> it wont happen 11:10:20 <azneita> FranciscoD, we're using this one https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-apac/ but i think india also has their own 11:10:34 <FranciscoD> azneita: yeah, we do 11:10:44 <FranciscoD> azneita: who *services* the ticketS? 11:10:47 <kaio> if I send in many small packs I will broke 11:10:51 <azneita> harish :) 11:10:56 <mether> akiase, yes. we do that even within India. 11:11:06 <harish> yes, it's me. 11:11:20 <mether> FranciscoD, for fedora-india, that would be me 11:11:25 <suresht> bckurera, when the UPS free of charge 11:11:38 <suresht> aks thanks 11:11:45 <mether> just fyi, our tracker is at https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-india/ 11:11:49 <bckurera> harish sending media over the post is not a good idea 11:11:49 <bckurera> we cannot pay the tax 11:11:49 <bckurera> that is why we suggest for locally produced media 11:11:49 <bckurera> kaio and harish what you think? 11:12:16 <kaio> bckurera, ++ 11:12:16 <Kalpurush> +1 bckurera 11:12:20 <harish> local media is a good idea. i can ship media from Singapore but need to ensure that it can be delivered to the various cities 11:12:23 <maktrix> bckurera: +1 for local media production 11:12:27 <harish> without additional charges. 11:12:27 <bckurera> Local media production will save many bucks 11:12:29 <kaio> if SE asia can produce themselves that will be good 11:12:30 <FranciscoD> locally produce, get the reimbursements 11:12:32 <FranciscoD> hows that? 11:12:35 <bckurera> hello maktrix 11:12:51 <aks> FranciscoD: that would be a good way to go 11:12:57 <harish> FranciscoD, yes, reimburse. 11:13:02 <FranciscoD> I mean, instead of international couriers 11:13:09 <bckurera> can we add it as an idea action?? 11:13:09 <FranciscoD> within a country, we can send stuff around 11:13:10 <maktrix> I've had produced Media locally and reimbursed later 11:13:11 <suresht> FranciscoD, +1 11:13:25 <suresht> but we have to make sure the quality 11:13:32 <suresht> and the cover desigh 11:13:35 <bckurera> we have 75 minutes in the meeting 11:13:45 <FranciscoD> suresht: produde how much you need. The design team makes the dvd covers 11:13:53 <FranciscoD> s/produde/produce/ 11:13:55 <kaio> except australia - produce locally is more expensive than import 11:14:08 <maktrix> suresht: I did these locally http://maktrix.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/fedora14media.jpg 11:14:08 <mether> FranciscoD, I think he is talking about the local producers not mucking it up which does happen 11:14:28 <suresht> here we can take printout for cd/dvd cover 0.35 $ 11:14:33 <bckurera> kaio what you meant? 11:14:40 <FranciscoD> mether: in mass pressing also? 11:14:53 <suresht> last week i asked for shops who have doing this 11:14:55 <FranciscoD> they waste media, or they make changes to the covers etc too? 11:15:03 <mether> FranciscoD, yep. they get the colors wrong for instance. 11:15:04 <harish> kaio, i can ship it from singapore 11:15:08 <FranciscoD> yikes 11:15:14 <kaio> Australia needs media from SE asian countries 11:15:23 <bckurera> harish shipping will cost taxes 11:15:29 <suresht> we have already cover design in wiki 11:15:33 <kaio> harish, ok yes pls for f15 11:15:44 <bckurera> love to hear about the design team 11:15:49 <bckurera> I m working with it now :D 11:15:57 <suresht> cool bckurera 11:16:03 <KageSenshi> :D 11:16:05 <azneita> harish, i'll send the details through email. got a new shipping address 11:16:06 <harish> kaio, yes, for AU I will ship it. for others, they have to tell me if there are local taxes which would not make it worthwhile. 11:16:06 <bckurera> ok then kaio harish can we settle this media thing soon? 11:16:06 <FranciscoD> #action kaio harish to work out media for australia 11:16:13 <harish> ok 11:16:16 <KageSenshi> no tax here 11:16:33 <bckurera> we have tax :( 11:16:36 <kaio> #info no tax for MY 11:16:37 <bckurera> can we move 11:16:40 <FranciscoD> whats next on the agenda? 11:16:44 <suresht> tanks maktrix for your design i got to see 11:16:49 <aks> bckurera: we have taxes too :( 11:16:50 <Kalpurush> We hv tax 11:17:06 <suresht> my cool country KageSenshi 11:17:12 <kaio> pls put like #info no tax for MY 11:17:15 <suresht> not like lk 11:17:17 <FranciscoD> #idea calculate total costs of local production and send harish, so he can decide if sending media is worth it 11:17:18 <bckurera> paying tax and getting them is a waste of fedora funds I see 11:17:27 <bckurera> good idea 11:17:33 <maktrix> #info Tax in BD 11:17:34 <harish> ok, i know it is shown on the wiki somewhere, can all of you please update it please and post the link? 11:17:47 <aks> #info Tax in Nepal 11:17:55 <kaio> we should update the APAC production wiki page 11:17:57 <suresht> + 1 idea calculate total costs of local production and send harish, so he can decide if sending media is worth it 11:17:58 <FranciscoD> #idea if you want media, file a ticket at the trac instance 11:18:08 <suresht> rally cool FranciscoD 11:18:11 <Kalpurush> #Info tax in BD 11:18:18 <FranciscoD> #idea everything you want *has* to be on the track instace 11:18:24 <harish> #info tax VN 11:18:26 <bckurera> #topic Talk about the media distribution 11:18:30 <FranciscoD> that way its much more organized 11:18:37 <suresht> err/rally/really 11:18:48 <azneita> FranciscoD, actually you have to create a wiki then file a ticket :) 11:19:04 <FranciscoD> azneita: wiki page for event 11:19:07 <FranciscoD> right? 11:19:14 <bckurera> ok then lets creat bills and post to harish 11:19:19 <bckurera> then he decide what to do 11:19:26 <bckurera> please include the tax rate 11:19:33 <harish> PDF and email it. 11:19:34 <aks> bckurera, FranciscoD, mether, harish: time for me to move out, will see you at next meeting 11:19:36 <bckurera> in Sri Lanka it is around 13-16% 11:19:47 <bckurera> thank for being there aks 11:19:48 <FranciscoD> aks: have a good day :) 11:19:51 <mether> aks, alright. see ya 11:19:52 <bckurera> will KIT with you 11:20:01 <kaio> #info tax should be zero if under AUD$1000 11:20:02 <aks> bckurera: ok 11:20:09 <suresht> aks 11:20:11 <FranciscoD> bckurera: next topic please : RH exams? 11:20:14 <suresht> ask see u 11:20:26 <azneita> FranciscoD, most of swag production is tied up with an event 11:20:32 <bckurera> #topic Reimbursements Blank Media as well as Fedora13/14/15 Release Party dinners 11:20:37 <azneita> so those two ties up neatly 11:20:37 <bckurera> skipp no dramsey 11:20:47 <FranciscoD> azneita: i had requested mether to give me media for free media too :) 11:20:48 <bckurera> #topic Red Hat Exams for Ambassadors 11:20:56 * harish i've got to step away. please close the meeting without me. 11:21:05 <bckurera> we miss dramsey 11:21:06 <azneita> thanks harish 11:21:09 <KageSenshi> gtg .. got a work-related meeting soon 11:21:15 <FranciscoD> bckurera: next topic please 11:21:18 <bckurera> see you harish 11:21:20 <suresht> harish, thanks 11:21:30 <bckurera> #topic Ambassador Wear 11:21:36 <bckurera> here it is mine 11:21:44 <bckurera> So now I m processing shipping 11:21:48 <Kalpurush> :) 11:22:02 <bckurera> ther are some orders after the deadline 11:22:06 <suresht> cool bckurera 11:22:15 <bckurera> I ll deliver them if there is any remains 11:22:24 <bckurera> anyway I got a order from Russia as well 11:22:26 <bckurera> around 8 11:22:36 <suresht> ohh is it? 11:22:38 <bckurera> if they send me money we can go for a repint 11:22:50 <azneita> how many in total now? 11:23:03 <bckurera> I have to save for shipping as well. 11:23:12 <bckurera> it will cost more than I thought 11:23:21 <Kalpurush> Bckurera how many 11:23:25 <bckurera> because a Tshirt will cost for 300grams 11:23:34 * suresht wait from bckurera 11:23:45 <bckurera> so this is the situation 11:23:54 <bckurera> it is good if I send them all once 11:24:09 <bckurera> I mean all the orders for Malaysia in one box 11:24:15 <azneita> i thought funds were sent from SG to cover the initial costs 11:24:17 <suresht> bckurera, understood 11:24:36 <Kalpurush> That will be good bckurera 11:24:36 <bckurera> yes only the initial cost azneita 11:24:52 <bckurera> first the priority given to APAC FAms 11:24:53 <azneita> how much is the difference? 11:25:04 <bckurera> still not calculated 11:25:14 <bckurera> as postage will differ from country to country 11:25:51 <bckurera> thats the situation 11:25:52 <azneita> just an estimate, so we can ask harish or somebody else to cover them 11:26:09 <bckurera> I need around $100 11:26:16 <bckurera> for shipping may be more 11:26:28 <azneita> the $100 dollars covers what? 11:26:42 <bckurera> shipping azneita 11:26:47 <azneita> ah 11:27:01 <bckurera> otherwise we can ask FAm to bear that 11:27:01 <FranciscoD> send it to one contact point per country, and have him/her send it out within the country 11:27:07 <bckurera> either way we can work out 11:27:14 <azneita> true 11:27:23 <FranciscoD> you can get funds for sending to each country (again, open a ticket on the trac) 11:27:28 <bckurera> yes one person from one country 11:27:36 <azneita> is the wiki updated with the orders? 11:27:38 <FranciscoD> and ambassadors can divide the costs within the country themselves 11:27:44 <bckurera> thats my last wish 11:27:58 <bckurera> will see 11:28:09 <FranciscoD> bckurera: is the wiki updated? 11:28:11 <bckurera> and what will do for FAm who asked 2 shirts? 11:28:25 <bckurera> not yet as there is no decision taken 11:28:37 <bckurera> will finalize soon 11:28:39 <FranciscoD> bckurera: he'll pay whatever it costs to get the shirts from $pointofcontact to him? 11:28:52 <azneita> depends on the number produced 11:28:55 <bckurera> it seems nice, ets do so 11:29:01 <FranciscoD> just to be clear, ambassadors are paying for their shirts, right? 11:29:13 <FranciscoD> It's not paid for by comm arch, is it? 11:29:28 <bckurera> yes they paid for the Tshirts 11:29:36 <bckurera> only we have to bear the shipping 11:29:57 <FranciscoD> you couldve asked them to pay for shipping too :) 11:30:13 <bckurera> will ask them and see :) 11:30:15 <FranciscoD> Im sure they wouldnt have had a problem paying a few dollars extra :) 11:30:27 <bckurera> to the better ment of FAm 11:30:33 <FranciscoD> bckurera: please do update the wiki page, and open 11:30:37 <FranciscoD> relevant tickets 11:30:42 <bckurera> ok lets move then 11:30:43 <FranciscoD> required tickets rather 11:30:48 <FranciscoD> bckurera: yes, next please? 11:31:01 <bckurera> #topic Fedora APAC Magazine 11:31:02 <Kalpurush> +1 11:31:12 <bckurera> there is three names 11:31:21 <bckurera> so we can select one for the magazine 11:31:24 <Kalpurush> Yes, name voting 11:31:39 <bckurera> Fedora APAC Magazine Tutorial Fedora Voice of APAC 11:31:43 <bckurera> refer the link 11:31:50 <bckurera> #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_APAC_Magazine 11:31:52 <suresht> past wiki url pls 11:32:04 <suresht> ok got it 11:32:10 <bckurera> Fedora APAC Magazine 11:32:32 <bckurera> Tutorial Fedora 11:32:38 <bckurera> Voice of APAC 11:32:47 <bckurera> shall we go for a voting 11:32:52 <bckurera> or next meeting?? 11:32:54 <FranciscoD> bckurera: how do you intend to collect votes? 11:32:55 <Kalpurush> So which one is taken? 11:33:04 <FranciscoD> range voting? 11:33:05 <bckurera> in IRC 11:33:19 <bckurera> just simple voting :) 11:33:22 <FranciscoD> bckurera: everyone should be involved IMHO 11:33:25 <Kalpurush> Or doodle 11:33:27 <bckurera> i donno just thinking 11:33:32 <FranciscoD> not just folks attending the meetings 11:33:42 <FranciscoD> is it possible to use the fedora voting infra? 11:33:43 <bckurera> better we move to the ML 11:33:52 <FranciscoD> bckurera: polling on the ML is not allowed iirc 11:33:53 <bckurera> will have to ask them 11:34:05 <FranciscoD> bckurera: would you ask them? 11:34:10 <bckurera> This is a simple thing 11:34:15 <mether> so can I ask, why it is APAC specific? 11:34:17 <bckurera> anyway will ask them it is good 11:34:28 <FranciscoD> mether: +1 11:34:31 <bckurera> LATMA have their own 11:34:42 <bckurera> so we think of comming up with our own 11:34:47 <bckurera> we are not limited 11:34:53 <bckurera> but we focus APAC mainly 11:35:01 <mether> yes they do but I think they share a common language 11:35:14 <bckurera> spanish most of the time 11:35:15 <mether> APAC is anyway going to a English magazine. Isn't that right? 11:35:23 <bckurera> yes we are English 11:35:34 <bckurera> it is the common language 11:35:35 <mether> so have a non regional name 11:35:41 <Kalpurush> +1 bckurera 11:35:46 <bckurera> #action bckurera arrange name selection for the APAC magazine 11:35:48 <mether> would be helpful to make it a global effort 11:35:57 <bckurera> yes will cover other as well 11:36:03 <bckurera> but mainly focus on APAC 11:36:14 <Kalpurush> Mainly focus for APAC 11:36:19 <suresht> mether, yes you are correct we have to think both side 11:36:19 <mether> also if the name includes "Fedora" we will need permission from the fedora board for use of the trademark 11:36:40 <FranciscoD> also, is it an emagazine? or will we have prints? 11:36:41 <bckurera> yes first we should approve it from the ground level 11:36:45 <bckurera> APAC FAm 11:36:52 <bckurera> e magazine 11:37:03 <mether> sure. just keep in consideration that while selecting the name 11:37:10 <bckurera> great 11:37:18 <bckurera> shall we move? 11:37:32 <mether> My recommendation if I may is to coordinate with the fedora insight project 11:37:34 <Kalpurush> We hv do something to ping all ambassador of APAC 11:37:38 <FranciscoD> bckurera: again, you need to update the wiki page with all this info :) 11:37:42 <mether> http://insight.fedoraproject.org 11:37:49 <bckurera> updated 11:38:00 <Kalpurush> There are lot of ambassador in APAC 11:38:13 <Kalpurush> Bt how much active? 11:38:16 <bckurera> around 150 11:38:18 <mether> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Insight 11:38:30 <bckurera> ok lets move 11:38:32 <bckurera> #topic APAC Committee - Plan 2011/12 11:38:48 <bckurera> #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Bckurera/APAC-plan 11:38:58 <bckurera> some FAm joined with the page 11:39:25 <bckurera> This effor will make eaiser to be KEEP IN TOUCH 11:39:31 <bckurera> nothing serous 11:39:49 <bckurera> any comments or move? 11:40:21 <bckurera> can we move? 11:40:25 <azneita> move please 11:40:35 <bckurera> #topic FUDcon APAC Committee 11:40:35 <Kalpurush> Bckurera i think we need to ping all a,bassador of APAC 11:40:41 <bckurera> we discussed about this 11:40:54 <suresht> lets move 11:41:00 <bckurera> #topic Online event for Fedora 15 in China. Need help for Media Distribution and Fedora swag 11:41:03 <Kalpurush> Wanna se whos are active/response 11:41:16 <bckurera> we miss Haowei.Lee 11:41:22 <suresht> he is not here 11:41:26 <FranciscoD> Kalpurush: been done lots of times. It's not worth it 11:41:32 <bckurera> #topic LCA 2012 11:41:40 <bckurera> we miss asmartgoat 11:41:42 <Kalpurush> Need solution abt this 11:41:55 <bckurera> Kalpurush open floor 11:42:09 <FranciscoD> Kalpurush: no, just keep working. Active ambassadors will pitch in. Do not waste effort on inactive ones 11:42:11 <Kalpurush> Yes bckurera 11:42:11 <bckurera> #topic APAC Library 11:42:21 <suresht> wait till june 17 for the new CLA done 11:42:26 <bckurera> we miss asmartgoat 11:42:33 <FranciscoD> bckurera: next 11:42:34 <suresht> if not they will remove anuto 11:42:46 <bckurera> #topic Classrooms for APAC 11:42:47 <Kalpurush> Think it is good FranciscoD 11:43:01 <bckurera> FranciscoD 11:43:06 <FranciscoD> from the class rooms point of view, we already have class rooms in place 11:43:08 <bckurera> this is your time 11:43:14 <FranciscoD> we just need more people finding time to teach etc 11:43:28 <mether> everyone remember to sign the fpca 11:43:35 <bckurera> sound like an info? 11:43:39 <FranciscoD> class rooms for apac means class rooms in our time zones, so more folks can attend 11:43:44 <Kalpurush> Already done mether 11:43:47 <FranciscoD> bckurera: its already been discussed earlier 11:43:49 <suresht> +1 mether 11:43:50 <mether> good 11:44:01 <FranciscoD> its old news, whever one of us finds time, we will go ahead and take a class 11:44:01 <bckurera> then we can move 11:44:13 <FranciscoD> bckurera: please do remove this from next weeks agenda as well :) 11:44:18 <bckurera> add it as a action 11:44:31 <FranciscoD> #action bckurera remove APAC classrooms from agenda 11:44:40 <FranciscoD> #topic Open floor 11:44:41 <bckurera> #topic Open Floor 11:44:49 <FranciscoD> ! 11:44:50 <bckurera> here we are 11:44:56 <bckurera> now FAm please go on 11:45:02 <azneita> two hour meetings are tiring 11:45:04 <bckurera> Kalpurush 11:45:08 <FranciscoD> I'd like to know how many people in here are part of the fedora free media project? 11:45:13 <bckurera> lets finish soon 11:45:18 <suresht> bckurera, i have taken this already 11:45:19 <FranciscoD> azneita: yeah, agree 11:45:20 <bckurera> I am 11:45:25 <azneita> i pitch in from time to time FranciscoD 11:45:30 <FranciscoD> O 11:45:34 <FranciscoD> :D 11:45:39 <suresht> lets end meeting bckurera 11:45:45 <azneita> please 11:45:50 <FranciscoD> I'd like each one here to please sign up and send *two* media a month 11:45:56 <bckurera> FranciscoD anything else? 11:45:57 <FranciscoD> only *two* 11:45:58 <azneita> and let's prune the agenda a little bit 11:45:59 <FranciscoD> thats all 11:45:59 <kaio> gtg my life is still in chaos 11:46:13 <FranciscoD> that's all, 11:46:14 <azneita> lol kaio 11:46:23 <bckurera> wish good well soon 11:46:25 <Kalpurush> Kaio:) 11:46:30 <FranciscoD> #idea please join fedora free media and send *two* media a month 11:46:32 <bckurera> I have a thing to add 11:46:47 <bckurera> for APAC Fam I mailed to ML for their contribution 11:46:51 <kaio> azneita, more than when during the period we met in LCA 11:46:52 <bckurera> but here are no replys 11:47:00 <bckurera> then I send them indivigual Emals 11:47:10 <bckurera> ppl I didnt see on meetings 11:47:12 <suresht> +1 bckurera 11:47:20 <FranciscoD> bckurera: keep the wiki up to date 11:47:25 <bckurera> I am not saying they are inactive but it is good if we can get their dieas as wll 11:47:25 <suresht> +1 for free media 11:47:37 <FranciscoD> keep mailing the list about the progress of the event/its planning 11:47:41 <bckurera> As a result I am able to get ask 11:47:42 <Kalpurush> +1 bckurera 11:47:44 <FranciscoD> and more people will pitch in 11:47:45 <bckurera> from nepal 11:48:02 <bckurera> so if we make some effort we can get it done 11:48:09 <FranciscoD> you need to show them that the event is well planned etc, that gets people interested 11:48:32 <bckurera> ok then with all info can we end this meeting 11:48:46 <bckurera> thanks for being in the meeting 11:48:47 <Kalpurush> +1 11:48:51 <bckurera> it is 2 hours now 11:49:02 <bckurera> dramsey will plan the next meeting soon 11:49:06 <Kalpurush> Bckurera we will meet in fb:( 11:49:10 <FranciscoD> #action FranciscoD prune meeting agenda 11:49:11 <bckurera> we missed dramsey anyway 11:49:22 <bckurera> sure FB is a lovely place to be KIT with all 11:49:35 <bckurera> shall we clean up then 11:49:42 <suresht> thanks you all,specially mether 11:49:45 <bckurera> 10 11:49:47 <suresht> see you 11:49:48 <bckurera> 9 11:49:48 <bckurera> 8 11:49:50 <bckurera> 7 11:49:52 <bckurera> 6 11:49:53 <bckurera> 5 11:49:55 <bckurera> 4 11:49:57 <bckurera> 3 11:49:59 <Kalpurush> 3 11:50:11 <bckurera> Thanks for your participation 11:50:13 <bckurera> 2 11:50:13 <bckurera> 1 11:50:15 <bckurera> 0.5 11:50:19 <bckurera> #endmeeting