20:01:25 #startmeeting EMEA ambassadors meeting 20:01:25 Meeting started Wed May 18 20:01:25 2011 UTC. The chair is cwickert. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 20:01:25 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 20:01:47 #topic role call 20:02:00 .fas ardian 20:02:01 ardian: ardian 'Ardian Haxha' - gunma 'Mardian Gunawan' - guardian 'Stephan Kürpick' - rmsc 'Renato Caldas' - dansguardian 'Dansguardian' 20:02:03 .fas gentt 20:02:04 gentt: gent 'Gent Thaçi' 20:02:07 Kévin Raymond 20:02:24 .fas jsmith 20:02:25 jsmith: jsmith 'Jared Smith' - mikejsmith11 'Mike J. Smith ' 20:03:09 .fas cwickert 20:03:10 cwickert: cwickert 'Christoph Wickert' 20:03:30 * cwickert suggests to wait 2 or 3 more minutes for people to show up 20:03:31 Hi 20:04:04 * gnokii brings cwickert a cup of coffee 20:04:10 .fas eischmann 20:04:11 sesivany1: eischmann 'Jiri Eischmann' 20:04:18 .fas frafra 20:04:19 frafra: frafra 'Francesco Frassinelli' 20:04:50 hey, sesivany1, nice to see you 20:05:24 please give a big welcome to sesivany1, he is Red Hat's community manager from Brno 20:05:42 in fact Jiri is not really a community manager, but he does a lot of community work 20:05:48 Hi, welcome sesivany1 20:05:58 welcome sesivany1 :) 20:06:02 sesivany1: is your ancle better again? 20:06:10 jreznik couldnt come today, so Im her for both of us :) 20:06:10 hi, welcome! 20:06:28 ok, lets start 20:06:45 the agenda for today's meeting is at 20:06:48 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:EMEA_Ambassadors_2011-05-18 20:07:06 please folow the meeting protocol 20:07:08 #lin https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/IRCHowTo#Protocol 20:07:13 #undo 20:07:13 Removing item from minutes: 20:07:16 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/IRCHowTo#Protocol 20:07:43 #topic Announcements 20:07:49 any announcements anybody? 20:08:33 ok, I do have one 20:09:01 #info: cwickert still has some Ambassadors Polos left, get in contact with him to get one 20:09:15 ! 20:09:25 #info they are 25 EUR plus shipping if you don't pick them up at an event personally 20:09:30 jsmith: go ahead 20:10:02 Just want to say thanks to everyone who worked on Fedora 15 -- happy to report that it's been declared "gold", thanks to the hard work of many of you 20:10:39 #info Fedora F15 was declared GOLD, it is ready to go 20:10:42 #link http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2011-May/100181.html 20:10:53 ! 20:10:56 +1 to what jsmith said, well done everybody 20:11:01 eof 20:11:02 frafra: your turn 20:11:59 I'm a new ambassador, and I don't know if it could be an announcement :) I'm happy and please excuse me if I'll make some mistakes 20:12:12 frafra: welcome to the EMEA ambassadors 20:12:25 nice you join is in this meeting 20:12:32 thanks cwickert 20:12:35 eof 20:12:36 .fas frafra 20:12:37 cwickert: frafra 'Francesco Frassinelli' 20:12:49 see you at the fudcon :) 20:12:54 .fas t2hot 20:12:55 t2hot: twohot 'Onyeibo Oku' 20:13:19 more info about our new ambassador on his wiki page at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Frafra 20:13:35 * cwickert thinks this is a really good page btw 20:13:44 #topic Ambassadors schedule 20:13:55 #link http://rbergero.fedorapeople.org/schedules/f-15/f-15-ambassadors-tasks.html 20:14:04 please have a look at the schedule everybody 20:14:38 we have now entered the launch phase 20:14:46 tomorrow is the final readyness meeting 20:14:55 and the release will be on 24th 20:15:11 this means we need to get our planning for the release events done 20:15:18 we will get to this in a minute 20:15:50 the schedule looks good, everything is getting done 20:16:02 a question for jsmith 20:16:13 "Regional Teams Obtain Final Release ISOs from Release Engineering for duplication" 20:16:31 do you know how we are going to handle this? 20:17:53 seems jsmith is no longer here with us... 20:18:19 ok, there is another thing on the agenda that worries me 20:18:22 "Release Party Posters" 20:18:31 does anybody know something about this? 20:18:52 any FAmSCo members around? 20:18:56 That's for promote our event. I am so bad at design that nothing has been done 20:19:06 s/for/to 20:19:28 "FAmSCo with Design Team Create Release Party Posters" 20:19:36 this means it is a design-team job 20:19:51 the communication with the design-team is really bad :( 20:19:53 * shaiton should have read more lines.. 20:20:13 * cwickert should ask more clealy 20:20:37 my question was: does anybody know something about the status of the posters? 20:20:57 ! 20:21:04 t2hot: shoot 20:21:27 The Design team is having issues with wallpaper design 20:22:00 The wallpaper usually forms basis for other design related stuff like banners etc 20:22:23 the wallpaper can not be changed at this point 20:22:59 eol ... we've actually arrived at that 20:23:42 ? 20:23:51 ask your question t2hot 20:24:31 What actually needs doing? I can run a shot at it to the best of my ability and see how things go 20:25:15 EOF 20:25:21 t2hot: we need posters for all release events. we need a generic template and if people cannot edit it themselves, we need someone to help them 20:25:50 take a look at the previous posters for release events 20:26:06 will do 20:26:14 thanks 20:26:35 t2hot: can you also get in tocuh with the rest of the design team about this? 20:26:44 certainly 20:26:58 its possible its already done 20:27:10 #action t2hot to get in touch with the design team about release events posters 20:28:28 #topic Events 20:28:30 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#EMEA-FY12Q1 20:28:51 as you know we had two very big events last week 20:28:56 one was LinuxTag in Berlin 20:29:06 the other was Solutions Linux in Paris 20:29:18 and there was Linuxwochen Vienna one week before 20:29:29 shaiton: a quick summary of Solutions Linux? 20:29:47 that was and awesome event, and the report is coming :) 20:30:01 from my side I can say that LinuxTag was nice and I need to write an event report 20:30:13 shaiton: how was the audience? lots of visitors? 20:30:31 shaiton: and the most important question for me: did you have everything you need? 20:30:34 yep, our booth was just in front of the ubuntu one... 20:30:46 we get many people that wanted to see something different that Unity 20:30:47 haha, so you showed them how to rock ;) 20:30:57 exactly :D 20:31:11 ok, two things I have learned from LinuxTag 20:31:18 cwickert, yep, we had everything, all 400 CDs given 20:31:28 1. you need an eye catcher to attract people 20:31:38 for us this was definitely my WeTab 20:31:54 a normal laptop will not attract people, no matter what software it runs 20:32:08 and videos or presentations are nice too 20:32:12 ! 20:32:27 we had a beamer ans we used it to show FUDCon videos and stuff 20:32:35 moving pictures are better than posters 20:32:38 shaiton: go ahead 20:32:42 so a projector should attract more people ? 20:32:57 we had tshirts (local production), an XO (OLPC laptop) and a pinguino board (open source hardware/IDE) 20:33:09 many people got interrested :) 20:33:15 eof 20:33:28 ardian: yes, if you use it correctly. if you just use it to display something static, it is not as interesting 20:33:37 * t2hot wonders if the chairman is implying we pause the posters then :) 20:33:37 but not everybody has a beamer 20:33:45 I think the video from a projector was a good idea, Truth happens made people stop and watch for a while as I noticed. 20:33:47 we really need a new one because ours is broken 20:34:02 we got one from the Red Hat office in Stuttgart 20:34:11 but we need to have our own beamer again 20:34:18 ok, more on events 20:34:20 What we do for our conferences here, we use a projector and a video with compiz stuff 20:34:56 ardian, compiz under GNOME 3 ? oO 20:35:05 no need :) 20:35:09 lets move on 20:35:16 I was speaking about the past shaiton 20:35:20 yep 20:35:29 follow meeting protocol please! 20:35:38 we have an event in Isreal coming up 20:35:47 s/Isreal/Israel 20:36:01 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OpenIsrael_2011 20:36:14 to bad that elad is not here to tell us more about it 20:36:50 and in August there is FrOSCon in Bonn, Germany 20:36:53 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FrOSCon_2011 20:36:59 I have applied for a devroom 20:37:11 because I want to make this a big Fedora event 20:37:29 #info cwickert wants to have a FAD at FrOSCon 2011 20:37:47 #info submit proposals for the tracks 20:38:05 #action cwickert to write a mail about FrOSCon to the ambassadors list 20:38:18 anything more on events? 20:38:31 ! 20:38:44 t2hot: yes please 20:39:26 Can one call my talk with Architects tomorrow an event? 20:39:44 t2hot: sure 20:40:07 t2hot: you might want to show them stuff like blender, dia and inscape 20:40:28 ! 20:40:37 I have a repertoire already 20:40:47 t2hot: ok, anything you need help with? 20:40:55 Its broad. I should be reporting that afterwards 20:41:06 ok, looking forward for your report then 20:41:12 For an NIA meeting? I can handle this 20:41:29 t2hot: ok, anything more on this or can we go on? 20:41:30 EOF 20:41:35 sesivany1: your turn 20:41:59 There will be an open source conference in Zilina, Slovakia at the beginning of July. I, Jarda, and Marek will cover that for Fedora. 20:42:21 I will add it to events if it's not there yet. 20:42:27 sesivany1: can you please add it to the wiki? 20:42:49 ! 20:42:50 cwickert: yep, I will do it. 20:42:59 #action sesivany1 to add a wiki page about the open source conference in Zilina, Slovakia 20:43:24 sesivany1: are you EOF or do you have something else for us? 20:43:34 eof 20:43:38 frafra: your turn 20:44:51 same stuff here: we have organized a 3-days floss conference, and there will be some fedora ambassadors (like Latini and Carraturo) 20:45:05 I'll add it to the wiki 20:45:10 frafra: please do 20:45:16 where is "here" btw? 20:45:18 it will be this week near Milan, Italy 20:45:22 ah, Italy 20:45:29 eof 20:46:04 frafra: ok, if you need anything, please get in touch with the other Italian guys. I can give you some contacts after the meeting 20:46:16 #topic F15 Release Events 20:46:21 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F15_release_events#EMEA 20:46:34 we have 9 release events in EMEA 20:46:42 I am thinking about doing one in Berlin 20:46:48 but this is not clear yet 20:47:10 shaiton: you need anything for your event? 20:47:22 We will do one in June 20:47:33 cwickert, 20:47:55 I've filled the ticket about CD, if we can get them on time 20:48:06 and one about stickers (to liknus) 20:48:12 that's all 20:48:19 ok, this is the next thing we need to discuss 20:48:25 ;) 20:48:26 lets have a look at the calendar 20:48:45 if I can get the ISOs tomorrow, I can place the order 20:48:58 but the media artwork is not yet finished 20:49:10 We will have a release party already on 24th, so there is no time for any swag, we have some here though. Already 75 registered attendants, not bad. 20:49:26 cwickert, shouldn't it be a #topic media production? 20:49:46 well, no, yes, I don't care 20:49:57 ok 20:49:58 I guess the order is bad in the agenda 20:50:10 #topic F15 Media Production 20:50:20 so, we start again... 20:50:27 I get the ISOs tomorrow 20:50:34 the company has to download them 20:50:39 and the artwork is not done 20:50:51 this means they cannot start working before the weekend 20:51:07 say they start working on may 23rd 20:51:09 they would also be able to burn the master media 20:51:26 can we please follow the meeting protocol? 20:51:36 sorry 20:51:36 and they need 9 days to do the media 20:51:52 this means the media will not be ready before June 1st 20:52:01 and then they need to ship it to me 20:52:08 and I will ship it all over EMEA 20:52:14 but this takes a while 20:52:22 say it needs 3 days to me 20:52:27 ! 20:52:38 and then some days to arrive at the destination, depends on where you are 20:52:50 shaiton: ok, now it's your turn 20:53:00 therfore take time to handle mine, as my release event would be past. But there will be other events, of course:) 20:53:04 eof 20:53:45 we will work more with liveusb-creator 20:53:59 shaiton: I'm sorry, there is nothing we can do about it. when is your event? 20:54:12 the 4th of June, but no probs 20:54:27 I didn't expect them to be their in time 20:54:42 shaiton: I will see what I can do but I cannot promise 20:54:50 ok thanks cwickert 20:55:19 #info F15 media will be available round 1st June. We try our best but cannot make it earlier, sorry 20:55:20 ! 20:55:29 t2hot: go ahead 20:55:47 You want the Sleeve design ready by what date? 20:55:59 23rd? 20:56:18 t2hot: no, I want the media ready by that date 20:56:33 this means we need the sleeves by next Monday latest 20:56:50 the sleeves are almost done but the text is not 20:57:07 #link https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/170 20:57:08 hmm, who is handling that? 20:57:22 inkscaper did the sleeves 20:57:32 but I am not sure if he is also doing the text 20:57:49 well, there is some text, but there are still some questions 20:58:01 look in the ticket, it's all discussed there 20:58:30 #info the media artwork is not yet done, we need somebody to help us with the text 20:58:38 ok 20:58:39 #info details in the ticket at https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/170 20:58:41 eof 20:58:52 ok, any more questions on media? 20:59:30 ? 20:59:35 ardian: yes please 20:59:55 If there will be problems to send us the media, can you send us money, so we can print them here ? 21:00:15 ardian: why should there be problems? you mean the timing? 21:00:45 Yes, I am more afraid of the post 21:01:01 ours is 24th of june 21:01:10 we will manage that 21:01:17 ok thanks 21:01:22 eof 21:01:34 the problem with self printed media is that I don't know if you are allowed to do them 21:01:56 if you do selfmade ones, you need to follow the media handout requirements 21:02:00 really ? umm we have done that every time 21:02:07 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Media_Handout_Requirements 21:02:23 ok 21:02:45 ardian: of course you can do this, but you must not say that these are *official* media by the Fedora Project 21:03:04 and some of the media requirements are too strict I think 21:03:28 all right 21:03:36 but anyway, I am very confident that we can make it till June 24th 21:03:45 lets talk about this after the meeting 21:04:00 anything more on release events? should we change the topic pack? 21:04:06 s/pack/back 21:04:38 ok, moving on then 21:04:43 #topic https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Media_Handout_Requirements 21:04:46 #undo 21:04:46 Removing item from minutes: 21:04:56 #topic Action items from previous meetings 21:05:10 lets see what we have... 21:05:23 this week I have been very bad because I was busy with LinuxTag 21:05:29 #link http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-05-04/fedora-meeting.2011-05-04-20.01.html 21:05:36 DONE - cwickert to send out a reminder for release events deadline and remind people to file budget requests for their events 21:05:45 NOT DONE - cwickert to send out mail about primary distribution 21:05:50 #action cwickert to send out mail about primary distribution 21:06:04 my plan was to go with the addresses from the F14 cycle 21:06:21 if anybody volunteers to distribute media in his region please contact me 21:06:32 sesivany1: how about you for example? 21:06:46 DONE - cwickert to get in touch with the design-team about media art 21:07:04 however the media art is not finished, but I tried my best 21:07:13 NOT DONE - cwickert to bring the idea of common event pages up on the wiki 21:07:19 #action cwickert to bring the idea of common event pages up on the wiki 21:07:32 * t2hot wishes he can see the media art so far 21:07:51 ok, this definitely needs to be done at some point, but I don't consider it urgent, the release is more important 21:08:03 #link 21:08:06 #undo 21:08:06 Removing item from minutes: 21:08:11 #link http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/MediaArt/F15 21:08:12 we will use media for sure, we will have several events in next months and there are always some little events where we can use them as well. 21:08:49 ok sesivany1, please file a ticket at https://fedorahosted.org/emea-swag-tracking/ 21:08:58 #info file tickets for F15 media at https://fedorahosted.org/emea-swag-tracking/ 21:09:07 ? 21:09:17 t2hot: does that wiki page answer your question about the media art? 21:09:46 cwickert, ff is taking its time ... MTN actually. Carry on 21:10:09 is there limit of what we can get? last time (and first time for us) we got about 110 and it was barely enough for one bigger event (LinuxExpo). 21:10:13 t2hot: ok, but it's in there 21:10:26 sesivany1: no limits :) 21:10:47 sesivany1: last time we only had 3000 media for EMEA. this time we will have 6000 21:10:55 I can easily send you 500 21:11:02 ok, I just didn't know how much to ask for. We will figure it out with Jarda then. 21:11:17 ok, don't forget to file tickets 21:11:22 #topic Open Floor 21:11:32 ? 21:11:33 anything else that needs to be discussed? 21:11:37 ardian: yes please 21:11:43 1 more question about the media 21:11:57 #undo 21:11:57 Removing item from minutes: 21:11:58 Will we have the multi layer in this release ? 21:12:08 ah, good question indeed 21:12:28 it is "Multi Desktop" and "Dual layer" 21:12:32 not multi layer :) 21:12:41 anyway, the answer is YES 21:12:52 at least for the livemedia 21:12:58 awesome 21:13:04 eof 21:13:15 for the installer however I am still working with rel-eng and QA 21:13:34 because I forgot to tell them that we also want the installer Dual Arch 21:13:46 but they will do it once we have sufficient testing 21:13:55 you can help us testing 21:14:28 * cwickert looks... 21:14:55 this is the test plan for the multo desktop spin 21:14:58 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_15_Final_Multi_Boot_DVD 21:15:26 and the image is at http://serverbeach1.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/15.RC3/Multi/ 21:15:31 yeah! 21:15:36 the installer is also there 21:15:43 Hooray, they did it!!! 21:15:53 thanks to rel-eng! 21:16:03 so we will have everything dual arch this time 21:16:13 * cwickert dances though the room 21:16:29 ok, more on this? 21:16:59 #topic Open Floor 21:17:20 if no more questions arise I will close the meeting in 5 minutes 21:17:37 #info: plesae help us testing the dual arch installer DVD and the multi desktop spin 21:17:42 #undo 21:17:42 Removing item from minutes: 21:17:47 #info: please help us testing the dual arch installer DVD and the multi desktop spin 21:20:17 * cwickert will close the meeting in 2 minutes 21:21:14 #endmeeting