thanks..but live usb creation is the easiest way that i see.takes less time to create and install and everyone in campus carries one in his pocket too :) we create local shares and servers too so users can directly download images and create their usbs themselves. but we'll go ahead with your idea too.
On 9/24/10, Hiemanshu Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 24-Sep-2010, at 1:09, Suchakra <[email protected]> wrote: > >> arun's idea works for me though. due to continuous in-campus requests, >> i'm still able to supply live media (i had excess of them from last >> event) and make live USBs sometimes to those who prefer. local >> contacts seem efficient in campuses for sure :) our techfest is around >> the corner and i'm sure the foss stall will be laden with media >> requests again! >> > > For tech festa the best thing to do is to have people buy or get their own > DVD and you burn it for them. This always works best and only people who > really need them will come to you. > >> On 9/23/10, Ankur Sinha <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Thu, 2010-09-23 at 22:42 +0530, Arun Prakash wrote: >>>> Hello All, >>> >>> Hello Arun, >>> >>> Thank you for taking time to coming up with a suggestion to improve the >>> Free media program. >>> >>>> >>>> I found that contributors of Fedora are trying hard to drive the free >>>> media Program . I recently found the mail requesting contribution to >>>> free media Program. Rather having to mail the CD/DVD with mailing >>>> charges, they can send the CD/DVD to places near by . Is that >>>> mandatory that a Ambassador should drive free media program ? >>>> >>> >>> You mean sending a bulk of media to certain contacts? This will also >>> cost money, and will probably cause wastage of media since few requests >>> come from locations that are near to each other : The holders of these >>> bulk media will in turn have to pay postage to at most times, therefore >>> it results in more cost, not less. >>> >>> Another factor is that volunteers of the free media program cannot >>> produce such media in such large amounts to supply. (if we could, we >>> wouldn't be asking more folks to sign up ;) ) >>> >>> Requests come from all parts of the country. Yes, a lot of them come >>> from Bangalore and Pune but these are mostly handled by free media >>> contributors from the respective cities. >>> >>> While it is not mandatory that an Ambassador be a free media contact, >>> you have to have an FAS account and be part of the free media group to >>> have access to the free media trac (and mailing list). >>> >>>> All the people who are available with the CD/DVD media can enrol >>>> themselves to that media distribution program , If a person from that >>>> locality request free media , we can point them to the resource >>>> holding person , so that the request is satisfied . >>> >>> This sounds like an integration of the free media and local contact >>> programmes. This is one of the goals of the free media program, but it >>> will take sometime before this can be streamlined and implemented under >>> a larger, lets say, "Get yourself a copy of Fedora" programme. >>> >>>> >>>> I am also interested in Free media program , I feel this . Please >>>> suggest me if I am wrong. >>>> >>> >>> Please sign up and accept two tickets a month. It's all we request of >>> you :) >>> >>> You should continue this discussion along with any more ideas that you >>> can come up with, at the free media list[1] which is a more apt >>> location. The members of the list are eager to participate in discussion >>> aimed at improvements. >>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Arun Prakash >>> >>> [1] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/freemedia >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks! >>> Regards, >>> Ankur >>> >>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha >>> >>> "FranciscoD" >>> >>> > > Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ india mailing list [email protected] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/india
