Re: introduce myself

2008-01-18 Thread brendon
Just a idea that I had, while scanning through other parts of linux, it came to me as part of marketing Fedora to the public and to the business sector, it would be a good idea to coe up with a flyer to give away at opensource events, software freedom day, or simply to give away to people who ask f

Re: introduce myself

2008-01-18 Thread Karsten 'quaid' Wade
On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 23:39 +1300, brendon wrote: > Hi there one and all, I am emailing the mailing list to introduce > myself. Hello, welcome. > I would like to do my part in the marketing of the Fedora project so > that is why I am here in this mailing list to see in any way in which I > can h

Re: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread inode0
On Jan 18, 2008 12:15 PM, Gian Paolo Mureddu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... Wouldn't 'Kingsport Town' infringe on copyrights due to the > Song of the same name (by Bob Dylan for the curious)? ... Kingsport Town is a traditional song, unless Dylan's arrangement is used as Fedora theme mus

marketing idea

2008-01-18 Thread brendon
Just a idea that I had, while scanning through other parts of linux, it came to me as part of marketing Fedora to the public and to the business sector, it would be a good idea to coe up with a flyer to give away at opensource events, software freedom day, or simply to give away to people who ask f

Re: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 12:15 -0600, Gian Paolo Mureddu wrote: > I must confess that the disease names (Marfan, Asperger, Tourette) Or > the beast names (Dragicorn, Chupacabra, Woodwoose, Barmanou), are rather > out of place... Especially the disease one... If you take into account > what each of

Re: introduce myself

2008-01-18 Thread Marc Wiriadisastra
Welcome Aboard!!! On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 23:39 +1300, brendon wrote: > Hi there one and all, I am emailing the mailing list to introduce > myself. > > My name is Brendon Toogood, I come from new zealand, my main aim is to > get Linux/open source more out to the general public and in to the > busi

Re: Paul Frields Takes Over at Fedora

2008-01-18 Thread Ricky Zhou
On 2008-01-17 04:26:05 AM, Paul W. Frields wrote: > Thanks, I'm sure it won't be the last time. ;-) Worst experience ever > with my name: > > "How do you spell your last name?" > "F-R-I-E-L-D-S." > "Ummm..." > "Like Fields, but with an 'R'." > "Oh, FIELDSR." Funny, I guess the misspellings must c

Re: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Jesse Keating
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:32:24 -0200 "Davidson Rodrigues Paulo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So sugestions are made on fedora-devel... Good to know this. :-) We > need to make more and better sugestions, because if that list contains > only the better names among all those suggested, I don't want to

Fedora 9 and beyond : Name Suggestion and Features Wish List

2008-01-18 Thread Markus McLaughlin
The Fedora 9 name should be Phoenix or Resurrection, taking the death of 8 and bringing about the reborn 9! The Fedora 10 name MUST be Eagle, the name used on the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, it symbolizes FREEDOM as well! I hope there will be an optional MAC-like 3D dock replacing the standard GNOME d

Re: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Gian Paolo Mureddu
I must confess that the disease names (Marfan, Asperger, Tourette) Or the beast names (Dragicorn, Chupacabra, Woodwoose, Barmanou), are rather out of place... Especially the disease one... If you take into account what each of these syndromes affects, what's the message?. Since Werewolf, seems

Re: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Eduardo Villagrán Morales
El vie, 18-01-2008 a las 01:35 -0500, Rodrigo Padula de Oliveira escribió: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi All!! > > Only stupid names are listed here. Yes > This can not be serious. > Codename must be related to previous codenames, but this codenames are ugly. > Dragi

Re: Res: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Gian Paolo Mureddu
I can only agree with Henrique and Juan (hola tocayo!), these names are less powerful than the last round. I'm particularly concerned about that 'Chupacabra' name (does the one responsible for it and the voters even know or understand what it stands for, or what does it mean?). Sure I can do my

Re: introduce myself

2008-01-18 Thread Francesco Ugolini
Welcome on board! Regards Francesco 2008/1/18, Ama M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Welcome to the list > > Ndewoo!! > > - > Ama Mgbeoji > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AmaMgbeoji > - > > - Original Message > From: brendo

Re: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Davidson Rodrigues Paulo
2008/1/18, Rahul Sundaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > There was a open call in fedora-devel list and all of the names were > suggested from people in the community and need to pass through legal > review which has already been done. The names won't be changed now. So sugestions are made on fedora-devel

Re: Res: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Juan Camilo Prada
On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 05:55 -0800, Henrique de Castro wrote: > Here in Brazil (and I bet that in all Latin countries) the choice of > this codenames have caused a negative reaction even in the more > enthusiastic users. > I agree, I'm from Colombia and so far many people think those names may g

Res: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Henrique de Castro
Here in Brazil (and I bet that in all Latin countries) the choice of this codenames have caused a negative reaction even in the more enthusiastic users. Henrique "LonelySpooky" Junior "The best diplomat that I know is a fully-loaded phaser bank." Lt. Cdr. Montgomery Scott ("A Taste of Armageddon"

Re: Fedora Electronics Lab - Linux For You Current Issue

2008-01-18 Thread Mirjam Wäckerlin
I think it's in the current issue of the sister magazine "Electronics for you" ... at least that abstract would fit: "Linux Special A Complete Lab of Electronics Tools Engineers working on electronics component design and simulation need a complete stack of software tools. What if you get a comple

Re: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Clint Savage
On Jan 18, 2008 5:50 AM, Rodrigo Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with Padula, half of these names are diseases or monters, man, > this codename should be something cool, not a monster. What is this? > Fedora Monster, Fedora Disease? > > I think we need to review this list. > > Cheers,

Re: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Rahul Sundaram
Rodrigo Menezes wrote: I agree with Padula, half of these names are diseases or monters, man, this codename should be something cool, not a monster. What is this? Fedora Monster, Fedora Disease? I think we need to review this list. There was a open call in fedora-devel list and all of the name

Fedora Electronics Lab - Linux For You Current Issue

2008-01-18 Thread Rahul Sundaram
Hi I couldn't find any information online about this but one of the local Linux users group members notified that Linux For You magazine current issue bundles Fedora Electronics Lab Live CD. This print magazine claims to be the only Asian print magazine dedicated to Linux and has tens of thou

Re: Fedora 9

2008-01-18 Thread Rodrigo Menezes
I agree with Padula, half of these names are diseases or monters, man, this codename should be something cool, not a monster. What is this? Fedora Monster, Fedora Disease? I think we need to review this list. Cheers, Rodrigo Menezes Rodrigo Padula de Oliveira escreveu: -BEGIN PGP SIGNE

Re: introduce myself

2008-01-18 Thread Ama M
Welcome to the list Ndewoo!! - Ama Mgbeoji http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AmaMgbeoji - - Original Message From: brendon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Fedora Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 11:39:06 AM Subject: introduce m

introduce myself

2008-01-18 Thread brendon
Hi there one and all, I am emailing the mailing list to introduce myself. My name is Brendon Toogood, I come from new zealand, my main aim is to get Linux/open source more out to the general public and in to the business sector. I am running FC8 but in the past i have used FC2,3,4 for a few years

Re: PackageKit interview

2008-01-18 Thread Jonathan Roberts
The PackageKit interview is now up: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Interviews/PackageKit Thanks all, and I hope you enjoy it :) Best wishes, Jon -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list

Re: PackageKit interview

2008-01-18 Thread Jonathan Roberts
On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 08:27 +1300, Vladimir Kosovac wrote: > Links and typos fixed. Thanks :) I've changed the links a little bit again because I thought for an interview PackageKit jumping out at you everytime it appeared in the page was a little scary!! Best wishes, Jon -- Fedora-marketin