Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-05 Thread Ian Weller
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:02:00AM +0200, Nicu Buculei wrote: > Ian Weller wrote: >> >> I need people like Nicu to look over the current uploading instructions >> and see if they contain all the necessary details. Please don't upload >> photos yet, though. >> >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Submi

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-04 Thread Nicu Buculei
Ian Weller wrote: I need people like Nicu to look over the current uploading instructions and see if they contain all the necessary details. Please don't upload photos yet, though. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Submitting_images_for_the_picture_book Let me digress a bit: I am not sure if I u

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-03 Thread Ian Weller
On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 05:13:53PM -0600, Ian Weller wrote: > On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 05:40:51PM +0200, Nicu Buculei wrote: > > Sure, we should start accepting images ASAP (I think we now are waiting > > for Ian to come with uploading instructions). I was trying just to not > > get overboard wi

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-03 Thread Ian Weller
On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 05:40:51PM +0200, Nicu Buculei wrote: > Sure, we should start accepting images ASAP (I think we now are waiting > for Ian to come with uploading instructions). I was trying just to not > get overboard with legalese (we already waited 2 months for the Release > Forms).

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-03 Thread Nicu Buculei
Jack Aboutboul wrote: Nicu, Whatever, none of this applies to you, I don't think. Either way, we are going to go ahead and set something up so people can start uploading pictures and just continue from there... Sure, we should start accepting images ASAP (I think we now are waiting for Ian

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-03 Thread Jack Aboutboul
Nicu, Whatever, none of this applies to you, I don't think. Either way, we are going to go ahead and set something up so people can start uploading pictures and just continue from there... Jack Nicu Buculei wrote: Michael Naughton wrote: Nicu: Frankly, companies usually use clauses like t

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-03 Thread Michael Naughton
Hi Nicu: This is a great point. I may be coming at this from a very lawyerly perspective. I hope you will forgive me. Typically, when I am looking at a document for a entity whose position I am supporting I try to think of ways of how that entity might get into legal trouble. In this situ

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-03 Thread Nicu Buculei
Michael Naughton wrote: Nicu: Frankly, companies usually use clauses like this to dissuade individuals from suing them. Effectively, by signing the document the company and individual agree to the location of any possible lawsuit and what type of law that is to be applied. In the United Sta

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-03 Thread Michael Naughton
Nicu: Frankly, companies usually use clauses like this to dissuade individuals from suing them. Effectively, by signing the document the company and individual agree to the location of any possible lawsuit and what type of law that is to be applied. In the United States each state has its o

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-02 Thread Nicu Buculei
Michael Naughton wrote: I'm coming into this a bit late, but I couldn't help but wonder if there was any discussion with Red Hat legal concerning inserting a choice of law and choice of forum clause in the Model and Contribution release. By adding these clauses, the signee would agree to litig

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-03-02 Thread Michael Naughton
I'm coming into this a bit late, but I couldn't help but wonder if there was any discussion with Red Hat legal concerning inserting a choice of law and choice of forum clause in the Model and Contribution release. By adding these clauses, the signee would agree to litigate the issue by the

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-27 Thread Ian Weller
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 11:11:05AM -0500, Tom spot Callaway wrote: > Nicu Buculei wrote: > > Also, I would like a (as official as possible) statement about how the > > form can be sent: is OK if I receive it faxed by the model, sign it as a > > photographer and then fax to Red Hat? but > > printing

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-27 Thread Tom "spot" Callaway
Nicu Buculei wrote: > Some people expressed the concern about people under 18 years, it > appears we have some such contributors. For them the form should have > also a place where the legal guardian will sign. I'll ask about this. The age restriction was added because contracts signed by individ

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-27 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 04:38:41PM -0500, Tom spot Callaway wrote: > On 2009-02-26 at 14:13:36 -0500, William Cattey wrote: > > I agree with Chuck. > > > > Although I was easily able to sign the model release I received at > > FudCon because it was releasing the image I gave, the Red Hat lawyers

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-27 Thread Nicu Buculei
Tom "spot" Callaway wrote: These are very valid points. Red Hat Legal was able to quickly turn around a new version of this document for us, please look at: http://spot.fedorapeople.org/Model%20and%20Contribution%20Release%20rev1.pdf It is no longer an "exclusive" agreement, and it is now boun

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-26 Thread Ian Weller
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 04:38:41PM -0500, Tom spot Callaway wrote: > On 2009-02-26 at 14:13:36 -0500, William Cattey wrote: > > I agree with Chuck. > > > > Although I was easily able to sign the model release I received at > > FudCon because it was releasing the image I gave, the Red Hat lawyers

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-26 Thread Tom "spot" Callaway
On 2009-02-26 at 14:13:36 -0500, William Cattey wrote: > I agree with Chuck. > > Although I was easily able to sign the model release I received at > FudCon because it was releasing the image I gave, the Red Hat lawyers > seem to want perpetual license to use all aspects of my likeness for > mark

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-26 Thread William Cattey
I agree with Chuck. Although I was easily able to sign the model release I received at FudCon because it was releasing the image I gave, the Red Hat lawyers seem to want perpetual license to use all aspects of my likeness for marketing purposes, and MIT, my employer will not permit that.

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-26 Thread Chuck Anderson
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 01:32:42PM -0500, Tom spot Callaway wrote: > Okay, here is the release form: > http://spot.fedorapeople.org/Model%20and%20Contribution%20Release.pdf > > Questions? Comments? It feels too much like giving away my rights perpetually. Also, why does this have to be an "excl

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-26 Thread Tom "spot" Callaway
On 2009-02-20 at 23:25:56 -0500, Ian Weller wrote: > stabus report/slight rant time now -- it looks long but please read :) > > 1) Blocking on release forms. I'm assured RH Legal is working on it. In >the meantime if you're willing to take photos of people and have >their contact informat

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-25 Thread Ian Weller
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 09:38:34AM +0200, Nicu Buculei wrote: > Ian Weller wrote: >> >> If anybody has any mockups they wanna go for, please submit >> them. Or any ideas at all for page design. I'm all ears :D > > Start with the final decision about page size and also get a decision > about black

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-25 Thread Ian Weller
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 03:05:25PM -0500, Greg Dekoenigsberg wrote: > So back in my undergraduate days, I did *exactly this job* for NCSU > periodicals. I produced the John Donne Journal > (http://english.chass.ncsu.edu/jdj/) for a number of years. > > We used Pagemaker for layout. Can I pres

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-25 Thread Greg Dekoenigsberg
On Wed, 25 Feb 2009, Max Spevack wrote: On Tue, 24 Feb 2009, Ian Weller wrote: * Approve mockup of page designs * Compile images and stories * Place images and stories in book * Proof stories for typography and content * Pressure FPL to write foreword * Approve photo placement * Create index

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-25 Thread Max Spevack
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009, Ian Weller wrote: * Approve mockup of page designs * Compile images and stories * Place images and stories in book * Proof stories for typography and content * Pressure FPL to write foreword * Approve photo placement * Create index of people in back * Other last-minute check

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-25 Thread Jack Aboutboul
Nicu Buculei wrote: Ian Weller wrote: If anybody has any mockups they wanna go for, please submit them. Or any ideas at all for page design. I'm all ears :D Start with the final decision about page size and also get a decision about black and white versus full color. It has to be full color

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-25 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 05:08:55PM -0600, Ian Weller wrote: > I've got a roadmap in my head somewhere without any dates on it. From > what I've learned in the past few months on this list, here's what I > envision, in some sort of vague order: > > * Approve mockup of page designs > * Compile image

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-24 Thread Nicu Buculei
Ian Weller wrote: If anybody has any mockups they wanna go for, please submit them. Or any ideas at all for page design. I'm all ears :D Start with the final decision about page size and also get a decision about black and white versus full color. No way in hell we're getting this done by

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-24 Thread Ian Weller
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 04:32:50PM +0100, Max Spevack wrote: > On Fri, 20 Feb 2009, Ian Weller wrote: > >> 1) Blocking on release forms. I'm assured RH Legal is working on it. >> In the meantime if you're willing to take photos of people and have >> their contact information so you can hunt th

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-24 Thread Max Spevack
On Fri, 20 Feb 2009, Ian Weller wrote: 1) Blocking on release forms. I'm assured RH Legal is working on it. In the meantime if you're willing to take photos of people and have their contact information so you can hunt them down with a New and Improved Release Form then there's no reason st

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-24 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 07:00:20PM -0500, Jack Aboutboul wrote: > Ian Weller wrote: >> I have been told that we must wait on release forms from RH Legal before >> we upload pictures to the wiki. The temporary release forms we got from >> spot for FUDCon were for that specific FUDCon only -- also wh

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-23 Thread Ian Weller
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 07:00:20PM -0500, Jack Aboutboul wrote: > Ian Weller wrote: >> I have been told that we must wait on release forms from RH Legal before >> we upload pictures to the wiki. The temporary release forms we got from >> spot for FUDCon were for that specific FUDCon only -- also wh

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-23 Thread Jack Aboutboul
Ian Weller wrote: I have been told that we must wait on release forms from RH Legal before we upload pictures to the wiki. The temporary release forms we got from spot for FUDCon were for that specific FUDCon only -- also what I've been told. Max or anyone else, Can anyone confirm and/or den

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-23 Thread Ian Weller
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:53:13AM +0200, Nicu Buculei wrote: > Ian Weller wrote: >> stabus report/slight rant time now -- it looks long but please read :) >> >> 1) Blocking on release forms. I'm assured RH Legal is working on it. In >>the meantime if you're willing to take photos of people and

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-23 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 10:25:56PM -0600, Ian Weller wrote: > stabus report/slight rant time now -- it looks long but please read :) > > 1) Blocking on release forms. I'm assured RH Legal is working on it. In >the meantime if you're willing to take photos of people and have >their contact

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-23 Thread Max Spevack
On Fri, 20 Feb 2009, Ian Weller wrote: 3) I have no clue how we're getting initial funding. I made some original contacts with gregdek and spevack but I'm so confused about it. Somebody who knows what they're talking about with relation to this (community architecture, etc) please reply to

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-23 Thread Nicu Buculei
Ian Weller wrote: stabus report/slight rant time now -- it looks long but please read :) 1) Blocking on release forms. I'm assured RH Legal is working on it. In the meantime if you're willing to take photos of people and have their contact information so you can hunt them down with a New a

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-22 Thread Ian Weller
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 09:47:00AM +, Keiran Smith wrote: > I have an Image of my Guitar Headstock. The headstock has the Fedora Logo on > it. Would it be ok to submit that. > I don't see why not, once we start accepting uploads. -- Ian Weller http://ianweller.org GnuPG fin

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-22 Thread Keiran Smith
I have an Image of my Guitar Headstock. The headstock has the Fedora Logo on it. Would it be ok to submit that. On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Felix Kaechele wrote: > On Sat Feb 21 2009 05:25:56 GMT+0100 (CET) Ian Weller wrote: > >> 6) Does anybody know what we do to convert bitmap images to C

Re: Status of the picture book

2009-02-21 Thread Felix Kaechele
On Sat Feb 21 2009 05:25:56 GMT+0100 (CET) Ian Weller wrote: 6) Does anybody know what we do to convert bitmap images to CMYK with free software? Ever tried Cinepaint? Here's a Tutorial: http://www.behrmann.name/cms/cinepaint/bildbearbeitung/cinepaint_ccorrection.html HTH, Felix -- Fedor

Status of the picture book

2009-02-20 Thread Ian Weller
stabus report/slight rant time now -- it looks long but please read :) 1) Blocking on release forms. I'm assured RH Legal is working on it. In the meantime if you're willing to take photos of people and have their contact information so you can hunt them down with a New and Improved Relea