07:06:33 <dramsey> #startmeeting 07:06:33 <zodbot> Meeting started Sun Dec 27 07:06:33 2009 UTC. The chair is dramsey. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 07:06:33 <zodbot> Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 07:07:01 <dramsey> Hello welcome to APAC 07:07:21 <dramsey> .fas dramsey 07:07:21 <zodbot> dramsey: dramsey 'David Ramsey' <diamond_ramsey@hotmail.com> 07:07:28 <PhrkOnLsh> .fas rrix 07:07:29 <zodbot> PhrkOnLsh: rrix 'Ryan Rix' <ry@n.rix.si> 07:08:42 <dramsey> If you are here for the APAC meeting enter .fas followed by your user name 07:09:11 <tuanta> .fas tuanta 07:09:12 <zodbot> tuanta: tuanta 'Truong Anh Tuan' <tuanta@iwayvietnam.com> 07:09:21 <dramsey> Great 07:10:04 <dramsey> Meeting agenda is at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/Meetings/2009-12-27 07:10:41 <dramsey> Looks likeonly three people should we proceed? 07:12:13 <dramsey> #agenda Ambassadors Members Pinging (only 5 Minutes) 07:12:49 <tuanta> ok, we should wait a few minutes for others 07:13:11 <dramsey> Okay, let us do that. I like that idea. 07:17:36 <kaio> hi 07:17:54 <kaio> .fas kaio 07:17:55 <zodbot> kaio: cchance '' <cchance@redhat.com> - kaio 'Caius 'kaio' Chance' <k@kaio.me> - kaiomarcio 'kaio marcio' <kaio.marcio@gmail.com> 07:18:05 <dramsey> Hi Kaio... 07:18:19 <tuanta> nice to meet you 07:18:20 <kaio> dramsey☻ 今日は 07:18:27 <dramsey> Should we begin now about four... 07:19:17 <dramsey> Meeting agedna is https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/Meetings/2009-12-27#Agenda 07:20:05 <tuanta> yes, I have read it 07:20:26 <kaio> em... 07:20:28 <dramsey> Cool 07:20:59 <kaio> we have upgraded our FZUG to new version: http://bbs.fedora-cn.org 07:21:16 <dramsey> Welcome to APAC 07:21:26 <dramsey> I am David Fedora 12 user in Tokyo, introduce yourselves 07:21:42 <dramsey> Great! 07:21:48 <kaio> http://bbs.fedora-zh.org/ #wrong url just now 07:22:02 <dramsey> #link http://bbs.fedora-zh.org/ 07:22:24 <tuanta> I am Tuan, Fedora user in Hanoi 07:22:26 <kaio> I am Kaio. from RH, located in Brisbane, Australia. 07:23:37 <dramsey> Welcome! 07:23:51 <dramsey> Since looks no one from FAmSCo, may be we will think of future Fedora 12 plans...sound good? 07:24:33 <kaio> also we updated the forum banner 07:24:45 <dramsey> Cool Kaio! 07:25:01 <kaio> currently working on the FZM magazine first issue... 07:25:23 <dramsey> Wow, would love to see that! 07:25:29 <tuanta> in Chinese? 07:25:39 <kaio> tuanta☻ yes. 07:25:50 <tuanta> cool 07:26:03 <kaio> tuanta☻ Z in FZM/FZUG is Zhong-wen (Chinese language) 07:26:38 <dramsey> Best to your adventure. 07:27:19 <dramsey> #agenda Planning and Preparation for Fedora 12 in future and 2010. 07:27:29 <dramsey> Any plans? 07:27:29 <tuanta> ok 07:27:43 <dramsey> ok 07:28:29 <tuanta> here in Vietnam, I am preparing some free medias for schools. 07:28:56 <kaio> I will try to improve the freemedia infrastructure in Australia. 07:29:09 <tuanta> we will have a trip to Lao Cai province, to Van Ban high school on January, to support them to use Fedora, Linux and FOSS 07:29:15 <dramsey> Nice! 07:30:01 <dramsey> Any help needed? 07:30:48 <dramsey> Good plans. 07:31:37 <tuanta> Now I need some nice free media for the community (like the Ubuntu ones from shipit.ubuntu.com) 07:32:08 <dramsey> Ah sounds like an action... 07:32:20 <tuanta> I can burn myself, but its quality and media are not good 07:32:48 <tuanta> especially the label 07:33:01 <dramsey> I understandd 07:33:36 <dramsey> I think that media is a good question with our Fedora Ambassadors. 07:33:46 <dramsey> Fedora 12 media? Live and/ 07:33:55 <dramsey> or Install DVDs? 07:34:09 <tuanta> both 07:34:17 <dramsey> +1 07:34:37 <tuanta> I have just received a request for Fedora 12 free media, from Ho Chi Minh city 07:34:50 <tuanta> just in a minute :) 07:35:21 <dramsey> Ah... 07:36:06 <dramsey> Anything else? 07:36:30 <dramsey> Next agenda? 07:37:04 <tuanta> I am also trying to extend Fodora Ambassador group in Vietnam especially in Ho Chi Minh city and Hue 07:37:17 <tuanta> it's long from Hanoi to there 07:37:39 <dramsey> Good stuff, travel... 07:37:40 <tuanta> and I sometimes can not support community in those place 07:37:52 <dramsey> Sounds like you need help. 07:39:19 <tuanta> I will think more about this and post what I need from you onto Ambassador mailing list 07:39:53 <dramsey> Good idea! I will put as this... 07:40:05 <dramsey> That is the best for address. 07:40:35 <tuanta> ok, we should go next 07:40:47 <dramsey> Okay. 07:40:50 <dramsey> #agenda Report current status of upcoming Fedora Events in APAC. 07:41:00 <dramsey> Sounds like we may have touched ideas on this, other ideas? 07:43:00 <dramsey> May be same for next item... 07:43:01 <dramsey> #agenda FreeMedia 07:43:30 <tuanta> yes, free media, I told my thoughts :) 07:43:49 <dramsey> Okay, next couple agenda items then... 07:43:52 <dramsey> #agenda Plans on APAC coordination/organization 07:44:06 <dramsey> Looks like Fedora Voting occurred...voted? 07:45:20 <tuanta> I have placed my votes 07:46:10 <tuanta> actually, I am new here, so I do not have good feelings enough to have the best votes 07:46:17 <tuanta> :) 07:46:32 <tuanta> just vote for well-known people 07:47:06 <dramsey> Great. 07:47:23 <dramsey> Understood on your voting feeling 07:47:43 <dramsey> Okay, we are at closure so may be it is last agenda item 07:47:45 <dramsey> #agenda Open floor 07:48:16 <dramsey> Kaio and Tuanta, thank you for attending what is probably last fedora meeting of year. 07:48:40 <tuanta> thank you 07:48:43 <dramsey> Looks like Tuanta needs support from the APAC. 07:48:50 <tuanta> sure 07:48:59 <tuanta> I will post my needs soon 07:49:03 <dramsey> I think your idea to send a correspondence to our Fedora Mailing list is a good idea, go forth! 07:49:06 <dramsey> :) 07:49:09 <dramsey> +1 07:49:28 <dramsey> Other thoughts? 07:50:25 <dramsey> I think that this meeting went well 07:50:37 <maktrix> oops! I've missed the meeting :( 07:50:45 <dramsey> Almost... 07:50:47 <tuanta> I have the solution for the new request (that I mentioned from beginning): I will request a help from HanoiLUG member in HCM city to send free Fedora media to people there 07:50:51 <dramsey> Introduce yourself! 07:51:04 <maktrix> Mahay Alam Khan Fedora Ambassador Bangladesh 07:51:11 <tuanta> almost over, but it could be extend for you 07:51:17 <tuanta> you are welcome 07:51:32 <dramsey> Yup, we are slated for another 9 minutes...any thoughts? 07:51:45 <tuanta> hi, nice to meet you, Malay 07:51:52 <dramsey> Welcome maktrix 07:51:55 <maktrix> maHay 07:51:56 <tuanta> I am Tuan from Vietnam 07:52:13 <tuanta> yeah, sorry, maHay 07:52:29 <maktrix> I have had planned a release party on 25th, but I forgot it was holiday (cristmas) 07:52:35 <maktrix> So, I'm going to reshedule 07:52:43 <maktrix> will update in the event page 07:53:06 <dramsey> that is okay...2010 plans? 07:53:15 <maktrix> I was wondering, if there is any need of fund, who would disburse that (I mean reimburse) 07:53:26 <maktrix> it was in FY10 Q4 (December 2009 - February 2010) 07:54:27 <dramsey> good question, I think that APAC is working a new quarter for funds...so a note to our fellow Ambassadors via the Fedora Mailing list is a good idea to pursue... 07:54:36 <maktrix> dramsey: my event is below your Tokyo event 07:55:13 <dramsey> Excellent! 07:55:33 <dramsey> I could always use media 07:55:59 <dramsey> Tuanta, I like your HanioLUG idea. 07:56:02 <dramsey> +1 07:57:19 <tuanta> yes, HanoiLUG is good in spread Fedora, Ubuntu Linux and FOSS in Vietnam 07:57:31 <tuanta> I am one of the most active member here 07:58:03 <maktrix> ! 07:58:13 <dramsey> Nice! 07:59:08 <maktrix> we have had one successful release party for Fedora9 https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ReleaseParty_F9_Dhaka 07:59:15 <dramsey> Well for ideas for your support, then follow up with the mailing list as a start. 07:59:20 <dramsey> +1 07:59:32 <tuanta> +1 07:59:44 <maktrix> +1 07:59:55 <dramsey> Other thoughts? 08:00:05 <maktrix> Harish Pillay (from singapore) reimbursed that 08:00:08 <tuanta> where's kaio? 08:00:11 <maktrix> previous event 08:00:54 <tuanta> the reimbursement process is not so good. I have had to wait for over 2 months :) 08:00:56 <dramsey> +1 for contacting Harish Pillay... 08:01:08 <dramsey> Ah... 08:01:19 <maktrix> but, now I can see https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Reimbursements Harish Pillay is for APJ, and Shankarshan is for India 08:01:23 <maktrix> whom shall I ask? 08:01:45 <maktrix> India is nearest and easy to get reimbursement from Shankarshan 08:02:17 <tuanta> yes 08:02:33 <tuanta> I recently contacted with Max Spevack 08:02:38 <dramsey> Inquire and verify, I am really not sure. 08:02:53 <tuanta> he's nice 08:02:59 <tuanta> he may be in the US, right? 08:03:46 <maktrix> dramsey: I will inquire 08:03:52 <dramsey> +1 08:04:40 <dramsey> Max is in Germany I think 08:05:30 <tuanta> anything else now? 08:05:32 <dramsey> Other thoughts? 08:05:45 <dramsey> None from me. 08:05:51 <dramsey> Thank you all for attending. 08:06:13 <maktrix> thank you too dramsey 08:06:44 <tuanta> ok, thank you all 08:06:50 <dramsey> Take care and do folluw emails...Happy New Year!!! 08:06:54 <tuanta> see you next times 08:06:59 <tuanta> Happy new year 08:07:14 <dramsey> endin meeting 08:07:18 <dramsey> #endmeeting