04:00:46 #startmeeting 04:00:46 Meeting started Sat Aug 27 04:00:46 2011 UTC. The chair is bckurera. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 04:00:46 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 04:01:14 #meetingname APAC FAD/FUDcon special meeting 04:01:14 The meeting name has been set to 'apac_fad/fudcon_special_meeting' 04:01:28 #chair dramsey tuanta 04:01:28 Current chairs: bckurera dramsey tuanta 04:01:44 .fas asmartgoat 04:01:45 LMartinez: asmartgoat 'Luke Martinez' 04:01:55 .fas bckurera 04:01:55 bckurera: bckurera 'Buddhika Kurera' 04:01:55 .fas dramsey 04:01:55 .fas Aks 04:01:59 .fasinfo 04:02:03 dramsey: dramsey 'David Ramsey' 04:02:07 aks: vivekl 'Vivek Lakshmanan' - uniquejainakshay 'Akshay A Jain' - jakshay 'Akshay Jain' - fuel 'Makarand Prashant Panchakshari' - dl9sj3559 'Anil Sharma' - hiransr 'Hiran Sampath Rajapaksha' - xhaksx 'Juan Eduardo Barba Olivet' - suneetaks 'Suneet (3 more messages) 04:02:08 #link http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:APAC_Ambassadors_2011-08-27#Agenda 04:02:11 Kalpurush: (fasinfo ) -- Return information on a Fedora Account System username. 04:02:15 thanks dramsey 04:02:38 .fas kalpurush 04:02:38 Kalpurush: kalpurush 'Moniruzzaman Monir' 04:03:02 Woah, aks isn't going to play well with zodbot. Maybe it'll accept your real name, I'll find out later. 04:03:10 :P 04:03:22 hi then lets start 04:03:33 ok, lets start 04:03:39 first I like to know what are the countries here 04:03:48 can you please indicate your country 04:04:00 so that we have a nice understanding 04:04:06 Australia 04:04:06 bckurera - Sri Lanka 04:04:08 aks: hi, I'm from Nepal 04:04:09 * Kalpurush from Bangladesh 04:04:10 My name is David, from Tokyo, Japan and I use Fedora 15 from a DVD. 04:04:16 * tuanta_ Vietnam 04:04:31 .fas tuanta 04:04:32 tuanta_: tuanta 'Truong Anh Tuan' 04:04:42 great 04:04:44 then 04:04:52 #topic News from FAmSCo 04:05:08 Changing computer :) 04:05:11 anyone got any news? 04:05:16 .fas FranciscoD 04:05:16 FranciscoD: ankursinha 'Ankur Sinha' 04:05:29 FranciscoD - India 04:05:46 oh, news? I don't think anything other than the FUDCon 04:05:54 seems no 04:05:57 ok then 04:06:05 I read about a session Shakti had taken I think 04:06:13 but that was also on the Ambassadors list 04:06:23 #topic News from APAC 04:06:51 In this topic we discuss about news from APAC, news about events may be any other 04:07:07 I'll start with LCA, because I need to leave soon 04:07:14 Is that ok? 04:07:18 ok great 04:07:39 Does anyone have interest in attending LCA? 04:07:55 #link http://linux.conf.au/ 04:08:15 I am but not possible due to high airfare and charges :) 04:08:16 #undo 04:08:16 Removing item from minutes: 04:08:57 Unfortunantly the Open Day has been cancelled for various reasons 04:09:32 so I do not believe funding will be a possiblity, because Fedora won't get much out of it. 04:09:56 yup sure 04:10:12 Although I will have Live CD's and other media to people who ask, I'll get myself a shirt. 04:10:46 you need any media, swags 04:11:05 possibly 04:11:15 There is an opertunity for a tutorial session 04:11:34 please do forward your request if there is any 04:11:44 LMartinez, may be make a #info, #idea or #action and inquire with azneita as well as kaio, I remember the LCA FAD was quite successful. 04:11:58 thats a good idea 04:12:15 #Idea hold an post-LCA FAD 04:12:18 further can you please give use the wiki address 04:12:29 +1 LMartinez 04:12:32 http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LCA_2012 04:12:36 +1 LMartinez 04:12:42 I remember last time there was a FAD with LCA 04:12:44 I haven't touched that page in a while 04:12:52 It was during the time we had the possiblity of an openday 04:13:28 The general plan will probably a FAD 04:13:34 FAD in FrOScon reported by Christoph is nice too 04:13:34 ok you mean this time as there is no openday FAD is not possible? 04:13:48 tuanta read it today 04:13:58 dramsey what you think, LCA FAD? 04:14:01 The openday allows us to show fedora to everyone, the FAD is more closed of 04:14:04 off* 04:14:24 but since they are not going to be doing an openday, a fad seems less probable and feasable. 04:14:55 understood LMartinez 04:15:36 +1 bckurera. 04:16:04 But if we were to do a FAD, one in a library would be successful 04:16:06 LCA FAD will be a great. I see great karma there. 04:16:15 +1 04:16:47 ok great 04:16:58 +1 LMartinez, we should make ti happen 04:17:00 #link http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LCA_2012 04:17:00 s/ti/it 04:17:04 yeah 04:17:14 +1 LMartinez 04:17:33 I'm thinking of putting forward a proposal for an australian fudcon for late next year 04:17:36 LMartinez : can you find the feasibility of hosting a FAD then? 04:17:56 LMartinez : good idea 04:17:59 I don't see a large attendance of more than 3 at a FAD in ballarat 04:18:08 +1 LMartinez, we will surely support you 04:18:50 thanks 04:19:15 LMartinez : finish news? 04:19:29 bckurera: Also we are planning for SFD in Nepal 04:19:51 yup please go aks 04:20:05 I'm all done, the floor is yours aks 04:20:27 bckurera: this year we have a plan to celebrate SFD in 4+ towns in Nepal (earlier we were doing a single central event) 04:20:28 #info aks planning for SFD in Nepal 04:21:09 bckurera: we have local teams, and FOSS Nepal would be coordinating all the efforts (I'm also an exec member of the community) 04:21:26 greetings all Fedora APAC 04:21:35 great, aks you need any media swags 04:21:36 Hi, harish 04:21:37 hi harish. 04:21:38 finally managed to get my saturday time back 04:21:41 hi harish great to see 04:21:50 Hi Harish. 04:21:51 bckurera: yes, possibly if we can get some 04:22:01 (it is presidential elections day here in singapore and i'm therefore home) 04:22:18 dramsey, bckurera LMartinez Kalpurush hi! 04:22:42 bckurera: also I'm planning for some talk/session on Fedora at 2 of the SFD venues 04:22:48 so where are we on the agenda? 04:23:38 hello mether 04:23:51 ok any other news? 04:23:52 mether: hello 04:24:09 can I speak now? 04:24:10 I got some updates from Philippines 04:24:21 they are celebrating Linux 20 years events 04:24:27 harish please do 04:24:31 ok 04:24:34 some updates 04:24:47 #info Philippines FAms at the Linux 20 events 04:25:08 a) I am supporting FAD KL, FAD Beijing over the next two months 04:25:14 b) I will be attending FUDcon Pune 04:25:39 hi Harish 04:25:55 c) I am working the with SFD in Singapore team as well with a Fedora DVD distibution and a talk about community. 04:26:41 any other news? 04:26:50 i'd like to know how many of you from outside India will be attending FUDcon Pune? 04:27:05 eof from me. 04:27:13 bckurera will be there 04:27:38 .fas harish 04:27:38 harish: charish '' - harishsk 'Harish Kumar S.K' - harishpillay 'Harish Pillay' 04:27:51 .fas harishpillay 04:27:51 harish: harishpillay 'Harish Pillay' 04:27:51 #info harish supporting FAD KL, FAD Beijing over the next two months 04:28:08 #info harish is working the with SFD in Singapore team as well with a Fedora DVD distibution and a talk about community. 04:28:20 #chair harish 04:28:20 Current chairs: bckurera dramsey harish tuanta 04:28:28 I am getting visa to attend Milan 04:28:37 tuanta +1 04:28:38 that community talk is going to be the same in FAD KL as well. Have not figure out for BJ yet. 04:28:45 share the experience with us please 04:29:10 sure, bckurera 04:29:27 can we move to the next topic then? 04:29:35 the agenda says FAD in Hanoi is Sep 17th. That's not quite right, tuanta? 04:29:39 Somebody put me on chair :( 04:29:46 it's so crazy that traveling to Milan is cheaper than to Pune (from here) 04:29:52 ohh sorry 04:29:53 #chair Kalpurush 04:29:53 Current chairs: Kalpurush bckurera dramsey harish tuanta 04:29:56 I will need to change the date 04:30:15 tuanta, i'd like to support you as welll in Hanoi 04:30:21 Sept 17th is SFD; 04:30:28 #chair aks FranciscoD 04:30:28 Current chairs: FranciscoD Kalpurush aks bckurera dramsey harish tuanta 04:30:35 I am planning to make a FAD after several weeks 04:30:41 bckurera: thanks 04:30:47 #chair mether 04:30:47 Current chairs: FranciscoD Kalpurush aks bckurera dramsey harish mether tuanta 04:30:49 tuanta, FAD Beijing is Oct 15 04:31:00 but now, I will plan it after I am back from Milan 04:31:04 so you'd have to plan it around that. 04:31:10 tuanta, ok 04:31:18 great idea,harish 04:31:21 mether, when is FUDcon Pune? 04:31:28 #chair LMartinez 04:31:28 Current chairs: FranciscoD Kalpurush LMartinez aks bckurera dramsey harish mether tuanta 04:31:35 #idea Plan FAD Hanoi around Oct 15th 04:31:41 november 4,5 6 04:31:53 i'd like to time it with some Red Hat event there - not that I know what is being planned currently. 04:32:26 #link http://www.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/FUDCon:India_2011 04:33:48 ok then next topic? 04:34:05 #topic upcoming FADs 04:34:21 #topic FAD in Philippines 04:34:38 I think we miss FAms from Philippines today 04:34:57 #topic FAD in Kuala Lumpur 04:35:07 KageSenshi ? 04:35:20 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD:KualaLumpur_2011 04:35:21 \ 04:35:23 \o 04:35:30 * FranciscoD_ jumps in from his newly setup f16 alpha vm :D 04:35:38 #chair KageSenshi 04:35:38 Current chairs: FranciscoD KageSenshi Kalpurush LMartinez aks bckurera dramsey harish mether tuanta 04:35:43 Alright, I have to go now. Bye 04:35:46 .fas izhar 04:35:46 KageSenshi: izhar 'Mohd Izhar Firdaus Ismail' 04:35:54 Thank you, LMartinez 04:35:59 LMartinez: bye, thanks 04:36:03 thanks for being LMartinz 04:36:17 thanks for coming asmartgoat :) 04:36:19 #link http://fedora.foss.org.my/events/fadkl092011/ 04:36:28 KageSenshi please do continue 04:36:33 we got 6 submitted sessions 04:36:39 and .. wait checking number of registrant 04:36:59 +1 KageSenshi 04:37:05 +1 04:37:25 and 39 registrants :D 04:37:31 KageSenshi: great 04:37:38 * harish i've to step away in about 10-15 minutes to go vote. 04:37:41 event coming pretty soon, 2 weeks more 04:37:47 +1 KageSenshi 04:38:20 can we move? 04:38:20 thats it i guess to report :) 04:38:25 yep next 04:38:40 #topic FAD in Hanoi 04:39:01 my turn! 04:39:02 anyone from China 04:39:13 there is no idea up to SFD Hanoi 2011 04:39:15 please do tuanta 04:39:33 sorry not China, Vietnam 04:39:35 I will plan it around 15th Oct, after I am back from Milan 04:39:49 :) 04:40:17 +1 Tuan - tuana 04:40:26 s/tuana/taunta 04:40:41 I am in the most active FOSS group in Vietnam now 04:40:59 great work tuanta wish you all the best 04:41:02 everything could be truth 04:41:02 +1 Fantastic to hear, Tuan - tuanta 04:41:24 tuanta, +1 04:41:40 +1 tuanta 04:41:48 +1 tuanta 04:41:58 next topic 40 mins gone :) 04:42:07 I will have update on Hanoi FAD as soon as I have more plan 04:42:12 next, please 04:42:28 #topic FAD in China 04:42:31 any updates 04:42:44 no Chinese here today? 04:42:51 i guess so 04:42:55 only update to FAD China is that I am planning on attending. 04:42:56 so, there is no update, I think 04:43:06 #topic 2011 - India, Pune 04:43:10 you, harish? 04:43:15 yes 04:43:18 good luck! 04:43:29 great 04:43:46 i think it is important to see support at FADs across the region from the Community Arch team as much as possible 04:43:57 as we build up the base in APAC 04:44:11 true harish 04:44:31 naturally, i gotta be choosy about which ones I go to and I try to leverage the usual Red Hat marketing activities and 04:44:44 get to these places on a shared budget 04:45:00 so that I can make sure that commarch budget is used as much as possible by the community 04:45:23 +1 harish 04:45:29 as per the numbers we use 14% of it yet 04:45:38 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_report_2011-07 04:45:58 i know. 04:46:07 +1 Harish 04:46:15 we still have 6 month left of the FY. 04:46:21 +1 harish 04:46:28 +1 harish 04:46:29 6 months? 04:46:40 yes, bckurera 04:46:49 RH FY is 1 Mar to End Feb 04:47:04 Forgot we are in August :) 04:47:04 Sep 1 is Q3 for RH 04:47:31 ok, i've gotta leave to go vote in the presidential elections. 04:47:39 have a good meeting and i will see you later. 04:47:48 more FADs across the region means more FUDcons as well :) 04:47:59 thanks harish 04:48:10 anyway more ideas on this topic? 04:48:31 Thank you, Harish and we deeply appreciate your time and continued support. ;) 04:48:47 +1 dramsey 04:48:49 indeed dramsey +1 04:48:58 next topic? 04:49:03 yes, next 04:49:06 bckurera: yes please 04:49:14 #topic F16 planning ideas 04:49:28 #link http://rbergero.fedorapeople.org/schedules/f-16/f-16-ambassadors-tasks.html 04:49:52 we have to plan accordingly keeping the schedule in our minds 04:50:00 any ideas pls? 04:51:09 I see start/end dates in that page are not consistency :) 04:51:10 There should be a call for SWAG coming soon, so think what you need. 04:51:28 question, after which point at that table the cds/dvds are done ? 04:51:29 XD 04:51:30 Do we need a system to track them dramsey 04:51:47 bckurera: a system to track would be god 04:51:52 bckurera: s/god/good/ 04:51:55 Provide numbers to Kaio / Gbraad / mether to help support us, bckurera 04:52:00 aye 04:52:07 yup we can track it country wise 04:52:11 KageSenshi, good question 04:52:14 I'd also suggest all ambassadors test the release 04:52:18 via vms 04:52:38 using it actually helps to see what great improvements and features the release has 04:52:40 yup I m sure all FAm are doing that 04:52:44 i think the availability of cds/dvds can largely affect planning :) 04:52:45 I would guess early September No. 4 - 7 04:52:57 @f16release 04:53:14 FranciscoD, sounds like a winning #idea 04:53:20 thanks fedbot 04:53:39 please do FranciscoD 04:53:41 so cool, FranciscoD :) 04:53:48 @f16release 04:53:51 i'll wait for beta before upgrading to f16 :) 04:53:59 FranciscoD, dramsey: I'm waiting for proper migration to SystemD/SystemCtl and Gnome .2 04:54:31 it's fine in F15. aks 04:55:05 so please plan your events and let us know the numbers 04:55:12 media , swags in advance 04:55:12 tuanta: not all the init.d/ scripts are properly/fully migrated to use SystemD/ctl in F15 04:55:34 bckurera, sounds like a #info, #idea, or #action 04:55:54 I heard FAmSCo will discuss on F16 budget next week or may be today :) 04:56:01 dramsey +1 04:56:06 something need to be done ourself, I see 04:56:23 #action Please plan F16 events and forward numbers of media and swags 04:56:29 needinfo, when will media be ready for f16 .. doing f16 release party without f16 freemedia is awkward XD 04:56:41 hahaha 04:56:43 :D 04:56:48 I'm guessing FUDCon India will have a release party too :P 04:56:48 KageSenshi you are right 04:57:03 KageSenshi: true 04:57:09 FranciscoD you can do IT :) 04:57:19 +1 04:57:43 we have some countries representation 04:57:49 so you all can plan locally 04:57:52 bckurera: we will do it :P 04:57:53 and ask support 04:58:01 bckurera: sure 04:58:04 yes we will do ir 04:58:16 I m thinking of creating a wiki page 04:58:21 bckurera, our next FAD meeting is 09 SEP, right? How about a rough guesstimate of numbers for F16 by then? Should help Harish and others get things for us. What do you think everyone? 04:58:26 bckurera: +1 04:58:34 WHoops, 10 SEP 04:58:38 to track request so all can edit and update it 04:58:55 dramsey good idea :) 04:59:05 +1 bckurera on the wiki page, too 04:59:16 then will set a deadline 04:59:50 if not final release, rc release works too :) 04:59:51 #action create a wiki page to track APAC needs (media and swags) 05:00:11 If people have requests by 03 SEP, at our biweekly APAC, then cool. Just think their needs to help FAmSCo. That is it from me. 05:00:35 ok then sep 03 05:00:51 bckurera: ok 05:00:54 hi 05:00:57 dramsey♆ hi 05:01:03 my guesstimate for a release party 30-40 .. guesstimate for the whole release cycle, for me, 100 :) 05:01:04 kaio: hi 05:01:05 #info Rough estimate on F16 media and swags on Sep 03rd, APAC bi weekly 05:01:09 hi kaio 05:01:15 #chair kaio 05:01:15 Current chairs: FranciscoD KageSenshi Kalpurush LMartinez aks bckurera dramsey harish kaio mether tuanta 05:01:16 just back from Singaporean/Malaysian food 05:01:45 I ll craete the wiki so that you all can update 05:01:48 Hainan Chicken Rice + Combination Fried Rice Noodle. 05:01:58 kaio, was that food in singapore/malaysia or was that in .au ? 05:02:04 I ll put the link on ML 05:02:06 Hi Kaio 05:02:34 shall we go to open session then :) 05:02:42 kaio any updates? 05:03:07 dramsey tuanta? 05:03:22 kaio, we are going to try and have media / swag needs for F16 by 03 SEP and/or 10 SEP to help FAmSCo's needs. 05:03:32 Nothing else from me. 05:03:45 dramsey 03rd Sep is good I think 05:03:47 I have not much expectation on media and swag. Havent got time to get some new fedorans here 05:03:58 +1 bckurera 05:04:00 I mean for ANZ 05:04:10 action item already set :) 05:04:15 for china they seems to product media themselves 05:04:27 and stickers also 05:04:36 yup even they produced locally good to have number with us 05:04:48 so easy to track way 05:05:04 what you all think? 05:05:05 okay I should let them make a record on that for tracking 05:05:20 have a wiki pg for keeping all APAC production 05:05:29 kaio what about Thaiwan community? 05:05:47 yes kaio I ll create wiki page soon 05:05:51 taiwan community is 2 persons only 05:05:59 they have been converted into fam 05:06:17 I heard they ll waiting to promote F16 as F15 is not good to step out 05:06:27 they went to the first conference earlier this month, but not much people shown interest about fedora 05:06:48 seems an update 05:06:49 anyways they have made some stickers and shared the counter with Gnome TW 05:06:56 shall I add it as an #info 05:07:07 Did the Fedora Stickers (20,000) for all four regions (5,000 per region) get started? 05:07:26 yes they are customizing the F16 for Chinese community 05:07:26 Good news Kaio. 05:07:41 #info TW FAms went to the first conference earlier this month, but not much people shown interest about fedora 05:08:12 "first conference" < what conference? 05:08:17