04:00:41 #startmeeting 04:00:41 Meeting started Sat Dec 10 04:00:41 2011 UTC. The chair is dramsey. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 04:00:41 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 04:00:47 #meetingname APAC 04:00:47 The meeting name has been set to 'apac' 04:01:08 #topic Ambassador Pinging 04:01:09 http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:APAC_Ambassadors_2011-12-10#Agenda 04:01:20 .fas Abhishek Singh 04:01:20 aks: bablu 'Abhishek Singh' - singhhabhishek 'abhishek' - singhabhishek 'Abhishek Kumar Singh' - aks 'Abhishek Singh' 04:01:22 #chair bckurera tuanta Suresht 04:01:22 Current chairs: Suresht bckurera dramsey tuanta 04:01:28 #chair aks 04:01:28 Current chairs: Suresht aks bckurera dramsey tuanta 04:01:36 .fas dramsey 04:01:37 dramsey: dramsey 'David Ramsey' 04:01:39 .fas tuanta 04:01:41 tuanta: tuanta 'Truong Anh Tuan' 04:01:44 .fas aks.abhishek@gmail.com 04:01:45 aks: aks 'Abhishek Singh' 04:01:53 .fas suresht 04:01:54 Suresht: suresht 'Sureshkumar Packiyarajah' 04:02:29 .fas bckurera 04:02:29 bckurera: bckurera 'Buddhika Kurera' 04:02:32 next topic? 04:03:13 Hi lcafiero_laptop :) 04:03:20 Hello Everyone! 04:03:56 Hi harish :) 04:04:02 dramsey, hey! 04:04:08 rushed back home to get online! 04:04:12 hi harish 04:04:22 We are very honored to have you here, Harish. 04:04:24 Suresht, hi! 04:04:27 #chair harish 04:04:27 Current chairs: Suresht aks bckurera dramsey harish tuanta 04:04:29 nice to see ya harish 04:04:38 glad to be here! 04:04:41 +1 dramsey 04:05:05 * FranciscoD jumps in! 04:05:06 #chair FranciscoD 04:05:06 Current chairs: FranciscoD Suresht aks bckurera dramsey harish tuanta 04:05:07 * harish wondering if the meeting has started. 04:05:08 hey FranciscoD 04:05:12 Hi FranciscoD 04:05:23 Yes, meeting just started Harish 04:05:27 ok 04:05:30 hello all :) 04:05:33 shall we move 04:05:39 hi all 04:05:39 go go go 04:06:19 #topic News from FAmSCo 04:06:55 congrats to all who've been elected to FAmSCo! 04:07:05 #info FAmcSo election 2011 results are out 04:07:21 welcome udinnet 04:07:30 Oh sorry I'm late 04:07:31 congrats to all (no me :) 04:07:48 bckurera: hi :) 04:08:01 hello everybody 04:08:05 #chair udinnet 04:08:05 Current chairs: FranciscoD Suresht aks bckurera dramsey harish tuanta udinnet 04:08:17 Congratulations for the FAmSCo elected. 04:08:19 So what is going on 04:08:22 ? 04:08:55 dramsey +1 04:09:02 Congrats and I think this is a great FAmSCo; so we can hope for wonder this time. Good luck and Congrats from Sri Lanka 04:09:14 udinnet we are on the FAmSCo news 04:09:14 especially from apac kaio and gbraad 04:09:24 .fas harishpillay 04:09:25 harish: harishpillay 'Harish Pillay' 04:09:38 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:APAC_Ambassadors_2011-12-10 04:09:40 .fas ankursinha 04:09:41 FranciscoD: ankursinha 'Ankur Sinha' 04:09:47 .fas udinnet 04:09:47 udinnet: udinnet 'Uditha Bandara Wijerathna' 04:10:05 Other news or should we move to next topic? 04:10:06 Further I heard that FAmSCo is going to change the meeting time 04:10:16 Oh that is news! 04:10:22 bckurera, do you know what time? 04:10:29 most of the time it will be on Wednesday but not yet confirmed right 04:10:45 no dramsey still there is no confirmation 04:10:51 i need to try to make the famsco meetings - atleast once a month. 04:11:01 thats great harish 04:11:07 yes 04:11:15 bckurera, thank you, that makes sense to me. +1 harish 04:11:18 that is great 04:11:30 BTW I hope this time we will have a/some representative from the FAmSCo for the regional meetings 04:11:33 +1 harish 04:11:57 will move I think no any other news 04:12:20 You got it, bckurera 04:13:18 Unfortunate, I have a power cut, my battery will giveme power for another 30 mins 04:13:33 bckurera: i just had one! 04:13:38 ha ha I'm in the same boat 04:13:38 :P 04:13:48 #chair FranciscoD_ 04:13:48 Current chairs: FranciscoD FranciscoD_ Suresht aks bckurera dramsey harish tuanta udinnet 04:13:52 #topic News from FAmSCo 04:13:53 wow what happned to APAC :) :) 04:13:55 undo 04:13:57 #undo 04:13:57 Removing item from minutes: 04:14:07 #topic Review *ACTION* items from the last meeting 04:14:11 XD 04:14:24 #link http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-11-26/apac.2011-11-26-03.58.html 04:14:28 for action items. 04:14:54 1.magie will put the process on the wiki on how to produce low cost fedora mug for yoru events 04:15:33 Have received feedback from herlo on the EC2 work on System Administration and an initial poll from the APAC Fedora Ambassadors. 04:16:17 magie is not available right ? 04:16:29 Suresgt: yes 04:16:30 KageSenshi you there? 04:16:31 dramsey, i heard it :) 04:16:41 I think you're right 04:17:38 Other updates or next topic? 04:17:42 before moving can I get some minutes? 04:17:43 action 2.Suresh creates a wiki page for APAC Plans 2012 04:17:56 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/APAC_Plans_2012 04:18:34 Please, do bckurera 04:18:41 I missed this at the beginning 04:18:54 We should welcome our new FAm from Sri Lanka 04:18:57 Suresht: nice work 04:19:04 udinnet got sponsored recently 04:19:05 :) 04:19:13 So lets welcome him 04:19:14 Yeah thanks 04:19:19 :) 04:19:50 #chair FranciscoD 04:19:50 Current chairs: FranciscoD FranciscoD_ Suresht aks bckurera dramsey harish tuanta udinnet 04:19:56 Hello udinnet 04:20:21 ok thanks for minutes will proceed 04:20:23 hello dramsey, and thanks a lot for the welcome 04:20:23 bckurera: did you mentor udinnet ? 04:20:44 nope, I was mentored by azneita 04:20:46 nope azneita is the mentor :) 04:20:50 :) 04:20:54 ah, okay great :D 04:21:09 \o 04:21:10 * FranciscoD met azneita at FUDCon Pune :) 04:21:14 any other action item left? 04:21:17 KageSenshi: o/ 04:21:31 I also need catch someone to mentor them :) 04:21:39 #chair KageSenshi 04:21:39 Current chairs: FranciscoD FranciscoD_ KageSenshi Suresht aks bckurera dramsey harish tuanta udinnet 04:21:41 #chair KageSenshi 04:21:41 Current chairs: FranciscoD FranciscoD_ KageSenshi Suresht aks bckurera dramsey harish tuanta udinnet 04:21:48 ohh sorry tuanta 04:21:50 Hi KageSenshi 04:22:04 KageSenshii: hi 04:22:29 so next? 04:22:30 hi :) 04:22:39 Sounds good Tuan 04:22:41 KageSenshi: hi 04:22:50 #topic APAC events 04:23:04 We have hot news here! 04:23:05 :) 04:23:19 udinnet: go on, proceed :) 04:23:22 please udinnet 04:23:47 we done our Fedora Introduction Event on 8th and there were about 300 people 04:23:48 :) 04:24:04 wow, 300 ppl, a lot! 04:24:07 I'll upload the pics soon 04:24:16 have you got time to write report? 04:24:22 and report is on its way 04:24:27 good stuff, udinnet. 04:24:30 ;) 04:24:31 great 04:24:33 nice :D 04:24:35 yes lot of ppl I saw it too :) 04:24:39 cool 04:24:45 it would be a good experience for all of us 04:24:50 Awesome. 04:24:53 +1 04:24:59 #chair MarkDude 04:24:59 Current chairs: FranciscoD FranciscoD_ KageSenshi MarkDude Suresht aks bckurera dramsey harish tuanta udinnet 04:25:05 .fas MarkDude 04:25:05 tuanta: markdude 'Mark Terranova' 04:25:11 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Seminar_Anuradhapura_2011 04:25:37 :) 04:25:47 We are also planning to push a customized spin of Fedora into Government Offices here at Nepal. Have already done two trainings in this regard - 1) For Ministry of Science & Technology officials 2) FOSS training/orientation for government officers 04:25:55 ^^^, here at Nepal 04:26:05 wow cool 04:26:11 great aks 04:26:15 that's a well kept page udinnet :) 04:26:18 I see you in the organizers list: "Uditha Bandara - Fedora LK Community Member, Sri Lanka" 04:26:31 aks: woah, great, great news :) 04:26:32 udinnet: you are not an ambassador? 04:26:38 FranciscoD: thanks 04:26:40 ;) 04:26:40 ohh sorry for that 04:26:49 event page has been created befor he got sponsored 04:26:53 have to update it 04:26:55 we are at a phase of community building, and we plan to start development to support government requirements in a few months 04:26:58 .fasinfo udinnet 04:26:59 bckurera: User: udinnet, Name: Uditha Bandara Wijerathna, email: udithabnd@gmail.com, Creation: 2011-08-19, IRC Nick: udinnet, Timezone: Asia/Jayapura, Locale: en, Extension: 5157804, GPG key ID: 76D7B582, Status: active 04:27:03 bckurera: Unapproved Groups: marketing 04:27:07 bckurera: Approved Groups: ambassadors freemedia cla_fpca cla_done 04:27:18 bckurera: thanks 04:27:19 yes he is :) 04:27:28 aks: if you need any help, please do not hesitate to catch hold of us ;) 04:27:32 please update the wiki asasp 04:27:38 FranciscoD: sure, thanks 04:27:41 sure 04:28:01 done 04:28:12 thanks 04:28:17 we distributed F16 live Cds 04:28:27 and fedora infinity stickers to the participants 04:28:27 and also stickers 04:28:28 Most excellent! 04:28:56 there were three speakers 04:28:57 udinnet: great 04:29:04 sorry i got disconnected :( 04:29:08 I ll write an event report soon, but it needs some time :( 04:29:15 chair Suresh 04:29:20 #chair Suresh 04:29:20 Current chairs: FranciscoD FranciscoD_ KageSenshi MarkDude Suresh Suresht aks bckurera dramsey harish tuanta udinnet 04:29:24 what do you talk at the event, bckurera and udinnet? 04:29:33 bad command :( 04:29:41 tuanta agenda can be found at the wiki 04:30:10 I meant, could you share your presentation if available 04:30:12 bckurera: I'll write the report if you're busy. no worries 04:30:49 sure, we do have 04:30:56 Udinnet that is great then I can do a blog post when I have time :) 04:31:13 cool 04:31:17 lets move 04:31:21 any other events? 04:31:23 we'll also share our presentations 04:31:30 +1 bckurera and udinnet 04:31:44 ok, udinnet, please share all in your report 04:32:13 +1 04:32:13 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F16_release_events#APAC 04:32:23 Overall we had a great turnout from APAC 04:32:40 The first release party was held and more to come 04:32:54 #action udinnet write report of Fedora_Seminar_Anuradhapura_2011 04:32:54 * FranciscoD intends to add one more to that ;) 04:33:00 I'm going to try to do something fedora related here in Bangalore in the new year. I'm going on vacation for 20days, so only once I get back will this come into motion. 04:33:02 ha ha :) it was great 04:33:03 +1 FranciscoD 04:33:07 for .MY there will be a FAD some time next month or february .. not yet confirmed on the date 04:33:26 over the last few days, I've realized that there are quite a few *active* FAms in Bangalore :) 04:33:27 +1 KageSenshi, we look forward to your update 04:33:45 +1 dramsey 04:33:59 ok :) 04:34:24 * KageSenshi thinking on hacking on a packagekit app store on that day 04:34:25 +1 dramsey 04:34:45 @here, I will present about Fedora community at FOSS@HUS next week 04:34:57 #link http://fossathus.com/lich-trinh 04:34:59 tuanta: nice :D 04:35:14 +1 Tuan very good tuanta! 04:35:42 nice, can't understand the language though :) 04:35:55 udinnet: +1 :) 04:35:58 one of my goals is to present Fedora at all FOSS events in Vietnam and region 04:36:09 you can use Google translate :) 04:36:13 tuanta: I'll owe you a beer if you can do that ;) 04:36:28 that = *all* events :P 04:36:37 tuanta: thanks for the advice ;) 04:36:38 * Suresh intended to do Fedora_Awareness evnts 04:36:39 beer? 04:36:40 :) 04:36:59 well that's all I can offer as bribe here ;) 04:37:01 #link http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=vi&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffossathus.com%2Flich-trinh 04:37:02 FranciscoD how's this ? http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF8&u=http://fossathus.com/lich-trinh 04:37:12 +1 Tuan :D 04:37:25 dramsey: much better :D 04:37:34 FranciscoD, thanks for your beer 04:37:45 I will note it in my heart :) 04:37:51 Beer, universal currency 04:38:01 see you next time in Hanoi or Bangalore :) 04:38:07 tuanta: sure :D 04:38:22 MarkDude: +1 ;) 04:38:30 haha 04:38:38 XD 04:38:38 +1 MarkDude 04:38:44 I ll handover CDs to suresht soon and lk.fc.o should be setuped soon 04:38:51 those are the future to-dos 04:38:59 except to ppl who dont drink :P .. 04:39:03 udinnet did you get any solution for the IP? 04:39:10 +1 bckurera 04:39:22 KageSenshi: lol, they can watch :P 04:39:30 :P 04:39:34 I'm sorry. I'll check it today and call you back 04:39:36 or... shhhHHHh ;) 04:39:41 haha 04:39:55 should we move on? 04:39:57 I was @ colombo yesterday 04:39:57 no worries will do it 04:40:02 yes pls tuanta 04:40:07 tuanta: ok 04:40:08 bckurera: udinnet : please blog regularly about what you're doing 04:40:12 my battery is not that strong to hold this :) 04:40:14 Move forward, Tuan 04:40:16 #topic Status of F16 Release Parties 04:40:29 any more release parties? 04:40:42 FranciscoD : i am missing it always and it is a big mistake from me :( 04:40:53 I ll try my best to type more and more :) 04:41:01 tuanta: nay, i guess 04:41:14 move pls>> 04:41:20 harish, how about reimbursement for completed release parties? 04:41:20 bckurera: no issues, i understand: remember I owe you that article :P 04:41:37 is there any more outstanding, tuanta? 04:41:45 yes, I have one 04:41:49 Yeah sure; I know how hard to write something :) 04:41:54 for F16 rp 04:41:57 filed? 04:41:57 bckurera: don't worry. I'll update you about the IP details @ the evening for sure 04:42:15 great do it slowly udinnet 04:42:33 the #230, harish 04:42:51 ok, let me check that. perhaps i can hand it to you next week when i am in hanoi. 04:43:03 harish I ll file the receipts for media this weekend with photos of the media 04:43:11 it has been reviewed by FAmSCo 04:43:14 bckurera, ok 04:43:18 tuanta, ok 04:43:25 now I am a photo lover 04:43:33 harish, tuanta: we need to work on the budget/swag ticketing system, as they are not quite handled properly 04:43:35 yes, I see, you will be in Hanoi next week :) 04:43:43 * MarkDude wants to use the pics from the event you folks had for use iin a Foundations video. 04:43:49 my request for swags had no response 04:44:10 aks, yes, we need a cleaner way to handle these. 04:44:14 bckurera: do license the pics appropriately so the community can use them :) 04:44:14 aks, could you please give a link? 04:44:31 +1 FranciscoD, cc 04:44:38 Can we add an agenda item for someone to pic the best of the pics, and send em to me? 04:44:58 +1 MarkDude 04:45:03 MarkDude: wouldnt you be the best judge on what pics you'd like to use? 04:45:12 MarkDude, you meant the pics of release parties? 04:45:15 seems like I have to leave now 04:45:17 I have some good stuff from Pune, but want stuff from all over 04:45:17 (they'll be publically available) 04:45:27 battery is going down 04:45:29 then finally select the winning pic :) 04:45:39 I hate power cut thats an info :) 04:45:45 tuanta, harish: https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-apac/ticket/12 04:45:51 bckurera: heh, have fun :) 04:46:42 tuanta: next topic while harish looks at that ticket? 04:46:55 #action harish should review the famsco ticket #230 of tuanta and the apac ticket #12 of aks 04:47:14 #topic APAC plans for 2012(Suresh) 04:47:28 * harish reviewed both tickets 04:47:31 your turn, Suresh 04:47:48 oh ok :) 04:47:58 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/APAC_Plans_2012 04:48:06 btw i forget 04:48:12 bye bye folks 04:48:18 I ll read the logs 04:48:23 anyway i come with draft version 04:48:25 bckurera: bye 04:48:26 bye, bckurera 04:48:28 bckurera: bye, thanks for coming :) 04:48:33 c u bckurera 04:48:36 tuanta pls carry on 04:48:44 later bckurera 04:48:52 thanks for all for participating and forgive me for leaving :) 04:49:28 Suresh: please proceed 04:49:29 :) 04:50:17 I'm back 04:50:20 harish:actually it's harish idea " Fedora code computation" 04:50:34 s/computation/competition/ 04:50:53 sorry 04:51:01 harish: please elaborate on the "Fedora code computation" 04:51:07 ok .. i was wondering what was going to be computed 04:51:08 >.< 04:51:14 * FranciscoD too :P 04:51:18 s/computation/competition/ 04:51:21 s/computation/competition/ 04:51:29 :) 04:51:30 we need to process this and how can we work out 04:51:36 for every region 04:51:36 i thoought it'd be one of those things dramsey keeps doing on his *big* systems :P 04:51:52 Suresh: nice idea 04:52:05 FranciscoD, :P 04:52:08 we run a contest that brings people to Fedora. Perhaps something that is of interest to university students. Perhaps some game. whatever. 04:52:18 harish, +1 04:52:24 and Year end Ambassadors report. 04:52:26 the idea is to have a focal point for activities that center around fedora and the platform. 04:52:28 harish: sounds good 04:52:29 Suresh, harish : are the details worked out yet? for instance how it's going to be done? 04:52:39 say we use arduino as the target 04:52:47 arduino works within Fedora 04:52:48 that's awesome :) 04:52:52 yup 04:52:52 (and how its going to be funded... especially: prizes) 04:53:03 and that's how my 2 sons got to know of open hardware as well. 04:53:13 yes +1 KageSenshi 04:53:16 harish: that's a great idea, please do keep us updated with progress 04:53:32 +1 harish 04:53:32 I think prizes are something that we can plan for - I think I could fund something. but we need something to fund. 04:53:41 harish: +1 04:53:45 I'm going to be working on arduios during my vacation, so I think I'll be able to help you out if you need sessions etc to get people started :) 04:53:52 my two sons (4 and 8 years old) are also using Fedora :) 04:54:07 +1 FranciscoD 04:54:11 i can't do it myself. i look to the APAC ambassadors to take this idea and flesh it out. i can help in the discussion and throw in ideas. 04:54:27 we have a number of arduino geeks here in .MY .. i believe they would be interested to help out the event 04:54:33 thanks harish 04:54:41 thanks harish KageSenshi :) 04:54:44 though they are not exactly fedora ppl though :) 04:54:49 arduino is just one topic. we can do other areas as well. 04:54:50 * hanthana is late :( sorry about that 04:54:53 KageSenshi: time you converted them ;) 04:55:00 perhaps the "app store" 04:55:04 FranciscoD, their mind already set :) 04:55:05 lets try how can we work out for that :) 04:55:06