I am very sad to report, there will not be any pressed F12 media at FUDCon this time.

However, I expect the financial details to be sorted out sometime between now and Monday.  If this happens, it’s quite possible we can deliver media starting next week.  Still pretty fast, considering.

I guess every FUDCon can’t be perfect, but we’re still going to make this a great event!

If you are in the area, or wish to participate from afar, we’ve got ways for you to get involved.  FUDCon is always free and I’ve got two remote microphones and two mixers that I plan on using to record and stream the audio from two rooms.  I’m also working on a way to stream/record the desktop of the presenter at the same time so we can have audio and video from the desktops in real time (we’ll see if this part happens).  I might even suggest a hackfest on Monday to make it more solid if I can’t get it working tonight/tomorrow.

I’m excited to see all my friends at FUDCon.

Cheers,

Clint

Everything Just Works(TM).

I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to have a system working with great sound, awesome graphics and very usable GNOME and KDE desktops.  I really like the new NetworkManager features and the ability to tether any device, vpnc and other easy-to-configure options.  KVM support is much improved with the new libguestfs improvements.

Fedora 12 media should be available on December 3, if you are a Fedora Ambassador in North America, start requesting media* for your events (and ambassador kits).

You can get your copy today!!

Cheers,

Herlo

*NOTE: This request page is not for the freemedia project. You must be a Fedora Contributor to request media.  Join the Fedora Project today and help us continue making Fedora the best operating system!!

21:37 <herlo> did you say you were willing to cook breakfast for us during UTOSC ??
21:37 <herlo> :-P
21:37 <herlo> I couldn’t remember if you agreed, or balked
21:37 <Jennifer> I did. I will make sure I don’t work so I can do it properly.
21:37 <Jennifer> 5 people, right. Plus us, of course.
21:38 <Jennifer> ?
21:38 <herlo> yeah
21:38 <Jennifer> Yep, for 3 days? I can do that. :)
21:38 <herlo> so far, I have Ian, Scott, Larry and Mirano and possibly Scott (from LA)
21:39 <herlo> it does mean that it has to be ready kind of early though…
21:40 <JenniferDean> Yep
21:40 <herlo> kk, grerat!
21:40 <herlo> or just great!
21:40 <JenniferDean> That’s what prep the night before is for
21:40 <herlo> lol, yeah
21:41 <JenniferDean> The only rule is: stay out while I’m cooking. Lol

So as you can see, I just had to comment about it right now!  Jennifer is awesome!

Looks like our guests will be well taken care of during UTOSC 2009!!

See you all there! October 8-10, 2009.  Register today!

Cheers,

Herlo

http://www.thebitsource.com/2009/02/28/scale-7x-clint-savage-of-fedora-project-on-spinning-your-own-linux-livecd/

and currently, it’s the featured story on their home page.

Herlo

• Legal: The largest change was to the legal section, previously there wasn’t one mainly due to the fact that when Paul presented it at UTOSC 2008, the Fedora Remix secondary trademark was not yet available.
  • For instance, one can now create a Fedora Remix and label it as such without asking permission of the Fedora Project or Red Hat
  • There are now clear guidelines as to the distribution of such Remixes, which will make it easier to protect the Fedora trademark.
• Artwork: The new Fedora Remix art allowed me to update the slides to include examples of some of the Fedora Remix logos (and one at the end with the four foundations) on every page as an OpenOffice.org Impress master slide set.  Maybe I will make these into templates one day if I decide to learn how.
• Approach:  When Paul did his presentation, I recalled he built an install DVD using pungi, but I felt it more appropriate to show a LiveCD being built which then let me reboot into a LiveUSB after converting it with livecd-iso-to-disk.
  • An additional thought I considered with my approach here (after I was done presentting, of course) would be to add the impress or pdf presentation loaded up in the Live Image.
  • Also, a true Fedora Remix would be nice with packages that I’ve created (or someone else’s repo that’s FOSS) to show the actual proof in the pudding.

I felt it went very smoothly and was quite useful.  I expect that the recorded version (I think they recorded it to video from what I recall) will be out in a short while.  I expect that a few folks will take these very simple tools and get some cool Fedora Remixes in the works.

I look forward to seeing more Fedora Remix presentations in the future.

Cheers,

Herlo

Here’s some references to related defintions and such:

• http://www.acronymfinder.com/Stuff-We-All-Get-(SWAG).html
• http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swag

I should mention that Larry has done an amazing job, managing the booth, dealing with the Fedora Kids (pictures to come) and helping all those who’ve come by and getting them to the right people.  Thank you Larry.

Cheers,

Herlo

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, as I have been thinking about it for some time.  I’ve been working really hard on this presentation for tomorrow afternoon at the Southern California Linux Expo this weekend.  So I’d like to discuss what I’ve been working on and provide my links to slides (odp and pdf format) for those who wish to download them.  I’m guessing I’ll get asked where my slides are at least once, so here they are, right here, on this post.

Anyway, I’d like to discuss a little about the presentation’s concepts and tools here.  That way, if you did attend my talk, you can refer here to some of the points I’ll make.

First off, I’m going up against the Ubuntu Community Manager, Jono Bacon.  I wish him luck though, as I will swear less in my presentation :)  But I digress, I’m in the theater, so that should make room for the large crowd I’m expecting.  If you were worried you might not get into my presentation, don’t!  There’s plenty of seating.

Okay, now to my real points, I’ll be talking about three technologies used to build a full distribution.  Built and maintained within the fedora application space.  I think that’s great:

1. livecd-tools – This toolkit provides the building blocks for creating your own spin (or remix).  We’ll discuss how to use livecd-creator and livecd-iso-to-disk out of this package.  In fact, if all goes well, I’ll build a new Fedora LiveUSB right in the presentation.
2. pungi – This application is used for building Installation Media.  It can build CDs, DVDs or even provide for a network based install.
3. revisor – Revisor provides both of the above tools in one configurable GUI.  However, it also has a very powerful and flexible GUI.  In fact, the Fedora Unity group creates an updated ISO and makes it available about 3 months after each release using Revisor.

I hope this little review page can provide some answers to questions, plus access to my slides and any other resources you might need.

Cheers,

Herlo

The North American Fedora Ambassadors team has obtained a room for the first North American Fedora Activity Day @ SCaLE 7x!

What is a FAD, you ask? Well, let’s try to explain.

It is clear that while FUDCon is a great event, a lot is accomplished there and many successful projects launch or gain much speed there. The problem is that not everyone can attend. For whatever reason, not every Fedora Contributor will get to make it to every FUDCon, it’s just impossible.

Because of this dilemma, the great Max Spevack decided to propose the FAD. A mini-FUDCon of sorts, where, in a smaller forum, a group of folks regionally located could gather, and get a few good things done in a one day session. You might think of code sprints or bar camps as good descriptions of what might happen at a FAD. Still confused? Check out this link for more information.

Any Fedora Contributor can suggest a FAD anywhere, anytime, and it’s even likely to get funding*.  So the next question is, what can be done at a FAD?

To answer this question, I think you’d have to say that anything that benefits Fedora directly or indirectly can be done at a FAD.  Some of the things that have been brought up to my knowledge, starting with the two springs being held at SCaLE 7x.

• Fedora Docs – User Guide completion for F10
• Fedora Fonts SIG – Packaging fonts
• Infrastructure hackfest
• Ambassador Mentoring
• Moksha sprint

I’m sure there are a hundred more ideas floating around, feel free to add your FAD to the planning page and get something cool done in your backyard.  If you feel like it as well, drop me a line here with ideas for more FADs around Fedora-land.

Cheers,

Herlo

* – Truthfully, I can only speak for Fedora Ambassadors North America (FAmNA) to say that we’ll do what we can to help fund a FAD near you.

So this brings to my mind.  What can we do to entertain children at a booth besides the OLPCs?

I think that it’d be fun to have kids come around and make stuff at our booth.  There are tons of good things on make.com and other places for kids.

What do you guys think?

10:15am: Finish packing my gear, wake Jennifer.

10:50am: Head down to the hotel lobby and drop off our bags at the bell desk.

10:55am: Find a restaurant for breakfast.  Get some coffee and breakfast sandwiches.  Sometimes breakfast is really nice when it’s hot and delicious.  I’m glad it was cold this day as I have now purchased a warm hat from the MIT Co-op store.

11:15am: Leave the restaurant, heading for MIT to do a little bit of hacking before heading to the airport for our flight home.

11:25am: Arrive in the middle of the release planning meeting.  Contribute a little to the conversation.

11:35pm: Hunt down Jarod Wilson so that I may obtain some stickers to put into the EventBox.  Jarod informs me that the stickers are in his car which is approximately 45 minutes away.  It’s decided that we’ll get in touch after Monday and get the box shipped to me in time for SCaLE 7x.

11:50pm: Head back down the hall, say goodbye to friends.  Say goodbye to more friends as we head out for the airport.

Goodbye FUDCon F11, it has been fun.  See you all in 6 months time.

12:30pm: After arriving at the airport and checking in, the gentleman helping me check my bags for the Delta flight informed us that there would was a direct flight leaving at 5pm.  He asked us if we’d like to take that instead, so we did.  It did mean waiting in the airport for an additional 3+ hours, but he also offered to put us in the Crown Room while we waited.

12:45pm: In the Delta Crown Room watching planes take off, get de-iced and a couple garbage fires.  Was also able to hack on Moksha with Luke for a while.  We were able to determine that a few bugs still exist in his code and that I’d look at it again very soon.

4:15pm: Pack up to get on the plane and head home.  Flight was uneventful and I was happy to arrive in Salt Lake City.  We arrived at our home around 9:30pm Mountain Time.

10:00pm: Sleep.  ZZZZzzzzzz.  ZZZZZZZzzzzzZZZZZzzzz.

Cheers,

Herlo