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SCaLE 7x: Improving the Fedora Remix Presentation
February 23, 2009 – 2:13 am
After getting permission from Paul W. Frields, the fearless Fedora Project Leader to use his slides to present the topic of Fedora Remix, I began to add and modify the presentation. I could see that some things had needed changing, this included changes to the look and feel. Let me share with you these changes and improvements.
- 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
In Reply: To Larry Cafiero about SWAG
February 22, 2009 – 4:58 pm
In reply to a post by Larry Cafiero about the spelling of SWAG, it’s an backronym: Stuff We All Get (SWAG)
Here’s some references to related defintions and such:
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
Fedora Remix: Tomorrow at SCaLE 7x
February 20, 2009 – 12:04 pm
Hi all,
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:
- 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.
- pungi – This application is used for building Installation Media. It can build CDs, DVDs or even provide for a network based install.
- 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
Fedora Activity Day @ SCaLE 7x: Two Exciting Sprints
January 28, 2009 – 9:15 am
Heading over to the Southern California Linux Exposition next month? If you said yes, you are in luck!
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.
SCaLE7x: A Conference for Families
January 27, 2009 – 2:31 pm
Here’s a conversation I had regarding SCaLE’s policy toward bringing children.
So this brings to my mind. What can we do to entertain children at a booth besides the OLPCs?
| herlo | I asked a couple days back about kids at scale and pricing or whatever. I forgot to take #scale-chat of ignore, what is the rules on children? | 13:49 |
|---|---|---|
| Gareth | Kids are definitely allowed to attend. | 13:49 |
| herlo | sure, and I think it’s encouraged no? | 13:50 |
| Gareth | We generally dont charge for them if they’re under 16 or so. | 13:50 |
| Gareth | Definitely! | 13:50 |
| herlo | cool, that’s what I was after | 13:50 |
| Gareth | We had quite a few last year….they all seemed to have a good time. | 13:50 |
| herlo | the Fedorans will be sporting a few young’ns around is all | 13:50 |
| Gareth | Good to hear! | 13:50 |
| lcafiero | +1 Gareth | 13:50 |
| herlo | yeah, we have the wii lined up to be used all day if they get bored | 13:50 |
| herlo | I’m sure we’ll have other activities for them. I plan on bringing scissors and some fedora media boxes for them to build | 13:52 |
| lcafiero | Orv_work may want to do something with this, press-wise. Some of the other events — especially Linux World — are kid unfriendly, and it doesn’t allow those of us with kids to attend. | 13:52 |
| herlo | maybe we should also bring some skulladay.com pages too, that’ll entertain them | 13:52 |
| Gareth | yeah. he wrote something up last year too…I’m sure he’ll write something up this year. | 13:52 |
| herlo | we’ll watch for it | 13:53 |
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?
SCaLE 7x: I’m Presenting!!
January 16, 2009 – 8:18 am
Recently, I was informed that my presentation was approved for the 7th Southern California Linux Expo (or SCaLE 7x). I’m very excited to be presenting a topic I think will be not only fun, but valuable to many a Linux fan. I will say that this is my first foray into the conference circuit as a presenter, but being an instructor for the past 5+ years, I’ll have some fun stuff ot share.
The topic I submitted, Fedora Remix.
It turns out that it’s a remix of another presentation from the Utah Open Source Conference by Paul Frields. But things have changed since that presentation was given. Here’s a couple I’ll mention:
- First, Fedora has now approved a secondary trademark called ‘Fedora Remix’. I’ll talk a little about how this can be used and what the benefit is to downstream groups and Fedora.
- The spin-kickstarts rpm created by Jeroen van Meeuwen provides over 30 kickstarts you can start with to make things better.
In preparation for this presentation at SCaLE 7x, and if you are in Utah, I’ll be presenting it (hopefully) a couple times at the Local User Groups (LUGs).
Cheers,
Herlo
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