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Something wrong with the partition table. I also can't just put +my data easily on a external hard disk at the moment and start over for +example. + +I could try fixing the partition table, but things are in quite a mess +let's put it that way, so on the verge of completely starting over. +It's been over a week now as well with these issues, but for various +reasons haven't just been able to start over. + +I can boot up Windows XP properly, but not a Linux distro, and I can't +just go and install one again either, so I am stuck using Live CD's at +the moment or Windows when using this computer, until I move data off +this computer's hard disk that I want to keep, to some where else, so I +can completely start over with the partition table. + +I could try fixing the partition table, but I am going to completely +start over. + +I think you didn't read a email I sent about Saturday 19th May: +<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/pipermail/mageia-marketing/2012-April/000856.html">https://www.mageia.org/pipermail/mageia-marketing/2012-April/000856.html</A> + +I had this idea to do a time line type talk, how and why I got +interested in Mageia, how I got involved and when things happened, and +about Mageia itself, however there isn't really time for all of that in +only 5 minutes. + +I am starting to get some LUG interest in Mageia and that seems to be +going quite well so far :). + +Someone gave me some suggestions for the talk from the LUG as well :). +For example how every word I say has to be relevant, and basically how I +should plan for four minutes, then try and cut stuff down as well. + +Oliver sent me a slide show of a talk he did about Mageia. + +I would like some proper help from Mageia marketing and communications +team people to plan this talk properly, but also with a slide show, and +even with the website description, however it seems that quite a few +people have disappeared on us. + +It's a 5 minute talk, and since I am going to be going there to +officially represent the Mageia project, I want to make sure that I am +doing so properly. To some extent I will also be representing the LUG I +guess, because I am down as being from the LUG on the website when it +comes to the group. So another reason why this talk should be done properly. + +The person from the LUG basically suggested that I need to say what +makes Mageia good when compared to other distros, and well indeed at +that, but what makes it so good really when compared to other distros? + +Obviously when compared to many other distributions the control centre, +but what else? + +I think my talk should basically be, introducing myself as a Mageia +contributor, introducing Mageia, more information about Mageia such as +what makes it good for many users, and an ending. + +I also plan to put some contact details into the talk itself or at least +the slide show. For example I would like to tell people that they can +follow me on Identica a alternative to Twitter where I spread interest +in Mageia and that mainly has people interested in Linux using it. +Probably something about IRC channels as well. + +I think keywords in the talk should be we and our, because I'll be +talking officially. I also think I should introduce myself officially. +Something like: "Good afternoon my name is Sebastian and I am the +Mageia marketing and communications team deputy leader, and a member of +the artwork and documentation teams." + +Or something like "Good afternoon my name is Sebastian and I am the +Mageia marketing and communications team deputy leader, and a member of +the artwork and documentation teams. I also run Freenode IRC channels +for the Linux distribution such as Mageia UK and Mageia Social, and help +to spread interest in Mageia on Identica a open alternative to Twitter +with mainly Linux users using it." + +Or maybe something like: "Good afternoon my name is Sebastian and I am a +Linux enthusiast who decided to get involved with Mageia a fork of the +commercial Mandriva Linux distribution, which goes back to 1998 when it +was called Mandrake. Mageia is a 100% community distribution, with a non +profit organisation behind it, and everyone who contributes is a +volunteer, and I am the Mageia marketing and communications team deputy +leader, and a member of the artwork and documentation teams. On +September 18th 2010 it was announced that ex Mandriva employee's and +other contributors were going to fork Mandriva into Mageia. Mageia 1 was +released on the 1st of June last year, and our second version was +released on Tuesday of this week. I also run Freenode IRC network +channels for the project such as Mageia UK and Mageia Social." + +At the beginning of the talk I think I should introduce myself, say +what Mageia is and how it's a fork of Mandriva and why it forked, and +when the announcement of Mageia was and when the first and second +release was. + +There are various ways I could say it's a fork and something about that, +but how do you think I should do it? Another example is this: "On +September 18th 2010 it was announced on the Mageia website, that some ex +Mandriva employee's and other contributors were going to fork Mandriva +into a 100% community distribution with a non profit organisation behind +it, because Edge-IT a company working on Mandriva got liquidated and +many former employee's got laid off as a result." Remember I only got 5 +minutes and wouldn't really want to say to much about the fork and it +could use valuable time if I am doing that. + +What about FOSDEM and our AGM and that kind of thing? Should I say +something like this for example? "Mageia goes to events and our main +event is FOSDEM where our AGM happens as well". Or something like this +even? "Mageia has a presence at events and our main event is when +contributors go to Brussels, because of FOSDEM. We have our AGM at +FOSDEM for example." + +I think it's a good idea to say something like: "Mageia may still be +quite a new Linux distribution, but we do have developers who contribute +to upstream projects, for example our Gnome maintainer is on the +upstream Gnome release team, and our Pulseaudio maintainer develops it +upstream." + +I think it may be a good idea to say something about contributing and +teams, and the council and the board, and how that works, and how each +year people vote on who they would like to have as the team leader and +deputy leader, and that kind of thing? In the slide show Oliver sent me +there's a diagram that tries to explain that, however also one that may +need some updating if going to be used. Probably should also say in the +talk that Mageia has a few founders, but maybe add something in about +them not really having a special status as such as a result, because in +Mageia we treat people equally? I think the votes system for teams is +worth mentioning for sure, because I like the idea of mentioning it and +then saying how as a result it doesn't matter if someone was there from +the beginning or not, they can join a team and possibly end up leading +it n the future even, which I think is good. + +When it comes to the organisation might be worth saying that it's a +French non profit organisation, but Mageia is a international project so +contributors from loads of different countries. + +Also when it comes to releases it may be worth saying something like +"Mageia 1 was released with Gnome 2.32 and KDE 4.6 with XFCE and LXDE +available in the repos when KDE 4.6 was quite new as well, and Mageia 2 +has a recent Linux kernel and Gnome 3.4 and KDE 4.6 and XFCE and LXDE is +available in the repos as well." I think maybe something quick to do +with that, but nothing to long, since everyone in the audience as far as +I know won't be using a Desktop Linux distro as their operating system +of choice, even though the audience in general will be quite technical. + +P.S + +To anyone who reads this message before Saturday 19th May 2012, please +provide suggestions for the talk :). +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="000864.html">[Mageia-marketing] Release notes update needed - E17 themes +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="000866.html">[Mageia-marketing] Meeting this week +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#865">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#865">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#865">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#865">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-marketing">More information about the Mageia-marketing +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |