Good {morning|afternoon|evening} list,
Please forgive what may be my ignorance as I have just recently become
involved with the Fedora Project, am still trying to take everything
in, and am sure there are things I don't yet completely understand.
IU LinuxFest[1] is an annual, one-day event organized by the Unix
Systems Support Group[2] at Indiana University[3] to draw attention to
Linux from students, faculty, staff, and the general public. Though
not on behalf on the Fedora Project, I have attended this annual event
for the last several years.
Seeing as how I recently became involved in the Fedora Project as an
Ambassador, I thought this would be an excellent first opportunity to
help promote Fedora. I know the organizers of this event and have
been reserved booth space for a Fedora display.
"How to be an Ambassador"[4] states, "For the first 30 days, the
status of a newbie Ambassador will be 'on probation', during which
time they have a chance to prove themselves to the group by
contributing to the project (see Ideas below)". Under Ideas, one
thing listed is "Sign up Fedora Project for regional events", which I
have now done.
Unfortunately, the Material Request Form[5] states, "Ambassadors must
also complete at[sic] thirty-day probation period before they can
request new merchandise, ...".
Last October, I once again attended the Ohio LinuxFest in Columbus,
Ohio, and witnessed a Fedora booth there (manned by Jeffrey Tadlock,
perhaps?). It was well set-up and looked very nice with the Fedora
banners and such (yes, I bought a bumper sticker and t-shirt!).
Ideally, I would like to be able to obtain a banner to set up at the
booth. I understand that t-shirts are on short supply and probably
out of the question, but that's not an issue. I can burn a few
hundred Fedora DVDs and eat the cost myself, that's not an issue
either.
Since I am still under the umbrella of the 30-day probationary period,
however, am I correct in my understanding that I cannot request items
such as a banner for temporary usage at a Linux event and that I am
pretty much left up to my own resources to handle this?
Any clarification is appreciated.
[1] http://tinyurl.com/2voxb4
[2] http://www.ussg.indiana.edu/
[3] http://www.indiana.edu/
[4] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/HowTo
[5] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/GetStuff
Thanks,
-j
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