[Ambassadors] Contribute to build Wiki Articles

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Dear Danushka,

People believes ubuntu is Linux and aren't aware of the term distro!
Tharaka

Kelaniya Pradeshiya sabha? when there's something in near Kelaniya area please inform me. I would like to participate. :-)

A little contribution:
http://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ltsp

Tharaka


----- Original Message -----
From: Danishka Navin <danishka at gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 6:44 pm
Subject: Re: [Ambassadors] Contribute to build Wiki Articles
To: fedora-ambassadors-list at redhat.com

> Randika,
> 
> Randika Rathugama wrote:
> >
> > 2008/11/4 Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com 
> > <mailto:stickster at gmail.com>>
> >
> >     On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 07:07:35PM +0530, Randika Rathugama 
> wrote:>     > Dear Ambassadors,
> >     >
> >     > Recently I started a "Wiki" project for collaborative 
> writing. [
> >     > http://www.developerwiki.org]
> >     >
> >     > There we have created a category for System Administration >
> >     Linux (Fedora)
> >     >
> >     
> <http://www.developerwiki.org/wiki/Category:Linux_%28Fedora%29>and I'm
> >     > planing to start some how-tos, articles under this 
> category, if
> >     this works
> >     > we can build a better article repository for fedora on
> >     DeveloperWiki, which
> >     > can be update anytime by anyone. (I think I shouldn't explain
> >     how "wiki"
> >     > works to you guys :D )
> >     >
> >     > It's highly appreciate if you can contribute and help to build
> >     this wiki.
> >
> >     Is there a reason why you don't want to do this on the Fedora 
> wiki>     itself, helping the Documentation team as you do it?
> >
> >
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > Yeah I'm agree with you. I know DeveloperWiki Project is not only 
> for 
> > "Linux (Fedora)", there are many areas that we going to address 
> here. 
> > Anyway developerwiki is not the only site where people can find 
> fedora 
> > aticles. And also "fedora wiki" also not the only place where we 
> can 
> > find fedora articles. This is just another addition for* Fedora 
> Wikis*.>
> > And also this site is very new to the internet, ( still its in 
> > development ). Most of our contributors are from Sri Lanka, so 
> > DeveloperWiki will be able to spread the word "Fedora" to the Sri 
> > Lankan community.
> 
> 
> This is the first time I heard about DeveloperWiki.
> 
> I do not think it is the best way to spread Fedora in Sri Lanka.
> But, as Paul said you can join to the Fedora wiki.
> Get other friends in to Fedora wiki as well. ;-)
> 
> And also we have a Fedora Sinhala l10n wiki as well. [1]
> 
> There are many ways, such as Fedora l10n, Fedora media distribution 
> [2] 
> ,  writing articles [3] , workshops, etc.
> 
> At the moment we have tried/trying all above possibilities.
> 
> we have published an article in Silumina news paper (23rg page) on 
> last 
> year, 09th Dec 2007. :)  [3]
> I appreciate your active life with Fedora.
> 
> Btw, yesterday I was talking about FOSS in Kelaniya PS, Sri Lanka.
> I asked a question, "Do you know about GNU/Linux OS?
> 
> every one said, NO
> 
> then, once I started talking about distros'
> I said, Fedora, OpenSuse,, ..and Ubuntu.
> 
> Then one guy said "Yes, I have a CD"  :D
> The reason is Ubuntu free distribution, they do not know about 
> GNU/Linux,etc but the brand "Ubuntu"
> 
> Randika: this is the situation :)
> 
> 
> 
> [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Teams/Sinhala
> [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/FreeMedia
> [3] 
> http://bp2.blogger.com/_PK-
> lh2PQ0g8/SArDWAUaoaI/AAAAAAAAAUE/Na0gZebIXY8/s1600-h/danishka-
> silumina.jpg
> Danishka
> 
> >  
> >
> >
> >
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