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Hey I would be happy to maintain such a thing but I would need someone as a backup. Cheers Didi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: J.H. <warthog19 at eaglescrag.net> Date: Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [BKO] CentOS for boot.kernel.org To: Geerd-Dietger Hoffmann <ribalba at gmail.com> Cc: bko at hera.kernel.org Didi, I assume you mean with respect to the

Hey I want to start the next Newsletter early so it can be a little more relaxed. The next release will be the 1. April. I really need someone to *interview*, just drop me a mail and I will send you a few questions. This can be anyone from the community that has some sort of CentOS install. And then I want to introduce a new section called DeskShot where users can show off their workplaces.

Hey I would like to add the URL http://www.pool.ntp.org/ to the wiki entry TipsAndTricks/Server_Time so people can find different servers to tick.usno.navy.mil Just something like: If you don't want to use navy.mil you can find a ntp server near you under ... Comments? Cheers Didi -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey Looking at the Fedora ML there is some commotion about a Press Kit [1] they are constructing. I am thinking about doing something like this for CentOS. Now comes my question, what do people think should belong in such a kit. Do you think this is needed? Cheers for your help, Didi [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F13_press_kit -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey So the final touches should be applied to the Newsletter soon. How are people progressing? Can we get rid of the python install thing? (Timo) Cheers Didi -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey So the Newsletter is finally pretty much finished. Could everybody please just read through it again and make some adjustments. Further how are the translations getting on? Unfortunately I either speak Chinese or Spanish so could I get a heads up on status? Further I am looking into a Newsletter meeting hopefully using VOIP, everybody ok with that? Next message will be the release :)

Hey Could everyone please proofread and add last changes to the Newsletter[1]. Cheers Didi [1] http://wiki.centos.org/Newsletter/1002 -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey I would like to write a little article on installing hadoop on CentOS. Comments? Can I just go forward with this? Cheers Didi -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey Due to that the last release was a last minute thing again I want to announce that no more information will be added to the Newsletter after the 25th. of April. So could everyone who wants to contribute please send me the stuff till then. This then should give us a week to proof read everything and give the translators a head start :) *I still need a user desktop photo* Cheers Didi --

Hey The newsletter will be late again this time. I am still waiting for someone from the team to give me a file we need. ( A little surprise :) I will have all the content till Sat (3rd) and then give a week for proof reading translation etc ... Is that ok with everyone? Cheers Didi -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey It seams like loads of people have their own personal CentOS IRC logs, but is there a website where I can look at them? Cheers Didi -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey And a next brilliant Newsletter is released. The only thing left for me now is to thank everyone that contributed. I can not help to feel a little proud that people actually think it is worth while their time to translate this thing. Thank you guys :) And of course thank you to everyone else who helped. I am in the process of arranging the first Newsletter meeting that might be held

I am sure loads of you already know this but I though I might post it: http://linuxsysadminblog.com/2010/09/a-day-in-the-life-of-facebook-operations/ Cheers Didi -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey The link in the readme.txt [1] doesn't lead to anywhere? Not really that it matters but just noticed it :) Cheers Didi [1] http://vault.centos.org/readme.txt -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey As you all might know the new Newsletter is now online [1]. I just want to thank all the people that have helped and contributed again. This is what makes the C in CentOS :) Cheers Didi [1] http://wiki.centos.org/Newsletter/Latest -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey As some of you might know the new Newsletter [1] has a section Desktop-Shots. Now I need YOU to send me your desktops so I can put them online. Please obfuscate personal details. Looking forward to seeing your funky workplaces. Cheers Didi [1] http://wiki.centos.org/Newsletter/1002 -- Hoffmann Geerd-Dietger http://contact.ribalba.de

Hey The last "Newsletter survey" found that many people are interested in how CentOS is used and what people do with it, I would like to invite anyone who has some spare time or has something to share to write a little article about how they are using CentOS. I suppose interesting stuff would be how many machines, how you manage them, what programs you use, stuff that has happened and

>From Karan's blog: A few of us are going to be getting together for drinks on the Tuesday 29th Oct 2009, everyone is welcome to come along. I'll get there for about 18:15hrs and plan on being around till about 20:00 - Depending on how many people are around and what the feeling is - we might nip around to Ragam ( mostly authentic South Indian food ), a few doors down. There will be a

Hey We have now published the sixth version of the Newsletter and I think it is time to ask YOU ( the reader ) what we can improve. The current trend is away from really technical details more to a light read and entertaining stuff. Is this a good way to go. Or should we focus more on the technical side again*. Or is the balance right? What do you want to read about? What sections do you want?

Hey I just discovered that one of the Promo pages [1] points to a spread shirt shop [2]. Maybe this link should be removed as I don't think Lance is still involved? Or can we take it over somehow? Cheers Didi [1] http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Promo/TODO [2] http://centos.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/ -- My www page: www.ribalba.de Email / Jabber: ribalba at gmail.com Skype