Re: Getting out the vote for the Fedora 10 election season

2008-10-12 Thread Markus McLaughlin
Hi, I can not seem to log into Fedora Forum! I tried to contact the Administrator, nothing worked! Paul, can you e-mail me the answers to the questions I e-mailed earlier the day after Fedora 10 is released, it's so appreciated! Thanks! Markus McLaughlin a k a linuxglobe

Re: Fedora-marketing-list Digest, Vol 52, Issue 10

2008-10-10 Thread Markus McLaughlin
then upgrade to RHEL. Doesn't that make any sense to anyone? I think it makes great sense, this will challenge Ubuntu for sure!!! Please tell me something along those lines is already happening, if not, why not??? Markus McLaughlin linuxglobe.wordpress.com Hudson, MA -- Fedora-marketing-list

Now more than ever, LINUX needs to be known!

2008-10-10 Thread Markus McLaughlin
With the economy on the brink of recession, LINUX could save the day for everyone needing a reliable Operating System! We need to reach out to Windoze/Mac Users who haven't taken the plunge yet. What can we do to lure them in? Markus McLaughlin linuxglobe.wordpress.com Hudson, MA -- Fedora

Re: Fedora-marketing-list Digest, Vol 52, Issue 12

2008-10-10 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I agree with Steven, something has to be done, or else Ubuntu takes over, period! Markus linuxglobe.wordpress.com Hudson, MA -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list

What can WE in Boston DO for Fedora 10?!

2008-10-05 Thread Markus McLaughlin
this will pave the way toward the Magazine! Any help at all is APPRECIATED!!! Have a GREAT Launch next month!!! Markus McLaughlin linuxglobe.wordpress.com Hudson, MA, USA -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list

Rebranded Fedora Inquiry

2008-09-17 Thread Markus McLaughlin
post the answer to that on my Linux Blog... I can't wait to download the Fedora 10 Beta! :D Markus McLaughlin linuxglobe.wordpress.com Hudson, MA, USA -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list

The only way I will submit news to FWN....

2008-06-28 Thread Markus McLaughlin
The only way I would contribute to Fedora Weekly News is to also have the Fedora related News I write appear on my Linux Blog which I want to convert to a Magazine with other Writers who care about Linux as I do. This is how I want to do it... Mark McLaughlin -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing

I was just thinking about a Fedora News Channel

2008-06-27 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I too think there should a Fedora News Channel site covering success stories with Fedora, Red Hat related news concerning Fedora, educational uses of Fedora, multimedia uses, and FUN things to do with it as well. If anyone loves the idea too, let's propose : FedoraNews.wordpress.com, which anyone

Small Businesses WILL need a Red Hat Linux suited for them!!!

2008-06-25 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I remember Red Hat Linux all too well, I think it needed to go away for a while, but now that Vista isn't doing so well, it is time to revive RHL but have it sold to Small Businesses instead. So I will put out the Proposal on my Linux Blog and see if that need could be fulfilled. I am tired of

Red Hat Prosumer Linux Proposal Announcement

2008-06-24 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I'm sorry I couldn't be at FUDcon this year, I wish there was a virtual extension of it, however. I look forward to all the news from it so I can put something on my blog. I want to know the latest on Fedora 10! In the meantime, I am getting ready to compose a second proposal, and I want to

Now, that I got people talking...

2008-06-13 Thread Markus McLaughlin
The real reason why I came up with the fedoraLife concept is to have a Fedora Studio spin established that either has the fedoraLife suite that enhances already established software OR puts the already established software front and center. So people who work in multimedia can access their tools

fedoraLife Concept (condensed version) online now

2008-06-12 Thread Markus McLaughlin
on my blogs... *Markus McLaughlin Hudson, MA, USA* -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list

Announcing the fedoraLife Concept!

2008-06-11 Thread Markus McLaughlin
What Apple does for its OS is what Fedora should also do. Which is a collection of additional optional software that can do multimedia and enhance existing technologies. The fedoraLife Concept is several visuals accompanied by descriptions that will inspire many Fedora programmers to come up

Virtual Linux Convention Suggestions for Requirements

2008-05-18 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I want to make this clear, I am NOT a programmer. I only know how to design a framework in GIMP for HTML/CSS programmers to show what code would need to be filled in. The example on my linux blog at linuxglobe.wordpress.com, shows what I had in mind as far as the high bandwidth. The low

Virtual FUDcon High and Low Bandwidth Options

2008-05-16 Thread Markus McLaughlin
High Bandwidth Virtual FUDcon Live Video/Archived Video/Animations with IRC-style Booths Low Bandwidth Virtual FUDcon Live Audio Streaming/Archived Audio with IRC-style Booths This can be applied to any Linux Convention not just to FUDcon... Please discuss this topic, it would be so great for

Virtual FUDcon Proposal

2008-05-15 Thread Markus McLaughlin
*Hello to everyone who cares about Fedora!!!* I come to you with a proposal about how a Virtual FUDcon could be set up on a web site... When a REAL Convention is happening in a city, a virtual extension takes place as well. On my Linux Blog (http://linuxglobe.wordpress.com,) there is a example of

Vote for Fedora 9 in 2008!!!

2008-02-05 Thread Markus McLaughlin
This idea just came to me, it is 2008, it is an election year in USA! As soon as Fedora 9 is released, I think it is time to have a POLL of which Linux OS you would vote for as the best! I see Ubuntu as Hillary Clinton and Fedora as Barack Obama, both wanting to be the best! If there was an OS

Self-Introduction : Markus McLaughlin (linuxglobe.wordpress.com)

2008-02-01 Thread Markus McLaughlin
My name is Markus McLaughlin, I am a Screenwriter who loves the Linux OS! So much so, I want to publish a Linux Magazine for North America! I chose Fedora because it is both stable AND forward innovative. I want to find other Linux Users Developers to write about their Linux experiences. I

Fedora 9 and beyond : Name Suggestion and Features Wish List

2008-01-18 Thread Markus McLaughlin
The Fedora 9 name should be Phoenix or Resurrection, taking the death of 8 and bringing about the reborn 9! The Fedora 10 name MUST be Eagle, the name used on the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, it symbolizes FREEDOM as well! I hope there will be an optional MAC-like 3D dock replacing the standard GNOME

Fedora 10 Presentations

2008-01-01 Thread Markus McLaughlin
Happy 2008! We have six to eight months on how to best put out the word about Fedora 10! I think small Newspaper ADs showing the NEW Fedora 10 Logo and what event would present it might be the way to go! Something like a type of Expo that shows what Fedora 10 AND Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 can

FUDcon, Fedora 9, Windoze Games Support Ideas!

2007-12-12 Thread Markus McLaughlin
This is how future FUDcons should take place : Have a FUDcon for each continent! Have them all connected virtually so anyone can attend in that sense! Perhaps, have 2 days devoted to each FUDcon or a FUDcon that takes place in each continent at the same time. As far as marketing, have small ADs

Fedora 9 Names/Themes Ideas

2007-11-29 Thread Markus McLaughlin
The names that come to mind are Vulcan, Vader, HAL, Cyberdine (Terminator Reference,) Suomi (Linus Torvalds' Reference,) Hawking, and Fife (Don Knotts' Reference) for Fedora 9 or 10. As far as a theme, a ST-TNG LCARS style desktop that has a similar look to those screens Data and Picard are always

Text to Speech Reader Idea for Fedora 9 and beyond

2007-11-14 Thread Markus McLaughlin
Text to Speech Integration Idea for Fedora 9 and beyond An idea occurred to me when I was walking my Dog last night, there is NO text to speech RSS reader available in Linux! What I mean by that is I am a NEWS Junkie, it would be so SO cool if there was an Open Source Text to Speech RSS Reader

Wireless Networking Problem / Fedora Store Ideas

2007-11-13 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I hate to be a complainer BUT when I was using the PPC version of Fedora 8 Live CD, wireless networking didn't work on an older iBook I use from time to time. I hope there is a good solution/workaround for this soon. I think the bugs must be ironed out for a Re-Spin before Fedora 9 is ready.

Distribution List Inquiry

2007-11-09 Thread Markus McLaughlin
How do I get on the distribution list? I want to mail off 100 Fedora 8 Live CDs by late January! This will be my first foray into helping Fedora out and putting in a small plug for LinuxGlobe as well. I have to limit the mailings to New England USA, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New

PDF, Page Layout, and FUDcon Inquiries

2007-10-22 Thread Markus McLaughlin
OpenOffice Writer, Scribus, what else does PDF? I need to know so when I find other Writers to work with for the LinuxGlobe Print/PDF Magazine, any Page Layout Software under GPL or LGPL that uses PDF is welcomed! Is FUDcon in Boston and will there be a Virtual Extension of it so you can be

Eastern Massachusetts Linux Fest Inquiry

2007-10-20 Thread Markus McLaughlin
If there are any Linux companies or colleges that use Linux in Massachusetts interested in putting together a Linux Fest from Worcester, Marlborough, Hudson, Natick, Framingham, or Boston this fall. Let's get one set up!!! Fedora 8 is coming out and a Linux Fest that highlights that as well

A Public Awareness Campaign for Fedora!!!

2007-10-15 Thread Markus McLaughlin
Recently I posted on my blog, a challenge. How can Fedora be BETTER than MAC OS X? I know that the MAC is the best OS out there. Microsoft is ripping off OS X with Vista which is not doing well in sales. Thanks to the bad coding, overdemanding system requirements, and a movement called LINUX!

I want to know MORE about F8 and F9!!!

2007-10-10 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I would like to know everything about the new features in Fedora 8 and what might appear in Fedora 9, please release some information so I can post it on my blog and other linux sites. Public Awareness is key to continuing success! Mark McLaughlin - linuxglobe.wordpress.com --

Public Awareness is vital to both XO and Fedora!

2007-10-05 Thread Markus McLaughlin
Why I mentioned the XO laptop is that it is based on Fedora. For both projects to succeed in the future, they need more public awareness! Do you think free publicity would hurt or not? Mark McLaughlin - linuxglobe.wordpress.com -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list

Thanks Chitlesh for the Heads Up!

2007-10-05 Thread Markus McLaughlin
Chitlesh, thank you for your constructive criticism, but, please post them on my blog, that would be more helpful. I revised that entry and posted features that neither Fedora nor Ubuntu offer. I hope I was right, if not, post your comments on my blog, thanks! In the meantime, I am looking

FUDcon and XO Laptop Event!

2007-10-04 Thread Markus McLaughlin
The next major FUDcon should also be a media event because the XO Laptop needs funding and since it is based on Fedora, it is time to ask Fmr. Pres. Clinton and the XO Laptop Foundation's Chairman to come together to talk about the XO Project and then afterwards Fedora 9 and 10 will be discussed!

Re: Fedora-marketing-list Digest, Vol 40, Issue 2

2007-10-02 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I think at any future Linux event, selling of official Fedora t-shirts, buttons, and hats, will provide some funding for Fedora to keep it going for years to come. I love the idea of a blue or black baseball cap with the official Fedora logo, held up by velcro, like the Boston Red Sox caps, for

GNOME 2.2 and Fedora 7 F8 Test 3 Inquiries

2007-09-20 Thread Markus McLaughlin
How does one upgrade to GNOME 2.20 on Fedora 7? Will F8 Test 3 be using GNOME 2.20 and will it be under 700 MB? I couldn't test out Test 2 of F8 so I hope Test 3 will run better as a Live CD on PPC machines as well as Installations on the other systems... linuxglobe is always looking for Fedora

I was unable to test out F 8 - T 2...

2007-09-15 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I wasn't able to try out Fedora 8 Test 2, so I am hoping someone will send a long Flash video on all the new features to me, then when Test 3 is available, I will be able to use that instead... In the mean time, please check out what they are doing with MAC Leopard, perhaps something they did for

Infinite Possibilities = Ultimate FREE Resources

2007-09-13 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I am back from vacation and I love the slogan Infinite Possibilities for Fedora 8! When I think of that I keep thinking of that VAST image of the Jedi Library from Episode 2, it's like the biggest Library in the world, at least in the Star Wars universe. Libraries has always been the best FREEST

Thanks from linuxglobe!

2007-09-13 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I wanted to thank Fedora for posting a live cd for PPC of F8 Test 2! I plan to review it for my site and try to convert more regular folks into linux users That is one of linuxglobe's main goals! When I purchase my Imac in early November, I will also have on it, VMware''s Fusion so I can

Possible Slogans for F8, F9, or F10

2007-08-31 Thread Markus McLaughlin
Infinite Freedom Diverse Free Voice Your Voice, Your Future The Future Is Now Infinite Possibilities Logical System, Logical Future Voice - Infinity - Future Mark McLaughlin linuxglobe.wordpress.com Hudson, MA, USA -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com

Re: Fedora-marketing-list Digest, Vol 38, Issue 18

2007-08-15 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I have CentOS 5 Live CD, it's great to have when Fedora crashes, which it does once in a while. I hope the Global Desktop will be RHEL 5 lite so the rest of us can move up to it eventually. I am very curious about Fedora 8, I hope there will be some more eye candy, and more features thanks to

Promotion of Linux is one of many tasks for me!

2007-08-10 Thread Markus McLaughlin
When I use Fedora a lot more for my own uses, I will write more about it, since I chose it for my main Linux OS. Right now, I am trying to hook up with other writers, I am not a Programmer, just a Super User, looking for alternatives to ALL of the apps I used to use on Windoze and what I use on

linuxglobe media disc proposal

2007-08-09 Thread Markus McLaughlin
linuxglobe media disc proposal I would like a list of applications that a media professional would use on Fedora, I know of some, but I like recommendations because I plan to make my own Spin in CD format that not only has those applications but themes inspired from my site,

Re: Fedora-marketing-list Digest, Vol 38, Issue 7

2007-08-05 Thread Markus McLaughlin
I am only trying to help Fedora become the OS that Ubuntu hasn't been able to live up to. Ubuntu has so much going for it, Fedora is only now catching up but it needs to be more known. What I hope to do with linuxglobe, is to promote Fedora and the other Linux OSes out there that aren't related

How to compete against Ubuntu

2007-08-02 Thread Markus McLaughlin
How to take on Ubuntu - Idea #1 If each of us chip in on a small AD in the New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post, with the Line : What can Fedora do for you? http://fedoraproject.org; in blue bryant2 font lettering, more and more regular folks and frustrated Windoze Users will