Re: Contact change for ubuntu-us-ohio
Jacob, Take a bow for a great job. I think the Ohio LoCo is the highest visible LoCo in the US. I look forward to Paultag's effort to match you. On Sat, 2009-10-31 at 16:46 -0400, Jacob Peddicord wrote: Hey Ohioans LoCo folk, The Ohio team has had some great times in the past couple of years, from Ohio LinuxFest to release parties more. But I'm beginning to feel that my lack of free time is holding our team back. We could be doing so much more! So, as of today I'll be officially transferring the team contact status over to Paul Tagliamonte, aka paultag. Paul has been a very active member in the Ubuntu Beginners Team and in the Ohio LoCo overall, having already formed the Northeast Ohio subgroup in effort to get people from the Cleveland area more involved. If you somehow don't already know who he is, get to know him! He's an all-around great guy with the will to Get Stuff Done.™ So please join me in welcoming Paul Tagliamonte as the new team contact! Jacob -- Jacob Peddicord http://jacob.peddicord.net/ -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
Re: Ubuntu CD for Ghana??
Daniel, Send me your mailing address and I'll send you a CD born and burned in Texas. John Abbott, moderator Tip of Texas Linux User Group fewcl...@gmail.com On Wed, 2009-10-28 at 10:04 +0100, Daniel Holbach wrote: Am Dienstag, den 27.10.2009, 22:23 + schrieb don_k: my name is Kofi Boakye and i am an ubuntu user from Ghana in my second year at the university. Just tried to pre order a Karmic Cd and unfortunately it seems I have to download or update . Sadly thats not a feasible option for me cuz I dont have access to a high speed internet access. Actually spent a whole day fighting off mosquitoes to download the Karmic beta and even that was only possible cuz I got access to some free wifi which no longer works. It was worth the mosquitoes and sleepless nights however. I want to know if u guys can send me a cd when the final release comes out or change my status for me to be able to register for the free shipit one. I'll CC the loco-contacts lists who can probably help you figure something out. Have a great day, Daniel -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
Re: Community pack: check!
Oh I understand Fabian. I was just crying because I live in Texas and cannot qualify for a LoCo because I live in the wrong end of the state. I just had to whine a little. Didn't make me feel any better so I guess I'll quit. I think that Cononical is a fabulous company and they have done more to advance the Linux Community than the rest combined. I'll just be a happy Ubuntu User when we have our release party and will hand out things we've bought through the store. On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 15:33 -0400, Fabian Rodriguez wrote: John Abbott wrote: Fabian, apparently working for Cononical has its advantages! What Community Pack? W! Well, it's nice to directly ping colleagues internally :) But I only get an occasional free pass on doing that, as we have dedicated community staff. I am talking about these which are available to any LoCo team: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuAtConferences # We will supply Conference Packs to LoCoTeams that are manning an Ubuntu booth. # We have 2 conference packs that we can send out, one is for approved Loco teams and the other is for non-approved Loco teams. They include the following: ... Cheers, -- Fabián Rodríguez http://wiki.ubuntu.com/MagicFab Montreal, QC, Canada -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
Re: Ubuntu at ICT Africa 2009
Neil, The site is fabulous. It took awhile but I managed to review the photos. Looks like a great group and you certainly put Ubuntu's best foot forward. The links might be slow but they were worth the wait!! John On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 08:27 +0200, Neil Coetzer wrote: Hi David, Thanks, that would be great! Yes, the links to Africa can be a little shaky at times. I hope everyone does manage to load them eventually though. -- Regards, Neil Coetzer Team Contact Ubuntu Zimbabwe LoCo Team --- http://www.ubuntu.org.zw http://zimbabwe.ubuntuforums.org http://www.ubuntu-zw.org -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
shipit changes
I am extremely disappointed in seeing this move. Ubuntu Membership is difficult or impossible for new users to qualify. It is moving the community further out of the reach of non-programmers and new Linux users. The elite nature of membership is also diminishing its attraction to many. I have been a beta tester for Ubuntu for six years. I have generated almost 100 error reports. I have manually copied and distributed over 300 Ubuntu CD's. I operate a Google Group dedicated to Ubuntu. I teach Ubuntu for Beginners once a week and have for six years. And yet I cannot establish a LoCo (although my group is in over 30 in number) and I don't qualify for Ubuntu Membership. Since it appears that Cononical is out of the free CD business, I believe I am also. On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 18:03 +0200, Jono Bacon wrote: We will continue to supply CDs to LoCo teams and Ubuntu members. And we hope to make CDs available to everyone who is just discovering Ubuntu. And we continue to search for additional ways to make Ubuntu and Ubuntu materials available to everyone. But we are limiting shipments to people that we think have alternative paths of getting Ubuntu. For instance, * you can upgrade to the new release without a CD (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading) * you can download your own CD for free (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download) * you will be able to download the CD wallet artwork (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing/#CD%20Distribution%20Materials) * becoming an Ubuntu member (http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember) by contributing to Ubuntu, and thereby becoming eligible for more CDs * And finally, you can purchase CDs (http://shop.canonical.com/) We will change the language on the ShipIt site to make it clearer what we are doing. We hope that you support this effort and realise that the intent is to continue to make Ubuntu available on CD to everyone who needs it. Jane Silber, Canonical I hope this makes things clear. :-) Jono -- Jono Bacon Ubuntu Community Manager www.ubuntu.com / www.jonobacon.org www.identi.ca/jonobacon www.twitter.com/jonobacon -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
Re: ShipIt Changes
I am extremely disappointed in seeing this move. Ubuntu Membership is difficult or impossible for new users to qualify. It is moving the community further out of the reach of non-programmers and new Linux users. The elite nature of membership is also diminishing its attraction to many. I have been a beta tester for Ubuntu for six years. I have generated almost 100 error reports. I have manually copied and distributed over 300 Ubuntu CD's. I operate a Google Group dedicated to Ubuntu. I teach Ubuntu for Beginners once a week and have for six years. And yet I cannot establish a LoCo (although my group is in over 30 in number) and I don't qualify for Ubuntu Membership. Since it appears that Cononical is out of the free CD business, I believe I am also. On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 18:03 +0200, Jono Bacon wrote: We will continue to supply CDs to LoCo teams and Ubuntu members. And we hope to make CDs available to everyone who is just discovering Ubuntu. And we continue to search for additional ways to make Ubuntu and Ubuntu materials available to everyone. But we are limiting shipments to people that we think have alternative paths of getting Ubuntu. For instance, * you can upgrade to the new release without a CD (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading) * you can download your own CD for free (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download) * you will be able to download the CD wallet artwork (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing/#CD%20Distribution%20Materials) * becoming an Ubuntu member (http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember) by contributing to Ubuntu, and thereby becoming eligible for more CDs * And finally, you can purchase CDs (http://shop.canonical.com/) We will change the language on the ShipIt site to make it clearer what we are doing. We hope that you support this effort and realise that the intent is to continue to make Ubuntu available on CD to everyone who needs it. Jane Silber, Canonical I hope this makes things clear. :-) Jono -- Jono Bacon Ubuntu Community Manager www.ubuntu.com / www.jonobacon.org www.identi.ca/jonobacon www.twitter.com/jonobacon -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
Re: ShipIt Changes
Jorge, I am not inclined to rock the boat. I can only speak for our group here in the Tip of Texas. Of the 18 of us, 11 began testing Ubuntu 9.10Alpha #1 the day it became available. Not many of us have room for additional hardware so most dual boot with 9.04. We've turned in a lot of trouble reports. When I made the initial request to become a LoCo I may have shot myself in the foot by mentioning that we are probably the oldest aged group on Ubuntu. I live and teach in a retirement resort as well as the community Library. Our oldest Ubuntu User is an 84 year old woman who had never owned a computer before moving here in 2005. It the qualifying that is the hurdle for most of my members. None of them have a programming background and it took me two years to get them to use the terminal and command lines. When we planned our launch party we determined to hold it in the party room of the biggest pizza parlor in Southern Texas. We will have free pizza - free as in FLOSS! and we will have local TV Network coverage. We'll do it as the ToT-LUG. On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 14:24 -0400, Jorge O. Castro wrote: On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:10 PM, John Abbott fewcl...@gmail.com wrote: I guess my problem is the elite attitude that is growing steadily in the Ubuntu Membership. Its forming a we/they division in the community that is going to turn off a lot of those migrating from Windows or other Linux communities. Can you elaborate on this? Like others I too was surprised that you hadn't applied for membership. I get the opposite vibe on membership, I've always seen the ability for a non-developer to become an Ubuntu member was a uniting factor in the project, not the other way around. Do you feel that there is a perception that there is a division being created by membership? -- Jorge Castro jorge (at) ubuntu.com External Project Developer Relations Canonical Ltd. -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
Re: ShipIt Changes
I totally Agree Michael. I have pointed to the shipit program as one of the most outstanding efforts of Linux Evangelism anywhere. I seem to have been whining in public and on the wrong forum. I support Ubuntu's position and would prefer to see that money put into development. I have supported Ubuntu by purchasing and giving out their mugs (12 so far) as door prizes. I have purchased and handed out four t-shirts - notebooks and pens. And I will continue doing this as long as possible. My only exception was making the CD's available to members - who certainly should know how to burn their own. When we have our launch party I will be giving out 50 CD's - all burned and printed locally. My only real desire for the packs would be the professionally printed jackets. I have placed a pre-order to purchase professionally packaged CDs - that will not arrive in time for our launch party. On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 15:58 -0500, Michael Lustfield wrote: To be perfectly honest, I'm wondering if it would be possible to just get the CD sleeves and press the CD's myself. -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
Re: Help Available For Community Teams
Thanks for the encouragement Elizabeth. If you take a look at the launch party map you will see that Texas is blank. I helped get a group in San Antonio off and running and I know they will be having a great party - but its not on the map. Down here in the tip I feel like the Lone Ranger most of the time. I am 100% sold on Ubuntu but I'm about to become a more broad focused group. On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 17:48 -0400, Elizabeth Krumbach wrote: On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 5:27 PM, John Abbott fewcl...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to form a group in Mission Texas. We currently meet as The Tip of Texas LUG. I am the contact for the LUG. John, LoCos in the United States are organized on the state level (lucky us, most are required to be country-wide!), so you'll want to work with the broader Texas team and perhaps just have a subteam in Mission. Florida is a nice example of a team with a bunch of subteams - some release cycles their team ends up having 7 release parties across the state. Texas is an interesting case though since before the state-requirement came about there were a couple city teams which I believe are being dissolved into the greater team. I'm going to be following up with the current leaders of areas in Texas to see what the status of the state-wide team is, you're not the only one working in Texas who wants some direction :) I'll Cc: you on the email. Thanks for speaking up! Cheers. -- Elizabeth Krumbach // Lyz // pleia2 http://www.princessleia.com -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
Re: Help Available For Community Teams
Thank you for your offer! I love Linux communities - you just don't find this anywhere else. I would like to form a group in Mission Texas. We currently meet as The Tip of Texas LUG. I am the contact for the LUG. Thanks again. John Abbott fewcl...@gmail.com On Tue, 2009-10-20 at 20:58 +0100, Joe Barker wrote: The following is sent on behalf of Saj0577 from the Ubuntu Beginners Team. Hey Community Groups, I have recently taken on Leadership of the Beginners Team Education Focus Group, and our team role has been adjusted, some of which you can use to your advantage. As part of our new goals we now help to set-up,organise and manage community groups. This means that we can help you as a Focus Group by taking some of the pressure off your shoulder with things such as: * Forming a Community group * Setting up the tools, IRC channel, mailing list, Launchpad group * Getting a website and hosting * Becoming an Approved Team * Benefits * Resources * Organising Events * Organising Meetings, physical and IRC * Organising Install-fests * Organising Education Classes * Interactions * Getting to know the public * Contacting community Centres * The Eduction industry * Available Resources * Ship-it * Producing Media * Tools to use, inkscape, scribus and pdf tools * Branding and Trademarks * Spread-Ubuntu, Get, make, share media * The importance of Vector * Maintaining Editability, exporting * Guerrilla Marketing * Local communities in action * Hit and Run * Viral marketing * SpreadUbuntu: marketing campaigns site If your interested in all or some of the features please reply to this email stating which Loco Group you are from and a point of contact for your Loco group. Thanks, Stephen (Saj0577) -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
Re: ShipIt label translations
unclear comment! On Wed, 2009-10-07 at 23:57 +0700, Russell John wrote: No the languages are needed? -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
