Sounds like a great chance to get involved in a really active community, and part of a wider worldwide initiative. Just get involved, find your talents and use them for the greater good - JFDI ;)
Glynn Rik Tindall wrote: > Hi Craig, & everyone. > > Thanks for the heads up. > > Craig Box wrote: >> Ubuntu New Zealand: Local Community Team >> ---------------------------------------- >> >> Ever since the birth of computers, enthusiasts and fans around the world >> have collected together in garages, universities and pubs to talk about >> their interest, learn from each other and help promote their interest. >> Combine this with the huge popularity of Ubuntu, and you get the Ubuntu >> Local Community (LoCo) project. >> >> A LoCo team is formed to help groups of Ubuntu fans and enthusiasts in a >> particular region to help advocate, promote, translate, develop and >> otherwise improve Ubuntu. >> >> With the support of Jono Bacon, the Ubuntu Community Manager, and the >> awesome AustralianTeam, we're launching a New Zealand team for Ubuntu >> (http://ubuntu-nz.org/). >> >> What's involved? >> ---------------- >> >> What would you like to be involved? Activities other teams have engaged in >> include, but are not limited to: >> >> * development & coaching new, interested contributors >> * regional customisation >> * translations >> * advocacy, both virtually and locally >> * CD & merchandise distribution >> * IRC support (or just hanging out) >> >> There are no set goals for the team yet - it's entirely up to you, the new >> members, to decide as a group what we should do. >> >> Involvement in a LoCo is an easy way to get involved with the global Ubuntu >> community for non-developers and developers alike. There are people involved >> from many teams within Ubuntu who can help you gain useful skills for >> further involvement if you are keen! >> >> How can I get involved? >> ----------------------- >> >> Join our mailing list (https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-nz) >> and our IRC channel (#ubuntu-nz on Freenode - >> irc://irc.freenode.org:6667/#ubuntu-nz) >> >> More details are available from the website: http://ubuntu-nz.org/ >> >> Craig >> >> (Please pass this message onto your local LUG mailing list if it hasn't been >> there already!) >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For further information refer to http://www.nzoss.org.nz/mailinglists > > As per request, forwarded to two Canterbury lists. The initiative is a > good one, and people will vote with their electronic feet as to which > list, if any, they wish to enjoin for local Ubuntu work. Attaching to > this thread - readdressed as you see appropriate - would be a good > indication of support. > > Experience gives me large doubts about how coordination of an exercise > like an "Ubuntu Local Community Team" on a national scale can work, > especially in light of 'NZ *nix culture' having zero unity about it thus > far. But the objective is healthy, so let's see how she runs. > > Our Canterbury Local Community update says that while water-testing for > an Ubuntu team around SoftwareFreedomDay.org bore nil formal result, the > common language was implicit and quite successful. As a result, we'll > soon be launching a new, monthly Ubuntu workshop - details tba. > > So the ground is well set for Canterbury to hold up its end within any > '*nix Team-NZ' venture, and Ubuntu probably has the fans to do it. > Realising that organic regional growth towards a national whole will be > the flavour of progress, is where we might best start. > > Best of luck with the team. > > Cheers & regards,
