This is certainly a good idea. I am all for it however can we have some interested campus guyz or babes willing to volunteer and see such an initiative through? We would need a few hands and feet to run around and mobilise the likes of Noah who can not be uprooted from their office seats anyhow :)
What would be involved? I guess suggestions can start flowing. PS: Ernest, you still seem to doubt Linux's readiness for the desktop, I have a copy of the 3rd beta CD for the recently released Novell Desktop and it is da bomb I can assure you. Wire > Sounds good > > Wire > > this looks like it's up your street, count on my support if we need to do > somthing like that. > > Sorry for the nomination but any seconders ?? > > PS Steve > > I think I speak for all when I say the more the merrier. I personally > still leave in the winblows world using microsoft exploder etc but I'm > slowly being swayed. > > > > ----- Original Message --------------- > > Subject: [LUG] Penguin Day > From: Steve Song <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 10:45:37 -0500 > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Greetings LUG'ers, >> >>I hope you will forgive this posting by a lurker in your community. My >>name is Steve Song and I work for the International Development Research >>Centre (IDRC). Some of you I know have come across our organisation >>before. >> >>I would like to start by saying how much I appreciate this list. More >>often than not the latest Linux news reaches via Uganda long before >>anywhere else. I also appreciate the debate and discussion that goes on >>here. >> >>The reason I am writing is because I recognise (I think), from time to >>time, an inclination of group members to do more as a collective entity >>to promote open source and Linux. I have been reluctant to say anything >>as I am truly a lurker and not a member of your community. >> >>However, I had an idea today that I thought I would share. Have any of >>you come across Penguin Day (http://www.penguinday.org/)? I quote >>briefly from their website >> >>"At local Penguin Days non-profit organizations explore the range of >>issues and options involved using Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS). >>Penguin Day started in Philadelphia in March 2004 by a working group of >>nonprofit technology organizations: Aspiration (www.aspirationtech.org) >>NOSI (www.nosi.net) and the LINC Project (www.lincproject.org) >>Established with the intent to bring together open source developers and >>technology support staff for nonprofits, the event began an important >>conversation about the challenges and opportunities we face." >> >>Any interest in a Ugandan Penguin Day? >> >> >>Regards... Steve >> >> >>-- >>Steve Song <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Manager ICT4D Africa Programs >>http://www.connectivityafrica.org >>http://www.idrc.ca/acacia >>International Development Research Centre >>Tel. +1 613 236 6163 x2268 Mobile: +1 613 799 1152 >>Email to SMS address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>_______________________________________________ >>LUG mailing list >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>%LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
