James, It is good when guys start taking concrete steps. From my point of view, I think one of the issues that need to be sorted out are the premises where the OSS community would meet for the day. Unless you guys will object, but EACOSS is willing to accommodate you on its premises for that day. No costs. Just state the day, mobilise yourselves and turn up. Of course giving EACOSS a prior notice would be good, what do you guys think?
On Thursday 11 November 2004 10:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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/ -- ************************************************************************ Lule George William (Mr) Network and Systems Administrator Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi P.O. Box 5498 Kampala Uganda /* If you are not living and learning, then you are dumb and dying*/ _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
