Sorry the meeting is 17th march, 2006, thanx. Evelyn Namara Technical Support Engineer, Linux Solutions, Uganda Kagga House, Bugolobi P.O.BOX 26192, Kampala, Uganda. +256782795320
"Having little is not bad, and having big dreams is very good, because even the richest guys today, started it all with a DREAM". > Hullo all, > > The LinuxChix meeting will be on 17th february in the i-network boardroom > at 4:30pm and not 10th > as earlier communicated by Milton, > > Linuxchix Uganda is a group of women that is birthing in Uganda, who > are interested in using Linux and Open Source Software, both as back and > end users. > > We are planning to set up a real team of women in Uganda who will be > able to break the irony of 'believing that women can not do the technical > stuff'and this will start with Linuxchix Uganda. > > Amidst us we want to build developers, Technical support teams, and end > users, because much as we want more women to be involved, some still don't > know what we mean when we talk about Linux and Open source, > > so amidst us, we are also planning real advocacy particularly targeting > the women in Uganda to realise the beauty and advantages they > obtain while using OSS and Linux and to bring them on board. > > This will help us build a strong team of women who know > how to deal with real technologies and specifically using Open Source > Software because of the freedoms and advantages they will obtain. > > Thanks, > > Evelyn Namara > Technical Support Engineer, > Linux Solutions, Uganda > Kagga House, Bugolobi > P.O.BOX 26192, > Kampala, Uganda. > +256782795320 > > "Having little is not bad, and having big dreams is very good, because > even the richest guys today, started it all with a DREAM". > >> Kurup Kurup >> >> the flames from the last thread are just about dying and you want to >> light >> a >> new one. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Hari Kurup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WOUGNET Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Linux Users Group >> Uganda" <[email protected]> >> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 10:34 AM >> Subject: [wougnet] Re: [LUG] Linux Chix Uganda >> >> >> On Feb 3, 2006, at 4:12 PM, Milton Aineruhanga wrote: >> >>> Following this event, Linux Chix Africa- Uganda chapter was born, >>> is now in >>> existence and is seeking membership from women in Uganda. The >>> targeted audience >>> is decision makers, end users as well as women computer >>> technicians. The primary >>> focus of Linux Chix Africa- Uganda chapter will be FOSS and women >>> in Uganda. The >>> chapter seeks to advocate for the use of FOSS by women at all >>> levels i.e. both >>> the urban and the rural woman. >> >> It is high time we started Linux Dudes Uganda :-) >> >> PS: Don't flame me. >> >> Kurup >> _______________________________________________ >> To post a message, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> WOUGNET-L information page and archives: >> http://lists.wougnet.org/mailman/listinfo/wougnet-l >> Questions about using WOUGNET-L mailing list: >> http://www.wougnet.org/Support/list_faq.html >> Information about WOUGNET: http://www.wougnet.org >> WOUGNET-L is hosted on Kabissa - Space for change in Africa >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any >> way. >> --------------------------------------- >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any >> way. >> --------------------------------------- >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > way. > --------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
