Thanks for your info on this. I've always thought that this certain "somebody" should comprise out of more than one person. One person can't take this on his or her shoulders. There's too much, from what i'm reading, for one person to do and be succesfull about it. There should be a team of somebodies, all doing somewhat the same, but in different locations. (Does that make sense?) Is there a need for a central organ? To me that makes it too complicated already, and might create expectations, that cannot be fullfilled. Anyway, there's need, i guess to promote ubuntu, as Bill said. Now we have to figure out how to do this in a fun way, i guess. Op 1 mei 2014 12:27 schreef "Jurgen Gaeremyn" <[email protected]>:
> Tom, > > the strongest periods of Ubuntu-be were when one single person actually > kept his shoulders under the project. In the past we had a few of these > people. Thing is: ubuntu-be.org should set clear expectations: what (not) > to expect: a spokesman, the official stance of Ubuntu on whatever Belgian > activity, guaranteed support, etc... > > If someone stands up and is prepared to take leadership, you will quickly > have a core team of somewhere between 5 and 10 or even more if you do a > great job. If you're willing to take up this commitment, you'll be doing > Ubuntu-be a big favour. Problem is, apparently this mythical figure called > "somebody" we're all talking about and who'll do all the practical stuff > like maintain the website, organise event booths, create content, etc... > isn't on this list anymore. Not sure if he ever was. > > Please, do give it a chance. First things first - canonical approval is > not a problem if you can prove you're active. I'm assuming someone here > will be able to tell you more details on this. > > Grtz, > Jurgen. > > On 01-05-14 12:11, tom verlinden wrote: > > I don't know about organizing a funeral just yet. Maybe ubuntu.be could > be a commonplace for those using and or discovering ubuntu but more in a > fun sort of way. Don't know if i'm saying this right, but i think you get > the picture. There doesn't need to be a central person or spokesman imho. > Makes it far too official. The first goal should be, in my humble opinion, > to get people to discover ubuntu. Maybe by promoting this list we could get > more people discovering the os. As far as i'm concerned, i use ubuntu, talk > about it and show it to whoever i think might be interrested, give support > where i can and drop leaflets in our library. (They're also on ubuntu. > Woot!!) > I think that if we do our part any wich way we can, on our little > "islands", and use the net, list as our "glue", who knows what can happen > in the future? Is there still a connection with canonical? How does that > work? Hell, typing this gets me all fired up to give this a chance. What do > you guys think? Give it some kind of try, or just leave, and do something > on our own? (I think we could achieve more together, but i'd like to hear > your opinion). My 2 cents.... > Op 30 apr. 2014 07:30 schreef "kawabill" <[email protected]>: > >> What triggered me was a mail I got from someone in the community, stating >> that he rather spent his time otherwise, declining an invitation I had sent >> him. No problem of course, but it took me to the following page; >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/IrcMeetings >> >> No activities are visible for me the visitor, going over the pages it >> seems that the latest info dates from 2012. I know activities are still >> going on, organized by enthusiasts on a very local scale, but for me it is >> not visible whether all of this is coordinated. >> >> I find it a pity, that in the period where MS end of lifes XP I don't see >> any coordinated activity to get people over into the Ubuntu/Mint/Linux camp. >> >> Can anyone please comment and give feedback or let me know I'm wrong and >> I seem to live life on a desolate space outside of the Ubuntu community? >> >> Have a nice day. >> Bill >> >> -- >> ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] >> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be >> > > > > > -- > ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > >
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