Hey Tom,
go ahead - organise it. :)
I failed. Better luck to you. I'll be glad to do my part.
Grtz,
Jurgen.
On 01-05-14 12:39, tom verlinden wrote:
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] <mailto:[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
<http://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
<http://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]
<mailto:[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
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