installation cd's & funding: questions

[F. Rodriguez]

Mark Van den Borre wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> The Belgian locoteam is facing a challenge. One of the main things we
> do is provide people with an installation cd, a demonstration and
> installation help. It's getting difficult to give everyone who is
> interested a copy, given the circumstances[1].
>   
Hi Mark, all.

I would try a combination of:
1) Asking for volunteer donations: Most people will donate more than the 
cost of a CD/DVD.
2) Burning CD-ROMs on site - I would have this handled by the loco team 
people only, and would invest in several high-speed burners. Possible 
setup a Freedom Toaster ? http://www.freedomtoaster.org/
3) Teaching people how to start a small business selling their own CDs 
or use that as an opportunity to get closer to the community/start 
another smaller loco team.

For #3, I decided to start a small project on the wiki, which I invite 
you to check. Your email triggered its translation this morning :) :
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ColombianTeam/UbuntuCDsAtHome

I personally have an offer for Ubuntu Colombia's team people, any 
comments or copying it welcome:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FabianRodriguez/UbuntuCDsAtHome


Happy holidays,

Fabian Rodriguez
Colombian LoCo Team
https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-co