[Fwd: Re: Ubuntu-ni LoCo Team in FLISOL 2007]

[Rolando Blanco]

Hello,

Well, FLISOL was a wonderfull, please check the VenezuelaTeam for more
info: The only bad news, was that when I gift CDs was victim of a
robbery and stole my Laptop :( tnow I haven't Computer and haven't money
to buy a New :(  I Hope that God bring me another soon :D

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Rolando Blanco
Ubuntu Member
Ubuntu-ve (Venezuela Team) Contact


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> mensaje de correo electrónico adjunto, "Mensaje reenviado: Re:
> Ubuntu-ni LoCo Team in FLISOL 2007"
> > --------- Mensaje reenviado --------
> > De: n a <boredandblogging en gmail.com>
> > Responder a: Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts
> > <loco-contacts en lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Para: Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts
> > <loco-contacts en lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Asunto: Re: Ubuntu-ni LoCo Team in FLISOL 2007
> > Fecha: Tue, 1 May 2007 15:46:40 -0400
> > 
> > I would suggest mentioning this in the upcoming UWN:
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue39.
> > 
> > nick
> > 
> > On 5/1/07, Leo Gomez <leo.telsen en gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello people!
> > >
> > > The Nicaraguan LoCo Team participated in the biggest free software/open
> > > source event in Latin America, FLISOL, the Latin American Free Software
> > > Installfest 2007 that was held on April 28 simultaneously in 17 countries
> > > and 160 cities in Latin America.
> > >
> > > Ubuntu-ni was one of the organizers of the event in Nicaragua together with
> > > the Nicaraguan Free Software and Open Source Network. We had two huge events
> > > on this day in the capital city Managua and in the city of León (90 kms.
> > > from Managua). Some highlights of FLISOL Nicaragua 2007:
> > >
> > > - Aprox. 4,000 people assisted to both events
> > > - 17 conferences, 6 of them 100% Ubuntu related
> > > - 46 desktops and laptops got Ubuntu/Kubuntu installed
> > > - 500 CDs of Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu were handed out, 90% of them locally
> > > produced
> > > - An unknown number of laptops got upgraded from Edgy to Feisty
> > >
> > > The University of Managua in León (UdeM) announced on the event that they
> > > are going to migrate all their Windows systems to Ubuntu (+400 computers),
> > > including servers and workstation. This project is going to be coordinated
> > > with the Ubuntu-ni local group in the university. Four other universities
> > > are also interested in Ubuntu. One of them have already migrated a whole
> > > department (public relations) to Ubuntu on the workstations and their
> > > servers to Debian.
> > >
> > > Datatex, one of the three biggest PC vendors in Nicaragua is exploring the
> > > possibility to sell computers with Ubuntu preinstalled. The Ubuntu-ni Team
> > > will provide training and local support. A few government agencies also
> > > contacted the Team and we will be meeting with the representatives of the
> > > Ministry of Governance, the Ministry of Defense and the Social Security
> > > Institute next week in order to advice them on the migration of their
> > > systems to Ubuntu.
> > >
> > > All in all, it has been a great day for the free software community in
> > > Nicaragua and specially for the Ubuntu-ni LoCo Team. We got a huge media
> > > attention with interviews in local TV and radio stations and several
> > > articles on the local newspapers.
> > >
> > > We are really happy and proud of all this, it has been our first big event
> > > and we showed that the Nicaraguan Ubuntu Community really rocks! Upcoming
> > > events for the team are the three month long Linux Tour Nicaragua 2007 and
> > > the Software Freedom Day in September.
> > >
> > > You can see some photos and videos of the event in:
> > >
> > > http://flickr.com/photos/8053759@N03/tags/flisol/
> > >  http://flickr.com/photos/marconipoveda/tags/flisol/
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5pgJWqkSOY
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Leo
> > >
> > > --
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> > > loco-contacts en lists.ubuntu.com
> > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
> > >
> > >
> >