Promoting FOSS and Ubuntu

[Paul Garrett]

Happy Easter all.

I have been scouring the web for active community projects in Australia 
- and in Canberra specifically - with a view to getting involved or 
contributing in some way.  I'm not a techie but probably have some 
skills/time/money to donate.  I was attracted to the ubuntu-au projects 
listed on the loco wiki page 
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects) but the information 
there is a bit old and it actually gives the impression of not much 
actually happening (the last update was in October 2006).   And the web 
presence of my local LUG hardly creates an impression of activity beyond 
eating pizza and generally "getting together" in a fairly disorganised, 
undergrad-type way.  As I already have a family, a social life and a 
job, I was looking for something else.  As a 30 year veteran of the 
public service, I'm not really interested in attending admin meetings 
any more - in person or on-line.

I know that people are active here on this mailing list and on the 
Ubuntu forums, but beyond the support offered for technical problems and 
the FOSS Open Day, (and the obligatory periodic rants about MS) is 
anyone still actively promoting uptake of Ubuntu and FOSS in Australia?  
Have I missed something?  Is there an active community out there 
somewhere doing something?

This is not meant to be a criticism of ubuntu-au.  Far from it.  I'm 
just curious about the (apparent) lack of engagement through outreach 
projects and am wondering where the action is.

Paul Garrett
(Aubrey)
Canberra