Hi there,<div>I'm a relatively new user to ubuntu compared to some of the more experiences users out there. I have been following this emailing list for a while and have found many interesting hints and tips. I'm not very into the IRC but I'm definitely open to any new suggestions such as facebook groups for communication.</div>
<div><br></div><div>As for meeting up, I'm in melbourne and so far haven't heard of anything about this but would be definitely interested to get together with anyone interested from melbourne. </div><div><br></div>
<div>Not being a member of this loco team for long I don't really know how things should be run or could be improved but I'd definitely like to see things running at full potential.</div><div><br></div><div>This could be really great and I'd like to do my best to contribute even though its coming up to year 12 exams. Interested to see how things go...</div>
<div>--<br>Ryan Ralph<br><a href="mailto:ryanralph1991@gmail.com">ryanralph1991@gmail.com</a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Greg McNamara <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maccamenzies@hotmail.com">maccamenzies@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div>I'm up for any of the suggestions. I use Twitter which is good for updates and URL or info. I'm in Perth so local meets will always be a problem unless sufficient numbers. But I'm up for helping where I can guys gals <br>
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> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 20:51:15 +0930<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>> <br>> Hi Scott,<br>> <br>> <br>> I've been thinking about this for a while and i'm still not sure what we<br>> can do of what we can do.<br>
> <br>> First thing we need to work out what we are here for.<br>> Are we here just as a mailing list/irc room for anyone who wanders in?<br>> That is something that is relatively easy to do and does not have a huge<br>
> amount of overhead. This is what we are currently doing and is working<br>> fine if that is all we want to do but we could do more.<br>> <br>> We have some problems that many loco's don't have. We are a big country<br>
> and we are not all in the same place. From what i can see most of the<br>> active loco's are in a narrower area ie just a state in the usa where<br>> there are a lot of people that can meet up.<br>> <br>
> I don't think we can become a lug and all meet up and talk about ubuntu.<br>> many it appears that most of the people that hang out in irc are from<br>> sydney and it might work there but not nation wide. I'd be happy to do<br>
> something if we all meet up at things like <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a> or osdc (i<br>> should go to that atleast once) and i think we should atleast go out to<br>> dinner at <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a>, depending on how many are coming i'd be happy<br>
> to pay for peoples drinks or meals.<br>> <br>> We probably are not that big but feel free to speak up. To do anything<br>> we need someone to think up an idea and then someone to do it. Feel free<br>> to make a suggestion. We probably have a lot of people here with the<br>
> time and ability but not the ideas.<br>> <br>> I don't think we talk enough. We don't seem to have any developers on<br>> this list, if we do please post a message on what project you are<br>> working on. We should also share what we are doing as users. I've seen<br>
> some chatter about google wave in irc, how is that progressing for<br>> example. <br>> <br>> I sit in irc most days. irc is great if you know someone but horrible if<br>> you don't and it can take some time to get to know people there. We do<br>
> get quite a bit of people joining #ubuntu-au, asking a question and<br>> leaving within a minute. it is kind of frustrating when it happens.<br>> there have been many times when someone will join, ask a question and<br>
> leave before you are able to finish typing a hello message. <br>> <br>> Now i've spent far too long rambling about some of the problems what<br>> could we do?<br>> <br>> Well we have a planet which is good. We could try and make an effort to<br>
> write something useful on there, anyone got any good tips etc? it is<br>> something we are doing but we could do more. It's probably not something<br>> that i'm going to do but if i have anything interesting to share i'll do<br>
> it.<br>> <br>> Do we have a facebook group, twitter handles etc. i'm <a href="http://identi.ca/dns" target="_blank">identi.ca/dns</a> but<br>> i do not say a lot there.<br>> <br>> <br>> How do you find out about us?<br>
> I've been an ubuntu user since neerly the start and had not bother<br>> joining a loco. I've known about loco's for a while but never got around<br>> to it.<br>> Do you guys mention it at lug meetings etc? a little bit of word of<br>
> mouth will probably help.<br>> <br>> I'm going to start a linux australia podcast (if anyone replies to my<br>> message). if you want to bring back the ubuntu podcast i'd be happy to<br>> help.<br>
> <br>> Hopefully you have read all my rambling and we are waiting on your ideas<br>> and suggestions.<br>> <br>> <br>> Regards,<br>> Daniel<br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> ubuntu-au mailing list<br>
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