Hey, look at the positive sides as well, we can convince the ISPs that if they host the mirrors, more home and corporate users (who are using and who are going to use ubuntu) will be more interested to use their services!!! To promote Ubuntu what we really need it more advertisements. Mailing lists and forums are between only a few members who are already using Linux and have an internet connection at home. Posters, banners, handbills, TV and radio commercials are more effective ways of promoting something. I don't know if there is any computer related TV program is on air on any Bangladeshi Channel. That might help a lot as well. Only problem is fund! Right now what we can do is arranging Seminars in school, college and universities, with free media distribution (again fund!). If Ubuntu-BD is interested, I can arrange a seminar at BRACU. We are arranging a Ubuntu Install-fest on June-July btw. অারে, কি বলতে যেয়ে কি বলছি! দু:খিত। <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:10 PM, Ahmed Rafiq-ul-Islam <<a href="mailto:rafiq@aub5thcse.com">rafiq@aub5thcse.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">sounds good.. will start run for a bracNET or ZIP connection from tomorrow.. :)<div><div></div> <div class="Wj3C7c"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Raihan Hasnain <<a href="mailto:raihanhasnain@gmail.com" target="_blank">raihanhasnain@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">My university wanted to be an official mirror for ubuntu. I have told you earlier, we are going to move into Ubuntu pretty soon (from Win2000 and Fedora 5/6). Don't question about the space ;) but bandwidth might cause a problem. We may get help from BracNET, but that will come later. If there are a good number of Ubuntu users here, there are two good news. I might help to convince BracNet and Sirius Broadband, if they get proper help they'll host the mirrors as well. Then the BracNet and Zip users will get direct ftp facilities for mirrors (without internet).<div> <div></div><div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:45 PM, Russell John <<a href="mailto:russell@linux.org.bd" target="_blank">russell@linux.org.bd</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Becoming the official mirror requires large disk space and a huge amount of bandwidth... are you in touch with any ISPs who might be able to help? <div><div></div><div> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Raihan Hasnain <<a href="mailto:raihanhasnain@gmail.com" target="_blank">raihanhasnain@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > Can anyone share the link of Hardy repository DVD? I might start downloading > the repo DVDs. > > Btw, Russell bhai, let me know the procedure of setting up a ubuntu mirror > here. > Last time I contacted Ubuntu for this purpose, they asked me to contact > Dhaka University! On 2006 most probably. > > > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Hasin Hayder <<a href="mailto:countdraculla@gmail.com" target="_blank">countdraculla@gmail.com</a>> > wrote: >> >> Yes Russell bhai - I have complete Gutsy Repository - It is 22 GB on 5 >> DVDs. >> >> You can come to my home and collect it anytime. >> >> -hasin >> >> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 8:23 PM, Russell John <<a href="mailto:russell@linux.org.bd" target="_blank">russell@linux.org.bd</a>> >> wrote: >>> >>> I think Hasin bhai has Gutsy repository DVDs... 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Windows NT must be restarted for the change to >>> take effect. Reboot now? [ OK ] >>> >>> -- >>> ubuntu-bd mailing list >>> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd</a> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> Hasin Hayder >> Trippert Inc. [<a href="http://www.trippert.com" target="_blank">http://www.trippert.com</a>] >> Gophernow. [<a href="http://www.gophernow.com" target="_blank">http://www.gophernow.com</a>] >> Homepage: <a href="http://hasin.wordpress.com" target="_blank">http://hasin.wordpress.com</a> >> -- >> ubuntu-bd mailing list >> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd</a> >> > > > -- > ubuntu-bd mailing list > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd</a> > > -- Your mouse has moved. Windows NT must be restarted for the change to take effect. Reboot now? 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