[Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu life in Belgium

[Jurgen Gaeremyn]

Hey Tom,

go ahead - organise it. :)
I failed. Better luck to you. I'll be glad to do my part.

Grtz,
Jurgen.

On 01-05-14 12:39, tom verlinden wrote:
>
> Thanks for your info on this. I've always thought that this certain 
> "somebody" should comprise out of more than one person. One person 
> can't take this on his or her shoulders. There's too much, from what 
> i'm reading, for one person to do and be succesfull about it. There 
> should be a team of somebodies, all doing somewhat the same, but in 
> different locations. (Does that make sense?) Is there a need for a 
> central organ? To me that makes it too complicated already, and might 
> create expectations, that cannot be fullfilled. Anyway, there's need, 
> i guess to promote ubuntu, as Bill said. Now we have to figure out how 
> to do this in a fun way, i guess.
>
> Op 1 mei 2014 12:27 schreef "Jurgen Gaeremyn" 
> <jurgen.gaeremyn op pandora.be <mailto:jurgen.gaeremyn op pandora.be>>:
>
>     Tom,
>
>     the strongest periods of Ubuntu-be were when one single person
>     actually kept his shoulders under the project. In the past we had
>     a few of these people. Thing is: ubuntu-be.org
>     <http://ubuntu-be.org> should set clear expectations: what (not)
>     to expect: a spokesman, the official stance of Ubuntu on whatever
>     Belgian activity, guaranteed support, etc...
>
>     If someone stands up and is prepared to take leadership, you will
>     quickly have a core team of somewhere between 5 and 10 or even
>     more if you do a great job. If you're willing to take up this
>     commitment, you'll be doing Ubuntu-be a big favour. Problem is,
>     apparently this mythical figure called "somebody" we're all
>     talking about and who'll do all the practical stuff like maintain
>     the website, organise event booths, create content, etc... isn't
>     on this list anymore. Not sure if he ever was.
>
>     Please, do give it a chance. First things first - canonical
>     approval is not a problem if you can prove you're active. I'm
>     assuming someone here will be able to tell you more details on this.
>
>     Grtz,
>     Jurgen.
>
>     On 01-05-14 12:11, tom verlinden wrote:
>>
>>     I don't know about organizing a funeral just yet. Maybe ubuntu.be
>>     <http://ubuntu.be> could be a commonplace for those using and or
>>     discovering ubuntu but more in a fun sort of way. Don't know if
>>     i'm saying this right, but i think you get the picture. There
>>     doesn't need to be a central person or spokesman imho. Makes it
>>     far too official. The first goal should be, in my humble opinion,
>>     to get people to discover ubuntu. Maybe by promoting this list we
>>     could get more people discovering the os. As far as i'm
>>     concerned, i use ubuntu, talk about it and show it to whoever i
>>     think might be interrested, give support where i can and drop
>>     leaflets in our library. (They're also on ubuntu. Woot!!)
>>     I think that if we do our part any wich way we can, on our little
>>     "islands", and use the net, list as our "glue", who knows what
>>     can happen in the future? Is there still a connection with
>>     canonical? How does that work? Hell, typing this gets me all
>>     fired up to give this a chance. What do you guys think? Give it
>>     some kind of try, or just leave, and do something on our own? (I
>>     think we could achieve more together, but i'd like to hear your
>>     opinion). My 2 cents....
>>
>>     Op 30 apr. 2014 07:30 schreef "kawabill" <kawabill op telenet.be
>>     <mailto:kawabill op telenet.be>>:
>>
>>         What triggered me was a mail I got from someone in the
>>         community, stating that he rather spent his time otherwise,
>>         declining an invitation I had sent him. No problem of course,
>>         but it took me to the following page;
>>         https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/IrcMeetings
>>
>>         No activities are visible for me the visitor, going over the
>>         pages it seems that the latest info dates from 2012. I know
>>         activities are still going on, organized by enthusiasts on a
>>         very local scale, but for me it is not visible whether all of
>>         this is coordinated.
>>
>>         I find it a pity, that in the period where MS end of lifes XP
>>         I don't see any coordinated activity to get people over into
>>         the Ubuntu/Mint/Linux camp.
>>
>>         Can anyone please comment and give feedback or let me know
>>         I'm wrong and I seem to live life on a desolate space outside
>>         of the Ubuntu community?
>>
>>         Have a nice day.
>>         Bill
>>

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