Reflexions about who we are and why we are...

[Adele et Antoine Cottin]

Hi all,

After some exchange on Ububtu-ca with theantix and avanspronsen, i take 
some time to write you down some personnal opinions. Fill free to debate 
those arguments or even start a polemic ;).

1. First of all, sorry for my pore english, i'll try to do my best.

2. It's seems that we agree, the canadian local community of Ubuntu 
exist for many reasons.
   
    a. Regroup Ubuntu users from the same geographical aera (even if 
Canada is extremly vast !), this is the basic. Creating some subgroups 
for the local events, but the global policy of the Ubunt-ca will remain 
united.
   
    b. To help the diffusion of Ubuntu thrue Canada, for this we have to 
contact the LUG, organize some install parties, etc. Some of us proposed 
to connect with some computer retailler to promote Ubuntu and why not 
sell computers with Ubuntu pre-install. I was one of those... suddently 
a question comes to me. From a legal point of view regards to the Ubuntu 
creators, can we do that ? how can we be sure that the computer 
retailler will not earn money with Ubuntu ?
   
    c. promoting Ubuntu, like all Linux system, is a kind of crusade 
against Windows. So how can we make Ubuntu fearless. Beyond diffusing 
the good, we have to help new users in this new world. Maybe we could 
propose a kind of technical help for newbie canadian users on the 
community site. Let explain myself, for a newbie Linux word is scary and 
he can fell alone and lost. So why don't we help them. Showing them the 
way to conquest this world. They have problems, we try to find them 
WHERE (and not how, this is tech forum purpose) they can find the answer.

3. I think as a bilinguale nation, our group should emphasis on the 
french-english traduction job (for those who did not code). And why not 
a inuit version (not sure it's allready exist).

Hope i will have some returns on this.

See you on #Ubuntu-ca. Oh by the way, INRSboy and shadowing are the same 
person, me. Just have 2 computers.

Antoine.

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Octave, Adèle et Antoine COTTIN