Getting approved

[Anthony Yarusso]

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Tee Jay Rosene wrote:
> I've put in an order for 50 or so 6.06 Cds to pass around at
> Laurentian University, where I work. They should be arriving early
> in the new year. I'm also planning on making copies of 6.10 to pass
> out to relatives and friends over the holidays. Also, one project
> that I'm trying to get going where I work is to have our university
> alumni donate "previously loved" computer hardware to students who
> are currently studying, and of course Ubuntu is the logical
> solution for the software choice; this little project has very
> important implications: 1. Just after Christmas is a good time to
> start a project such as this, because there will be a lot of
> computer hardware that no one will want anymore; this project is
> environmentally friendly because there will be less hardware making
> it into landfill sites. 2. It will bridge the generational gap
> between current students and alumni. 3. It will help out
> tremendously students in need, particularly international students,
> who can ultimately bring their Ubuntu computer system home with
> them when they are done studies. 4. It is good PR for all
> interested parties, including Ubuntu (perhaps Ubuntu Canada would
> like to get involved?) 5. It is educational, for students, alumni,
> media, etc. The topic of Open Source, Ubuntu, GPL, Free Software
> Foundation, Ubuntu Canada, licensing, etc. can be a great learning
> experience for all involved. 5. Most importantly, it will be fun
> and all be for a good cause. I have not officially started this
> project yet, because I'm still trying to get things coordinated.
> Nonetheless, my supervisor, as well as the few individuals I have
> discussed this with, all seem keen on the idea. The few drawbacks
> that I have at the moment pertain to space issues (ie where will
> all this hardware go) and the process of getting dedicated
> individuals to test hardware and install Ubuntu. Anyway, this is an
> overview of what I'm trying to do in my little neck of the woods,
> (Sudbury, Ontario).
>
> Message: 4 Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:03:30 -0800 From: "Corey
> Burger" < corey.burger at gmail.com <mailto:corey.burger at gmail.com>>
> Subject: Re: Getting approved To: "The Canadian Ubuntu Users
> Community" < ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Look, if we don't fix our roadmap we will not get approved. There
> are currently 500  Edgy cds we are missing out on, which we will
> not get until we get approved. Step up people.
>
> Corey
Sounds awesome Tee Jay.  Are you committed enough to try it to add it
to the roadmap?
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CanadianTeam/ApprovalApplication, log in with
LP id to edit)
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