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). <div style="margin-left: 40px;"> Message: 4 Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:03:30 -0800 From: "Corey Burger" < <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:corey.burger@gmail.com">corey.burger@gmail.com</a>> Subject: Re: Getting approved To: "The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community" <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com"> ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Message-ID: <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:348bd6da0612172103h5381f761yccfb1e373dc5bf5b@mail.gmail.com">348bd6da0612172103h5381f761yccfb1e373dc5bf5b@mail.gmail.com </a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed 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</div>