Hi Rory

[Gerard Cunningham]

On Fri, 2010-07-16 at 01:35 +0100, Shane Fagan wrote:
> Hey Simon,
> 
> You could help out with ubuntu documentation[0] or if you can speak
> Irish help out with translations.

If I can take the opportunity to piggyback on this post, I'm currently
working on a proposal for a documentary on Irish language
translation/localisation, and would appreciate if anyone involved in
that area (or indeed translation of other GNU/Linux /Mac /Win s/w) would
get in touch with me.

gerard at faduda.net



> --fagan
> 
> [0]  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam
> 
> On Thu, 2010-07-15 at 23:13 +0100, Rory McCann wrote:
> > On 15/07/10 18:07, simon corcoran wrote:
> > > Hi
> > > 
> > > I'm very new to ubuntu but was looking to get more involved with it,
> > > I like the ideas behind it and would like to help and to learn more, So
> > > I was wondering Is there any way I can get involved, I'm an above
> > > average computer user but that's not hard considering to poor computer
> > > literacy around here.
> > > 
> > > So Is there anyway I can get involved,
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > Simon Corcoran
> > 
> > Hi Simon,
> > 
> > Good to hear from you. There are many people active in Ubuntu in
> > Ireland. We do lots of stuff from social pub meets to bug jamming
> > things. We have a website http://www.ubuntu-ie.org, we have a mailing
> > list (which is CC'ed to this mail), join it to be alert to events. We
> > have an IRC channel where many hang out and chat (chat live in your
> > browser here http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#ubuntu-ie ), and a
> > twitter account http://twitter.com/ubuntuie
> > 
> > Upcoming events is a 'geeknic' (geek picnic) next Sunday, in Dun
> > Laoghaire, Dublin (more info http://ubuntu-ie.org/node/102), it's just a
> > chance to hang out, meet new and old friends. Just look for the people
> > who look like linux geeks, come up and ask if we're ubuntu :)
> > 
> > There's a 'global jam' coming up in the ubuntu world in August IIRC.
> > It's over a weekend we try to contribute back to ubuntu with bug
> > reports, code, etc. We'll be talking about it at our next monthly IRC
> > meeting on 21st July (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrishTeam/IRCMeetings).
> > 
> > Hope that gives you enough of an intro. Feel free to ask anyway, in the
> > ubuntu world we don't believe in stupid questions, or introduce yourself.
> > 
> > :)
> > 
> > Rory


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© Gerard Cunningham
Journalist
Kildare town, Co Kildare