There is a strong purpose. Many ethical goals. Sorry for late reply. One aim is to mitigate/alleviate digital poverty and help organize informal school support for students on a voluntary basis. I have rented a big classroom in my hometown and we have been helping pensioners and immigrants and unemployed people. I have no funding yet for the classroom rent. I will initiate four fundraising campaigns soon. One of the most important purposes for this classroom and the new association is to organize Ubuntu mate workshops <a href="http://dy.fi/isr">http://dy.fi/isr</a> and develop them to national and international working methods Sorry I have been too busy to even write coherently. I have cooperation with various cities and branches of administration about these innovative methods for helping immigrants integrate and for saving the environment (Linux-based computer recycling see e.g. Goinglinux podcast and books) and for helping poor people acquire low-cost computers for everyday things and for helping old people overcome outdated misconceptions and fears regarding computers. With Ubuntu MATE this all will be easier and more cost-effective I have too many ideas. Let us discuss in a blog more easily! Which blog? -- - Aku Talikka <a href="mailto:akutalikka@gmail.com">akutalikka@gmail.com</a> 040 759 0903 On Mon, 1 Oct 2018 at 11:06, Søren Bredlund Caspersen <<a href="mailto:soeren.b.c@gmail.com">soeren.b.c@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > Hi again > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 2:47 AM Aku Talikka <<a href="mailto:akutalikka@gmail.com">akutalikka@gmail.com</a>> wrote: >> >> Yes I have been in contact with Finnish active Ubuntu users and developers via IRC (#lokalisointi in ircnet and #ubuntu-fi in freenode) and some other platforms. >> Yes I plan to establish an official association for Ubuntu users in the Nordic countries (perhaps at least Estonia should be included). One good option is to set it up in Finland because we Finns don't have a national registered association. >> I think we could get public or private funding for our cooperation. > > Perhaps. Have you given any thought as what to use the funds for? Fundraising just to raise funds, without a clear purpose can be tricky. > >> >> However I am not familiar with Nordic associations yet so I ask for some help in coordinating. Will these emailing lists be enough for the initial planning or would we need more flexible forums? > > I think this mailing-list is fine for initial planning, but I would suggest that you also write a introductory forum-post on each of the national forums, introducing the idea, and then leaving a link to where you think the discussion should be continued (here or elsewhere). > In general, I think you need to give som more thought to what problem you want to solve with an official association, or what tasks the association should perform, once established. From what I read right now, all I see is fundraising with no purpose. > Kind regards > Søren >> >> Please also read about my other related ideas at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6445755594434576384/">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6445755594434576384/</a> >> (and sorry for the initial, partly confusing message) >> -- >> - >> Aku Talikka >> <a href="mailto:akutalikka@gmail.com">akutalikka@gmail.com</a> >> 040 759 0903 >> >> >> On Sun, 30 Sep 2018 at 18:54, Pasi Lallinaho <<a href="mailto:pasi@shimmerproject.org">pasi@shimmerproject.org</a>> wrote: >>> >>> We do have a Ubuntu Nordic website set up at <a href="http://ubuntu-nordic.org/">http://ubuntu-nordic.org/</a>. I have admin access to the WordPress installation there and can share with more people if needed. >>> >>> There were some discussion about more "shared" content some years ago, but for now it's just a landing page that forwards people to the local websites. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Pasi >>> >>> On 29.09.2018 22:56, Søren Bredlund Caspersen wrote: >>> >>> Hello Aku >>> Greetings from Denmark. >>> I'm not entirely sure what you suggest, but if you plan to set up an Ubuntu association for all the Nordic countries, that's cool. Things have been quiet for many years now :) >>> Are you already in contact with the Finnish LoCo team? >>> <a href="http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-fi/">http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-fi/</a> >>> >>> Here in Denmark we have a national association. You can reach us by e-mail here: >>> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-dk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-dk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >>> or via our forum: >>> <a href="https://ubuntudanmark.dk/forum/">https://ubuntudanmark.dk/forum/</a> >>> >>> Kind regards >>> Søren >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 10:24 AM Aku Talikka <<a href="mailto:akutalikka@gmail.com">akutalikka@gmail.com</a>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, I am a nerd from Suomi, Hämeenlinna (Finland, Tavastehus) and I am launching projects to mitigate digital marginalization. I heard in IRC and/or Facebook that there are no official associations in many Nordic countries even though there is interest in establishing such organizations. >>>> The irc channel referred to at <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nordic">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nordic</a> seems to be dead. Let me attach a few screenshots of our discussion this morning and earlier. >>>> <a href="http://149.202.119.142:9090/MkrQCSKqbb.png">http://149.202.119.142:9090/MkrQCSKqbb.png</a> >>>> I am suggesting that a Nordic association for promoting Ubuntu will be established in Finland. >>>> <a href="http://149.202.119.142:9090/2kcGN2FoKc.png">http://149.202.119.142:9090/2kcGN2FoKc.png</a> >>>> >>>> I have a good amount of cooperation organizations and individuals in Finland helping me get funding. >>>> Unfortunately the first campaign is not legal so I cancelled it and the money (70 eur) will be reimbursed to these friends of mine. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/donate/412824969245639/413059055888897/?fundraiser_source=feed">https://www.facebook.com/donate/412824969245639/413059055888897/?fundraiser_source=feed</a> >>>> see also <a href="http://dy.fi/isr">http://dy.fi/isr</a> >>>> ps. tässä on vielä suomeksi Esa Kallosen yritysideoita >>>> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6445347757824704513/">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6445347757824704513/</a> >>>> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6424947649308430336/">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6424947649308430336/</a> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> - >>>> Aku Talikka >>>> <a href="mailto:akutalikka@gmail.com">akutalikka@gmail.com</a> >>>> 040 759 0903 >>>> -- >>>> Ubuntu-nordic mailing list >>>> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-nordic@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-nordic@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-nordic">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-nordic</a> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Pasi Lallinaho (knome) › <a href="https://open.knome.fi/">https://open.knome.fi/</a> >>> Xubuntu Website Lead › <a href="https://xubuntu.org/">https://xubuntu.org/</a> >>> Xfce contributor › <a href="https://xfce.org/">https://xfce.org/</a> >>> Shimmer Project co-founder › <a href="https://shimmerproject.org/">https://shimmerproject.org/</a> >>> >>> -- >>> Ubuntu-nordic mailing list >>> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-nordic@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-nordic@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-nordic">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-nordic</a> -- <div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>-- - Aku Talikka <a href="mailto:akutalikka@gmail.com" target="_blank">akutalikka@gmail.com</a> 040 759 0903 </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>