[ubuntu-nz] Progress on coordinator / NZ specific projects?

[Pam Fayen]

Good thinking, im along the same lines myself. I have a Compaq Rack server -
a oldie but goodie and it was in bits in a cupboard at the last firm I was
the systems engineer for and it just rocks now with ubuntu installed. And
its easier to change young minds than old ones. Much better than just
sending them to that town in China, they made them to last back then. Not
the quickest out of the gate but makes up in stamina

What about people ditching their old PCs, they can go to some of the schools
that aren't lucky enough to be able to afford a pc. 

 Pam
-----Original Message-----
From: ubuntu-nz-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-nz-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Hinne Hettema
Sent: Thursday, 8 March 2007 10:43 a.m.
To: Advocacy and discussion about Ubuntu in New Zealand
Subject: [ubuntu-nz] Progress on coordinator / NZ specific projects?

Hi all

Have we made progress with a new coordinator? I'm happy to stick my hand up
if no one has so far. We mentioned a discussion on NZ projects, and in
addition to a wallpaper I can think of a few.

1. Support for Maori. Another well known software vendor worked with the
Maori Language commission to make this happen for them, and we could do the
same.
2. Local councils. Most local councils will be going through annual plan
rounds soon. We are all annoyed by rates rises. Why not suggest they move to
OSS / Ubuntu instead of Windows? There are a lot of examples of other local
councils doing the same out there now. We can all write in to our local
council and make a submission to their annual plan along these lines. 
3. We can also demand they support odf in government communications,
pointing out that it is an ISO approved standard. This actually becomes an
issue of democratic access-i.e. government should not be dictating what
office software we run in order to communicate.
4. Schools. My children's school computer lab is chockfull of old hardware.
An excellent opportunity for edubuntu / LTSP. There is no hope this hardware
will ever run XP let alone Vista. We can offer expertise to our local
schools in setting this up.

Any further thoughts?

Hinne





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