[ubuntu-uk] [ubuntu-uk] website and support points

Jonathan Riddell jriddell at ubuntu.com
Sat Jun 10 17:13:55 BST 2006


On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 02:42:44PM +0100, Grant wrote:
> I have emailed across the relevant parties regarding the domain name and
> hosting for ubuntu uk. I would like to have as much of it done on the wiki
> and perhaps restrict the website to a forum and blog and perhaps a support
> section.

Did you e-mail me?

> Regarding the costs etc, I will try and get ubuntu to host the domain so at
> least no one else will have to cover the costs of hosting.   I will be happy
> to pay for the domain registration and put it in ubuntus name.  My company
> has a discounted plan with www.theoutsourcingco.com so any domain reg costs
> would only be 1 or 2 up to maximum of 5 quid a year if we get a .com.
> 
> Regarding the support points.  I will try to knock up something this weekend
> perhaps using ezgoogle maps.  The main issue regarding the uk postcode
> system is that there isn't a comprehensive geocoding database for postcodes
> so I will have to look at an alternative way to do it, however I have done
> some similar stuff before, so I will be able to knock up some solution. 

If you're putting something up for ubuntu-uk it should be done under
the ubuntu-uk.org domain.

Jonathan Riddell



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