[ubuntu-uk] UKTeam meeting update

[Dean Sas]

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David M wrote:
> Hi Nik,
> 
> Nik Butler wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british 
> 
>> So who are the team ? Well theres no real definitive answer  on that 
>> one. We dont actually have a "leader" but we do have a number of people 
>> whom you could consider a point of contact for various activities. The 
>> LocoContact in this case , me , is a person  ( or group of persons ) who 
>> are considered to be reliably "available" and consistently involved in 
>> the Loco community 
> 
> Thanks for the definition. I have to admit I was still confused by
> "LoCoContact" as a word, although having had a quick swatch from the
> UKTeam wikipage (so is that the main 'entry point' to the UK usergroup
> part of the website?) 

Yes, see also ubuntu-uk.org

I have managed to dig up that LoCo = Local
> Community team. Now, I know that we techie types love our jargon and
> acronyms, but it's perhaps perversely ironic that the term that is
> presumably intended to be most welcoming to potential or new Ubuntu users
> is completely incomprehensible to people in that very position! :-(
> 

You're right, it's not very discoverable, how could that be fixed? I'm
not going to type out Local Community Team particularly in fast paced
IRC discussions. We should also retain the name as it is common across
Ubuntu.
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