[ubuntu-uk] UKTeam meeting update

alan c aeclist at candt.waitrose.com
Sat Mar 24 11:07:30 GMT 2007


Robin Menneer wrote:
> On 3/21/07, Michael Wood <admin at x3n.me.uk> wrote:
>> Robin Menneer wrote:
>> > On 3/21/07, Nik Butler <nik at reducedhackers.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Did you know there are  380 subscribers to the UK Maillist allowing for
>> >> duplicates and metoo addresses thats not a small number of people
>> >> chatting and sharing ideas about Ubuntu. meanwhile the IRC Channel
>> >> #ubuntu-uk is growing steadily with approximately 40 members in channel
>> >> at any  time. The wiki ( http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam ) is growing and
>> >> the information found there is a demonstration of how much we are all
>> >> doing within the community.
>> >>
>> >> We had the 8th meeting of the UKTeam the channel last night and the
>> >> topic of Roles and Contacts (  http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Contact ) ,
>> >> especially relating to the LOCOContact arose. I have created a new page
>> >> on the wiki to detail the current roles and responsibilities. I would
>> >> invite everyone to review these and if there are questions, concerns,
>> >> thoughts or ideas then please get in touch here or direct to me.
>> >>
>> >> Id like to remind everyone reading this message that the UKTeam has a
>> >> regular meeting at which only 40 members are present but in general 10
>> >> to most of the discussions. Id love to see more people around during the
>> >> meetings and providing input on the Agendas or at the meeting and if you
>> >> have and concerns or questions about taking part in just this way then
>> >> get in touch. I appreciate we are much more a meritocracy than democracy
>> >> and I really dont want to get bogged down with "commitees" so the
>> >> purpose of the Contact page is to highlight key areas that are currently
>> >> "managed" and give people who may wish to help an opportunity to ask for
>> >> others to know your out there.
>> >>
>> >> That is all for now and thanks for reading.
>> >>
>> >> Nik Butler
>> >> Ubuntu-UK
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
>> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
>> >> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
>> >>
>> >>
>> > As an aged and thick newbe of some months standing, I'm still trying
>> > to find my way around Ubuntu.  What I joined for is easier ways of
>> > doing things on my computer than I can do on my friendly mac, probably
>> > like most thickies taking on Ubuntu (Windows is a no-no for me).
>> > Probably we need a single route for absolute thickies off which they
>> > can be tempted (at different points) when they are sure of themselves.
>> >
>> >
>> Just a reminder, you can learn about getting on IRC using this screen
>> case made by our very own Alan Pope:
>> http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Installing_and_Using_XChat-Gnome
>>
>> Or if you wish to use Gaim:
>> http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Connecting_to_IRC_Using_GAIM
>>
>> if you have xchat-remote installed you can also do run  (alt+f2) and
>> type:  xchat-remote --url=irc://irc.freenode.org/#ubuntu-uk
>>
>> simple as that :)
>>
>>
> 
> Three more new methods of communicating withoiut qualifications - I'm
> confused now as to whether I continue looking at this list. Sorry, it
> ain't simple to me :(

Stay with this list!
Just be aware that other methods also exist, but you do not have to 
use them. I much prefer lists (such as this).
-- 
alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391



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