[ubuntu-uk] Promoting Ubuntu

[James Grabham]

Ironic, isnt it, that the linux community is helping Bills "one computer on
every desk" thing, whilest hes trying to sue us at the same time.

On 10/30/07, Gaurav Patel <patelgaurav at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm a member of a team of an organisation where I volunteer every
> Wednesday to offer free wireless Internet in an estate in Kingston,
> London.
>
> A problem we had was that many people in this estate had very little
> money and very little computing knowledge.
>
> Long story short, we had to supply the computers. We had another
> charity organisation offer a around 80 old Dell Optiplex (I think the
> model number is GX1). We pre-install these computers with Ubuntu 6.06
> and give everything away for a low low price of £0.
>
> If you want to know more about what we're doing, there's some
> information on the website at http://www.e-voice.org.uk/comcon/.
>
> I probably wrote all of this and has no valid part of the current
> discussion, so apologies if that's the case!
>
> On 30/10/2007, Andrew Barber <andrew.alex.barber at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 30/10/2007, Ciaran Mooney <general.mooney at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > There is an event that already does this kind of advocacy. Its called
> > > Software Freedom Day. Every year around September time voluteers
> > > organise an event all on the same day to promote free software.
> > > Canonical sponsor the event and the official distro to hand out is
> > > Ubuntu, though you can hand out any one you want. Also we distribute
> > > The Open CD.
> > >
> > > I believe a combined effort from all free software advocates on
> > > Software Freedom Day is probably better than small lone Ubuntu
> > > specific events, sporadically happening through out the year.
> > >
> > > There are events held is quite a few major cities in the UK
> > >
> > > http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/europe/uk
> > >
> > > I understand if Ubuntu-UK would like to organise their own event,
> > > separate from SFD, but from my experience organising an event by
> > > myself in Birmingham all the help I could get was very appreciated.
> > > Having Ubuntu-UK behind the next SFD would help a lot.
> > >
> > > Ciarán
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/29/07, Matthew Larsen <mat.larsen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Agreed, this approach works very well.
> > > >
> > > > On 29/10/2007, Michael Holloway < michael at thedarkwinter.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hi Guys
> > > > >
> > > > > We're always trying to think of ideas and ways to promote
> > > > > Ubuntu/Linux... why not stick to the basics??
> > > > >
> > > > > Canonical sends out CD's for free upon request... i don't know how
> > many,
> > > > > and what they would think of this, but:
> > > > >
> > > > > We gets tons of CD's in boxes, we get an Ubuntu jacket with big
> > writing
> > > > > saying something like:
> > > > >
> > > > > Ubuntu Linux
> > > > > Free OS
> > > > > Free Office
> > > > >
> > > > > ... and then some of us volunteer to stand in city centres on the
> > > > > weekend (maybe two or three in a group so we can answer questions
> etc)
> > > > > and hand them out like flyers. We include a little slip that
> explains
> > > > > how they can try it (live) and install it etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > Probably some of them will get thrown away, and many will remain
> > unused,
> > > > > but surely the relatively low-cost of this type of promotion will
> > prove
> > > > > effective??? Even if its just the "oh yes i've heard of that"
> type.
> > > > >
> > > > > What do you think?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > > > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > ---
> > > >
> > > > Matthew Larsen
> > > >    > mat.larsen at gmail.com
> > > >    > matthew.larsen at logicacmg.com
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> > >
> >
> >
> > The school idea sounds pretty good. I would possibly look into doing
> that
> > here, keep us posted on how you do with sponsorship. Information on this
> > would be great to provide to the community so that people everywhere
> could
> > do the same.
> > --
> > Andrew Alexander Barber
> > --
> > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> >
> >
>
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> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
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