[ubuntu-uk] UK Team Reboot

[Mike Hingley]

I wonder if advocacy for the Operating System is too narrow a target.  I think it’s fair to say that computers are typically seen as Windows or Mac.  People on a don’t tend to think about the operating system in their computer - and I can sort of see that argument.  Advocating that someone should ditch their OS for a free OS (in the true sense of free) might be a stretch for some people - perhaps we need to start smaller, perhaps in looking at components.  Maybe Firefox and Chrome offer a “Foot in the door”.


 Would there be any benefit in talking to someone like Barclays?  They have their tech and tea sessions and digital eagles.  Maybe we could borrow some of these ideas and host tech and tea sessions for Ubuntu and Free Software?  In fact I might go to one and see who is attending, what they are advocating etc.






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From: Dan Wood
Sent: ‎Thursday‎, ‎4‎ ‎December‎ ‎2014 ‎21‎:‎33
To: UK Ubuntu Talk





Hi Alan and the gang,

From my viewpoint (a little rock in the middle of the Irish Sea),
advocacy is something which the UK team should consider expanding.
I've given a couple of talks at our local Code Club (www.codeclub.im)
about Free software and have been really quite surprised by the follow
up that these generated. It seems that there are quite a few people
'thirsty' for knowledge about Ubuntu (and other Linuxes). People have
heard of Ubuntu, but they don't quite know what it is. Some of them
would like to experience it, but they don't always know how.

Perhaps we could work on a set of 'advocacy tools' ? Off the top of my head:

Nicely produced handouts, posters etc that explain what Ubuntu is (in
simple terms) and the benefits it brings.
Some 'how-to' guides (youtube vids?) on installing, or trying Ubuntu.
A friendly 'disclaimer' that we could ask people to sign before
helping them to install Ubuntu on their machines. (Just in case...!)
Ideas for how non-programmers could contribute to the community.
(Translation, artwork etc.)

Could we have a 'beginners guide' series of videos, or podcasts that
really do start at the zero-knowledge level and work up from there?

Could we join forces with existing LUGs and code-clubs to organise
install-fests, and ongoing local 'hands-on' support networks?

Of course, the beer-fuelled release parties and the like are all good
and should continue. Here on the Isle of Man, I just about manage to
find a small handful of people who I can force beer into the name of a
new release every six months! :)

Cheers!
Dan.



On 4 December 2014 at 13:57, Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I wanted to kick off a thread about "rebooting" the team. We have
> discussions on the list, an active IRC channel, regular beer-related
> celebrations and a podcast in its 7th year, but not a lot else (unless
> I'm mistaken?) done as team effort.
>
> So I wanted to start an open discussion here based on my assertion
> that the team (such as it is) is currently somewhat moribund, and
> needs a boot up the arse for 2015.
>
> The questions I have are:-
>
> a) Do you agree?
> b) What shall we do about it?
>
> In my mind I'd like to see us doing more in the way of advocacy, event
> organising/attending, code jams, support and so on. We could all do
> this individually or we could do it co-ordinated as a team. I'd prefer
> the latter.
>
> Discuss. :)
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
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