[CoLoCo] Ubuntu Education Week or something similar

[Paul Hummer]

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Jim Hutchinson wrote:
> We've talked before about install-fests and other types of advocacy
>  events but so far I don't think many or any have come to fruition.
>  At the FC meeting last week we discussed the idea of a week long
> event in various locals around the state where we demo Ubuntu, pass
>  out CDs and help people wanting to install. The working title was
> Ubuntu Education Week since we would be educating people about
> Ubuntu. That does not have to be the title. So
I wonder if something a little more generically linux might be better
for the linux community as a whole, although I think with a strong
Ubuntu presence.
> far, there has been minimal response to this. Is that because
> people are not interested, not sure what it's about or just too
> busy with other things?
It's definitely not for lack of interest, that's for sure.  Currently,
I work for myself, and I work when there is work (although I have a
steady 50 hours a week usually).  So I don't mind showing up and
helping out, but the work schedule is so unpredictable that I could be
there all week or not at all.

I've been pretty active with the NCLUG here for quite a while now, and
I think it would be a good thing to ping some people there who might
be able to help out.  Jim's daughter will be presenting her RNG
research, along with a few other lightning tutorials (RPM packaging,
DEB packaging, kernel recompiling), so maybe if we saw a few new faces
there trying to get involved, it would be a good thing.  You might
also be able to ping some people for space to do an install fest or
something (which would be good for the community as a whole).
> The whole idea is still open to discussion. If there are a couple
> people in each major population center around the state (CS,
> Denver, north, west, etc) that would be willing to help develop the
> idea, I will help coordinate. Perhaps we could discuss it more at
> the hardy party, but that might be too late to try and plan
> something for early summer. It could be later but as close to the
> hardy release as possible, based on when we can get pressed CDs,
> seems best.
>
> Any takers? Feedback?

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