With our upcoming event (Reminder: It won't happen unless you step up and organize and advertise it!!), this would be a good time to start looking at some of the things we can do to promote Ubuntu to people who aren't already using it. One that I've started pursuing already is talking to government officials about using open-source software and open document formats in government and public schools. Other ideas are things like getting Ubuntu-preinstalled machines sold in retail outlets, getting Ubuntu workstations set up in public libraries, having local media run open-source-related news stories, and introducing non-technical people to Ubuntu who haven't heard of it before.<br>
<br>To see a larger list of some ways you could go with this, I'd recommend reading <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoActivism">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoActivism</a>, all of the pages linked from it, and <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/Campaigns/UbuntuInStores">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/Campaigns/UbuntuInStores</a>. Also note that we have started pages on our wiki section for some of these things, specifically <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MinnesotaTeam/LocalStores">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MinnesotaTeam/LocalStores</a>, <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MinnesotaTeam/Education">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MinnesotaTeam/Education</a>, and <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MinnesotaTeam/Political">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MinnesotaTeam/Political</a>.<br>
<br>Think about what interests you most personally, and use the release party to find some like-minded folks to collaborate with so we can get some things off the ground!<br><br>I haven't been getting responses of volunteers for the release party To-Do list I posted - please consider helping out so we can put a good face forward!<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Tony Yarusso<br><a href="http://tonyyarusso.com/">http://tonyyarusso.com/</a>