[Ubuntu Oregon] Thoughts on "LoCo Members" and "Joining Ubuntu Oregon"

Benjamin Kerensa bkerensa at ubuntu.com
Fri Jun 22 15:08:13 UTC 2012


Just to get an idea how many of you would print a pdf copy and 
distribute them in your town/city to try and get the word out and also 
build local activity in your own community?

On 06/21/2012 09:13 PM, Daniel Polehn wrote:
>
> +1 to schools and chambers of commerce.
>
> On Jun 21, 2012 3:02 PM, "James Bradley" <jim at oregoncanoesport.com 
> <mailto:jim at oregoncanoesport.com>> wrote:
>
>     Also, don't forget school systems. Apple stayed alive in the early
>     '80s
>     by moving into schools. The result was a generation of students
>     indoctrinated in the Apple hype.
>
>     JVLB
>
>
>     On 06/21/2012 02:47 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:
>     > Hello Everyone,
>     >
>     > With the warm months now upon us and a little sun I have felt rather
>     > optimistic about launching an all out grassroots campaign to grow
>     > Ubuntu Oregon's ranks and stimulate regional activity and some
>     of the
>     > ideas I have to try and accomplish that goal are as follows:
>     >
>     > 1. I think Ubuntu Oregon needs brochures in a pdf format that anyone
>     > can print and leave and libraries, community boards etc and as such
>     > James Bradley has offered to contribute to the community by
>     working on
>     > such a brochure.
>     >
>     > 2. I think we need to try and get more CD's and material in the
>     hands
>     > of people in rural areas and smaller cities and towns where Open
>     > Source may not be as prevalent. It is my hope once these
>     brochures are
>     > done that Nathan and I can do a road trip to Central and Southern
>     > Oregon and distribute some of these brochures and some CD's at rural
>     > libraries and community center's or anywhere else we can leave them.
>     >
>     > Any other thoughts on how we can engage more Ubuntu Users in
>     Oregon or
>     > potential new users? Please do share ideas here on the mailing list.
>     >
>
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