[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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