[UbuntuDallas] Texas Team Initiative and Activity

[jonathan]

There is no Texas Team for Ubuntu. I'm not sure what has happened in the 
past, but I assure there is no elitist attitude amongst users in the 
Dallas Team. The majority of us just like free software, helping people 
out, and drinking beer. Mostly the latter part of that statement. I 
congratulate your success in moderating such a large user group. It's 
quite impressive. We at the Dallas Team have lost our official Ubuntu 
website, and have been unable to publish anything regarding local events 
aside from on our Wiki page, which generally doesn't get used for that. 
If you would send me your mailing list information, I will gladly 
subscribe. I love meeting new people in the region. My comment regarding 
the 'less than professional' CD's was in regards to the LoCo Teams in 
Texas being refused the LiveCD's we were provided in the past unless we 
formed an Ubuntu-Tx.


John Abbott wrote:
> How utterly bizarre.  I joined the list some time during its 
> beginnings and this is the first communication I have received.  I 
> personally can attest to the elitist attitude of the Texas Ubuntu 
> crowd.  I am the moderator for a LUG of 92 dues paying members who 
> have distributed 560 of those less than professional CDs because we 
> cannot qualify as part of Ubuntu.  We hold public events 4 times a 
> year and have yet to get anything published by the Texas LoCo ..
>
> I certainly would not want to see you lose your elite status by 
> becoming a part of the community.
>
>
> n Sun, 2009-11-01 at 14:07 -0600, jonathan wrote:T
> he Ubuntu Team Council has asked us to play nicely with the other
>>  so that we may effectively form a Texas Team that will be officially 
>> recognized. This will include the teams
>> from Dallas, Austin, and Houston. We would all be represented through 
>> this umbrella team and act
>> as satellites. Theoretically, this will make it easier for Ubuntu 
>> users to find a local team by simply looking
>> under the banner for Texas.
>>
>> As we have learned since our falling out with the Team Council, local 
>> teams are no longer recognized
>> by Canonical, henceforth leaving us without the resources we 
>> previously had. By forming a Texas Team,
>> we should have access to these kits, as well as pressed versions of 
>> future Ubuntu releases once again.
>> This has always made it easier to share software with individuals in 
>> our communities. Let's be honest,
>> burned discs don't make the most appealing presentation.
>>
>> I would like for us to have an open conversation regarding these 
>> matters. Ubuntu Dallas has never been
>> organized by a single individual, and decisions were never made by a 
>> 'leader'. With our recent loss of
>> Brandon Perry, I invite everyone to share their insight with one 
>> another. Please think this over and share
>> your pros and cons.
>>
>> P.S. - The Team Council has been measuring the success of Ubuntu 
>> Dallas based on activity on the mailing
>> list. I informed them that our IRC Channel and Wiki, as well as OCAM 
>> are the best ways to measure our
>> activity. If you are only subscribed to the mailing list, please drop 
>> by the Wiki and IRC to make an
>> appearance and get to know your fellow Linux users.
>>
>> Thank You,
>> JJNova
>>
>> #ubuntu-dallas on irc.efnet.net
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DallasTeam
>>
>>     



John Abbott wrote:
> How utterly bizarre.  I joined the list some time during its 
> beginnings and this is the first communication I have received.  I 
> personally can attest to the elitist attitude of the Texas Ubuntu 
> crowd.  I am the moderator for a LUG of 92 dues paying members who 
> have distributed 560 of those less than professional CDs because we 
> cannot qualify as part of Ubuntu.  We hold public events 4 times a 
> year and have yet to get anything published by the Texas LoCo ..
>
> I certainly would not want to see you lose your elite status by 
> becoming a part of the community.
>
>
> n Sun, 2009-11-01 at 14:07 -0600, jonathan wrote:T
> he Ubuntu Team Council has asked us to play nicely with the other
>>  so that we may effectively form a Texas Team that will be officially 
>> recognized. This will include the teams
>> from Dallas, Austin, and Houston. We would all be represented through 
>> this umbrella team and act
>> as satellites. Theoretically, this will make it easier for Ubuntu users 
>> to find a local team by simply looking
>> under the banner for Texas.
>>
>> As we have learned since our falling out with the Team Council, local 
>> teams are no longer recognized
>> by Canonical, henceforth leaving us without the resources we previously 
>> had. By forming a Texas Team,
>> we should have access to these kits, as well as pressed versions of 
>> future Ubuntu releases once again.
>> This has always made it easier to share software with individuals in our 
>> communities. Let's be honest,
>> burned discs don't make the most appealing presentation.
>>
>> I would like for us to have an open conversation regarding these 
>> matters. Ubuntu Dallas has never been
>> organized by a single individual, and decisions were never made by a 
>> 'leader'. With our recent loss of
>> Brandon Perry, I invite everyone to share their insight with one 
>> another. Please think this over and share
>> your pros and cons.
>>
>> P.S. - The Team Council has been measuring the success of Ubuntu Dallas 
>> based on activity on the mailing
>> list. I informed them that our IRC Channel and Wiki, as well as OCAM are 
>> the best ways to measure our
>> activity. If you are only subscribed to the mailing list, please drop by 
>> the Wiki and IRC to make an
>> appearance and get to know your fellow Linux users.
>>
>> Thank You,
>> JJNova
>>
>> #ubuntu-dallas on irc.efnet.net
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DallasTeam
>>
>>