[ubuntu-us-ut] Still a team?

[Ryan Jones]

Hey Team,

I just wanted to clarify up front I am not a programmer, I am an accountant,
but I love Ubuntu! I enjoy getting updates from the Ubuntu-Utah team, but as
a non-programmer I'm not really sure what I can do if anything for the team.
So I haven't really contributed much, not because I don't want to, simply
because I don't know what to do. I spread the word of how much I love
Ubuntu, and I have had a few conversions, but thats about it. Anyway I just
wanted to say I like the direction this is taking and I hope it continues. I
would love to become more involved and do my part as well. If anything I can
be an example that you don't have to be a programmer to install and run
Ubuntu. Thanks for your contributions, I look forward to doing my part for
the Ubuntu-Utah team.

Ryan Jones

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:00 PM, Rob Oakes <lyx-devel at oak-tree.us> wrote:

> Hi Aaron,
>
> +1 to everything you say.  I had a couple of additional thoughts.
>
> As a new member to the team, I would love to get involved in activities or
> larger projects.  Particularly since a local group means that you can meet
> other Ubuntu users in real life instead of solely over IRC and email (which
> is wonderful, don't get me wrong).
>
> But with that said, it hasn't really been clear about how contribute to
> Ubuntu-Utah.  There isn't much structure, nor is there a way to suggest
> ideas.  And I don't have any experience with the LoCo structure.  If it's
> anything like traditional open source projects, sometimes the best option is
> to lurk for a while, learn the culture and then become involved.  But other
> than join the mailing list and volunteer to speak at the Utah Open Source
> Conference, I wasn't aware that there are other opportunities.  Does the
> group meet regularly?  If so, is there a calendar of activities?
>
> Because there aren't any clear initiatives, I've never been sure what types
> of projects the team might be interested in tackling.  Based on the
> information on the Wiki, it seems like a lot of the group's previous
> activities have been aimed at Ubuntu promotion (writing articles, handing
> out CDs, etc).
>
> Have you done other things?  Might there be an interest in tackling a
> coding or design related project related to Ubuntu?  Right now, I've been
> interested in tackling problems associated with open source publishing
> technologies.  Does the group have any similar large scale interests?
>
> (As a specific project example, I've long been frustrated by the lack of
> high quality templates for Scribus, OpenOffice and AbiWord.  Are there any
> design minded individuals who would be interested in packaging ten to twenty
> templates/design assets that could be donated upstream?)
>
> (In the aforementioned push for templates, I got myself started but haven't
> had time to return to it,
> http://blog.oak-tree.us/index.php/2010/08/21/modern-templates)
>
> In addition to the wiki, maybe a good next step would also be to organize
> regular meetings and talk about the scope of activities that the group would
> like to sponsor?
>
> That would allow for people to meet and get to know one another, which
> might make it easier to find potential collaborators.  It would also be nice
> to learn who are the active members and to find out what their interests
> are.  It might even be good to take an informal poll and see if there are
> specific topics that people are interested in.  That could help for meetings
> to be more specific to the needs of the group and more useful.  I know that
> I would be much more likely to attend or contribute if the project/meeting
> was tailored more closely to my interests.
>
> Like the previous comment, just my two cents, though.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob Oakes
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