UBUNTU: Fwd: There must be a leader

Fri Dec 11 17:36:06 GMT 2009

I didn't know that, ok then.

On December 11, 2009 at 5:32 PM Paul Bartell <paul.bartell at gmail.com> wrote:

> We've got an IRC channel on freenode, #ubuntu-us-wa .
> 
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:19 AM, mr.zergling at clanshock.com
> <mr.zergling at clanshock.com> wrote:
> > I might be able to get an IRC channel up for us on my home server. Also, I'm
> > from the Issaquah (near Seattle) area
> >
> > On December 11, 2009 at 3:41 PM anjils laire <anjilslaire at hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> In the Olympia area we have a local group, OlyLUG, that handles support
> >> issues olylug. In fact, we've had several users come to us saying that Dell
> >> has referred them to us for local linux support in teh south puget sound
> >> area.
> >>
> >> I'm pretty sure Chuck will want to stay involved. Maybe not leader, but
> >> definitely involved.
> >>
> >> Need any more useless stuff to read on teh internetz?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: linda.halligan at gmail.com
> >> To: ubuntu-us-wa at lists.ubuntu.com
> >> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:00:33 -0800
> >> Subject: UBUNTU: Fwd:  There must be a leader
> >>
> >> I replied direct when I meant to reply to list. Darn pebcak errors.
> >> -Linda
> >>
> >> Begin forwarded message:From: Linda Halligan
> >> <linda.halligan at gmail.com>Date: December 10, 2009 10:57:45 PM PSTTo: minty
> >> <almostalive2009 at gmail.com>Cc: Linda Halligan
> >> <linda.halligan at gmail.com>Subject: Re: UBUNTU: There must be a leader
> >>
> >> On Dec 10, 2009, at 9:35 PM, minty wrote:
> >>
> >> ****  I'm Vince! This is my vague concept of an idea  *******
> >> I believe
> >> there must be a leader
> >>
> >> Agreed. I've contacted Chuck, the last primary contact for the LoCo, to
> >> see if he is still interested. If he isn't or doesn't respond in a
> >> reasonable time frame we can go to the LoCo council to recover the
> >> resources
> >> he is the current admin of.
> >>
> >>
> >> stock should be taken of people who are willing or wanting to help
> >>
> >>
> >> Yep, I'd like to assume that those in the launchpad group can be
> >> considered active and interested. Perhaps when this resource is transferred
> >> to an active admin we can ensure membership needs to be renewed every 180
> >> days by the person explicitly agreeing to renew to keep the list semi
> >> current/fresh (a setting that exists and can be enabled in launchpad
> >> teams).
> >>
> >>
> >> A task should be selected for undertaking
> >>
> >>
> >> Word! I nominate a shared table with a wasington LUG for LinuxFest
> >> NorthWest, a la last year. :)
> >>
> >>
> >> things that need to be done to facilitate said task should be organized
> >> into a list and should be emailed or posted online
> >>
> >>
> >> A wiki page is probably best once we have decided on a collective action
> >> to take.
> >>
> >> those willing to help should be able to sign themselves up for a task
> >> and the leader should ensure that all things that are needed to be taken
> >> care of are taken care of
> >>
> >>
> >> Again wiki pages are awesome for this.
> >>
> >> so we need a leader, a nice chat session, and some resolve! It would be
> >> nice to shock some people when they see that people are actually out
> >> handing out a free operating system, and offering support and what not.
> >> i dont know .. ..
> >>
> >> maybe I dont know what i'm talkin about, but it would nice to see at
> >> least SOMETHING come together.
> >>
> >> below is just a rant so dont read it if you dont want to listen to me rant
> >>
> >> by the way I'm no linux expert, and I've not done anything so far that
> >> would put me into the position being the person to send this email, but
> >> I'd like to think that it I can help. Basically I get this funny feeling
> >> that I'm totally out of line even trying to help. I dont know anyone, I
> >> dont know what experience others might have, and I feel out of place.
> >> Still I have organized more than one music festival and used to throw
> >> lots of small concerts down here in Olympia, so maybe my event planning
> >> side can help.  In my fantasy we have a nice little booth where people
> >> come and say, "An operating system that's not windows sounds
> >> interesting," and we cut off and say, "Oh it's awesome, let me show you
> >> some of the features," and by the time were done they walk away cursing
> >> Microsoft, and  dreaming of  a better world and a faster computer.  When
> >> and where  this fantasy could be lived out  I  just dont know. Most
> >> people are attached to windows, like my 1 1/2 year old is to her
> >> favorite blanket.  I dont know where you can go that people are really
> >> gonna welcome someone whos telling them that their windows (blanky) is
> >> not necessary and even harmful. Maybe colleges are the best hope. The
> >> younger crowd might be more open to new ideas like linux, whereas older
> >> folks are likely to remember less pretty days of linux and remember that
> >> through a lot of those days windows was at their side with its bells and
> >> whistles at hand.  Yes I believe the children are our future. I've
> >> contemplated not sending this email. oh well
> >>
> >> That's the beauty of Ubuntu, you don't have to be an expert to expose
> >> people to the existence of Ubuntu. Most people are able to do most
> >> non-specialized tasks in Ubuntu with very little transitional pain. (Note,
> >> previous statement is a conjecture from anecdotal evidence.) And if you
> >> don't know something it's ok to say "Hey, I don't know, but there is an
> >> awesome community to direct those types of queries to, which is another
> >> awesome feature of Ubuntu."
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Where does everyone live by the way? I'm in Olympia. Determining a
> >> central location might help decide where a good place to start is for
> >> events.
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm in Seattle-ish (work in the city, live in the 'burbs)
> >>
> >> -Linda
> >>
> >>
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