<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <title></title> </head> <body> I didn't know that, ok then. On December 11, 2009 at 5:32 PM Paul Bartell <paul.bartell@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@clanshock.com > <mr.zergling@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@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@gmail.com > >> To: ubuntu-us-wa@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@gmail.com>Date: December 10, 2009 10:57:45 PM PSTTo: minty > >> <almostalive2009@gmail.com>Cc: Linda Halligan > >> <linda.halligan@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 > >> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/ > > -- > > ubuntu-us-wa mailing list > > ubuntu-us-wa@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-wa > > > > > > > > -- > Random quote of the week/month/whenever i get to updating it: "Quis custodiet > ipsos custodes?": "who shall watch the watchers themselves?" - Juvenal > > -- > ubuntu-us-wa mailing list > ubuntu-us-wa@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-wa </body> </html>