Proposal - Ubuntu "Pen Pals"
Calvin Park
linuxsys at davisny.edu
Tue Nov 30 19:52:06 UTC 2004
I'd be up for something like this. Ubuntu Umngane sounds somewhat
appealing (though I have no idea if I'm pronoucing Umngane correctly).
I'd certainly enjoy doing something like this though.
-Calvin
On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 23:39 +0200, Duncan Anderson wrote:
> Will Backman wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 16:37 +0000, david wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 09:44 -0500, Will Backman wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>In the spirit of Ubuntu, perhaps users could also become Ubuntu "pen
> >>>pals", although it this case, it would be e-mail. Two users would e-
> >>>mail directly as they go through the fun journey of learning and using
> >>>Ubuntu linux. It would be best of the two people were from very
> >>>different parts of the world. Learn Ubuntu linux, learn about another
> >>>culture.
> >>>
> >>>-- Will
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Nice idea!
> >>
> >>I'd be up for that.
> >>
> >>David
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >I assume people would just send a mail to this list. Say that you are
> >looking for a Ubuntu "friend" or whatever (maybe we need another African
> >word), and let people know where you are from. Someone else contacts
> >you, and then the world becomes a better place. :)
> >
> >
> >
> Ubuntu is a Zulu word. The Zulu word for friend is "umngane".
>
> Nisale kahle
>
> Duncan
>
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