[ubuntu-za] New Ubuntu CD - Need help!

[Bill Cairns]

On 5/4/09, Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am helping Jeff with this. I will be posting the disk today.
>
> Bill
>
> On 5/4/09, Ludolph Neethling <ludolph at openhazel.co.za> wrote:
>> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Morgan Collett <morgan at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 12:38, Jeff Burrows <burrows.jeff at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > I got to your website by googling "Ubuntu Pretoria" and I couldn't be
>>> > happier.  I am currently staying in Limpopo Province and I have
>>> > recently
>>> > begun using Linux.  I have learned a fair amount so far but I have to
>>> > replace my hard drive and I would like to do a fresh install while I
>>> > am
>>> > doing it.  Since I am doing a fresh install anyway, I would LOVE to
>>> > get
>>> > the
>>> > latest Ubuntu release.  Here is the problem however; I am a volunteer
>>> > living
>>> > in a rural village near Lebowakgomo and I connect to the internet
>>> > through a
>>> > cell phone and there is just no way I would be able to download the
>>> > new
>>> > image.
>>> >
>>> > I thought about having someone from the US burn and send me the CD but
>>> > if
>>> > there is any way I could get a copy in country it would be much
>>> > easier.
>>> >  I
>>> > will actually be in Pretoria in a week and I was wondering if anyone
>>> > would
>>> > consider taking pity on a volunteer who makes no money and perhaps
>>> > make
>>> > a
>>> > copy of Jaunty and I could meet up with them while in Pretoria.
>>> >
>>> > I know this is quite a random request but I would REALLY appreciate
>>> > any
>>> > help
>>> > you could give me.  I would be able to pass this along to my fellow
>>> > volunteers and you would be making a great many people very happy.  If
>>> > anyone has any interest please feel free to contact me at
>>> > "Burrows.Jeff at Gmail.com"
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for any help you can give!
>>> >
>>> > - Jeff Burrows
>>> > Peace Corps Volunteer - South Africa
>>>
>>> Sending this to the ubuntu-za list. (Jeff, you sent it to the list
>>> administrators not the actual list. You need to subscribe to post
>>> directly...)
>>>
>>> If someone can help Jeff out with an Ubuntu CD in Pretoria, please
>>> remember to cc him because he's not on the list.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Morgan
>>>
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>>
>> Hi Jeff
>>
>> I would be able to meet you in Pretoria and supply you with a Ubuntu
>> CD or two. I would also recommend you subscribe to the ubuntu-za
>> mailing list at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za
>>
>> You can contact me via email or if you want to message me you can use
>> IRC. I'm Ludo(or sometimes Ludoza) on the #ubuntu-za irc channel on
>> the freenode.net server.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> Ludolph Neethling
>>
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