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<p><a name="DDE_LINK"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">2010</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Roadmap Ubuntu-ZA</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Hi Everyone,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">I was wondering if we from Ubuntu side had some special plans for SA</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> (</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">except world dominion</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">:-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">) </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">or for Ubuntu-ZA during</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">2010.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">The</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Zabuntu page seems to be last dated October</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">2008</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">and the Ubuntu-ZA page mentions some projects,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">but in general terms.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">It's still great,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">but I was wondering if there were a</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">2010</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">roadmap for Zabuntu.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Is there someway we could use the</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">2010</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">soccor event in our country to highlight/share/create awareness of Ubuntu software</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">? </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">If we wished to do something in this regard,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">how would we go about it</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">? </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Where would we start</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">? </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Could we do anything in this regard</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">? </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Some nasty questions,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">I know</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">; </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">however let's ask them and answer them and then either sit back or start engaging the result.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Perhaps they have been asked at other forums and I have just not come across it.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">If we collectively decide to leave it as is because we do not have resources/manpower/time etc,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">fine</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">; </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">then we do just that.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">However,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">I keep on reading of resources available overseas for special projects</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> – </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">is it available for Ubuntu-ZA</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">? </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Are there any companies in our own country which could make some resources available</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">? </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">And if we could get resources,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">how would we even use it</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">? </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">In any case,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">I thought to ask the questions here and now,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">so that we have some time to think it through and then to either discard it all or to take it further with our current projects more focused and with the potential to make use of the wonderful event which we will share together in South Africa this year.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Wishes for a happy new year in</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">2010</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="en-ZA">Rusty</span></p>
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