[Ubuntu-ZW] Ubuntu Loco Team Update

[Arthur Garande]

Hi Kalpesh, let me have a go assisting with the constitution. Show  me
what you got and we take it from there.

On 11/29/12, Ganyani Khosa - Hotmail <khosag at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Kalpesh, I will be able to assist with content management.  When can we
> meet
> face to face and talk about these issues?
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> Ganyani Khosa  - Passionate about Ubuntu!
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> From: ubuntu-zw-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> [mailto:ubuntu-zw-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Kalpesh Thaker
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 8:55 AM
> To: Emmanuel Gwarimbo
> Cc: ubuntu-zw
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] Ubuntu Loco Team Update
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> Hi All,
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> Apologies for the silence.. i have been quite busy with a few work related
> issues lately...
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> i have been working on the new website.., and im about 60% of the way with
> that. i will need some help with the uploading
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> of content once im done.... so if anyone can spare some time, i'll need
> some
> volunteers to help admin the site. We will need to draw up new and more
> detailed FAQ's as well as a few common How-to's, etc.
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> I havent had much time to commit recently but will keep everyone in the
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> of things.
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> With regards to the team constitution...i have worked on getting a draft
> done, but i think we'll need a few volunteers to help with it as well. if
> anyone out there is keen on helping with that please let me know. basically
> we need to draw info from constitutions that are in place already, such as
> debian social.. then adapt and change it to suit our local team
> environment.
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> for now though, i think more immediately we need some idea of a "mission
> statement":
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> i.e -->
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> - where do we want this team to go.
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> - what will this team do
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> - how will we achieve the above questions
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> - how can people join the team
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> - what will be expected of the team members
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> once we clarify this, then i reckon we can move forward with a clear idea
> of
> drawing up a constitution.
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> kalpesh
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> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Emmanuel Gwarimbo <egwarimbo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Hi Kalpesh,
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> Anything new so far? Not pushing, just curious
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> Regards,
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> Manulite
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> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Kalpesh Thaker <luminary06 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Hi everyone, hope you're all well!
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> There have been some discussions going in the background about reviving the
> Ubuntu Zimbabwe LoCo team. As you may know, the team itself has been very
> very quiet the last few years and months.. however, i have taken on the
> task
> of reviving the team with a few other team members who have somehow stayed
> loyal and passionate during the long quiet period.
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> We have decided to start the team afresh, and i have begun by taking over
> the Team Lead, and Team Contact roles until we can pick up some momentum.
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> Based on our previous experiences in running the team, we think we have
> learned a great deal about what NOT to do.. and what MORE to do with
> regards
> to running a LoCo team... so hopefully we'll be much better at it this time
> :)
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> For now, we're beginning by drawing up a new LoCo team constitution.. which
> will include our very own mission statement! this is something that we
> missed the last time, and i think would be a great idea on founding a new
> LoCo team with.  The constitution will outlay the purpose of the LoCo team,
> the overall management and running of the team.. as well as just a few
> obligations that team members need to meet. We will be re-developing a new
> www.ubuntu.org.zw website as well soon... which should be more informative,
> modern and up to date.. this is high up on my to do list!
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> So, i'd just like to say thanks to you all for your patience during our
> "leave of absence"... and that we'll keep you updated on the team progress
> as we go along.
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> kalpesh.
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