<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.14.1"> </HEAD> <BODY> Hi all, Just a general update for those who haven't been monitoring the forum. <UL> <LI>Yoafrica has said they will be happy to host a local Ubuntu repository and the Ubuntu Zimbabwe web site (once we've created it). Thanks to everyone who took part in the discussions on the forum - nice to see it becoming active :) <LI>Work on the Web site and repository should be starting very soon as, with the offer for free hosting, this should be our top priority. This also includes registration of the www.ubuntu.org.zw domain, but we still have to work out a few of the finer details before this can be done. <LI>The event planned in Masvingo for 20th October did not actually happen. It has been postponed but will hopefully still take place before the end of the year. I will advise of dates. We're still hoping for some support from the other guys in the area (Mashava guys have been very quiet lately?), so please advise if any particular dates would suit you. <LI>I'm hoping to receive 50 Gutsy installation discs in the next few weeks (for Zim). However, I feel that these should be used for promotional purposes as much as possible, so if existing Ubuntu users could order their own copies via the net (if needed), it would help quite a bit. I did request more discs for Zimbabwe but unfortunately due to the high demand, they are only able to supply us with 50 at this point. <LI>Thanks to the new Team Members who have signed up fairly recently (GG, RS, HT) - welcome aboard :) </UL> Regards, Neil </BODY> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <a href="http://www.mailscanner.info/">MailScanner</a>, and is believed to be clean. </HTML>