Re: AUS LoCo status?
Getting some LoCo groups up and running, and regularly, would be great. Given that Australia is a large, vast, and at times lonely place, would it be possible to pool some talent and get some online meetings running too? When I lived in South East QLD the Local LUG was great, and the LUG in Brisbane (University of QLD) was exceptional. Now that I live in a remote location (Mount Isa) it would seem that to participate in any Linux/Ubuntu community the only option is online. I haven't got any specific programming skills to offer, my areas of speciality are Logic, Ethics, and Community Development. If any of these skills are needed in getting a LoCo (or a few) off the ground then just shoot me a message. One question to anyone who might know: "how, if at all, is Ubuntu registered in Australia?" -- Simon Ives si...@simonives.info www.simonives.info Please consider the environment before printing this email or any attachments. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: AUS LoCo status?
Hi everyone I'd be interested in getting things up and running in Melbourne. I am involved in Linux Users Victoria (LUV) and the Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA) Vic branch. I also write some basic Ubuntu related articles for iTWire.com I would hope that, rather than work seperately, the various Linux related groups could work together, especially where there's a common goal, such as Vantrax mentions with promoting Ubuntu or FOSS generally to education providers. Personally, I have a few ideas about this, mostly revolving around becoming a training provider and the provisioning of Ubuntu training courses, and would love to discuss this with people. Hamish Taylor On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Vantrax wrote: > ajmorris and I were talking to elkbuntu (the loco leader) about this the > other day. > > From what shes said problem is meetings tend to end up discussing beer not > anything useful. > > Id like to see each state have its own loco which the leaders of all talk at > meetings for the AU loco. > > With such a large country its almost impossible to have people meeting > together unless they are based around one of the major cities in each state. > With the rise of interest in linux in the education sector I think it is > very to try and get organized so we can show that there is community support > behind linux, and ubuntu in particular. > > Both ajmorris and I are willing to help out if anyone else wants to try and > get things working again. We can usually be found on the #ubuntu-au IRC > channel. > > You can do anything you set your mind to when you have vision, > determination, and and endless supply of expendable labor. > > electrons were terribly inconvenienced> > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Callan Jefferson Davies > wrote: >> >> > I'm not trying to play or stir politics - if there has been any on >> > this topic in the past - but just trying to understand the current >> > status. Is this list the only real communication and activity of >> > ubuntu-au? >> >> >> >> >> Hi Jason (+ everyone else), >> >> Good that you bring this up actually. I went hunting around the LoCo >> sites a while back and came across a whole lot of not much for >> Australia. I did gather enough information to attend the 8.04 release >> party here in Adelaide, but haven't really been back looking at LoCo for >> a while now. >> >> I guess I'm replying not so much with knowledge of previous happenings, >> but to stick my hand up in there air and say hey, if what we need is >> participation, I'm happy to put in time/resources to help out. >> >> I'm not sure what else to put in here, or whether this email is even an >> appropriate response >> >> But as far as spreading the word ... I can offer time, knowledge and >> experience (been a user since 6.06). I work for Adam Internet >> (Adelaide's 2nd largest private ISP) so if there's a need for the >> hosting of any websites/forums etc I can look after that without a >> drama. Also through work I have a lot of "computer-shop" type contacts >> that might be interested to learn more, or perhaps to refer their >> customers that want to learn more. >> >> Am I on the right path here, or am I totally up in the clouds (riding a >> bicycle in 41C heat can make a man crazy ...) >> >> EOM, for now... >> >> Callan >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-au mailing list >> ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > -- Hamish Taylor ham...@devworldit.com.au +61 435 082 070 Bob Hope - "I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance - waiting for the bathroom." -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: AUS LoCo status?
ajmorris and I were talking to elkbuntu (the loco leader) about this the other day. >From what shes said problem is meetings tend to end up discussing beer not anything useful. Id like to see each state have its own loco which the leaders of all talk at meetings for the AU loco. With such a large country its almost impossible to have people meeting together unless they are based around one of the major cities in each state. With the rise of interest in linux in the education sector I think it is very to try and get organized so we can show that there is community support behind linux, and ubuntu in particular. Both ajmorris and I are willing to help out if anyone else wants to try and get things working again. We can usually be found on the #ubuntu-au IRC channel. You can do anything you set your mind to when you have vision, determination, and and endless supply of expendable labor. On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Callan Jefferson Davies < cal...@cruzn.net.au> wrote: > > I'm not trying to play or stir politics - if there has been any on > > this topic in the past - but just trying to understand the current > > status. Is this list the only real communication and activity of > > ubuntu-au? > > > > > Hi Jason (+ everyone else), > > Good that you bring this up actually. I went hunting around the LoCo > sites a while back and came across a whole lot of not much for > Australia. I did gather enough information to attend the 8.04 release > party here in Adelaide, but haven't really been back looking at LoCo for > a while now. > > I guess I'm replying not so much with knowledge of previous happenings, > but to stick my hand up in there air and say hey, if what we need is > participation, I'm happy to put in time/resources to help out. > > I'm not sure what else to put in here, or whether this email is even an > appropriate response > > But as far as spreading the word ... I can offer time, knowledge and > experience (been a user since 6.06). I work for Adam Internet > (Adelaide's 2nd largest private ISP) so if there's a need for the > hosting of any websites/forums etc I can look after that without a > drama. Also through work I have a lot of "computer-shop" type contacts > that might be interested to learn more, or perhaps to refer their > customers that want to learn more. > > Am I on the right path here, or am I totally up in the clouds (riding a > bicycle in 41C heat can make a man crazy ...) > > EOM, for now... > > Callan > > > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: AUS LoCo Status
ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: > Send ubuntu-au mailing list submissions to > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ubuntu-au-ow...@lists.ubuntu.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-au digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > >1. AUS LoCo status? (Jason Allen) >2. Re: AUS LoCo status? (Paul Shirren) >3. Re: AUS LoCo status? (Callan Jefferson Davies) >4. Re: Wireless Modem Problems #4 (Michael Harold) > > > ---------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:07:57 +1100 > From: "Jason Allen" > Subject: AUS LoCo status? > To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: > <3e888d0e0901130107s413c62d1n919aff8d456ad...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > With Planet and Planet Users participating in the "Get to know a LoCo" meme > at the moment, I thought I find out about the AUS loCo ... > > 1. The LoCoTeam List (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamList) leads me to > http://www.ubuntu.com.au/ which appears to have had no activity since June > 2008 > 2. LoCoTeamList also leads me to > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeamwhich appears to have had no > activity updates since Aug 2008 > 3. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam directs me to > http://ubuntu.org.au/, which is the same as #1 above. > 4. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Members has had a recent update > onlya few days ago with an addition for Sth AUS. (and now me) > 5. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam shows no meetings or newsletters > since June 2008 > 6. Planet AU (http://planet.ubuntu.org.au/) appears to have little Ubuntu > activity > 7. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidReleaseParties shows nothing occurred for > AUS > > So I make the assessment that Australia LoCo is either a very stagnant or > dead LoCo? Is this a fair assessment? If not, what/where have I missed for > info and activities of AUS LoCo? If it is a fair assessment, why is this the > case? Do AU Ubuntu'ites like it this way? > > I'm not trying to play or stir politics - if there has been any on this > topic in the past - but just trying to understand the current status. Is > this list the only real communication and activity of ubuntu-au? > > Thanks. > > Hi Jason, Good points that you make, a while back I joined the www.ubuntu.com.au website and had made the same observations. I submitted some emails to the appropriate people (that I thought) asking about the group and in particular the website. I live in Brisbane, and would love to get in contact with the users up here. I also have some Drupal experience and can see that the ubuntu.com.au website can be improved, to be more useful and I am more that happy to help out. As I see it, unless there is some pro-activity, then this wonderful project called "Ubuntu" will not propagate throughout the community because the product quality is certainly up there with the best. If not many people know about the alternatives to MS, then how can they make an informed choice about which OS to use. (even more important given Windows 7 is just around the corner) Maybe the New year will mobilise some activity within the Australian Ubuntu community. Cheers, Andrew. PS. We all appreciate that people are busy and time is precious. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: AUS LoCo status?
Not sure if you heard or read about it, and yes I know it's not Ubuntu only but the SLUG team have monthly meetings which are open to everyone to join in. I agree with Paul that AU is a huge, vast country and it might be just difficult to meet in large groups more often. (Maybe not in Sydney though :-D ) I assume that SLUG is the biggest Linux related group meeting regularly in the Sydney area. For some time there where quite a few Linuxchix meeting announcements for Sydney if I remember correct. Cheers, seb www.slug.org.au Jason Allen wrote: > With Planet and Planet Users participating in the "Get to know a LoCo" > meme at the moment, I thought I find out about the AUS loCo ... > > 1. The LoCoTeam List (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamList) leads me to > http://www.ubuntu.com.au/ which appears to have had no activity since > June 2008 > 2. LoCoTeamList also leads me to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam > which appears to have had no activity updates since Aug 2008 > 3. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam directs me to > http://ubuntu.org.au/, which is the same as #1 above. > 4. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Members has had a recent > update onlya few days ago with an addition for Sth AUS. (and now me) > 5. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam shows no meetings or > newsletters since June 2008 > 6. Planet AU (http://planet.ubuntu.org.au/) appears to have little > Ubuntu activity > 7. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidReleaseParties shows nothing occurred > for AUS > > So I make the assessment that Australia LoCo is either a very stagnant > or dead LoCo? Is this a fair assessment? If not, what/where have I > missed for info and activities of AUS LoCo? If it is a fair assessment, > why is this the case? Do AU Ubuntu'ites like it this way? > > I'm not trying to play or stir politics - if there has been any on this > topic in the past - but just trying to understand the current status. Is > this list the only real communication and activity of ubuntu-au? > > Thanks. > > -- > Cheers, > Jason > -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: AUS LoCo status?
> I'm not trying to play or stir politics - if there has been any on > this topic in the past - but just trying to understand the current > status. Is this list the only real communication and activity of > ubuntu-au? Hi Jason (+ everyone else), Good that you bring this up actually. I went hunting around the LoCo sites a while back and came across a whole lot of not much for Australia. I did gather enough information to attend the 8.04 release party here in Adelaide, but haven't really been back looking at LoCo for a while now. I guess I'm replying not so much with knowledge of previous happenings, but to stick my hand up in there air and say hey, if what we need is participation, I'm happy to put in time/resources to help out. I'm not sure what else to put in here, or whether this email is even an appropriate response But as far as spreading the word ... I can offer time, knowledge and experience (been a user since 6.06). I work for Adam Internet (Adelaide's 2nd largest private ISP) so if there's a need for the hosting of any websites/forums etc I can look after that without a drama. Also through work I have a lot of "computer-shop" type contacts that might be interested to learn more, or perhaps to refer their customers that want to learn more. Am I on the right path here, or am I totally up in the clouds (riding a bicycle in 41C heat can make a man crazy ...) EOM, for now... Callan -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: AUS LoCo status?
Jason Allen wrote: > Is this list the only real communication and activity of ubuntu-au? There is also #ubuntu-au on irc.freenode.net I am guessing members are also active through lugs and software freedom days. I don't know much more than you. Except that this is a big country and Ubuntu users who are able or willing to commit time and effort to volunteer work are probably fairly scarce. With most little community orgs things fall on a handful of people and those people have other commitments such as work, family etc. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
AUS LoCo status?
With Planet and Planet Users participating in the "Get to know a LoCo" meme at the moment, I thought I find out about the AUS loCo ... 1. The LoCoTeam List (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamList) leads me to http://www.ubuntu.com.au/ which appears to have had no activity since June 2008 2. LoCoTeamList also leads me to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeamwhich appears to have had no activity updates since Aug 2008 3. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam directs me to http://ubuntu.org.au/, which is the same as #1 above. 4. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Members has had a recent update onlya few days ago with an addition for Sth AUS. (and now me) 5. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam shows no meetings or newsletters since June 2008 6. Planet AU (http://planet.ubuntu.org.au/) appears to have little Ubuntu activity 7. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidReleaseParties shows nothing occurred for AUS So I make the assessment that Australia LoCo is either a very stagnant or dead LoCo? Is this a fair assessment? If not, what/where have I missed for info and activities of AUS LoCo? If it is a fair assessment, why is this the case? Do AU Ubuntu'ites like it this way? I'm not trying to play or stir politics - if there has been any on this topic in the past - but just trying to understand the current status. Is this list the only real communication and activity of ubuntu-au? Thanks. -- Cheers, Jason -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
