Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Hour in the UK: Report on first session
On 27/01/10 18:47, Steve wrote: > On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:09:50 -, alan c > wrote: > > >> alan c wrote: >> >>> Alan Pope wrote: >>> [...] >>> >>> We have a wiki page listing Ubuntu Hours around the world, and I wanted to encourage people to consider scheduling an hour to be somewhere and let the community know. I'd love to start hearing about Ubuntu Hours around the UK. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hour >>> Hour scheduled in >>> Bracknell on >>> Saturday 23rd, 11am >>> South Hill park and Wilde theatre, Terrace bar >>> >>> Initially a single event then hopefully ongoing monthly. >>> >> Happy to say this took place. >> >> I had circulated it also to a local computer club, and what do you >> know? One email apology for absence (but would come another time), one >> in-person acknowledgement (at an unrelated meeting I happened to >> attend) of an install being done on the person's friend's computer, >> and above all, one person actually turned up! >> >> I would not have been surprised if nobody had turned up. I was >> surprised by the actual flurry of interest. The attender had >> unsuccessfully tried gnu/Linux some years ago and wanted to try again. >> He was impressed by what he saw on my eeepc - xandros, UNR and Ubuntu >> 8.04, multi boot etc. >> >> Ubuntu Hour is an good method of low investment local contact. Great >> scheme. >> >> > Not a bad start, slightly more than Matthew Daubney managed. From little > acorns... > Once my weekends become free again I’ll shall give it a go. > > I tried! Shan't be able to make it this weekend as I have other commitments, but shall try again the following one. -Matt Daubney -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Hour in the UK: Report on first session
On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:09:50 -, alan c wrote: > alan c wrote: >> Alan Pope wrote: >> [...] >> >>> We have a wiki page listing Ubuntu Hours around the world, and I >>> wanted to encourage people to consider scheduling an hour to be >>> somewhere and let the community know. I'd love to start hearing about >>> Ubuntu Hours around the UK. >>> >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hour >> >> Hour scheduled in >> Bracknell on >> Saturday 23rd, 11am >> South Hill park and Wilde theatre, Terrace bar >> >> Initially a single event then hopefully ongoing monthly. > > Happy to say this took place. > > I had circulated it also to a local computer club, and what do you > know? One email apology for absence (but would come another time), one > in-person acknowledgement (at an unrelated meeting I happened to > attend) of an install being done on the person's friend's computer, > and above all, one person actually turned up! > > I would not have been surprised if nobody had turned up. I was > surprised by the actual flurry of interest. The attender had > unsuccessfully tried gnu/Linux some years ago and wanted to try again. > He was impressed by what he saw on my eeepc - xandros, UNR and Ubuntu > 8.04, multi boot etc. > > Ubuntu Hour is an good method of low investment local contact. Great > scheme. > Not a bad start, slightly more than Matthew Daubney managed. From little acorns... Once my weekends become free again I’ll shall give it a go. -- Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Hour in the UK: Report on first session
alan c wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > [...] > >> We have a wiki page listing Ubuntu Hours around the world, and I >> wanted to encourage people to consider scheduling an hour to be >> somewhere and let the community know. I'd love to start hearing about >> Ubuntu Hours around the UK. >> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hour > > Hour scheduled in > Bracknell on > Saturday 23rd, 11am > South Hill park and Wilde theatre, Terrace bar > > Initially a single event then hopefully ongoing monthly. Happy to say this took place. I had circulated it also to a local computer club, and what do you know? One email apology for absence (but would come another time), one in-person acknowledgment (at an unrelated meeting I happened to attend) of an install being done on the person's friend's computer, and above all, one person actually turned up! I would not have been surprised if nobody had turned up. I was surprised by the actual flurry of interest. The attender had unsuccessfully tried gnu/linux some years ago and wanted to try again. He was impressed by what he saw on my eeepc - xandros, UNR and Ubuntu 8.04, multi boot etc. Ubuntu Hour is an good method of low investment local contact. Great scheme. -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
