Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Project: Representative-Letters, Part Deux
We would be happy to work with you from the SCALE side. Let me know how we can help. -Ilan On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Grant Bowman wrote: > Here is the project page. > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Projects/Representative-Letters > > Please join me *after* our team meeting tomorrow night (stick around > afterward) and/or any night this week M-F at 7:30 PM in IRC > http://ubuntu-california.org/chat/ or #ubuntu-us-ca on freenode.net to > discuss this project. Far from being vague, I would like to > collaboratively draft an initial contact letter and a reminder letter > with reasonable, appropriate information and send them to all > California representatives. The fact that this meeting is taking place > in our state is newsworthy to the "Internet using" public and public > officials and can be carefully described in a "press release" manner. > Discussion of advocacy and promotion is part of the world-wide Ubuntu > work taking place inside UDS. We will coordinate with Canonical, > codeforamerica.org and opensourceforamerica.org if they opt-in to > coordinating with us. We are the team members willing to step forward > to work on this project. Of course more "user focused" events such as > SCaLE socallinuxexpo.org can be promoted at the same time if done in a > coordinated manner. > > Thank you one and all for your valuable, constructive feedback and > contributions to this effort. I've made adjustments to the plan though > I think that some of my intention in launching this project were > misconstrued due to lack of detail. Details are forthcoming. The > discussion on the email list is very much in line with what I was > thinking. > > Let's take a quick step back. What do LoCos do? We advocate and > promote Ubuntu. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeams I do not think we > should shy away from talking with fellow citizen computer users, even > if they happen to work in politics. As citizens we have an option to > exercise our voice to our representatives about what is important to > us. Ubuntu is important to us, it's why we participate in the team. > > How do we work together? We demonstrate humanity toward others, > Ubuntu. We do not show prejudice, we foster collaboration and we > respectfully assume good intentions. This discussion among people with > different needs, interest and skills helps us work together. As this > kind of letter writing outreach has not been done before (to my > knowledge) we are refining this idea and carefully aligning it with > other Ubuntu efforts. We strive for consensus but this is not an > absolute requirement for moving forward together. > http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/conduct How might the > opposite look? Claiming other people are motivated by subversion, > undermining, harmful or unethical intentions and not being willing to > participate. While we may not agree on all points there is hopefully > no need for such claims in our volunteer team. If we seriously > disagree there are procedures for escalation. Some team members are > familiar with these procedures. A clear majority of people have > responded positively to this concept and I appreciate the discussion > of merits and concerns. Several different levels of organization have > been involved in the planning of this team project. The devil will be > in the details of implementation so let's get to work. > > Respectfully, > > Grant Bowman > ubuntu-california.org > > -- > Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list > Ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca -- Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list Ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca
[Ubuntu-US-CA] Project: Representative-Letters, Part Deux
Here is the project page. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Projects/Representative-Letters Please join me *after* our team meeting tomorrow night (stick around afterward) and/or any night this week M-F at 7:30 PM in IRC http://ubuntu-california.org/chat/ or #ubuntu-us-ca on freenode.net to discuss this project. Far from being vague, I would like to collaboratively draft an initial contact letter and a reminder letter with reasonable, appropriate information and send them to all California representatives. The fact that this meeting is taking place in our state is newsworthy to the "Internet using" public and public officials and can be carefully described in a "press release" manner. Discussion of advocacy and promotion is part of the world-wide Ubuntu work taking place inside UDS. We will coordinate with Canonical, codeforamerica.org and opensourceforamerica.org if they opt-in to coordinating with us. We are the team members willing to step forward to work on this project. Of course more "user focused" events such as SCaLE socallinuxexpo.org can be promoted at the same time if done in a coordinated manner. Thank you one and all for your valuable, constructive feedback and contributions to this effort. I've made adjustments to the plan though I think that some of my intention in launching this project were misconstrued due to lack of detail. Details are forthcoming. The discussion on the email list is very much in line with what I was thinking. Let's take a quick step back. What do LoCos do? We advocate and promote Ubuntu. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeams I do not think we should shy away from talking with fellow citizen computer users, even if they happen to work in politics. As citizens we have an option to exercise our voice to our representatives about what is important to us. Ubuntu is important to us, it's why we participate in the team. How do we work together? We demonstrate humanity toward others, Ubuntu. We do not show prejudice, we foster collaboration and we respectfully assume good intentions. This discussion among people with different needs, interest and skills helps us work together. As this kind of letter writing outreach has not been done before (to my knowledge) we are refining this idea and carefully aligning it with other Ubuntu efforts. We strive for consensus but this is not an absolute requirement for moving forward together. http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/conduct How might the opposite look? Claiming other people are motivated by subversion, undermining, harmful or unethical intentions and not being willing to participate. While we may not agree on all points there is hopefully no need for such claims in our volunteer team. If we seriously disagree there are procedures for escalation. Some team members are familiar with these procedures. A clear majority of people have responded positively to this concept and I appreciate the discussion of merits and concerns. Several different levels of organization have been involved in the planning of this team project. The devil will be in the details of implementation so let's get to work. Respectfully, Grant Bowman ubuntu-california.org -- Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list Ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca
[Ubuntu-US-CA] Wednesday, February 13th: San Francisco Ubuntu Hour and Bay Area Debian Meeting
Hi everyone, Once again, we've decided to sync up our monthly San Francisco Ubuntu Hour with the 2nd Wednesday date of the Bay Area Debian Meeting, to offer an evening of Ubuntu and Debian! So this Wednesday, February 13th, the plan is as follows: First, from 6-7PM: San Francisco Ubuntu Hour Location: The Roastery, 199 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco Details: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-california/2181/detail/ Then, from 7-9PM: Bay Area Debian Meeting Location: Henry's Hunan Restaurant, 110 Natoma Street, San Francisco Details: http://bad.debian.net/list/2013-February/003526.html So come out to the Ubuntu Hour and join us for dinner at the Bay Area Debian Meeting! To find us at both events, look for the people in the Linux shirts and the penguin, Squeeze and Wheezy stuffed toys. At Henry's Hunan we'll have reservations under "Bay Area Debian" Hope to see you there! -- Elizabeth Krumbach // Lyz // pleia2 http://www.princessleia.com -- Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list Ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca
