Hi Popey I think you are right that some new initiatives wouldn't go amiss. I've nothing but praise for this list, though. I've posted quite a lot of pleas for advice over the last 3 or 4 years and only ever drawn a blank on one occasion.
Advocacy is a great idea, but the few events I've attended seem always to appeal mainly to all the local Linux enthusiasts, so the "evangelists" just end up preaching to the converted. Going in somewhere completely cold seems to be a very hard and largely unproductive slog. I always talk to people about FLOSS when the opportunity presents itself, and I've had the best responses in "warm" environments, where people rely on using computers but not as the focus of their interests. I'm thinking of camera clubs, amateur astronomy groups and so on. Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/