Starting a Ubuntu User's Group

[Michael T. Richter]

On Sun, 2007-11-03 at 12:12 +0000, Pete Ryland wrote:

> On 11/03/07, Michael T. Richter <ttmrichter at gmail.com> wrote:
> > [Setting up an Ubuntu Users' Group]



> Are there any other Linux/Ubuntu users/developers in your region?  


None that I know of.  Finding any Linux users in this country at all is
pretty damned difficult.


> Is there already a LUG?  


Not that I know of, no.


> This could be quite a lot of work if you're the
> only one who can provide information to them.  If you have the ability
> to book a room at the university in the evenings/weekends then one of
> the hardest parts is already taken care of.  


That's the trivial part for me.  :)


> Perhaps this could also be a fabulous opportunity to recruit
> volunteers to improve the Asian language support in Ubuntu as well.


That's part of the intent.  Chinese language support (starting with
fonts) is terrible.  I'd love to see it get better.


> Certainly make sure it's known to them that they have the opportunity
> to contribute themselves.


That will be a constant theme -- DIY.

But....

Is there any accumulated wisdom out there to reduce the workload, or am
I pretty much flying blind?

-- 
Michael T. Richter <ttmrichter at gmail.com> (GoogleTalk:
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I can see computers everywhere - except in the productivity statistics!
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