[Ubuntu-be] Wiki update of the 9th of march.

[Jurgen Gaeremyn]

On 12-03-11 15:58, Stefan Cox wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> Great work on the update of the wiki! I've got some ideas concerning the
> education area. Why not make it a place where people can get education,
> can educate themselves and can educate others?
> 
> The first part could be a list of companies who provide Ubuntu/Linux
> training, or schools that organise these courses.
> The second part could be an overview of places where you can find
> valuable information about Ubuntu, such as magazines, websites, free
> manuals, ... In short, means to educate yourself.
> The third part, well, maybe it could be a summary of tools that can be
> used in education in general, such as iTalc, Edubuntu, ... and maybe not
> limit it to Ubuntu only, but include some general software that's handy
> for education. This way, we could be a valuable resource for people who
> want to use Ubuntu (or Linux in general) in education.

You know... Ubuntu-be is kinda the "ugly duckling" in the LoCo's: I
think it's the only LoCo who doesn't try being a knowledgebase on
Ubuntu. The reason for this is pretty straight forward: language.
(read: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/BeDocs)

For knowledge-based wiki's, we like to refer to Ubuntu-nl, Ubuntu-fr and
Ubuntu-de for language specific information.

The goal of ubuntu-be is to support people who want to promote Ubuntu in
Belgium... and to tackle country-specific information about Ubuntu.

For example: a computer reseller in Belgium offering systems with Ubuntu
preinstalled (or without any OS installed) and is willing to reflect
this in the price... can place a link on the relevant page:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/OsLessLaptopShops

Currently, the some of the more active members are looking to create a
basic structure in which we can get Ubuntu-be a little more
"future-proof". Feel free to think along on this trajectory - read the
last meeting report.

We also know that Education is an important pillar for Ubuntu to invest
in, but for now we're not organized enough to find the right volunteers
to commit in this field. (though I'm pretty sure they are out there).
Every now and then initiatives happen already - kudos for the people
doing this!

Have a look on this page:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/Education

> 
> Just my 2 cents.

Great! As they say in English: in for a penny, in for a dime :)
Nice to see you're biten by the Open Source virus too!
It's gladly noticed that your site (coxputers) mentions Ubuntu as a
home, school and corporate solution/alternative :)

> 
> I would be willing to set this up or help setting this up, not that I've
> ever used a wiki....

If you're into education, feel free to add some material to be used in
presentations! It will gratefully be used :)

Do you want to add some stuff on education? (I'm assuming you're
Flemish) Have a look at this page:

http://wiki.ubuntu-nl.org/community/StuderenMetUbuntu

And your input on that page will be appreciated as is that of all the
others.