[Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu life in Belgium

[Jurgen Gaeremyn]

Yeps, I'm one of those "goodbye and good luck" people.

I was on the camp for a more structured Ubuntu-be for a long time, but 
painfully discovered that we were with too little dedicated people 
and/or too big plans. I am now in the camp of "local groups do great 
things" and "Ubuntu-be" is actually just an empty shell. It creates 
expectations in the public eye that we can not accomplish. imo it would 
be better to have no official (sounding) body as this actually 
negatively impacts Ubuntu. People expect help, support, presence, etc... 
and we can't deliver (as Ubuntu-be). There also is no "spokesman" or 
"central vision" for Ubuntu-be.

So as far as I'm concerned, I'm an enthusiastic Ubuntero. I love 
promoting Ubuntu. I will give support where I can, and every so often 
fail to help because I don't know enough too... I've been triggering 
Software Freedom Day for a  few years now in our hackerspace, and always 
gave Ubuntu a nice spot in there. But that's just me and our 
hackerspace, that's not Ubuntu-be.

The great events going on in Limburg, Izegem, etc... *woot* Great 
groups! They are Ubuntu in Belgium, but not Ubuntu-be :)
My suggestion would be to organize the funeral of Ubuntu-be and invite 
all the great groups doing Ubuntu in Belgium.

Grtz,
Jurgen.


On 01-05-14 07:49, kawabill wrote:
> Tom, we're the only two responding this way. It can mean two things, 
> we're both on an island, or indeed all other Ubuntu enthusiasts have 
> said 'goodbye and good luck'.

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