[Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu life in Belgium

[tom verlinden]

Jurgen,
Thx for your support.
I'd like to hear from Bill too, and learn about his vision. We'll see where
we will end up. (Hopefully somewhere nice. ;-)
Bill, the floor is yours....
Op 1 mei 2014 13:04 schreef "Jurgen Gaeremyn" <jurgen.gaeremyn op pandora.be>:

>  Hey Tom,
>
> go ahead - organise it. :)
> I failed. Better luck to you. I'll be glad to do my part.
>
> Grtz,
> Jurgen.
>
> On 01-05-14 12:39, tom verlinden wrote:
>
> Thanks for your info on this. I've always thought that this certain
> "somebody" should comprise out of more than one person. One person can't
> take this on his or her shoulders. There's too much, from what i'm reading,
> for one person to do and be succesfull about it. There should be a team of
> somebodies, all doing somewhat the same, but in different locations. (Does
> that make sense?) Is there a need for a central organ? To me that makes it
> too complicated already, and might create expectations, that cannot be
> fullfilled. Anyway, there's need, i guess to promote ubuntu, as Bill said.
> Now we have to figure out how to do this in a fun way, i guess.
> Op 1 mei 2014 12:27 schreef "Jurgen Gaeremyn" <jurgen.gaeremyn op pandora.be
> >:
>
>>  Tom,
>>
>> the strongest periods of Ubuntu-be were when one single person actually
>> kept his shoulders under the project. In the past we had a few of these
>> people. Thing is: ubuntu-be.org should set clear expectations: what
>> (not) to expect: a spokesman, the official stance of Ubuntu on whatever
>> Belgian activity, guaranteed support, etc...
>>
>> If someone stands up and is prepared to take leadership, you will quickly
>> have a core team of somewhere between 5 and 10 or even more if you do a
>> great job. If you're willing to take up this commitment, you'll be doing
>> Ubuntu-be a big favour. Problem is, apparently this mythical figure called
>> "somebody" we're all talking about and who'll do all the practical stuff
>> like maintain the website, organise event booths, create content, etc...
>> isn't on this list anymore. Not sure if he ever was.
>>
>> Please, do give it a chance. First things first - canonical approval is
>> not a problem if you can prove you're active. I'm assuming someone here
>> will be able to tell you more details on this.
>>
>> Grtz,
>> Jurgen.
>>
>> On 01-05-14 12:11, tom verlinden wrote:
>>
>> I don't know about organizing a funeral just yet. Maybe ubuntu.be could
>> be a commonplace for those using and or discovering ubuntu but more in a
>> fun sort of way. Don't know if i'm saying this right, but i think you get
>> the picture. There doesn't need to be a central person or spokesman imho.
>> Makes it far too official. The first goal should be, in my humble opinion,
>> to get people to discover ubuntu. Maybe by promoting this list we could get
>> more people discovering the os. As far as i'm concerned, i use ubuntu, talk
>> about it and show it to whoever i think might be interrested, give support
>> where i can and drop leaflets in our library. (They're also on ubuntu.
>> Woot!!)
>> I think that if we do our part any wich way we can, on our little
>> "islands", and use the net, list as our "glue", who knows what can happen
>> in the future? Is there still a connection with canonical? How does that
>> work? Hell, typing this gets me all fired up to give this a chance. What do
>> you guys think? Give it some kind of try, or just leave, and do something
>> on our own? (I think we could achieve more together, but i'd like to hear
>> your opinion). My 2 cents....
>> Op 30 apr. 2014 07:30 schreef "kawabill" <kawabill op telenet.be>:
>>
>>> What triggered me was a mail I got from someone in the community,
>>> stating that he rather spent his time otherwise, declining an invitation I
>>> had sent him. No problem of course, but it took me to the following page;
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/IrcMeetings
>>>
>>> No activities are visible for me the visitor, going over the pages it
>>> seems that the latest info dates from 2012. I know activities are still
>>> going on, organized by enthusiasts on a very local scale, but for me it is
>>> not visible whether all of this is coordinated.
>>>
>>> I find it a pity, that in the period where MS end of lifes XP I don't
>>> see any coordinated activity to get people over into the Ubuntu/Mint/Linux
>>> camp.
>>>
>>> Can anyone please comment and give feedback or let me know I'm wrong and
>>> I seem to live life on a desolate space outside of the Ubuntu community?
>>>
>>> Have a nice day.
>>> Bill
>>>
>>
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