[Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu life in Belgium

Luc Rulkin rip_visitor at yahoo.co.uk
Sat May 3 13:21:13 UTC 2014


Ok Pol 

Dan ga ik naar de fr versie over .  Daar eens navragen.

Thxs
 
Luc Rulkin
Bergstraat 6  
B 9630  St Marie Latem (Zwalm)

There is nothing worse than being talked about, that is not being talked about.
(O Wilde)

On Saturday, 3 May 2014, 12:55, Alain Baudrez <a.baudrez op gmail.com> wrote:
 
I just had a look at the ubuntu-be page on Google+ - https://plus.google.com/112197959490301022128/about?hl=nl - it is idle. Even if we don't have the possibility to modify our website in the near future, we could at least use the events options of our Google+ page to announce what we plan to do.
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>Same goes for our FB page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/87950312093/ . There is a bit more 'life' in the FB group, but nothing spectacular.
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>I noticed quite a lot op webpages like '10 things to do after installing ubuntu 14.04'. We could at least translate (some of) those pages into Dutch and French and post them on those two social media, It would be a start.
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>The main problem I see is which one we will be using. 
>With the 'rumours' of Google eventually downsizing or shutting down their G+ social network, and on the other side some users not trusting Facebook, which way must we go?
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>2014-05-03 11:29 GMT+02:00 Duray Pol <duraypol op gmail.com>:
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>Le 02/05/2014 14:26, Luc Rulkin a écrit :
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>>Goede middag .
>>>
>>>
>>>Een klein vraagje , van iemand die een paar jaar terug al een vraag stelde op t forum , zonder antwoord .. 
>>>zeggen jullie nu : "wij zijn op stervens na dood ... ga naar Ubuntu.nl of Ubuntu.fr ?". 
>>> Is er een franstalige kant van ubuntu.be ?  Anders ga ik daar eens vragen wat ik kan doen.
>>>(oude acer met Vista Profess. zou ik willen proberen op Ubuntu)(ik ben geen It'er en heb wat aanwijzingen nodig)
>>>
>>>
>>>C'est tout !!
>>>
>>>
>>>MIVG Luc R
>>> 
>>>Luc Rulkin
>>>Bergstraat 6  
>>>B 9630  St Marie Latem (Zwalm)
>>>
>>>There is nothing worse than being talked about, that is not
            being talked about.
>>>(O Wilde)
>>>
>>>On Friday, 2 May 2014, 12:25, tom verlinden <tom.verlinden op gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>Bill's proposal looks mighty fine to me. I'll get my thinking cap on and see what i  an come up with. Anybody having a problem with bill's proposal?
>>>>Op 2 mei 2014 06:36 schreef "Jurgen Gaeremyn" <jurgen.gaeremyn op pandora.be>:
>>>>
>>>>I think any of the hackerspaces will be willing to accomodate... people living near train stations on our group might too...
>>>>>
>>>>>Possibly I can't be available myself
                                (wife is pregnant and due for June 4th)
                                but I'm pretty sure Hackerspace Brussels
                                (hackerspace.be) would be glad to offer you a chair in the space or the garden...
>>>>>
>>>>>Grtz,
>>>>>Jurgen.
>>>>>
>>>>>On 01-05-14 23:08, Jan Bongaerts wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Real life meeting should still take preference over virtual meeting, if you ask me.
>>>>>>
It's not all that hard to organise. Jurgen did it, I did it. They were all successful.
>>>>>>
Just get to somewhere easily accessible by public transport.
>>>>>>
Brussels is the best.
>>>>>>Antwerp or Ghent might be a good
                                  option.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On 1 May 2014 22:51, Merlijn Sebrechts <merlijn.sebrechts op gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>aa) I can help with the website. I now a tiny bit of Drupal. If somebody can give me the right credentials, I could take a look at it next week. Mike Morraye knows more about the website, I think.
>>>>>>>
cc) same as aa)
>>>>>>>
ee) I think Google Hangouts is the best free option. If somebody has a sip server, we could also use a sip client like jitsi.org, which has excellent Ubuntu support.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks for doing this wake-up call, kawabill!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>2014-05-01 21:40 GMT+02:00 kawabill <kawabill op telenet.be>: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hey I'm not alone on the island....! :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Tom, you're right I
                                                    think and I agree.
                                                    It is not somebody
                                                    we need, it is us.
                                                    Also Juergen's
                                                    proposal for having
                                                    Ubuntu-be.org and
                                                    setting clear
                                                    expectations I agree
                                                    with, this way we
                                                    can prevent
                                                    disappointment from
                                                    and by others.
                                                    Carrying Ubuntu-be
                                                    to the funeral I
                                                    would think is just
                                                    a bit too early.
                                                    From the reactions,
                                                    at least 5-10 people
                                                    are actively
                                                    involved and able to
                                                    help. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Using IRC is maybe
                                                    just a little too
                                                    much written words
                                                    and I've got no clue
                                                    how to get it to
                                                    work reliably, I
                                                    think we need to get
                                                    together or at least
                                                    get visual. For
                                                    getting together
                                                    there is the hacker
                                                    space, the
                                                    facilities in
                                                    Houthalen an hack -
                                                    even an old school
                                                    room in Bree. Is
                                                    there an open source
                                                    alternative to
                                                    Skype, allowing for
                                                    a virtual meeting
                                                    maybe (I saw
                                                    Apache's Open
                                                    Meeting)? Or what if
                                                    we organise a
                                                    chat/video
                                                    conference from the
                                                    'local' events;
                                                    Houthalen in
                                                    Limburg,
                                                    Hackerspace, Brugge
                                                    - can we organize it
                                                    maybe in such a way
                                                    that it's all in
                                                    sync; ie. every last
                                                    Wednesday of the
                                                    month (convenient
                                                    for LImburg, as this
                                                    is the gathering
                                                    date already)?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>1) Do you want to help set up a booth at fosdem 2015? YES, if we can plan ahead I would think we can get the right and motivated people involved including this chap
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>2) Do you still use the website? If so, how? YES, but let's indeed make it such that people see activity - starting with filling the agenda showing the local activities for example
>>>>>>>>
3) What information would you want to see on the new website? Haven't really given it a thought, but one thing for sure I would like to see and that is UP TO DATE information
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Let's keep the ideas
                                                  coming, I think
                                                  getting around the
                                                  bank account quickly
                                                  is indeed opening a
                                                  new one, and make it
                                                  one that we can access
                                                  and at least have some
                                                  kind of redundancy.
                                                  This as not to get
                                                  stuck again.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I have to read and
                                                  negotiate contracts
                                                  all day, it would
                                                  really be good if we
                                                  could talk to each
                                                  other, preferably face
                                                  to face. This way we
                                                  iterate in seconds
                                                  rather than weeks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Finally; let's get the
                                                  link into Canonical
                                                  established and
                                                  strengthened. I work
                                                  for a large company
                                                  and quite a large
                                                  bunch is starting to
                                                  use Ubuntu also on the
                                                  desktop. Ubuntu Phone
                                                  is a great idea and
                                                  has huge potential,
                                                  especially for cost
                                                  savings. I checked how
                                                  I could get our
                                                  purchasing in contact
                                                  easily, but believe
                                                  me, Canonical is not
                                                  going to sell the idea
                                                  if they stick to how
                                                  they have approached
                                                  this up to now. I
                                                  would think, certainly
                                                  in Europe, they have
                                                  a  wide enough network
                                                  of enthusiasts and
                                                  could easily bundle
                                                  the network to get
                                                  aggressive into
                                                  offering savings to
                                                  large and medium size
                                                  companies. As far as
                                                  I'm concerned I use
                                                  the software that they
                                                  have ubuntu-ed, it is
                                                  this creation that
                                                  binds us - the reason
                                                  why I spend my time
                                                  locally to help people
                                                  is for ubuntu, and
                                                  also as a kind of
                                                  payback to Canonical
                                                  because they have
                                                  created a magnificent
                                                  piece of software. Not
                                                  only them, but they
                                                  are for me one of the
                                                  main forces behind
                                                  humanizing Linux!
                                                  Credit to Mark
                                                  Shuttleworth for all
                                                  that. Taking Ubuntu-be
                                                  to the graveyard
                                                  doesn't seem the best
                                                  way to help and show a
                                                  kind of gratitude.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Too many words written
                                                  already, and hail to
                                                  he/she who came to
                                                  this point. How to go
                                                  forward? Let's use 8D
                                                  methodology and get
                                                  this going.
>>>>>>>>1) Plan - revive
                                                  Ubuntu-be and prevent
                                                  it from going quiet
                                                  again
>>>>>>>>2) The core-team
                                                  members proposed, let
                                                  me know who disagrees
                                                  or cannot pick up;
>>>>>>>>    a) kawabill
>>>>>>>>    b) nero
>>>>>>>>    c) Frank Neirynck
>>>>>>>>    d) Tom Verlinden
>>>>>>>>    e) Jan Bongaerts
>>>>>>>>    f) Merlijn
                                                  Sebrechts
>>>>>>>>    g) Alain Daudrez
>>>>>>>>3) The problem;
                                                  Ubuntu-be is dying
>>>>>>>>4) Temporary fix;
>>>>>>>>    aa) website is not
                                                  upto date (whom can
                                                  take action and when?)
>>>>>>>>    bb) bank account
                                                  needs to be corrected
                                                  (to open a new one I
                                                  can pick up the action
                                                  and can have it done
                                                  within two weeks, with
                                                  regards to the old one
                                                  whom can get the
                                                  responsible person to
                                                  help organize it such
                                                  that we have multiple
                                                  Ubuntu-ers to get
                                                  access and when?)
>>>>>>>>    cc) support point
                                                  map - remove ghost
                                                  accounts and update or
                                                  allow for updated
                                                  information (whom can
                                                  take action and when?)
>>>>>>>>    dd) Limburg event
                                                  box - Wouter, please
                                                  drop me an e-mail
                                                  where I can come and
                                                  pick it up and get it
                                                  into my storage
                                                  garage)
>>>>>>>>    ee) Setup a
                                                  web-meeting last
                                                  Wednesday of May (May
                                                  28th), we can use
                                                  Skype, Google hangout
                                                  or maybe someone can
                                                  help build Open
                                                  Meeting for Ubuntu (I
                                                  don't mind planning
                                                  and coordinating, whom
                                                  can help setup the
                                                  technical side of it
                                                  all, Nero???)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Let's get this going
                                                  before we start
                                                  root-cause analysis,
                                                  and when need please
                                                  team up where you can.
                                                  Myself I'm not really
                                                  good at using Drupal,
                                                  I've build my own in
                                                  HTML, but I sure could
                                                  help cleaning up and
                                                  updating.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Your comments please?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Bill 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>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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Er is geen franstaalig kant van ubuntu.be Daarom ga ik on ubuntu.fr. Ik vind daar alles wat ik hebt nodig. Voor een franstalige ubunterosubuntu.fr is goed gemaakt en zeer aktiev. De forum kan u veel solutie geven en de documentatie is ook goed gemaakt.
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