[Ubuntu-be] New involvement with MIC in MONS (Bergen)

[Merlijn Sebrechts]

Hi Laurent


Ubuntu is a product published by Canonical, just like Windows is a product
published by Microsoft. You can contact Canonical here:
https://ubuntu.com/contact-us/form?product=generic-contact-us





Kind regards
Merlijn



On Tue, 14 Mar 2023 at 10:55, Laurent <laurent at renard.online> wrote:

> Dear Merlijn,
>
> I'm board-member of the MIC in Mons-Bergen which is in charge of digital
> adoption in Walloon region.
> I'd like to get in touch with Ubuntu to take part of it as well as
> Microsoft and Proximus.
> Cheers
> --
> Laurent Renard
> M: +32(0)477 86 93 63
> E: laurent at renard.online
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 3:04 PM Merlijn Sebrechts <
> merlijn.sebrechts at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Laurent
>>
>>
>> I'm part of the Ubuntu Community Council, so I might be able to get you
>> in contact with the right people. Do you have any idea of what kind of
>> collaboration you are looking for?
>>
>>    - The larger Ubuntu community hangs out in a bunch of places, but our
>>    discourse forum <https://discourse.ubuntu.com/> is a good place to
>>    start. Developers, Canonical employees, and volunteers use this forum to
>>    discuss Ubuntu development and community projects.
>>    - The Ubuntu-hideout discord server
>>       <https://discord.com/invite/ubuntu> also has a large community,
>>       although this is more tailored towards enthusiasts.
>>       - There is also a French-language community
>>       <https://www.ubuntu-fr.org/> and forum
>>       <https://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/> that might be interesting to you.
>>       - Canonical <https://canonical.com/> is the company behind Ubuntu.
>>    They offer commercial support and services to companies using Ubuntu. They
>>    employ a lot of Ubuntu developers, although some of them (like me) are
>>    volunteers or employed by other companies. I can get you in contact with
>>    their sales team if you're interested in commercial support or services.
>>
>> Does this help you further? Let me know if you have any other questions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Merlijn
>>
>> On Mon, 6 Feb 2023 at 14:35, Laurent <laurent at renard.online> wrote:
>>
>>> To put it clear, I think I need both.
>>> --
>>> Laurent Renard
>>> M: +32(0)477 86 93 63
>>> E: laurent at renard.online
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 2:14 PM Merlijn Sebrechts <
>>> merlijn.sebrechts at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Laurent
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I apologize but it's still not clear to me what you are asking
>>>> specifically.
>>>>
>>>> Are you asking how to contact Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu? Or
>>>> are you asking how to contact the Ubuntu community? Or something else?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>> Merlijn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 6 Feb 2023 at 13:56, Laurent <laurent at renard.online> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Merlijn,
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks for your feedback.
>>>>> The plan is to involve Ubuntu as the Walloon Region wants to involve
>>>>> more OS like UBUNTU in its initiatives.
>>>>> I've been "elected" to make sure of it.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Laurent Renard
>>>>> M: +32(0)477 86 93 63
>>>>> E: laurent at renard.online
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 1:45 PM Merlijn Sebrechts <
>>>>> merlijn.sebrechts at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Laurent
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Welcome!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do you mean with an "Ubuntu exec"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We currently don't really have a national community in Belgium, but
>>>>>> there are a lot of people using and contributing to Ubuntu in Belgium, and
>>>>>> a lot of regional Linux usergroups and hacker/makerspaces that organize
>>>>>> occasional events.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kind regards
>>>>>> Merlijn
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 6 Feb 2023 at 12:11, Laurent <laurent at renard.online> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Subcribers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm a newbie on this list.
>>>>>>> I'm a Ubuntu admin since the early version of the OS.
>>>>>>> I'm now an administrator at MIC https://www.mic-belgique.be and I
>>>>>>> wish I could promote efficiently the use of UBUNTU in the Walloon Region.
>>>>>>> Do you have any advice to start with to be in touch with a UBUNTU
>>>>>>> exec in Belgium or in the region ?
>>>>>>> Thanks for all your initiatives.
>>>>>>> With best regards.
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Laurent Renard
>>>>>>> M: +32(0)477 86 93 63
>>>>>>> E: laurent at renard.online
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be at lists.ubuntu.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at:
>>>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-be/attachments/20230314/aab66278/attachment-0001.html>