[Ubuntu-SG] Greetings from a SG Ubuntu Newbie

[Chow Loong Jin]

Hey there Kang Heong!

On 05/02/2013 20:44, Kang Heong wrote:
> I'm Kang Heong, a new (but enthusiastic!) Ubuntu user in Singapore.

Welcome to the Ubuntu-SG mailing list. I'd also like to invite you to lurk at
the (currently dead) #ubuntu-sg channel on irc.freenode.net. I'm hyperair there.

> I was introduced to it by a classmate of mine in NUS, where I am
> currently pursuing a Computing degree. Admittedly, my computing PC
> world-view prior to that was exclusively Windows-centric. After using
> Ubuntu for 3 months (and counting) and getting my head around PPAs and
> filesystem nuances, I must say I am hooked.

That's great news. At least someone knows how to appreciate a good operating
system. >:D

You should invite your classmate along, too. It's always nice to hear from other
Ubuntu users.

By the way, since you're in NUS, you might be interested to go and seek out the
NUS Hackers[1], which were formerly known as LinuxNUS. There are some Linux
enthusiasts there.

> I would be honoured to help out in the SG Ubuntu Loco team in any way I
> can - managing web/social presence (I believe we can do better than
> ubuntu.sg being a WordPress Hello World and not having a Facebook Page),
> responding to newbies queries on forums, writing guides and tutorials, etc.

That's really great -- we really need help in that area actually. Unfortunately,
most of us are pretty busy with our own lives right now and haven't been able to
maintain those, which is why we resorted to having a WordPress Hello World
thingy there on ubuntu.sg.

This is also why we haven't had a single Ubuntu event in Singapore since.. err
~2 years ago, on Software Freedom Day.

> I'm not sure what (if any) are the activities going on in the SG Ubuntu
> space, so if anyone can fill me in, that would be much appreciated! Am
> up for coffee (my treat, of course) if that means I am brought up to speed.

That sounds good. How about dropping by HackerspaceSG[2] sometime? I'm usually
there after hours on weekdays, and you can join us for dinner.

We might even be able to hold our first Ubuntu meetup in a very long time. \o/

> Windows 8 was underwhelming; iPhone sales has slowed; Ubuntu, however,
> has all-time high user adoption and is making a leap to the phone. I
> believe this is an exciting time to be spreading the good news of
> Ubuntu, and look forward to doing it with everyone (or alone)!

Count me in. :-) We can organize some events at HackerspaceSG or something.
Ideas are welcome, of course.


[1] http://nushackers.org
[2] http://hackerspace.sg

-- 
Kind regards,
Loong Jin


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