[Ubuntu-SG] Ubuntu-SG Digest, Vol 56, Issue 21

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Sat Feb 23 01:34:37 UTC 2013 


I am reading all these on my mobile. I have to scroll down and thru umoteen lines just to read 5 messages .
Is there a less painfull eay to do this?



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On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 12:11 AM CST (China) ubuntu-sg-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:

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>   1.  Updates before Sunday meeting (billy am)
>   2. Re:  Greetings (Francis Bond)
>   3. Re:  Good morning! (Rykel Lim)
>   4. Re:  Greetings (Rykel Lim)
>   5. Re:  You Have Been Drafted! (Rykel Lim)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:11:26 +0800
>From: billy am <wickedpuppy at gmail.com>
>To: Ubuntu Singapore Mailing List <ubuntu-sg at lists.ubuntu.com>
>Subject: [Ubuntu-SG] Updates before Sunday meeting
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>Hi Guys ,
>
>                 I would like to update everyone on what has been happening
>in the back. We have managed to get back control of our launchpad ,
>probably our irc channel too. We been sending plenty of emails everywhere
>so have no time to update everyone about it. But hey , at least we are
>back. So now ,  here is what we have and who are the main volunteers , so
>we know who we can blame to :P kidding!
>
>Launchpad --> hyperair (pls approve the members asap and add admins!!!)
>Mailing List --> wickedpuppy
>web --> elfgoh (if you have registered and account has been canceled , pls
>let either elfgoh/heidir/me know , too spambots so the website
>registeration is moderated)
>irc --> hyperair (should have no problem either)
>forum --> still being requested (should have no prob , since both hyperair
>and I have talked to the council)
>
>As usual, Rykel , Heidir and a few others are always there for the team. So
>,here is what we need , volunteers.
>
>Specifically , we need ,
>
>- helpers in irc for whoever needs help or just to talk to (its pretty
>boring to talk to hyperair all day long ... LOL)
>- redesigning the launchpad altogether
>- content writers for web , a few self-written articles or pull from web
>(need not be related to Ubuntu only)
>- event planners/organisers/speakers
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>If we are going to do it then we do it well. If you would could to spend a
>bit of your precious time volunteering for the team , pls let us know. We
>must let everyone know we are still alive! Cya!
>
>growingneeds (growingneeds) <https://launchpad.net/~growingneeds> said 3
>hours ago:#3
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>Wow! I didn't realise Ubuntu SG is still active. We need more activity...
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>Message: 2
>Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:20:00 +0800
>From: Francis Bond <fcbond at gmail.com>
>To: "Md. Heidir" <md.heidir at gmail.com>
>Cc: Rykel Lim <rykellim at gmail.com>, ubuntu-sg at lists.ubuntu.com,	Chow
>	Loong Jin <hyperair at ubuntu.com>
>Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-SG] Greetings
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>G'day,
>
>some Ubuntu users (me for one) don't use facebook and probably never
>will.  So it would be nice not use facebook too much.  Open interfaces
>like a web-page or wiki seem more in keeping with the Ubuntu spirit
>:-).
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>Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies
>Nanyang Technological University
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>Message: 3
>Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:35:07 +0800
>From: Rykel Lim <rykellim at gmail.com>
>To: Muhammad Heidir <md.heidir at gmail.com>
>Cc: ubuntu-sg at lists.ubuntu.com, Chow Loong Jin <hyperair at ubuntu.com>
>Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-SG] Good morning!
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>On our own respective house. Lol Who is organising?
>On 20 Feb 2013 15:20, "Md. Heidir" <md.heidir at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 5pm it is! Is the food on the house or on you?
>>
>> On 20 February 2013 15:18, Chow Loong Jin <hyperair at ubuntu.com> wrote:
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>> On 20/02/2013 15:08, Rykel Lim wrote:
>> > I suggest we eat dinner together... heat up the Ubuntu food.. 5pm?
>>
>> 5pm's fine too. What Ubuntu food?
>>
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>Message: 4
>Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:11:11 +0800
>From: Rykel Lim <rykellim at gmail.com>
>To: Billy Aung <wickedpuppy at gmail.com>
>Cc: ubuntu-sg at lists.ubuntu.com, Chow Loong Jin <hyperair at ubuntu.com>
>Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-SG] Greetings
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>I wrote too fast... where is our FB, Heidir?
>On 19 Feb 2013 07:55, "Rykel Lim" <rykellim at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Guys (any gals here?) Maybe we can regroup in Facebook?
>> On 19 Feb 2013 07:28, "billy am" <wickedpuppy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Can ... We can have in the morning or even Sunday as someone suggested..
>> hackerspace would be fine ..
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:25 AM, Md. Heidir <md.heidir at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Yi Hao,
>>>
>>> I thought we already have a Facebook?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 19 February 2013 01:30, Ho Yi Hao Pipat <yihao.ho at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey peeps,
>>>
>>> Glad to see all of you around.. I may be away from the tiny red dot,
>>> but remain committed to helping out the team that has helped me appreciate
>>> Ubuntu.
>>>
>>> May we have some G+ hangout kinda stuff? So everyone anywhere can
>>> participate?
>>>
>>> PS: I've also took the initiative to create a Ubuntu Singapore Facebook
>>> page... With our very awesome logo.
>>> ---------------------------
>>>
>>> With regards,
>>> Yi Hao
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 9:54 PM, Chow Loong Jin <hyperair at ubuntu.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 18/02/2013 22:43, billy am wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >                             We can definitely have one. This
>>>> Saturday evening
>>>> > around 4? I am not sure about the place though , National Library at
>>>> Bugis
>>>> > perhaps .. any other suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Could we push it to Sunday instead? I've got some dinner plans on
>>>> Saturday, and
>>>> I'm not sure how long this will take.
>>>>
>>>> Like Luther said, HackerspaceSG would be a good venue. We've had
>>>> previous
>>>> Ubuntu-SG meetups here before.
>>>>
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>>>> Loong Jin
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>Message: 5
>Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:32:38 +0800
>From: Rykel Lim <rykellim at gmail.com>
>To: Prakash Advani <prakash at ubuntu.com>
>Cc: ubuntu-sg at lists.ubuntu.com
>Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-SG] You Have Been Drafted!
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>Hi Prakash and all, Welcome to Singapore! I hope I did not miss you but
>where might you be staying put because I sure would like to meet you to
>exchange notes about Ubuntu and Linux on the phone.
>
>To Ubuntu-SG: Have you all met Prakash already? If not, shall we do one
>afternoon session with him?
>
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>On 17 February 2013 22:14, Prakash Advani <prakash at ubuntu.com> wrote:
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>>  Hi Rykel,
>>
>> Yes I am managing Asia Pacific for Canonical and based in Mumbai..
>> Currently in Singapore this week.
>>
>> Ubuntu email address is also given to community members contributing to
>> Ubuntu.
>>
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership
>>
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Prakash
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday 13 February 2013 11:19 PM, Rykel Lim wrote:
>>
>> Hi Prakash, how did you get a Ubuntu.com email? Are you a local staff?
>> On 14 Feb 2013 00:11, "Prakash Advani" <prakash at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>
>>  If you require any help with the hosting, please do let me know I will
>> reach out to Sanjeev Gupta, who might be able to help.
>>
>> On Thursday 07 February 2013 11:53 PM, Ho Yi Hao Pipat wrote:
>>
>> Hey Kang Heong,
>>
>>  Welcome to the Ubuntu Singapore Mailing List. I almost forgot this
>> mailing list existed till you drop in a mail!
>>
>>  The ubuntu.sg used to be on my server if I din't forget but I failed to
>> renew the server lease and looks like someone moved it out.. I think or it
>> was another domain? Meh? Last I recall the owner of the domain is currently
>> inactive..
>>
>>
>>
>>  The people in this mailing list have been really busy with their own
>> life. Plans to restart the ubuntu.sg page and other stuff haven't really
>> been working since everyone has been busy.. But not that you've mention it,
>> and seems to be filled with energy, why don't you take lead and push out
>> some stuff?
>>
>>  I recall having plans to write tutorials for our beloved Ubuntu and we
>> used to have tutorials on how to make the funky mobile broadband thingy
>> from huawei work with Ubuntu. There's a lot of stuff in my head that we can
>> do, but to make it happen, we cannot do it alone. Certainly, thanks to the
>> thing called "LIFE" allocating specific people to certain task is not very
>> practical as well..
>>
>>  I do agree with you that we should start rebuilding our online
>> presence. I'm sure there are a significant number of Ubuntu user in
>> Singapore, it can't be just the few of us in this group.
>>
>>  With Steam now on Ubuntu, perhaps it's time we write tutorial and
>> stuff? Something like a local version of omgubuntu?
>>
>>  That's just some of my idea. If only we could materialized it. I'm
>> currently away from the tiny red dot now, but remain committed to help this
>> LoCo team should I be of any help.
>>
>>  So Kang Heong, let me know what you wish to tackle first? Then we can
>> start handling some stuff? Even if it's just the 2 of us working it out for
>> now, but hey, something is better than nothing eh?
>>
>>  ---------------------------
>>
>>  With regards,
>> Yi Hao
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Kang Heong <iam at kangheong.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Dear esteemed *Ubuntu* fans in Singapore,
>>>
>>> Each of us are in this mailing list for our own reasons.
>>> Perhaps you believe *Ubuntu* is awesome, and want to play a part in its
>>> proliferation in Singapore..
>>> Or maybe you just want to join a community of like-minded enthusiasts
>>> and help each other out..
>>> Regardless, all of us are in this mailing list because of our shared
>>> love of *Ubuntu* - the operating system and what *Ubuntu* represents.
>>> *
>>> *Richard Stallman famously said, "*If you want to accomplish something
>>> in the world, idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method that
>>> works to achieve the goal. In other words, you need to be pragmatic.*"
>>>
>>> Indeed, let's act on our convictions, and do so in a manner that
>>> amplifies every person's contributions.
>>>
>>> The time we're in right now is full of opportunities - both for *Ubuntu*and for
>>> *all* of us. Let's seize the day - *today*!
>>>
>>> As a start, do allow me to draft out possible things we can do, sorted
>>> by three levels of effort (or ambition):
>>>
>>> *Minimal (aka Essential)
>>> *- Update existing Ubuntu SG Team platforms: Wiki, Launchpad
>>> - Create and maintain an Ubuntu SG Facebook and Twitter account (with
>>> links to *Ubuntu* news, tutorials, etc)
>>> - Change the ubuntu.sg page to at least a branded landing page with
>>> links to the Wiki and other resources
>>>
>>> *Moderate
>>> *- Organise (or create resources to support organising of) Ubuntu SG
>>> events (like Ubuntu install sessions, demos in schools, etc)
>>> - Create tutorials and guides on migrating to Ubuntu for Windows/Mac
>>> users
>>> - Start printing Ubuntu SG tees and other merchandise again (possibly
>>> raise funds for *Ubuntu* events or charities)
>>> - Allow blog contributions from members on the ubuntu.sg
>>> - 13.04 launch party/marketing campaign?
>>>
>>> *Massive*
>>> - Whatever wacky ideas you can think of.. Here are some of mine (not
>>> that wacky, I admit):
>>> - Haggling Sim Lim/Funan shops or even Dell in Singapore to offer *
>>> Ubuntu* pre-installed to *consumers*
>>> - Bigger marketing push for 13.04, e.g. roadshows, seminars on FOSS, etc
>>> - Creating video profiles of people in SG using *Ubuntu* for real work
>>> (e.g. scientists, business folk, artists, etc)
>>>
>>> The list is by no means definitive nor even correct. Do throw in your
>>> comments and criticism. And do propose if there is a better platform for
>>> converging on specific actionable items (Trello? Google Groups?) - the
>>> sooner the better!
>>>
>>> I look forward to getting to know, working with, and learning from all
>>> of you as we champion *Ubuntu* on the little red dot!
>>>
>>>
>>> Humbly,
>>> Kang Heong
>>>
>>>
>>> P.S. Special thanks to *Loong Jin* and *Heidir* for their prompt e-mail
>>> replies! I would be at a loss if not for them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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