[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Race Online Official Partner Confirmation

[alan c]

On 19/05/11 18:22, Tony Pursell wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 13:24 +0100, Matthew Daubney wrote:
>>
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>>  On 19 May 2011 10:05, Alan Bell<alanbell at ubuntu.com>  wrote:
>>          ick, sorry about the epic long URLS, I started a wiki page for
>>          RaceOnline and uploaded the certificate there if people want
>>          to see it https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/RaceOnline
>>
>>          Alan.
>>
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>>  Ok... so now we're a partner, what (can/do we want) to do? I'm a bit
>>  confused as to what this actually is, and their website confused me a
>>  fair amount more.....
>>
>>  -Matt Daubney
>>
>
> I have signed up as a Digital Champ.  I don't quite know where I am
> going with it yet, but I am kinda thinking that if one of the local
> contact points have a problem with someone that has bought one of the
> Ubuntu computers and needs help, then I will be available. But I haven't
> joined up all the dots on this idea yet.  I certainly cannot put myself
> forward as a Windows expert!
>
> I have other things to do as well like my 'job' as a volunteer with the
> local Citizens Advice Bureau, where we are well aware of digital
> exclusion.  We have a lot of good stuff on-line to help people (see
> www.adviceguide.org.uk) but very few of our clients have the means or
> skills to access it.
>
> I'll let you know what, if anything, crops up.
>
> Tony

I have also signed up as a digital champ.

I am happy to learn that my local centre is 0.5 miles away and is 
where I know the boss and have incidentally just spent all afternoon 
with a (Computing Libre) table exhibition of Ubuntu in a club open day 
event (U3A Bracknell).

The particular centre has been resistant to my FLOSS  solicitations 
for years but I persist. Interestingly, the boss recently conceded 
that they were now being pressed to use open standards  etc for cloud 
stuff.

I am not sure but a guess for the reason for this might be the recent 
Government Cabinet Office strategy requiring mandatory open standards. :-)

I also have agreement in principle (Yay!) to actually install Ubuntu 
on some of their old (beyond hope) laptops which have XP  and are only 
wheeled out in emergencies. I must follow that up asap.


Will report back .....

-- 
alan cocks
Ubuntu user