[CoLoCo] Ubuntu Education Week or something similar

[Jim Hutchinson]

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Paul Hummer <paul at eventuallyanyway.com>
wrote:

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> Jim Hutchinson wrote:
> > We've talked before about install-fests and other types of advocacy
> >  events but so far I don't think many or any have come to fruition.
> >  At the FC meeting last week we discussed the idea of a week long
> > event in various locals around the state where we demo Ubuntu, pass
> >  out CDs and help people wanting to install. The working title was
> > Ubuntu Education Week since we would be educating people about
> > Ubuntu. That does not have to be the title. So
> I wonder if something a little more generically linux might be better
> for the linux community as a whole, although I think with a strong
> Ubuntu presence.


That is something to consider. I've been very involved with Ubuntu and only
Linux by extension so I have not thought that way so much. However, I'm open
to anything. What about the rest of the team??? I think anything that helps
Linux is a good idea.


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> > far, there has been minimal response to this. Is that because
> > people are not interested, not sure what it's about or just too
> > busy with other things?
> It's definitely not for lack of interest, that's for sure.  Currently,
> I work for myself, and I work when there is work (although I have a
> steady 50 hours a week usually).  So I don't mind showing up and
> helping out, but the work schedule is so unpredictable that I could be
> there all week or not at all.


This may be the sentiment among many.


> I've been pretty active with the NCLUG here for quite a while now, and
> I think it would be a good thing to ping some people there who might
> be able to help out.  Jim's daughter will be presenting her RNG
> research, along with a few other lightning tutorials (RPM packaging,
> DEB packaging, kernel recompiling), so maybe if we saw a few new faces
> there trying to get involved, it would be a good thing.  You might
> also be able to ping some people for space to do an install fest or
> something (which would be good for the community as a whole).
>

Well, the idea is out there. Lets see how everyone responds.

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