Re: [ubuntu-uk] Re: Functions of this list [Scanned]

2006-07-08 Thread Steve Smith
Hi Adrian! On 02/05/06, Adrian Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It seems to me that Linux/Ubuntu is 'made' for the voluntary sector and I'm keen to try and promote it - but I currently have little experience and/or resources to do this. A "feasability study" would be a good idea in my mind;

RE: [ubuntu-uk] Re: Functions of this list [Scanned]

2006-07-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
< snip > > It seems to me that Linux/Ubuntu is 'made' for the voluntary sector and > I'm keen to try and promote it - but I currently have little experience > and/or resources to do this. > It also seems to me that the time is right to promote Linux/Ubuntu - > given both the emergent spread and su

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Re: Functions of this list

2006-05-02 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andy Ferguson wrote: > On Tue, 2006-05-02 at 16:06 +0100, Matthew East wrote: > >> Introducing ourselves is a nice idea. > > Yes it is. I live in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, though I'll be moving to Stafford for the term time in 6 months. I'm a stude

RE: [ubuntu-uk] Re: Functions of this list [Scanned]

2006-05-02 Thread Adrian Mitchell
Introducing ourselves seems like a good idea to me, so; I'm an IT manager for a small-ish (40 people, 2 sites) London based charity whose remit includes promoting and advancing the uk voluntary sector, hence the interest with using Ubuntu for community libraries. My IT knowledge is broad, but unfo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Re: Functions of this list

2006-05-02 Thread Andy Ferguson
On Tue, 2006-05-02 at 16:06 +0100, Matthew East wrote: > Introducing ourselves is a nice idea. Yes it is. I live in Birmingham and work for a university, providing first level IT support and training, and user documentation. I use Ubuntu on a Thinkpad laptop and two desktops (one for email, int

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Re: Functions of this list

2006-05-02 Thread Matthew East
On Tue, 2006-05-02 at 15:37 +0100, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > Perhaps somebody needs to set the ball rolling in suggesting ways in > > which we can promote Ubuntu in the UK? At present, my feeling on this > > list (due to its very low traffic) is that we are more of a disparate > > bunch of user

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Re: Functions of this list

2006-05-02 Thread Norman Silverstone
> Perhaps somebody needs to set the ball rolling in suggesting ways in > which we can promote Ubuntu in the UK? At present, my feeling on this > list (due to its very low traffic) is that we are more of a disparate > bunch of users at present, than having started to gel into a community > as such.