On Apr 13, 3:35 pm, Andre Mangan <andreman...@gmail.com> wrote: > To retain the current structure to me means that Ubuntu-AU keeps on > floundering in the doldrums in Australia.
Yep > There is no progress in any direction, no structure and no leadership. > There is a 'Main Team Contact' who has been unresponsive. Who can one > contact other than a known fellow Ubuntu user or the ubuntu-au list in > general? I have pretty much reverted back to the Ubuntu forums. I communicate with people via it and get answers to my general questions. For more specific AU questions I simply don't bother anymore. > From time to time I read on the mailing list of someone offering an idea on > how to promote Ubuntu. Their boundless energy is very much apparent. What > happens to this talent when there is no contactable figure or two to help > channel it. With a structured Ubuntu-AU there would be someone to respond, > to nourish and to foster. There are really nice people here but alas very few have the answers to my questions as it seems very few know the answers. > Many Ubuntu users have no contact whatsoever with the ubuntu-au list nor are > they 'registered' on the Ubuntu-AU web page. The response to any > encouragement to join the list or declare their presence is met with: Why? > and What for? I have no answer for them because there is none that makes > any sense. True > I would vote for 'Structure' and a group of 'Elders' ( for those that > dislike authoritative titles ). A very well thought out and considered posting Andre, I to would vote for some structure. I don't think we need an "authority" figure because we are all mature people but I do believe there needs to be a transparent structure so that we all know where to go when we need to know or do something. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
