On 19/05/11 18:22, Tony Pursell wrote:
On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 13:24 +0100, Matthew Daubney wrote:
On 19 May 2011 10:05, Alan Bell<alanb...@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.
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 .....
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