Ubuntu Hour - Toronto

[Bob Jonkman]

On 13-12-05 11:51 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
 > Is there any particular reason that being exclusively Ubuntu makes it
 > better?

Short answer: No.

Long answer: When I've organized or attended "Ubuntu Hours" there hasn't 
actually been much emphasis on Ubuntu. And they're rarely only an hour. 
At the Kitchener Ubuntu Hour tonight the talk was mostly about phones 
and alternate operating systems like Replicant and Cyanogenmod, and 
someone introduced me to Google Hangouts.

The intent of Ubuntu Hours is to get people together in a social 
gathering, where technical chops are not the order of the day. But 
Ubuntu Hours inevitably turn into technical discussions, technical 
support, and technical presentations. That's just the fluid nature of 
Ubuntu Hours.

One of the reasons for using Ubuntu Hours as the banner for Linux-y 
social gatherings is that Ubuntu provides the tools to arrange meetings 
and events through the Ubuntu-ca mailing list, Wiki and LoCo Events 
portal. So they're not /exclusively/ Ubuntu, but they're better (ie. 
easier to organize) thanks to the use of Ubuntu tools and resources.

--Bob.

Mailing List: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca
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On 13-12-05 11:51 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: Aruna Hewapathirane <aruna.hewapathirane-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>
> | Do keep an open mind though, Canonical has formed a partnership with Amazon
> | that generates revenue for them which is a good thing
>
> Yeah, their business model is a little unclear.
>
> 	Q: how do you make a small fortune in the Linux distro
> 	   business?
>
> 	A: start with a large fortune.
>
> A really tough problem.
>
> | that allows them to
> | keep supporting FOSS that being said it should not be at the price of
> | losing ones identity is all am saying ?
>
> The support for FOSS from Canonical is a little mixed.  Ubuntu is
> great as a poster child distro.  They've made Linux more approachable.
> But their support of the rest of FOSS has been pretty minor or even
> disruptive.
>
> ================
>
> Your attempt to create an event is great.
>
> Is there any particular reason that being exclusively Ubuntu makes it
> better?
>
> Certainly TLUG/GTALUG could use new initiatives.  By that, I don't
> mean that the old ones have run their course, but that innovation is a
> Good Thing.
>
> Having new things in different parts of the city from downtown might
> activate a new crowd (however good coffee and transit might suffer
> from that migration).
>
> None of this is a request, only some possible ideas.  Certainly not
> intended to change what's already half-organized.
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