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Revamping the Ubuntu-Au Community 2010

To be implemented in 2010 There are 5 areas that need to be looked at.

1. The Ubuntu.com.au website - How it can be improved? (Updated - RSS capable - editable - coordinated - shared)

2. The management & leadership of the community - Specifically its structure & accountability

3. Identification of strategic alliances - Linux Australia & local LUGS

4. Identifying enthusiastic members, willing to make a contribution. (Leadership, structure, aims & mission statement)

5. How to engage the ubuntu-au community as a whole?

• WEBSITE
  • Needs more information - links to local LUGS
  • Improve communication to registered users on the ubuntu.com.au website
  • Display .org contact details. Easy contact for potential member who can't use IRC or navigate wiki / forums.
• MANAGEMENT

  • Who is on the ubuntu-au council?

    • Are they elected? How are they elected?
    • Are they appointed? Who appoints them?
  • When does it have meetings? (Online - In-person - Structured - Follow through actions)
  • What is its purpose? (Decision making, advocate, managerial, financial, and/or educational)
  • KISS Principle to Internal Politics - Keep it simple stupid. Transparency, succession planning, core values.

  • What is the structure? (Have your say here Proposed Governing Models)

    • Do we have want an "Ubuntu-au - Council"?
      • Comprising of 8 "State-Leaders" - Whom elect the ubuntu-au contact/representative.
      • Each State has a "State-Council" - With an elected leader.
        • States are responsible for organising 'Face to Face' Meetings. (via a LUG or otherwise)
        • "State Leaders" co-ordinate at the "Ubuntu-au Council" meetings.
  • "State-Council"
    1. Structure
       • President, Marketing Officer, Membership Officer(Mentor) - Members
    2. Purpose
       • Ubuntu-au purpose to be implemented at a local level
    3. Meetings
       • Email - IRC - 'Face to Face'
       • Frequency - Monthly, Release cycle, Ad-hoc
    4. Marketing Material

       • http://spreadubuntu.neomenlo.org

       • https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/Projects/SpreadUbuntu

    5. Reports

       • President attends & reports at "Ubuntu-au Council" meetings.

• ALLIANCES
  • Identify the LUGS in each State.
    • Which ones are receptive to furthering the goals of Ubuntu-au?

      State	LUG	UBUNTU
      QLD	HUMBUG	?
      NSW	SLUG	?
      VIC	LUV	?
      VIC	MLUG	?
      SA	Linux SA	?
      WA	PLUG	?
      ACT	CLUG	?
      TAS	TASLUG	?

    • What are the advantages in involving a LUG?

      • Most are incorporated & can provide Public liability insurance via Linux Australia.

    • What are the dis-advantages of involving LUGS?

      • Politics & Some are non distribution specific

  • What support can Linux Australia provide to Ubuntu-au?
• KEY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
  • Ask for helping hands
    • Contact everybody who has registered at ubuntu.com.au
    • Place a notice on ubuntu.com.au
    • IRC
    • Ubuntu-au mailing list
  • Volunteers willing to help with Ubuntu-au

    • State	Name	Contribution
      QLD	Andrew Gaydon	Brisbane Contact- willing to organise release parties
      NSW	Steve Williams	Lake Macquarie Contact- available for delegated tasks
      VIC	?	?
      SA	Paul Schultz	North Adelaide contact
      WA	?	?
      ACT	?	?
      TAS	Scott Evans	What ever roll people of ubuntu-au feel I'd be suited for

• COMMUNITY ENTHUSIASM
  • How can Ubuntu-au serve the Ubuntu community? - Set Goals
    • Advocate the use of the Ubuntu distribution
    • Support Ubuntu users
    • Provide a social outlet for Ubuntu users
      • Hold Ubuntu release parties.

    • Organise supply & distribution of Ubuntu merchandise. E.G. T-shirts,Pens,Stickers,CDs ETC.

    • Re-examine https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects

    • Welcomes and Mentoring potential members / volunteers: delegation based upon existing skills set.

Purpose

What is the purpose of ubuntu-au? What is the specific need that exists, that no other group satisfies?

• Advocacy - Promotion of Ubuntu to the wider community -
• Community - At a grass roots level, a physical presence -
• Support - Somewhere you can take your computer and have somebody else help solve your 'Ubuntu' problem.

Devils Advocate

• Cons to contributing
• Legal protections

• Accountability of executive & individuals

• Public perception
• Media access to information
• Support for potential volunteers (Mentoring)

Prior to 2009

Dell

• Dell to offer Ubuntu direct2dell.com

  • direct2dell.com currently says "Update: These systems will be available in the coming weeks to customers in the United States."
  • Email and contact dell Australia to ask them to follow there parent company in the USA and Sell Ubuntu notebooks and other Linux products in Australia.