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##||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.85em; border: none; width: 100%; background-color: #f1f1ed; font-weight: bold;"> [[/ContactUs|Contact Us]] || [[/IRC|IRC]] || [[/MailingLists|Mailing List]] || [[/Meetings|Meetings]] || [[/Projects|Projects]] || [[http://www.ubuntu.org.au|Website]] || [[https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-au|Launchpad]] ||

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This is the home page for the Australian Ubuntu Local Community Team.
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This is the home page for the '''Australian Ubuntu Local Community Team'''. We also exist on [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-au Launchpad]. == Mission Statement ==
The Australian Ubuntu Team (Ubuntu-AU) is united by a commitment to the philosophy of Ubuntu and FOSS (Free and Open Source Software).
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== Overview == We therefore advocate freedom from the constraints of proprietary software and enjoy the power to make our own choices to meet our computing needs.
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Our team focuses on distributing, advertising and demonstrating Ubuntu within Australia. Our main focus areas are schools, business and home users. Ubuntu-Au provides a common hub to share ideas, resources and experiences to enable localised Ubuntu user groups to distribute, advertise, promote and demonstrate Ubuntu throughout Australia.
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== Logo == == Details ==
Please see [[http://ubuntu.org.au|our website]] for the latest news on our activities and events! For other activities check out our [[https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-au|Launchpad Page]]
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We are currently deciding on an AustralianTeam logo. Please add your designs or thoughts [wiki:AustralianTeam/Logo here]. == Status ==
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= People = The Ubuntu Australian Team were reapproved as an official [[LoCo]] team in September 2011. Our next reapproval date is in September 2013.
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== Team Contact == /* On 12th of May 2010 the Australian Ubuntu LoCo Team lost its official status. The [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/2010-May/006166.html|Team's LoCo Re-Approval Application]] contains the details of our application. Plans are being developed to have the LoCo officially recognised again and our renewed efforts are documented [[/Approval2011|here]]. It will be resubmitted to the council on Friday the 08/07/11 all things going to plan, please feel free to add any relevant information or discuss the listed details on the mailing list. */
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YukiCuss can be reached for more information about the Australian Team. = How to find us =
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== Communication == == Team Events ==
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We have two major places to communicate:
 1. #ubuntu, #ubuntu-au on irc.freenode.net:6667
 1. ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com; to subscribe, see https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au.
 * [[AustralianTeam/IRC|Team Meetings]] - Online meetings are generally held at 8:00 PM AEST on the second Sunday of the month. Feel free to join us on #ubuntu-au using your favourite IRC client. Alternatively you may prefer to use your web browser and go to [[https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.libera.chat/#ubuntu-au|Libera Webchat.]]
 * [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-au|Upcoming Events]] - a list of upcoming events hosted on the loco.ubuntu.com site team page.
 * [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-au/events/history|Previous Meetings]] - an archive of details about past meetings.
 * [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-au/ical|iCal Calendar]] - this is a link to a feed you can add to your favourite calendar program (or smart phone!) to keep up to date with upcoming team events.
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=== Meetings === == IRC ==
[[ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/#ubuntu-au|irc.libera.chat, port 6697]]
on irc.libera.chat:6697 [[https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.libera.chat/#ubuntu-au|Main (logged) Webchat]] in your browser!
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The Australian Team meets fortnightly on Tuesdays. The next scheduled meeting is at [http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=4&day=4&year=2006&hour=10&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 4 April 2006, 1000UTC] in #ubuntu-au. For the agendas for the next and previous meetings, as well as logs of previous meetings, please see [:AustralianTeam/Meetings]. If you would prefer to use a chat program [[http://xchat.org/|XChat]], [[http://www.pidgin.im/|Pidgin]] or [[http://live.gnome.org/Empathy|Empathy]] also support IRC groups
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== Members == Full details can be found at [[AustralianTeam/IRC]].
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See our Frappr! Group Map at http://www.frappr.com/UbuntuAustralianTeam == Mailing List ==
The [[AustralianTeam/MailingLists|Ubuntu-au mailing list]] is a place to seek support and for general discussion on team related matters.
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If you're an Aussie user of Ubuntu and you want to join the AustralianTeam, feel free to add yourself to the map and to the list of members below.. == Social Media ==
 * [[https://www.facebook.com/ubuntuau|Facebook page]]
 * [[http://www.facebook.com/groups/4323588812/|Facebook group]]
 * [[http://twitter.com/ubuntuau|Twitter]]
 * [[http://identi.ca/group/ubuntuaustralia|Identi.ca group]]
 * [[http://flickr.com/groups/ubuntuau/|Flickr group]]
 * [[http://www.last.fm/group/Ubuntu-Au|Last.fm group]]
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(sorted alphabetically by state then last name) == Planet Ubuntu ==
[[http://planet.ubuntu.org.au|Planet Ubuntu-Au]] is a blog feed from various Ubuntu-AU members. It is not strictly “Ubuntu Only” content but offers a window into the lives and interests of Ubuntu-AU members.
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=== Australian Capital Territory === = Team Contact =
The current team contact of Ubuntu-AU is [[JaredNorris|Jared Norris]].
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|| '''Name''' || '''WikiName''' || '''IRC Nickname''' || '''Town/City''' ||
|| David Symons || DavidSymons || bimberi || Canberra ||
|| Tony Lewis || TonyLewis || gnutered || Canberra ||
For both Jared's contact details and also contact details of other relevant team personnel please see the [[AustralianTeam/ContactUs|ContactUs]] page.
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=== New South Wales === = Members =
See the [[AustralianTeam/Members/NewMembers|New Members]] page if you are interested in joining.
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|| '''Name''' || '''WikiName''' || '''IRC Nickname''' || '''Town/City''' ||
|| Peter Baker || ["Jellyware"] || jellyware || Sydney ||
|| Chris Deigan || ChrisDeigan || ctd || Sydney ||
|| Melissa Draper || MelissaDraper || Elkbuntu || Albury ||
|| Michael Fox || ["Mic16"] || iodine || Sydney ||
|| Alex Fuller || MistaEd || MistaED || Campbelltown ||
|| Grant Galbraith || GrantGalbraith || manicka || ||
|| Marcel Lando || MarcelLando || darth_vector || ||
|| Karin Purser || KarinPurser || MotherLUG || Wollongong ||
|| Andrew Swinn || ["Phlosten"] || Phlosten || Dubbo ||
|| Jeff Waugh || JeffWaugh || jdub || Sydney ||
|| Luke Yelavich || LukeYelavich || TheMuso || Sydney ||


=== Queensland ===

|| '''Name''' || '''WikiName''' || '''IRC Nickname''' || '''Town/City''' ||
|| Michael Biddulph || MichaelBiddulph || zorba64 || Toowoomba ||
|| Naaman Campbell || NaamanCampbell || bustacap || Brisbane ||
|| Alan Harper || AlanHarper || conufsed || Bundaberg ||
|| Robert Stoffers || RobertStoffers || rob || Townsville ||
|| Simon Wong || SimonWong || wongy || Brisbane ||

=== South Australia ===
|| '''Name''' || '''WikiName''' || '''IRC Nickname''' || '''Town/City''' ||
|| Karl Goetz || KarlGoetz || Kamping_Kaiser || Littlehampton ||
|| Janet Hawtin || JanetHawtin || lucychili || Adelaide ||
|| Joel Stanley || JoelStanley || shenki || Adelaide ||

=== Victoria ===
|| '''Name''' || '''WikiName''' || '''IRC Nickname''' || '''Town/City''' ||
|| Yuki Cuss || YukiCuss || YukiCuss || Melbourne ||
|| William Grant || WilliamGrant || Fujitsu || Melbourne ||
|| Peter Lieverdink || ["Cafuego"] || Cafuego || North Melbourne ||

=== Western Australia ===
|| '''Name''' || '''WikiName''' || '''IRC Nickname''' || '''Town/City''' ||
|| Matthew Vermeulen || MatthewVermeulen || Matthewv || Albany ||

== User Groups ==

|| '''Name''' || '''Town/City''' || '''Members''' ||
|| [http://www.humbug.org.au/ HUMBUG] || Brisbane || NaamanCampbell ||
|| [http://www.bundylug.org/ Bundylug] || Bundaberg || AlanHarper ||
|| [http://tlug.dnho.net/ TLUG] || Townsville || RobertStoffers ||
|| [http://www.slug.org.au/ SLUG] || Sydney || JeffWaugh ||
|| [http://www.tuxta.homelinux.com/ FOCUS] || Gold Coast || StevenTucker ||
The [[AustralianTeam/Members|Members List]] has a list of all current members and what state they reside in.
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To get involved and see what is currently going on within the team check out our [[AustralianTeam/Projects|projects page]] for details.
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== Schools == = Team Wiki Links =
The following linked pages are links to all the current Ubuntu-AU team wiki pages, feel free to browse and contribute. <<Navigation(children,1)>>
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We will start to show schools in the country what Ubuntu can do for a network - unbeatable uptime, responsive services, free as in price, freedom as in contracts (unlike the lock-in contracts that Microsoft offers many schools), and free as in libre. We also plan to demonstrate the power of the LTSP.

== Ubuntu-In-Business ==

Ubuntu-In-Business is a focus group aimed at devising marketing strategies for Australian businesses and discussing business-related issues for using Ubuntu. Business-focused demonstrations of Ubuntu is another main objective of the Ubuntu-In-Business project.
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Ubuntu NOTICE: This Wiki is being retired. Information on this page is likely out of date.
The Ubuntu Australia LoCo is moving to Discourse for our 2026 Reboot. Join us there for news, support, and UbuCon Australia planning!

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Welcome

This is the home page for the Australian Ubuntu Local Community Team.

Mission Statement

The Australian Ubuntu Team (Ubuntu-AU) is united by a commitment to the philosophy of Ubuntu and FOSS (Free and Open Source Software).

We therefore advocate freedom from the constraints of proprietary software and enjoy the power to make our own choices to meet our computing needs.

Ubuntu-Au provides a common hub to share ideas, resources and experiences to enable localised Ubuntu user groups to distribute, advertise, promote and demonstrate Ubuntu throughout Australia.

Details

Please see our website for the latest news on our activities and events! For other activities check out our Launchpad Page

Status

The Ubuntu Australian Team were reapproved as an official LoCo team in September 2011. Our next reapproval date is in September 2013.

How to find us

Team Events

  • Team Meetings - Online meetings are generally held at 8:00 PM AEST on the second Sunday of the month. Feel free to join us on #ubuntu-au using your favourite IRC client. Alternatively you may prefer to use your web browser and go to Libera Webchat.

  • Upcoming Events - a list of upcoming events hosted on the loco.ubuntu.com site team page.

  • Previous Meetings - an archive of details about past meetings.

  • iCal Calendar - this is a link to a feed you can add to your favourite calendar program (or smart phone!) to keep up to date with upcoming team events.

IRC

irc.libera.chat, port 6697 on irc.libera.chat:6697 Main (logged) Webchat in your browser!

If you would prefer to use a chat program XChat, Pidgin or Empathy also support IRC groups

Full details can be found at AustralianTeam/IRC.

Mailing List

The Ubuntu-au mailing list is a place to seek support and for general discussion on team related matters.

Social Media

Planet Ubuntu

Planet Ubuntu-Au is a blog feed from various Ubuntu-AU members. It is not strictly “Ubuntu Only” content but offers a window into the lives and interests of Ubuntu-AU members.

Team Contact

The current team contact of Ubuntu-AU is Jared Norris.

For both Jared's contact details and also contact details of other relevant team personnel please see the ContactUs page.

Members

See the New Members page if you are interested in joining.

The Members List has a list of all current members and what state they reside in.

Projects

To get involved and see what is currently going on within the team check out our projects page for details.

Team Wiki Links

The following linked pages are links to all the current Ubuntu-AU team wiki pages, feel free to browse and contribute.


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