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| This is the wiki page of the Kentucky Local Community Team. We aim to provide community support to users of the various flavours of Ubuntu Linux as well as other distobutions and advocating their use by individuals and organisations alike. | Welcome to the wiki page of the Kentucky Local Community Team. Our aim is to provide community support for users of Ubuntu Linux, it's various distributions, and promote it's use by both individuals and organizations alike. |
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| This group is for anyone in Kentucky who uses or is interested in some flavour of Ubuntu, whether it's Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu or any others, including other distros. This group is for people of all technical abilities from I've-never-heard-of-linux all the way to I'm-an-Ubuntu-Master. | This group is for anyone in Kentucky who uses, or is interested in using, a flavor of Ubuntu, whether Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, or any other Linux distribution. We strive to range in technical ability from "...Linux???", to "I'm an Ubuntu Master." |
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| * To provide consultancy and tutor services to new users. * To distributing Ubuntu CDs to businesses, schools, institutions, organisations and individuals. * To develop an Ubuntu identity. * To develop a local community developer. * To advocate free and open source solutions (FOSS) as alternatives where they exist. |
* Provide consultancy and tutoring for new users. * Distribute Ubuntu CDs to businesses, schools, institutions, organizations, and individuals. * Develop an Ubuntu identity. * Become a local community developer. * Advocate free and open source solutions (FOSS) as alternatives, where they exist. == Team Projects == * [:KentuckyTeam/CharityProject:CharityProject] == Sub-Teams == || [:KentuckyTeam/WikiTeam:Wiki Team] || [:KentuckyTeam/WebTeam:Web Team] || [:KentuckyTeam/NewMembers:New Members] || [:KentuckyTeam/CharityProject/Members:Charity Project] || |
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| Come and chat in our Internet Relay Chatroom (IRC) #ubuntu-ky (it's on irc.freenode.net). As of this moment we do not have a mailing list or a forum but both are in the works. == Regional Teams == Please find more information about people in your region on our [:KentuckyTeam/Members: Members Page]. |
Start by chatting/learning in our Internet Relay Chatroom (IRC), #ubuntu-kentucky (on irc.freenode.net). You can also go to the forum, located at http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org, to post a question, or read about some of the projects we are planning. Also, sign up for our mailing list at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ky. Join the team by going to https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kentucky and clicking "Join the Team" on on the left of the screen. |
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| Since we are still trying to set things up meetings will be sporadic for the next few weeks to a month. The plan is to try to meet online in the #ubuntu-ky chat room once per week and then have a face to face once per month. This is subject to change at this point though. | We meet each Thursday night at 8:00PM EST in #ubuntu-kentucky on freenode.net. We will be having "real world meetings" soon, but times, dates, and places have yet to be decided. IRC meeting notes can be found here: [:KentuckyTeam/Meetings:Meetings] |
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| == How Ubuntu-ky Can Help You == | == How Ubuntu-Kentucky Can Help You == |
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| Are you stuck with something? Can't find the answer? Login to our IRC channel and we'll do our best to help out. If your problem needs to be solved in person, a volunteer will gladly offer to help. Alternatively, if you want to talk to a wider audience about Ubuntu, Linux and FOSS - feel free to post in the forum (once it is set up). | You might find the answer in our [:KentuckyTeam/Documentation:Documentation] area! Check here for help on installation, configuration, recommendations, etc. |
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| == How You Can Help Ubuntu-ky == | Stuck with something? Can't find an answer? Log in to our IRC channel and we'll do our best to help. If your problem needs to be solved in person, a volunteer may offer to help. Alternatively, if you want to talk to a wider audience about Ubuntu, Linux and FOSS, feel free to post in the forum. |
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| By joining the team! Merely joining and participating would be help enough. Having a steady number of members is encouraging to all in the group. | == How You Can Help Ubuntu-Kentucky == |
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| Join the team, of course - joining and participating is a boon to the moral of current members! Additionally, providing feedback as to how we are performing as a team, or informing us of a need yet to be met, is a great help! | |
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| (thanks to the UKTeam for the format and some of the copy used in this page) | == Approval Application == * [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KentuckyTeam/ApprovalApplication Approval Application] (thanks to the UKTeam for the format, and some of the copy used in this page) |
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Welcome
Welcome to the wiki page of the Kentucky Local Community Team. Our aim is to provide community support for users of Ubuntu Linux, it's various distributions, and promote it's use by both individuals and organizations alike.
Who is this group for?
This group is for anyone in Kentucky who uses, or is interested in using, a flavor of Ubuntu, whether Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, or any other Linux distribution. We strive to range in technical ability from "...Linux???", to "I'm an Ubuntu Master."
Aims
- Provide consultancy and tutoring for new users.
- Distribute Ubuntu CDs to businesses, schools, institutions, organizations, and individuals.
- Develop an Ubuntu identity.
- Become a local community developer.
- Advocate free and open source solutions (FOSS) as alternatives, where they exist.
Team Projects
Sub-Teams
[:KentuckyTeam/WikiTeam:Wiki Team] |
[:KentuckyTeam/WebTeam:Web Team] |
[:KentuckyTeam/NewMembers:New Members] |
[:KentuckyTeam/CharityProject/Members:Charity Project] |
How do I join?
Start by chatting/learning in our Internet Relay Chatroom (IRC), #ubuntu-kentucky (on irc.freenode.net). You can also go to the forum, located at http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org, to post a question, or read about some of the projects we are planning. Also, sign up for our mailing list at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ky. Join the team by going to https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kentucky and clicking "Join the Team" on on the left of the screen.
Meetings
We meet each Thursday night at 8:00PM EST in #ubuntu-kentucky on freenode.net. We will be having "real world meetings" soon, but times, dates, and places have yet to be decided. IRC meeting notes can be found here: [:KentuckyTeam/Meetings:Meetings]
How Ubuntu-Kentucky Can Help You
You might find the answer in our [:KentuckyTeam/Documentation:Documentation] area! Check here for help on installation, configuration, recommendations, etc.
Stuck with something? Can't find an answer? Log in to our IRC channel and we'll do our best to help. If your problem needs to be solved in person, a volunteer may offer to help. Alternatively, if you want to talk to a wider audience about Ubuntu, Linux and FOSS, feel free to post in the forum.
How You Can Help Ubuntu-Kentucky
Join the team, of course - joining and participating is a boon to the moral of current members! Additionally, providing feedback as to how we are performing as a team, or informing us of a need yet to be met, is a great help!
Approval Application
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KentuckyTeam/ApprovalApplication Approval Application]
(thanks to the UKTeam for the format, and some of the copy used in this page)
KentuckyTeam (last edited 2010-08-23 15:28:41 by mail)