LoCo Knowledge Base

This page lists the documentation and help that is part of the LoCo project. This should provide a fairly complete list of the documentation we have available.

General Information

General information and details about the LoCo project.

• LoCoTeams - the main homepage of the LoCo project.

• LoCoFAQ - one FAQ to rule them all! A big list of LoCo related questions.

• LoCoTeamsList - the list of approved and new teams.

• LoCoTeamContacts - how to contact the project leaders.

• LoCoTeamMeeting - details of the fortnightly LoCo team meetings held on IRC.

Joining a Team

Details about joining teams.

• LoCoTeamJoining - how to join your local LoCo team.

Running a Team

Help and resources for running a team.

• LoCoTeamHowto - our main guide to starting a LoCo team.

• LoCoTeamRegions - a guide to picking how much of a region your LoCo team covers

• LoCoGettingApproved - how to get your team approved.

• LoCoExampleApplication - an example approval application.

• LoCoGettingCds - how to get free Ubuntu CDs.

• LoCoResolvingProblems - details on resolving problems and conflict in your team.

• LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups - how to best work with other local groups such as Linux User Groups.

• LoCoTeamLeader - thoughts on being an effective leader.

• LoCoTeamDealingWithMoney - best practices for dealing with money

• LoCoTeamSpeakers - a list of those who are available to speak at conferences about Ubuntu.

• LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups - how to further promote Ubuntu while helping your area LUGs

LoCo Resources and Facilities

Guides and documentation about setting up the various resources and facilities your LoCo team may want to use.

• LoCoCreatingWebsite - how to create a website, a map of your area in which users can add themselves, a planet blog aggregator, and details about free hosting options.

• LoCoCreatingForum - how do you set up a forum for your team?

• LoCoDocsDay - how to get involved in our regular documentation days.

• LoCoBot - details about using our IRC bots for logging and other facilities.

• LoCoTeamDocsToDo - Things for us to complete

• LoCoTemplates - templates for your LoCo sites.

LoCo Activities

Guides about different types of work your team can do.

• LoCoActivism - How-to guide for digital freedom activism

• UbuntuAtConferences - how to get a "conference pack" from Canonical

• LoCoRunningInstallfests - a guide to running a local Installfest event.

• LoCoRunningReleaseParty - a guide to running a Release Party event.

• LoCoTeamEducation - how to advocate Ubuntu / Kubuntu / Edubuntu to educational users and organisations.

• LoCoComputerFairHowto - organising a computer fair booth

• Jams! - Jams are get-togethers of Ubuntu activists who work on Ubuntu directly to make it better. Useful information and materials about running Bug Jams and Packaging Jams.

Mailing Lists

• loco-contacts - the main mailing list for the project is loco-contacts. You can join it by visiting https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts

• Team Mailing Lists - see https://lists.ubuntu.com for details of the team mailing lists.

IRC Channels

• #ubuntu-locoteams - the main IRC channel for the LoCo project.