[LUAU] Ubuntu LoCo

[R. Scott Belford]

Aloha LUAU

Many people are probably familiar with Ubuntu and its rising popularity. 
  As a way to encourage grass-roots participation and outreach, they 
have a network of LoCos.  Hawaii has one

https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hawaii

and it has fallen into my lap.  Needless to say, but I will, the 
strength of Free and Open Source Software is in the diversity and 
multitude of people working together towards the same goals.

It is a wonderful thing, and I would just assume make it into something 
as special as HOSEF, but it is not my place to do so.  I have a focus 
and a way to try to make some impact already.  Perhaps one of you would 
like to lead this LoCo and get involved.

There is a real need for more focus on development, I know, especially 
on LUAU.  The Launchpad portal makes it very convenient to join in bug 
hunting for upcoming releases, to create new projects, or to manage your 
own.  In the right hands there is opportunity for someone to steer this 
group towards

1. Bug hunting for Edubuntu.  We have labs in 4 parks and 4 classrooms, 
so there is plenty of R&D ground.
2. Bug hunting for the upcoming Ubuntu LTS
3. Speaking publicly
4. Organizing events
5. Tons of things that I cannot imagine

In the interest of fostering more innovation and economic opportunity, 
the more of this that happens, the better.  While we in Hawaii have been 
struggling to determine how to blend charity with profit, our friends in 
Norway have not

http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu/2008/03/msg00016.html (1)

Their work through Skolelinux and Debian-Edu, is a thing of 
collaborative, cooperative beauty that we should learn from.

--scott

(1)
> The Norwegian branch of the Debian Edu project consist of three
> entities, the member association (FRISK), the foundation (SLX Debian
> Labs), and a company created by the foundation together with others to
> make sure a commercial option are available for those who want to buy
> services related to Debian Edu (Skolelinux Drift AS).  This email is
> about the plans of the foundation to invite non-competitors to buy
> shares in the company.  If you are interested, please let me know.
> The rest of this email is in Norwegian because we believe it is most
> relevant for the Norwegian branch of the project.