Introduction

• This page is home to the Ubuntu Egyptian LoCo team page. This page helps to give insight and distribute information regarding all Ubuntu related issues locally. We are here to show how this distribution of linux is a key player in the IT market for both personal and professional use. Everyone involved in the LoCo has equal opportunity towards the development of GNU/Linux in Egypt. You are an ambassador to help and assist in the migration towards open source technologies. Our goal as a team is to market the abilities of Ubuntu as a powerful operating system and help people integrate the technology and/or migrating from other operating systems and technologies into this one as a more advanced and beneficial advantage. We conduct frequent training on how to use Linux, showcasing its ease of use. We also organize installation festivals whenever possible.

Contact

• We can be contacted any time through:

  Mailing list: mailing list

  IRC channel: irc://irc.freenode.net/ubuntu-eg OR in your favorite IRC client /server irc.freenode.net and /join #ubuntu-eg channel. You can access it through the web interface http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-eg

  Launchpad: ubuntu-eg on Launchpad.

  Forum: Egypt Team Forum.

  Facebook Group: ubuntu-eg

  Facebook Page: ubuntu-eg

  Linkedin Group: Ubuntu EG

  Twitter Page: ubuntu-eg

  You may also contact any of: thelinuxer at ubuntu.com, wazery at ubuntu.com Extend at tecmina.com for any help.

How to join

1. Create a Launchpad account.(If you didn't already have one!). Do it Now!

2. Join our Launchpad team. Do it Now!

3. Subscribe to the Mailing list to stay in touch with us. Do it Now!

4. Add your name to the the team's Memebers list. Do it Now!

5. Find the nearest Ubuntu-eg members to your location to help promote Ubuntu in your area Find!

How to Contribute

• Join our mailing list.

  Find a micro group in your area. Currently we have 2 micro groups. One in Cairo, main contact thelinuxer [at] gmail.com, and one in Alexandria, main contact Extend [at] tecmina.com.

  Try to attend meetings which will are conducted either over IRC or physically in person at agreed local locations. (Follow the mailing list for information).

  Spread the word of Ubuntu in your society.

  Bringing more members into our team.

  Write articles in our wiki or in our up comping web portal.

  Translate Ubuntu packages and wiki articles into Arabic.

  Share success stories of Ubuntu experience.

  Participate in our events.

  Introduce any ideas and methods of implementation.

Projects

• Our tasks currently include introducing GNU/Linux, specifically Ubuntu to as many people as possible in the Egyptian community. We will achieve this by distributing large amounts of Ubuntu master CDs. This will cost money due to Egyptian taxes, but will help market Ubuntu here since has very few original CD's in the market.

Goals for year 2010

• Help the team grow in technical ability and size.

  Become an Approved LoCo team.

  Being mentioned in the media as Ubuntu and as a LOCO team. ( Lo3'at el 3asr magazine mentioned Ubuntu and Kubuntu in an article and they offered Kubuntu CD's for free in 2007)

  Be able to switch more people by the end of this year to Ubuntu. ( over 250 are actively using Ubuntu as of May 2010 )

  Organize an installation fest.

  Start Linux training on a professional level.

News

• 2/11/2010 Created Group Ubuntu EG on Linkedin.

  30/10/2010 Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat Release Party was held at Cilantro "Abbad El Akkad" Facebook Event

  08/05/2010 Ubuntu Lucid Lynx Release Party/Installation Fest was held at Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering. Omara Building 3rd Floor Facebook Event Ubuntu LoCo Team Directory

  18/07/2009 Created group ubuntu-eg on facebook.

  06/03/2008 An agreement has been reached between the LOCO team and KEY & ACES organizations to hold an event every Saturday in the faculty of Engineering Ain shams University with a new subject every time and these events will be public so spread the word guys..

  03/05/2007 #ubuntu-eg official irc channel

  07/05/2007 http://www.ubuntu-eg.org is now ours and it directs to our wiki page.

  20/06/2007 Ubuntu Egypt mailing list is created.

Sub-pages :

CategoryUbuntuTeams CategoryLoCoTeams