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HISTORY

This Loco Team was formed in March 2006 by 3 guys and continues to grow having both active and non active affiliates and also helping out in voluntary works in the open source fields.

MEMBERS

We are currently all residents of Nairobi and expect to grow to be a more effective team.

  • RonaldOdero

  • Christopher Masese
  • Fredrick Odero
  • Duncan Apiyo
  • Allan Odero
  • Steve Njuguna
  • Mark Mbatiah
  • Miano Njoka
  • Nancy Marwa
  • David Scannell

Please note that the above are the active members. Check the KenyaSupport page for those who occassionally volunteer or have helped in some way.

AIMS

  • Provide consultancy and tutor services to newbies
  • Distributing Ubuntu CDs locally to businesses, schools, institutions, organisations and individual users.
  • Develop "Kenyan like" logos
  • Develop a mirror site.
  • Local community developer.
  • Ubuntu-and linux in general, training and consultancy.

MEETINGS

Our meetings are always held on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The venue is always agreed on during the last meeting ranging from residential houses to campuses. Nairobi residents wishing to be members and those who would like to obtain the Ubuntu CDs please contact RonaldOdero via email; ronaldodero@yahoo.com. You can also get support via our main mailing list ubuntu-ke@lists.ubuntu.com or at the IRC channel #ubuntu-ke at freenode.net.

PROJECTS

This is a list of proposed projects that were discussed in the last meeting. Please note that it is not a guarantee that the pending ones will get started.

Project

Summary

Task

Status

Participants

Visit school in Maasai mureish

Missionary primary school needs edubuntu

Conduct feasiblity study on their needs and report to team on findigs

Active

Christopher Masese

St.Christopher Academy

Primary school needs Ubuntu and Edubuntu workstations networked

Conduct feasibility study and recomend

Active

RonaldOdero

Good Shepherd preparatory school

Ubuntu and Edubuntu

Intall and guide the staff and pupils on ubuntu and edubuntu in their new computer lab

Active

RonaldOdero and Duncan Apiyo

Western Kenya and Kisumu team

Country wide outreach programme

Meet with them to discuss possible undertakings

Pending

Allan Odero and David Scannell

Paul Geuzebroek

NGO consultant to jet in the country in November

Find out how we can help him impliment Ubuntu in all NGOs

Pending

none yet

Website

Build an official website dedicated to ubuntu and open source

Check SiteProject page

Active

All mebers and volunteers

University of Nairobi

Perform a demo on installation and configuration at School of Journalism

Date set for November 10

Active

RonaldOdero

Still under development and open to anyone with an idea.

How You Can Help

Of late we are helping a couple of NGOs equiping rural schools with computers installed with ubuntu and edubuntu. So, if you have any old PC hardwares lying arround in your office, organisation or home, please contact RonaldOdero to give your donations.