| Mike_Feravolo | hey | 00:37 |
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| desertc | Mike_Feravolo: what do you mean by 'get out there' - where is there? | 00:52 |
| desertc | in regards to your chamber of commerce comment | 00:52 |
| Mike_Feravolo | It means that you have to show up at events when you join a chamber for it to help you | 00:54 |
| Mike_Feravolo | At least that how it works in Orlando, Florida USA | 00:55 |
| Mike_Feravolo | Bug Number 1 is big in Orlando Florida and a lot of people don't know that it can be fixed | 00:56 |
| desertc | It always feels like you live in a community where everyone uses microsoft until you start checking around with people. | 00:59 |
| desertc | I did not realize there was a group here who loads ubuntu on donated computers and gives them to poor people, for example, or that there is a college department that runs all kubuntu | 01:00 |
| Mike_Feravolo | That sounds like good news, at least the donated computers part I don't know about the KDE thing | 01:04 |
| Mike_Feravolo | :-) | 01:04 |
| desertc | did you go to the florida linux show earlier in the month? | 01:08 |
| Mike_Feravolo | the one in jacksonville ? | 01:08 |
| desertc | yes, that one | 01:08 |
| Mike_Feravolo | I didn't get a change it's about 4 hours + away this time of year | 01:09 |
| Mike_Feravolo | man my spelling is awful | 01:09 |
| desertc | but those are the types of things that show there is linux activity in your area | 01:10 |
| Mike_Feravolo | Okay | 01:13 |
| Mike_Feravolo | But, how does that "sell" ubuntu to people that never heard of Linux ? | 01:14 |
| desertc | just opportunities to collaborate with other groups in your loco | 01:15 |
| desertc | 1+1=3 | 01:15 |
| desertc | like - I am considering setting up a coffee shop that will educate people on ubuntu (and sell coffee and internet), but I would get the computers donated from this group that gives them away | 01:16 |
| Mike_Feravolo | Where ? | 01:16 |
| desertc | that way I can run an coffee place at a profit without buying and maintaining the computers, and I can focus on putting together classes and promoting the store | 01:16 |
| Mike_Feravolo | The internet Cafe thing is cool | 01:17 |
| Mike_Feravolo | or I should say Ubuntu Cafe ? | 01:17 |
| desertc | nice | 01:17 |
| Mike_Feravolo | I does sound cool, the question is can you use it ? | 01:18 |
| desertc | only thing holding me back is that I have no idea how to convert a cement-floored empty space into a up-to-code restaurant. I suppose I could learn. :) | 01:20 |
| desertc | ... that and I don't want to dump 30 grand on a lease that is going to end up being a money pit ;) | 01:20 |
| Mike_Feravolo | Been there, Done that :-) | 01:21 |
| desertc | which part? bringing a place to code or dumping a truck load of savings into a hole? | 01:21 |
| Mike_Feravolo | Which is why I am sticking to the Computer Trade | 01:21 |
| Mike_Feravolo | The flushing a ton of money into some elses building and lossing my . . . . | 01:22 |
| desertc | yes, for certain I can make more money doing the IT gig. just got bored of it as of lately | 01:22 |
| Mike_Feravolo | How long have you been in the profession ? | 01:23 |
| Mike_Feravolo | I have been in the Computer Science trade since the Mini-Computer era | 01:24 |
| Mike_Feravolo | I even feel for the MCSE scam | 01:25 |
| Mike_Feravolo | But realized that is just another way to make you know who richer | 01:26 |
| Mike_Feravolo | So I burned my MCP card | 01:27 |
| Mike_Feravolo | Peace | 01:29 |
| desertc | oh, hi, back | 01:32 |
| desertc | yes, got the mcse back in NT 4.0 days and a cert list as long as my arm | 01:32 |
| desertc | I might consider getting the LCP if I started supporting linux systems. I am someone who loves to learn! | 01:33 |
| Mike_Feravolo | Still here, more or less, What type of things are you interested in learning - I like programming and would like to learn Groovy | 01:44 |
| Mike_Feravolo | Groovy is the secound langauge to run under the java run time | 01:45 |
| Mike_Feravolo | I hate this comparision but it's like VB.net is to C## | 01:46 |
| desertc | I am not much of a programmer, even though I went to school for it. I'm more about working with other people to do technical solutions. | 01:50 |
| desertc | That's the kind of stuff that gets me really excited: to see people getting together, working with computers to get them to do something important. | 01:50 |
| desertc | So, like, working with people to adopt a free software solution like ubuntu is a dream for me! :) | 01:51 |
| Mike_Feravolo | I agree, I don't do a lot of programming other then web based stuff these days | 01:52 |
| Mike_Feravolo | Working with people to adopt a free software solution, that sounds like a clear objective to me | 01:56 |
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| DPic | Idea-- how about we create a guide for people to lobby their local govenments for free software and Ubuntu adoption? http://www.google.com/search?q=lobby+governmnet+%22how+to%22+OR+guide | 07:36 |
| juliux | morning | 08:25 |
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