Looking to form a Texas LoCo team

[cajunaggie]

Hey there fellow Texans (or "Howdy" if y'all want to be formal),
I was browsing throug the LoCo Team List wiki and found three proposed Texas teams in Houston, Austin, and Dallas, respectively. Unfortunately nobody has a forum or a mailing list. Or anything more than a two-sentence wiki for that matter. They appear to be effectively kaput.

I know certain areas of the Lone Start State aren't the most computer-friendly places you'll ever see ;) but I think a LoCo team might help, at least in some small way. If nothing else, a Texas LoCo team will give Texas some prescence (did I spell that right?) in the Ubuntu community.

My technical skills are limited, so I'm not much use in that respect. But I am rather good with organizing and finding things. I'd be willing to serve in that capacity.

Thoughts? Comments? Volunteers to be our fearless leader(s)?

[Harold P]

I live in the Houston area... but I'm only 14, lol. :p That probably kicks me out of the leader position... :-?

[jeremy]

George Bush is from Texas, and he's pretty loco!

[cajunaggie]

George Bush is from Texas, and he's pretty loco!
While slightly amusing, that was neither neccesary nor helpful. Have anything relevant to the thread subject you'd like to say?

[cajunaggie]

I live in the Houston area... but I'm only 14, lol. :p That probably kicks me out of the leader position... :-?
At least you're willing to join the team. And age isn't neccesarily a disqualifier. I'm barely 20 myself.

[fedex1993]

At least you're willing to join the team. And age isn't neccesarily a disqualifier. I'm barely 20 myself.

i live in the dallas area and i am only 14-15 so that probley puts me out to

[DoctorMO]

I thought there already was a Huston team, texas is a big place apparently

[fedex1993]

where is the link wher ei can or someone can see the loco teams

[Sunflower1970]

I wondered why there wasn't a Texas Loco team, especially in Austin where Dell is located just slightly north of here, AMD is here, and Austin for the most part is pretty tech savvy.

There are two other people in my workplace that have started using Ubuntu on their home computers which completely floored me when I found out :)

I'd join one, but I don't really have the knowhow to start one up, or keep it organized, plan events, etc...

I thought there already was a Huston team, texas is a big place apparently

It's huge. I can drive from Austin, which is more or less central Texas, to the Oklahoma border which is north, and it takes roughly 8 hours. Takes about 6-7 hours to drive south to Corpus Christi and the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas is a country unto itself, seriously....

[asjdfwejqrfjcvm msz34rq33]

I wondered why there wasn't a Texas Loco team, especially in Austin where Dell is located just slightly north of here, AMD is here, and Austin for the most part is pretty tech savvy.

There are two other people in my workplace that have started using Ubuntu on their home computers which completely floored me when I found out :)

I'd join one, but I don't really have the knowhow to start one up, or keep it organized, plan events, etc...



It's huge. I can drive from Austin, which is more or less central Texas, to the Oklahoma border which is north, and it takes roughly 8 hours. Takes about 6-7 hours to drive south to Corpus Christi and the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas is a country unto itself, seriously....No kidding. And since Texans love to brag, Texas is bigger than any other European country except Russia. :biggrin:

But I'd love to have a Texas Loco team.
BTW, I'm from the DFW area.

[Tundro Walker]

I'm in DFW, too ... but, uh, dumb question...what's a Loco team do?

We're not gonna go around like a bunch of Jehovah's witnesses trying to pass out cd's and spreading the dogma, are we?

[Lord_Dicranius]

You can read more about LoCo teams here (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeams) :-D

[Whiffle]

I'm in DFW, too ... but, uh, dumb question...what's a Loco team do?

We're not gonna go around like a bunch of Jehovah's witnesses trying to pass out cd's and spreading the dogma, are we?

Sound like fun to me! I could launch slackwa...I mean, Ubuntu cd's from my car at all the yuppies in my area. mwahahaha.

[TheIdiotThatIsMe]

Sound like fun to me! I could launch slackwa...I mean, Ubuntu cd's from my car at all the yuppies in my area. mwahahaha.

Now that's just too funny :)

If you guys are interested and serious about starting up a LoCo team, but not sure where to do it, a great place to start is by getting some advice from leaders of already established LoCo teams (such as Utah) and maybe contacting a member of the US LoCo Team (vorian may help you).

Also, try chatting with each other outside of forums, and maybe set up a meeting online in IRC or AIM or whatever your preference.

[allforcarrie]

I am stationed in Abilene. I am interested.


I found this https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TexasTeam

[SpookComix]

I'm a 33-year old long-time Linux "follower" and *buntu convert. Unfortunately, I'm 6 hours from Dallas and farther from Houston. I'm keeping an eye on the Texas Panhandle from Amarillo.

If anything happens or gets organized, add me to the list. If there are others in Amarillo who are interested in forming something, keep me posted.

--SC

[demiurgicdaemon]

All right guys, let's get this thing started. I am sick of there not being a TX loco team. I don't have too much free time, but I will try and find out how the others got started and became official. I would appreciate any others to do the same. Thanks.

[locolobo]

I would be interested also - BUT travel a lot - RETIRED - Old man >>
does that leave me out???:lolflag::confused::guitar::)

[rfruth]

hate to say it (no I don't) but there also is a ubuntu houston google group
http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntu-houston-team

[CREEPING DEATH]

I'm in Houston also, but considering Houston is the size of other states and more populated...
George Bush is from Texas, and he's pretty loco!
Actually he is from Connecticut, not Texas. He just likes to play cowboy like a lot of other yankees that move here.

CD

[DoctorMO]

Texas is bigger than any European country except Russia

Except Russia isn't in Europe, It's not in the EU, it's not in Eastern Europe, it's not in Western Europe.

Although England prides it's self on being able to cram 60 million people into an area the size of half of California.

[vgrisham]

Texas needs a LoCo!

I have been using Ubuntu since the autumn of 2006 (Dapper). I'm now using Hardy Heron on my AMD64 home box and on my HP Compaq nx6110 laptop at work (32-bit). With the exception of a bug that is preventing my from syncing my digital music player in Amarok, Hardy has been great.

I'm a teacher and a curriculum and technology coordinator at a school for troubled kids in the mountains of far West Texas. I still consider myself a linux noob, but I'm getting pretty geeky with it. I'd love to contribute in anyway I can to getting a Texas LoCo going.

And to the starter of this thread, I grew up in San Antonio (Clark HS, 85, St. Mary's 89). Go Spurs Go!

[vgrisham]

Actually he is from Connecticut, not Texas. He just likes to play cowboy like a lot of other yankees that move here.

CD

Amen, CD!

[pallavis11]

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[likemindead]

If you're in the Amarillo area:

http://www.amarillolinux.com