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[Torsten Franz <torsten.ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

and what are the next steps? Do we want to meet us in an irc channel? Do we
have plans for a meeting?

Regards,
Torsten


2013/9/17 Ara Pulido <ara@xxxxxxxxxx>

>
>
> On 17/09/13 04:19, Shannon Lucas wrote:
> >> Shannon, do you know what the drupal group does? What kind of topics
> > do they talk about at these informal discussions at conferences?
> >
> > A lot of the Drupal BoFs seem to be more social, allowing people to meet
> > the people they'd talked to on IRC or in the forums. They also provided
> > a safe place for people who aren't necessarily comfortable being out yet
> > to meet other LGBT people that share their line of work. We also
> > benefited from the fact that a number of key figures in the Drupal
> > community are either part of the LGBT community or allies. The online
> > discussion forum hasn't been all that active lately. Most of the posts
> > are either job postings or arranging get togethers at various events. We
> > were, unfortunately, a bit light on the deeper topics. Someone recently
> > setup a corresponding IRC channel, but it hasn't had many takers.
> >
> > Here are some thoughts I had about discussions in this group:
> >
> > - Interviews with LGBT people who contribute to Ubuntu or other open
> > source projects.
>
> Interviews are a very good idea.
>
> A design/art/music/younameit blog I like reading (the fox is black) has
> a series of posts about "creative" people in the LGBT community:
>
>    http://www.thefoxisblack.com/category/lgbt-creatives-series/
>
> I find these posts are a great way to show the community.
>
> Cheers,
> Ara.
>
> > - What are people's experiences being out or coming out in open source?
> > - What are some examples of LGBT organizations benefiting from using
> > Ubuntu or open source in general?
> > - How do we promote and recruit participation in open source projects
> > from the LGBT community at large?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Koen Glotzbach
> > <koen.glotzbach@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:koen.glotzbach@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >     Hi all,
> >
> >     Totally agree to revive this group; it's good to know that Ubuntu
> >     has a rich community, including LGBT's! :)
> >     Yet: what about the goals? Getting people from the USA or European
> >     mainland for the london pride would be cool, but a bit difficult?
> >     Basically it boils down to the question posted by Maia: what are we
> >     going to talk about here? And can we think of other goals, except
> >     from the pride? More generally, indeed: making known that we exist :P
> >     Or am I going ahead of plan, here?
> >     Shannon, do you know what the drupal group does? What kind of topics
> >     do they talk about at these informal discussions at conferences?
> >
> >     Love from The Netherlands!
> >
> >     PS. I'd love to help, but there's only so much I can do as I'll be
> >     in preperation for the European elections
> >
> >
> >     On 16 September 2013 22:30, Torsten Franz <torsten.ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx
> >     <mailto:torsten.ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >         Ara Pulido:
> >         > Hello all!
> >
> >         Hi all,
> >
> >
> >         > This email is to see if there is anybody out there willing to
> >         start this
> >         > again (I cannot do it alone!). I think that we could even put
> >         ourselves
> >         > a nice goal, like participating in the London Pride 2014 with
> >         a Ubuntu
> >         > logo (several tech companies/communities participate, yet not
> >         that many
> >         > open source ones).
> >
> >         okay, I don't think that I am at the London Pride 2014 but maybe
> >         we can
> >         make a booth concept for not only the London Pride.
> >
> >         I think it is a good idea to show with an Ubuntu lgbt website
> >         that Ubuntu is a place also for
> >         queer life. :)
> >
> >         Regards,
> >         Torsten
> >
> >
> >         2013/9/16 Ara Pulido <ara@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ara@xxxxxxxxxx>>
> >
> >             Hello all!
> >
> >             ~ubuntu-lgbt is dead, long life ~ubuntu-lgbt?
> >
> >             I would like to start the discussion about revamping this
> >             group and
> >             start doing something meaningful with it.
> >
> >             The latest and super sad news coming from Russia is a waking
> >             bell
> >             telling us that homophobia is still well spread and affecting
> >             institutions that are supposed to be defending human rights
> >             (like the IOC).
> >
> >             I think that every little helps. The Ubuntu community is
> >             huge, yet this
> >             group only has 75 members (???). When young LGBT Ubuntu
> >             users arrive to
> >             the community, it would help them to see that Ubuntu is not
> only
> >             welcoming to the LGBT community, but also an active LGBT
> >             community.
> >
> >             This email is to see if there is anybody out there willing
> >             to start this
> >             again (I cannot do it alone!). I think that we could even
> >             put ourselves
> >             a nice goal, like participating in the London Pride 2014
> >             with a Ubuntu
> >             logo (several tech companies/communities participate, yet
> >             not that many
> >             open source ones).
> >
> >             Thanks,
> >             Ara.
> >
> >
> >
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