LoCo Knowledge Base

This page lists the documentation and help that is part of the LoCo project. This should provide a fairly complete list of the documentation we have available.

General Information

General information and details about the LoCo project.

• LoCoTeams - the main homepage of the LoCo project.

• LoCoFAQ - one FAQ to rule them all! A big list of LoCo related questions.

• LoCoTeamsList - the list of approved and new teams.

• LoCoTeamContacts - how to contact the project leaders.

• LoCoTeamMeeting - details of the fortnightly LoCo team meetings held on IRC.

• LoCoTeamSpeakers - a list of those who are available to speak at conferences about Ubuntu.

Joining a Team

Details about joining teams.

• LoCoTeamJoining - how to join your local LoCo team.

Running a Team

Help and resources for running a team.

• LoCoTeamHowto - our main guide to starting a LoCo team.

• LoCoTeamRegions - a guide to picking how much of a region your LoCo team covers

• LoCoGettingApproved - how to get your team approved.

• LoCoExampleApplication - an example approval application.

• LoCoGettingCds - how to get free Ubuntu CDs.

• LoCoResolvingProblems - details on resolving problems and conflict in your team.

• LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups - how to best work with other local groups such as Linux User Groups.

• LoCoTeamLeader - thoughts on being an effective leader.

• LoCoTeamDealingWithMoney - best practices for dealing with money

LoCo Resources and Facilities

Guides and documentation about setting up the various resources and facilities your LoCo team may want to use.

• LoCoCreatingWebsite - how to create a website, a map of your area in which users can add themselves, a planet blog aggregator, and details about free hosting options.

• LoCoCreatingForum - how do you set up a forum for your team?

• LoCoDocsDay - how to get involved in our regular documentation days.

• LoCoBot - details about using our IRC bots for logging and other facilities.

• LoCoTeamDocsToDo - Things for us to complete

• LoCoTemplates - templates for your LoCo sites.

LoCo Activities

Guides about different types of work your team can do.

• LoCoActivism - How-to guide for digital freedom activism

• UbuntuAtConferences - how to get a "conference pack" from Canonical

• LoCoRunningInstallfests - a guide to running a local Installfest event.

• LoCoTeamEducation - how to advocate Ubuntu / Kubuntu / Edubuntu to educational users and organisations.

• LoCoComputerFairHowto - organising a computer fair booth

• Jams! - Jams are get-togethers of Ubuntu activists who work on Ubuntu directly to make it better. Useful information and materials about running Bug Jams and Packaging Jams.

Mailing Lists

• loco-contacts - the main mailing list for the project is loco-contacts. You can join it by visiting https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts

• Team Mailing Lists - see https://lists.ubuntu.com for details of the team mailing lists.

IRC Channels

• #ubuntu-locoteams - the main IRC channel for the LoCo project.