Still waiting for confirmation (as of 2010.07.29), but if the check is eventually cashed by festival officials, we'll be tabling once again at the Takoma Park Folk Festival.
Festival details at http://tpff.org/.
Attached is a pair of PDF's created from a presentation by Kevin Cole, Mackenzie Morgan, and Nick Wheeler on February 23, 2008. The OpenOffice.org presentation is also available, but the configuration here maxes out at 1 MB per upload, and the presentation weighs in at 4.1 MB. C'est la vie.
The votes are in and the overwhelming response is that we should move the Sunday Night Meeting to 7:00pm MST. According to the emails I've received we should be seeing a rise in the number of participants in our weekly meetings; I hope so. So, starting this week, July 25th, the new meeting time will be 7:00. Put it on your calendars and please come. It should be fun.
Hey everyone,
I was late in ordering our 10.04 CDs but they arrived today. If you want/need Ubuntu/Kubuntu/ and/or Server CDs please respond to this email with your Name and shipping address. It would also be nice if you could help with the cost of shipping as it will cost me to send them to you. In the PHX valley they will be available free at upcoming Installfest and PLUG east side meeting and east side Stammtische.
Scott Gwin
j.scott.gwin@ubuntu.com
This past Saturday, July 10 we had a get-together at Nate Hutchings house. It was loosely organized at the last minute and it was a tasty good time. In attendance were flakeparadigm and a bud jawee, Hatthew Helmke, lenards, my friend mathewmpp and myself. Though it would have been very nice to see more of the team in attendance we weren't lacking anyhting. We had planty of good conversation and Nate cooked up tasty hot dogs, hamburgers, bratts and topped it off with a wonderfully smoky blueberry crumble desert. Thank you Nate for the tasty eats and your use of wood chips to add to the overall great flavor. Let's hope we can do this again later in the summer or in the fall and get a much larger group together as it was a great experience.
Hey all,
I am finally scheduled to go in front of the ubuntu Membership Board on Tuesday 6th at 13:00 AZ time in #ubuntu-meeting. It would be great if you would show your support by attending this meeting and showing me your support. You can help my chances of being granted membership on the first try by editing my wiki and adding an endorsement for membership. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/j.scott.gwin This will also show you a little about the process of getting yourself ready to apply for Ubuntu membership yourself.
Alright!! Thank you all for your support. The AZ LoCo was the most represented group in that meeting. Way to go guys. Now we just need to start grooming more of you for Ubuntu membership.
Team founder and contact Bret Fledderjohn was interviewed for the US Teams “LoCos, Leaders, and Lessons Learned” series over at Ubuntu-US.org, check out the interview here:
LoCos, Leaders, and Lessons Learned: Pennsylvania Team: http://ubuntu-us.org/?q=node/14370
| WHAT: | Ubuntu DC LoCo Installfest |
| WHERE: | Sunlight Foundation 1818 N Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 |
| WHEN: | 5:30pm to 8:30pm, Friday, May 21 2010 |
| WHY: | We're celebrating the release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS by helping out anybody who wants to with the upgrade experience. Bring your friends! |
I just created a linked in page for the Arizona Ubuntu LoCo team: (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3014215&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr) in an attempt to make us more visible on the internet and, perhaps, make us easier to find for people needing/wanting our help. If you can think of other places where we can make our presence known, please let us know so we can make use of that info or create an entry for the team and give us the info so we can keep track of it.
Bi-Annual Release Party for an Ubuntu Release
Karmic Koala, 9.10 @ Holiday Inn, Waterloo, NY
Holiday Inn Waterloo, 2468 Rt 414 (Mound Road), Waterloo, New York 13165
room: deleware Room
amenities: free wireless
We had a great release party and thanks go out to all the attendees and both presenters as well as the Holiday Inn of Waterloo for hosting the event. We had a booth stationed outside of the conference room showcasing Ubuntu variants on multiple computers. Thanks goes out to System76 for their demo laptop as well. We had a mirror repository setup in the main room for anyone interested in upgrading on site.
Our first presenter Donald (Ducky) Newel discussed the 'Freedom of FOSS', which focused on what Free and Open Source software is and why it's important. He explained the benefits of the open source model by highlighting how it affects the average computer user and demonstrated many examples that users can benefit from. There was a lively question and answer session towards the end of the talk and it ran over the allotted time.
Next up on the program was Elizabeth (pleia2) Krumbach, who gave an inspiring talk on Who Uses and Contributes to Open Source Projects and how you can too. She focused on how anyone of any skill level can contribute to Open Source by simply getting involved. The key points were that you don't have to be a programmer or guru to contribute in meaningful ways that can help grow the community. We had another lively question and answer session followed by pizza and drinks.
Dan writes:
Come join fellow Ubuntu enthusiasts and developers of Free/Libre/Open Source Software at the 10.04 Long Term Support release party! We'll be at Taste of India immediately off the Metrorail red line (Woodley Park/Adams Morgan/Zoo) from noon until whenever this Saturday, May 1, 2010. Feel free to bring guests, your laptops, netbooks, empty USB thumb drives, etc., for a rollickin' good time!
Best,
-Dan
The release party is now confirmed for Sunday May 2, 2010 to be held at Bar Louie in Westminster, CO @ 5:30pm. Please RSVP this will help me make sure we have all the support we need.
We have the back room all to ourselves with a dedicated bar tender, pool table, and lounge area. I am also finalizing the possibility for an open pool table with them. Bar Louie should prove to be a great venue. They have 40 different beers on tap and a large selection of food and appetizers.
Not only will this event be to celebrate another great release of Ubuntu, but it will also be where I hand over the control of the group to David. After 2 yrs of serving the group with release parties and cd hand outs. Its time to let someone else take the rains.
The DC LoCo team was just unanimously reapproved by the Ubuntu LoCo Council! Yay!
Have you heard of Boom Startup? Check it out at http://www.boomstartup.com and come meet with us 5:00 pm Friday April 16, 2010 at Thanksgiving Point in the Amber Room. We are welcoming all business and tech people who have an idea, are looking for one, or are looking to take advantage of this great networking opportunity.
Rochester Riverside Convention Center
November 21-24, 2009
Educational Technology and Equity in Today's Schools Presenter: Charles Profitt, NY State Ubuntu Community The use of Free Software will enable educational leaders to transform their communities learning environment by lowering the cost of students having access to the same software used at school on their home computer.
NYSCATE is an organization of dedicated technology using educators, committed to transforming teaching and learning, in order to provide our children with an education that prepares them to live satisfying and productive lives.
What is NYSCATE? NYSCATE (The New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education), is a non-profit, professional organization representing more than 2,000 technology using educators and administrators in New York State. NYSCATE is an affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and cooperates with such partners as the New York State Education Department, state and national educational organizations, private sector corporations, and publishers to further the use of technology in our schools. NYSCATE is involved in helping define statewide policy regarding the use of technologies in education. Please read the President's Welcome message to learn more.
Who is NYSCATE? NYSCATE has drawn strength and support from its talented and diverse membership since 1965. With a current membership of over 2,000 members, all regions of the state are represented in our community of teachers, administrators, school board members, parents, consultants, and business people.
Once again it is with great excitement that we welcome you back to Rochester, NY for the 44th Annual NYSCATE Conference. Each year, the committee works incredibly hard to ensure that each experience you have is new and inspiring. This year, we are thrilled to have an incredible line-up of internationally known keynote speakers including Sir Ken Robinson, Chris Lehmann, Elliot Soloway, Cathie Norris, David Jakes and Peter Reynolds. The goal of this years event is to stress collegial collaborations during a very difficult budget year. You will notice that we have reduced registration fees and completely eliminated the organizational membership fee. We are working hard to make sure you can still get a national conference experience, while attending an in-state event.
70-1400 RIT Campus
DOX Electronics will give a presentation on computer security
70-1400 RIT Campus
room: 70-1400
Dr. Peter Anderson, Professor Emeritus RIT, will give a presentation on J.
J is Ken Iverson's APL in disguise. Unlike APL, programs are written in ASCII; like APL it is a superb "array processing language" -- Iverson called it an executable mathematical notation.
J is a functional language: functions are first class object, easy to define and manipulate. It is interactive, like Python, Perl, etc.
J reminds me a lot of the Unix shells with lots of well thought out elementary components and the glue to stick them together (i.e., pipes, redirection, etc.). J supplies the primitives for dealing with arrays (lists, table, report) and the glue, several types of function composition, to make a superbly useful system.
See http://jsoftware.com/(approve sites) for a copy of the software as well as lots of free books and articles.
Barnes and Noble @ RIT
Bill Bukowski will give a presentation on Virtual Box? 3.x
Landon, a NY State Ubuntu Community team member from Syracuse, will give a presentation on backup options for Ubuntu
Golisano Building RIT
room: Upstairs Community Room
Building 70, RIT Campus Rochester, NY 14623
Large Lecture Hall / Auditorium
Joint meeting with Lugor and OWASP Rochester. Ralph Durkee, of Lugor and OWASP Rochester will deliver a presentation about Apache Web Server and Web App Firewall w/ Mod_security.
Carl Schmidtmann will give a presentation on Ubuntu and Linux Security
Barnes and Noble
room: Upstairs meeting room
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #121 for the week March 8, march 14, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Twenty First Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-March 17, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday March 21, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
* Announcements: he new Ubuntu Branding - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brand . Ubuntu 10.04 beta 1 freeze now in effect - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidReleaseSchedule . Alan Pope: Why (I think) Ubuntu is Better Than Windows - http://popey.com/blog/2010/03/11/why-ubuntu-is-better-than-windows/ . The Linux Desktop Will Have Its Day: Q&A With Canonical Founder Mark Shuttleworth - http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/69444.html . Redesigning Ubuntu – behind the scenes on 10.04 - http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/redesigning-ubuntu-behind-the-scenes-on-... . Ubuntu, The Ultimate Linux Distribution - http://www.daniweb.com/news/story265826.html# . Ubuntu goin' gray, like the Mac OS way? - http://www.junauza.com/2010/02/ubuntu-goin-gray-like-mac-os-way.html . There will be an Installfest this coming Sat. the 20th at the Tempe Escalante Center. (http://tinyurl.com/yzdv42e) Like the installfests at UAT, this one will be from 10 - 4. So the schedule for installfests will be as follows for the next few months:
* Feb 27th - UAT
* Mar 20 - Escalante
* Mar 27 - UAT
* April 10 Escalante
* April 24 - UAT,
* April 24 - Licid Release Party - Boulders
* May 8 - Escalante
* May 22 - UAT
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399585
http://www.azloco.com/node/128
* There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe (http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/) on the 24th of April. http://azloco.com/node/120
* PLUG and class announcements: Both Valley Stammtische this week: Tempe on Tue - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/422 , Avondale/Goodyear on Wed - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/590 . New Installfest@Escallante this Saturday - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399585 and http://www.azloco.com/node/128 . Next PLUG planning IRC meeting is one week from tonight. It's the hour before the LoCo meeting and in #PLUGaz - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2276 . PLUG west side meeting a week from Wednesday. Topic: Dave Walker will do a basic demo on the history of Asterisk, demo install of FreePBX and setup a couple of extensions. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/345 . Installfest@UAT a week from Saturday - http://plug.phoenix.az.us/node/169
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10March17
Tomorrow is our ReApproval meeting with the Ubuntu Council where we will be presenting our Application for ReApproval. This is part of the council’s new review process to make note of what teams have become inactive and/or waining in activity.
So if you are a CoLoCo member please visit the Application and provide and additional information that you see fit, and join us on irc.freenode.net in channel #ubuntu-meeting @ 2pm MST.
Hope to see some of you all there.
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #120 for the week March 1, march 7, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Twentieth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-March 10, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday March 14, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
* Announcements: Lucid Alpha 3 Released - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-3/ (Ubuntu), Can you hear the music? - Ubuntu One Store FAQ: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/MusicStore , New Ubuntu Members: Americas Board Meeting - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2010-February/000872.... , Ubuntu Brainstorm - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ , Dustin Kirkland: Attention Encrypted Home Users - http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2010/02/attention-encrypted-home-users.html , Laura Czajkowski: Ubuntu Women has a new IRC Channel - http://www.lczajkowski.com/2010/02/25/ubuntu-women-new-channel/ , A preview of Ubuntu 10.04 - http://thepcreport.net/2010/02/preview-of-ubuntu-10-04/ , An Update On The Boot & Power Performance In Ubuntu 10.04 - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_lucid_boot2&num=1 , Ubuntu goin' gray, like the Mac OS way? - http://www.junauza.com/2010/02/ubuntu-goin-gray-like-mac-os-way.html , Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 3 Released - What's new? - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/02/ubuntu-1004-alpha-3-released-later.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29 , The schedule for installfests will be as follows for the next few months:
* Feb 27th - UAT
* Mar 20 - Escalante
* Mar 27 - UAT
* April 10 Escalante
* April 24 - UAT,
* April 24 - Licid Release Party - Boulders
* May 8 - Escalante
* May 22 - UAT
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399585
http://www.azloco.com/node/128
* There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe (http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/) on the 24th of April - http://azloco.com/node/120
* PLUG and class announcements: PLUG security hackfest Tue - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2136 , PLUG East Side meeting Thur - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/168 , Both Valley Stammtische next week: Tempe on Tue - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/422 - Avondale/Goodyear on Wed - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/590 , Next PLUG planning IRC meeting is two weeks from tonight. It's the hour before the LoCo meeting and in #PLUGaz - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2276 , Free Software Stammtisch in Prescott Tue - http://www.lugy.net/
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10March10
Bryan Behrenshausen reports that the Millersville University Open Options: Remix Computing with Open Source Software Event was a success!
Just writing to report our success at last night’s library event,
“Open Options: Remix Computing with Open Source Software.” Nearly 50
people attended the panel discussion and listened to our experts
discuss everything from open source software to the future of the
commons. And following the talk, many students and faculty spent time
watching Ubuntu software demonstrations, discussing ways to implement
these technologies into their personal and professional lives, and
snacking on cookies while browsing a selection of the library’s
collection (related to everything from the political economy of
software to handbooks on GNU programming). What’s more, I watched
many attendees leave the event carrying Ubuntu CDs, netbook remix
flash drives, the Open CD, and copies of OpenOffice — not to mention
stickers, buttons, and pamphlets.The event would not have been nearly as successful as it was without
the support of many Ubuntu PA LoCo team members. Many thanks to
Elizabeth Krumbach and Bret Fledderjohn for helping to promote the
event and coordinate the team. And a sincere “thank you” to Jim
Fisher and Thomas Ward for not only preparing but also shipping Ubuntu
CDs, flash drives, stickers, and other goodies to us at Millersville
University. And finally, we must indeed thank Chris Knittel and his
buddy Dan Hodges, who drove all the way from Camp Hill to demo Ubuntu
on a desktop, notebook, netbook, and G1 mobile phone for all our
guests. After the panel discussion, these gents cooly fielded a
barrage of questions from students and faculty for nearly a half-hour.It’s hard to believe: After nearly five months of planning and
coordinating, the event is behind us. We hope the success of the
evening not only demonstrates the feasibility of another (perhaps on
Software Freedom Day), but also prompts students and faculty to think
critically about the nature of the tools they use — and the open
options available to them as they remix the future and remake the
world.
Those with Facebook accounts can view photos here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=152068&id=37366458921
Thanks again to Bryan for contacting the team and giving us the opportunity to participate in this event!
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #119 for the week February 22, February 28, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Eighteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-March 3, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday March 7, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
Announcements:
* The next event is the Tempe install fest on March 20 and we will need help. Our big concern is having flyers out in the city.
PLUG and class announcements:
* PLUG Devel meeting this Thur - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/552 . PLUG Planning IRC meeting next Sunday, an hour before the AZLoCo mtg - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2275 . PLUG security hackfest a week from Tue - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2136 . PLUG East Side meeting a week from Thur - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/168 . Free Software Stammtisch in Prescott a week from Tue - http://www.lugy.net/
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10March3
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Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #118 for the week February 15, February 21, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Eighteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-February 24, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday February 28, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
toddc began with some announcements:
* I will be sitting in for scott_ev and posting his meeting notes since many of our members (including scott_ev) are cruising back from California down I-10 at 90mph err 75 mph and might drop their Internet connection or laptop battery's run out.
* New member, dbman63, introduced himself and was welcomed to the Team:
"Hi I'm Dana. I'm a Database Administrator @ Intel, and have tinkered a little bit with Linux since Red Hat 7.1, but still consider myself a Newbie."
* There will be no Human Theme In Ubuntu 10.04 - http://anotherubuntu.blogspot.com/2010/02/no-human-theme-in-ubuntu-1004.... . Mark Shuttleworth: Meta-cycles: 2-3 year major cycles for free software - http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/288 . Interview With Jono by Joe Barker - http://blog.joeb454.com/2010/02/an-interview-with-jono/ . Interview with Dustin Kirkland, Ubuntu Core Developer about encryption in Ubuntu - https://slo-tech.com/clanki/10008en/# . Upcoming Ubuntu Global Jam and your Loco Team - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Jams , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam/Stories and http://chrisjohnston.org/2010/ubuntu-global-jam-march-2010 . Dell dropping its Ubuntu offerings? - http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/dell-dropping-its-ubuntu-off... . Univ. of Arizona student builds Ubuntu-Atom powered spider-bot - http://www.neoseeker.com/news/13107-u-of-arizona-student-builds-ubuntu-a... . Canonical’s Latest Ubuntu Developer Pitch - http://tinyurl.com/yh8s4l6 .
* Schedule for installfests:
* Feb 27th - UAT, Mar 20 - Escalante,
* Mar 27 - UAT, April 10 Escalante,
* April 24 - UAT,
* April 24 - Licid Release Party - Boulders,
* May 8 - Escalante, May 22 - UAT
We have posted some flyers already and will be posting more this week - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399585 and http://www.azloco.com/node/128
* There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe (http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/) on the 24th of April. - http://azloco.com/node/120
PLUG and class announcements:
* West Side meeting this Wednesday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/346 . PLUG and AZLoCo Installfest at UAT this Saturday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/160 . PLUG Devel meeting a week from Thursday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/552 . Next PLUG IRC meeting is in two weeks as next Sunday is still in Feb
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10February24
All this week I will be teaching classes on Django at 1pm Eastern (1800 UTC) in #ubuntu-classroom. It is a series of 4 classes, taking you from getting Django setup to a working application, learning about Views, Models, Forms and Templates. We started off getting a Django project setup and will continue tomorrow with creating our first models. At the end of this course series, we will have a working application that can be used to track other sessions being held in #ubuntu-classroom.
Logs from today’s class can be read here: http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2010/02/23/%23ubuntu-classroom.html#t18:01
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #117 for the week February 8, February 14, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Seventeenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-February 17, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday February 21, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
Announcements: What Individuals Can Do For Their LoCo Team - http://ubuntu-us.org/?q=node/14366 . Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition Review - http://www.thelinuxblog.com/ubuntu-unleased-2010-edition-revie/ . Yahoo Pays Canonical, Now They're The Ubuntu Default - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzkyNg . There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe (http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/) on the 24th of April - http://azloco.com/node/120 . March 20 Tempe install fest - http://www.azloco.com/node/128 .
PLUG and class announcements: Both Valley Stammtische are this week - http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch . PLUG planning IRC meeting next Sunday the hour before the LoCo mtg - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2274 . West Side meeting next Wednesday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/346 . PLUG and AZLoCo Installfest a week from Saturday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/160 .
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10February17
This post acts as a courtesy reminder regarding the Ubuntu Utah presentation this evening on Linux Virtualization. Our very own Trevor Sharpe (Heartsbane) will be presenting, and its sure to include new and useful information about Linux Virtualization solutions.
Details follow:
Where: University of Utah
MEB Building, #2555
Parking is free
When: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
See previous posts for map links.
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #116 for the week February 1, February 7, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Sixteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-February 10, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday February 14, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
scott_ev began the meeting by reminding everyone that he is only filling in temporarily until johnc4510 can get back.
A new member introduced himself and was welcomed to the Team:
* randlieb: Hi...just moved to the Verde Valley area from Fayetteville, AR. Was about to start up an Ubuntu installation class at the local Community Access tv statio there when I moved. I would like to try to start something like that here in the Cottonwood-Sedona area... I have been using Ubuntu on my home computer since 2005.
* Announcement of a new Linux enthusiast by xHans: "Sonya and I are proud to announce the arrival of our son Hans Augustus! We are amazed and blessed. And quite a bit scared :) . It has been a true joy to have him in our lives these last couple days."
scott_ev then gave some announcements: Mark Shuttleworth: Meta-cycles: 2-3 year major cycles for free software - http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/288 . Announcement of an additional install fest every month sponsored by the City of Tempe, and the schedule for the install fests - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399585 and http://www.azloco.com/node/128 . SCaLe Ride Sharing - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1400877 . Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid Lynx Alpha 2 Released - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu). Donation of a signed copy of the Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition (Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition Review - http://www.thelinuxblog.com/ubuntu-unleased-2010-edition-revie/ ). There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe - http://azloco.com/node/120 . Announcement of the next install fest in Tucson planning. Suggestion that we need to set some guidelines about hardware requirements for different types of installs at an installfest. Announcement of an Ubucon at SCaLE8X on Friday, February 19th, 2010 - http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/ .
PLUG and class announcements:
* PLUG security hackfest Tuesday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2135 . PLUG east side Thursday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/164 . Both Valley Stammtische are next week - http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10February10
Millersville University in Millersville (near Lancaster) is hosting an event called Open Options: Remix Computing with Open Source Software. The event is designed to introduce students and faculty to the concept and philosophy of open source software. It will consist of approximately a 1 hour round table discussion on Open Source and approximately 1 hour of casual demonstrations, discussion and questions (think: tables with demos, people wandering around, cookies, coffee, chat).
Bryan Behrenshausen of the Department of Communication & Theatre at Millersville University has invited the Ubuntu Pennsylvania Team to participate to give Open Source demos. So far the team has helped out by providing some items for the event, but what we really need is more volunteers! Bring out your laptop or desktop loaded with Ubuntu and ready to give demos and join us for a fun evening of showing off Open Source to an eager audience. More details can be found on the wiki page:
If you have any questions, please feel free to email behrenshausen -AT- gmail -DOT- com
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #115 for the week January 25, January 31, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Fifteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-February 3, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday February 7, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
scott_ev began the meeting by reminding everyone that he is only filling in temporarily until johnc4510 can get back.
New members introduced themselves and were welcomed to the Team:
* Doorman352: I'm new to Linux but been doing Microsoft since DOS, I manage a small WAn in two states using Microsoft software and am here to learn Linux.
* Crymson: Well I've been a Windows guy since I started using computers, I got to talking to my fiancee's parents friends and azteech gave me some linux info and a live cd and the magazine to go with it and invited me to join in here if i needed anything and what not.
scott_ev then gave some announcements: What Individuals Can Do For Their LoCo Team - http://ubuntu-us.org/?q=node/14366 . 5 reasons why Ubuntu Lucid Lynx may be a game changing release - http://www.ghabuntu.com/2010/01/5-reasons-why-ubuntu-lucid-lynx-may-be.html . Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid Lynx Alpha 2 Released - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu) . Ubuntu's default search engine to change in deal with Yahoo - http://tinyurl.com/yabprov . Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition Review - http://www.thelinuxblog.com/ubuntu-unleased-2010-edition-revie/ . Yahoo Pays Canonical, Now They're The Ubuntu Default - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzkyNg . Firefox 3.6 STABLE Ubuntu Repository (PPA) - http://www.webupd8.org/2010/01/firefox-36-stable-ubuntu-repository-ppa.html . Ubuntu – The Kaizen Of Computing - http://linuxmagazines.com/ubuntu-the-kaizen-of-computing/ . Second Lucid Lynx alpha said to offer 15-second start-ups - http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3445113727.html . Web Based Ubuntu And Debian Custom Installation / Live CD Creation Service - http://www.webupd8.org/2010/01/web-based-ubuntu-and-debian-custom.html .
We may have a chance to move the venue of the monthly installfest that has been at UAT for the last 1 1/2 yrs. If it happens, there's a good chance of it being advertised on TV and in the newspaper: it would be promoted by the city of Tempe.
There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe (http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/) on the 24th of April. Boulders on Broadway has a room upstairs that we will have all to ourselves. - http://azloco.com/node/120
I'm proud to announce an Ubucon at SCaLE8X on Friday, February 19th, 2010. And Ubucon is part of it. The Expo is held at the Westin LAX. map: http://tinyurl.com/yacqsst .
I need a volunteer to moderate the meeting on that Sunday night as I won't be home in time to prepare for or attend the meeting.
PLUG and class announcements: PLUG devel this Thursday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/553 . PLUG planning IRC meeting next Sunday the hour before the AZLoCo mtg - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2273 . PLUG security hackfest a week from Tuesday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2135 . PLUG east side a week from Thursday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/164 . As scott_ev already mentioned, SCaLE 8x is coming up. I highly suggest we all work together on ride-sharing and room-sharing. http://lists.plug.phoenix.az.us/lurker/message/20100125.030435.571b7f98....
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10February3
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #114 for the week January 18, January 24, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Fourteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-January 27, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday January 31, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
scott_ev began the meeting by reminding everyone that he is only filling in temporarily until johnc4510 can get back.
scott_ev then gave some announcements: Dustin Kirkland: 35,000-Core Ubuntu Farm Renders Avatar. http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2010/01/39000-core-ubuntu-cluster-renders... . Analysis: Will Ubuntu Take Windows 7 In Speed War? http://www.crn.com/software/222301154;jsessionid=SFZTST5CSBMQFQE1GHPCKHW... . Canonical to bundle CodeWeavers CrossOver? http://www.wine-reviews.net/wine-reviews/news/canonical-to-bundle-CodeWe... . Linux Mint 8 vs Ubuntu 9.10 - http://linuxbsdos.com/2010/01/16/linux-mint-8-vs-ubuntu-9-10/ . Introducing Ubuntu Electronics Remix 9.10 - http://news.softpedia.com/news/Introducing-Ubuntu-Electronics-Remix-9-10... . Ubuntu Bug Day https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20100128 . Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ . There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe http://azloco.com/node/120 . I'm proud to announce an Ubucon at SCaLE8X on Friday, February 19th, 2010 http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/ .
PLUG and class announcements: Community college classes started last week. Classes for GNU/Linux, javascript and C/C++ are among the classes this semester. http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes . West Side meeting Wednesday night http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/347 . Monthly PLUG/LoCo Installfest Saturday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/158 . PLUG devel a week from Thursday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/553 . PLUG has started new IRC meetings, they are the first and third Sundays of the month just before the AZLoCo meetings. Next meeting is two weeks from tonight. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2273
There will be an Ubuntu desktop presentation at Lanier Technical College (Forsyth Campus) on January 28th, 6:30pm, Room A237.
The LUG at LTC is just getting off the ground. Joshua Roberts has been putting everything in place, setting a cached repository, and setting up meetings and presentations.
Go LTC!
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #113 for the week January 11, January 17, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Thirteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-January 20, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday January 24, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
scott_ev began the meeting by reminding everyone that he is only filling in temporarily until johnc4510 can get back.
scot_ev gave calimer the opportunity to talk about Platinum Arts Sandbox Gamemaker: If you have a few minutes and would like to throw a vote our way it would be much appreciated: http://www.moddb.com/games/platinum-arts-sandbox
scott_ev then gave some announcements: Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid Lynx Alpha 2 Released - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu); Plymouth In Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 2 - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Nzg4MQ ; Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 2 Removes HAL: http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/News/Ubuntu-10.04-Alpha-2-Removes... ; There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe on the 24th of April - http://azloco.com/node/120 ; Ubucon at SCaLE8X on Friday, February 19th, 2010 - http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/ ; One of our SCALE 8x speakers, Linux Journal associate editor Shawn Powers suffered a tragedy this morning when he lost his home and family pets due to a house fire. Linux Journal has set up a Chip In site, http://helpshawnpowersfamily.chipin.com/help-shawn-powers-family, where people can donate funds to help Shawn & his family; Announcing Ubuntu User Day - January 23, 2010 - http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDays for a complete class list and schedule of classes; Tux takes a bow: Linux makes presence known at CES - http://tinyurl.com/yc7wl3q ; My Tracks - awesome GPS software that I use on my Droid - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/map-your-adventures-with-a-free-gps-mobile-... ; Rogue Phishing App Found in Android Marketplace - http://tinyurl.com/yfpryu3 ; Motorola brings Android to your home phone - http://tinyurl.com/yl9ml7l ; Video: Flash 10.1 running on Motorola Droid with 2.0 - http://tinyurl.com/yhnadnf ; Ubuntu v. Macintosh and Windows - http://countrycontemplative.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/1963/ ; Canonical, IBM: Ubuntu Will Counter Windows 7 At Lotusphere - http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/01/14/canonical-ibm-ubuntu-will-counter-wi... ;
Restart MythTV via Remote - http://www.baablogic.net/drupal/node/11 ; Amarok 2.2.2 Released - http://blog.lydiapintscher.de/2010/01/11/where-is-the-gold/ ; Call for testing: Cluster components of Ubuntu 10.04 - http://blog.init.hr/?p=69 ; Ubuntu Global Jam coming up. It's a great way to help Ubuntu get better. - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam ; Make Firefox a Productivity Powerhouse - http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7672/1.html ; Furious Google throws down gauntlet to China over censorship - http://tinyurl.com/ylpbsrl ; Researchers identify command servers behind Google attack - http://tinyurl.com/y8rcexo ; Tegra 2 supports Ubuntu Linux: Interested in touchscreen technology? - http://soltesza.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/tegra-2-supports-ubuntu-linux/
xHans gave PLUG and class announcements: Classes start this week. C++ and intro to GNU/Linux start Tuesday. Other classes as well. http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes ; Both Valley Stammtische this week, Tempe on Tuesday - http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch#Tempe , Avondale/Goodyear on Wednesday - http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch#Avondale ; West Side meeting a week from Wednesday. Topic is PCI compliance - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/347 ; PLUG/LoCo Installfest a week from Saturday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/158
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10January20
Students for Free Culture is convening the international free culture community for two days of networking, learning and acting. Free Culture X, the 2010 conference of SFC, will take place on February 13th and 14th at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
The Ubuntu User Days Team would like to announce the first Ubuntu User Day, on January 23, 2010. This will be a very informative one day session geared towards beginner and intermediate Ubuntu users, as well as people who are interested in using Ubuntu. We have 14 classes covering topics ranging from installing Ubuntu, finding help, equivalent programs, using IRC, getting involved in the Ubuntu Community and more. We have enlisted the help of many talented people to lead these classes throughout the day.
These classes will be taught in #ubuntu-classroom with questions being asked in #ubuntu-classroom-chat on irc.freenode.net. Please visit http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDays for a complete class list and schedule of classes.
There is also a Spanish version of Ubuntu User Days being offered on January, 23, 2010. Please visit Día Del Usuario Ubuntu at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DiaDelUsuarioUbuntu for more information on the Spanish Ubuntu User Day!
Once again the Federal Office Systems Expo (FOSE) rolls into the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The official details can be found at http://www.fose.com/Events/FOSE-2010/Home.aspx
And, once again, the local geeks will be representin'. The scheduling wiki can be found at http://cyberigor.com/fose/ and the mailing list at http://calypso.tux.org/mailman/listinfo/fose
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #112 for the week January 4, January 10, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Twelfth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-January 13, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday January 17, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
scott_ev gave some announcements, including: Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe (http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/) on the 24th of April; Further information on an event for Tucson; The coolest thing at CES? http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3715 ; The Ubuntu Manual Project could use your help. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual ; An Ubucon at SCaLE8X on Friday, February 19th, 2010. The Expo is heald at the Westin LAX. http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/ ; For those interested in the current status of Kubuntu Documentation, visit the TODO page on the wiki: https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Documentation/Lucid ; If any of you were having problems joining the new deviantArt group, the issues have been fixed now. Go here to join: http://ubuntu-artists.deviantart.com/ ; 15 game-changing Linux moments of the decade - http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/15-game-changin... ; For those of you who have read the recent Slashdot article announcing Ubuntu’s new membership programme, this is clearly a mistake. Ubuntu has had the concept of membership for many years, helping us to identify those who have made a significant and sustained contribution. This is nothing new and nothing is changing. More information on Ubuntu Membership can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership ; Netbook Speculation http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/01/06/netbook-speculation-lenovo-dell-hp-a... ; Ubuntu Netbook Remix vs Moblin http://www.tuxradar.com/content/ubuntu-netbook-remix-vs-moblin ; J.A. Watson, ZDNet UK, reviews with screen shots some of the most popular Netbook-centric Linux distributions. http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014719o-2000498448b,00.htm
scott_ev then asked xHans for any PLUG and class announcements: PLUG Security Hackfest Tuesday night. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/security ; PLUG East Side meeting Thursday night. Probably a presentation on remind, which is a really cool calendaring command line app. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/157
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10January13
I'm happy to announce that we have a topic and a speaker for our February meeting. Trevor Sharpe (Heartsbane) will be presenting on advancements in virtualization technology. This should be an interesting topic as virtualization continues to become more and more mainstream.
Location Details:
February 13th, 2010 : 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: MEB building at the University of Utah
Room: 2555
Map: http://tinyurl.com/2k8px2
See you there!
We have scheduled a Lucid Lynx 10.04 Release Party! A proposed Flyer is posted on our forum.
# Location: Boulders on Broadway (530 W Broadway Road - Tempe, AZ 85282)
# Map: http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/
# Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
# Time: 5:00 PM -
Note: This release party is in conjunction with PLUG. There is an Installfest from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at UAT, with the release party immediately afterwards at Boulders on Broadway.
* University of Advancing Technology(UAT)
* Map: http://tinyurl.com/yemru26
* www.uat.edu
* 2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe
We can really make this a success with a little advanced planning. We will need extension cords and power strips. Wifi will be in place by the time of the party. I will be accepting ideas and volunteers for presentations; email me at j.scott.gwin@gmail, find me on IRC #ubuntu-us-az scott_ev, or bring up your planned contributions in the weekly meeting. Someone needs to volunteer to make a flyer too. There is a new Lucid Lynx Planning Page at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/LucidLynx You are welcome to help plan this event and other Lucid events by adding to the page.
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #111 for the week December 28, January 3, 2010.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Eleventh Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-January 6, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: ["ArizonaTeam"]
* Next meeting: Sunday January 10, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
* scott_ev announced: I believe most of you know that I am only moderating meetings on a temporary basis: I am not the team leader. Our team leader, johnc4510, is taking some time off from moderating our meetings. He is still around handling other aspects of running our LoCo and generally taking care of things that don't require a public presence. In time, this should change and we'll again be rewarded with the opportunity to interact with him. Until then we'll just have to see what we can do to keep this team active and on track.
* scott_ev made 11 general announcements taken from the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #174. For those interested, the UWN can be accessed from this redirect URL: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Current . It automatically takes you to the current issue.
* PLUG and announcements from xHans: PLUG devel is this Thursday night over at UAT - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/554 . Community college classes start on the 19th - http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ . I believe the security/hackfest is now the 2nd Tuesday of the month, so a week from Tuesday. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/security
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10January6
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #110 for the week December 21, December 27.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Tenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-December 30, 2009
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday January 3, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
* scott_ev Welcomed everyone to the semi-regular Sunday AZ LoCo Team meeting.
* scott_ev then talked about the release party for Lucid Lynx, and provided links to maps for UAT and Boulders.
* Map to UAT: http://tinyurl.com/ycuxehx
* Map to Boulders: http://tinyurl.com/ye6waet
* scott_ev then made 7 general news announcements.
* scott_ev mentioned that he was still trying to make connections with Tucson about an install fest, then asked that everyone invite others in the channel to attend the meetings.
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/09December30
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #109 for the week December 7, December 13.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Ninth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-December 16, 2009
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday December 20, 2009 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
* scott_ev announced "We've decided on having a 10.04 release party April 24 at Boulders on Broadway right after the installfest at UAT. So, we should start arriving at Boulders at around 4:30. Hans will be making arrangements for us. I'm trying to get in touch with people in Tucson to do another installfest there."
PLUG announcements from xHans: Stammtisch Tuesday in Tempe. http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch#Tempe . Stammtisch Wednesay in Avondale/Goodyear. http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch#Avondale
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/09December16
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #108 for the week November 30, December 6.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Eighth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-December 9, 2009
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: ["ArizonaTeam"]
* Next meeting: Sunday December 13, 2009 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
* scott_ev announced johnc4510 is only on temp leave of absence. He will return when he can to moderate meetings and to do all those other things he does for us as team leader.
* A discussion concerning a Lucid Lynx release party.
* scot_ev also announced the latest Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 171, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue171
PLUG announcements from xHans: Prescottians have a gathering on Tuesday. It's in the middle of Whiskey Row. http://www.LUGY.net/ . Thursday is the annual end of year party at PLUG in Mesa. We should have Oma's cheesecake. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/154 . Next week are both of the Stammtisch in the Phoenix area.
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/09December 9
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #107 for the week November 23, November 29.
* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Seventh Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-December 2, 2009
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
* Next meeting: Sunday December 6, 2009 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az
In This Issue
* scott_ev's greeting and an announcement. scott_ev's intention to keep meetings going and a brief discussion of a potential Ubuntu 10.04 Release party
* PLUG announcements from xHans: PLUG Hackfest security lab this Tuesday in Phoenix. Topic: Metasploit. PLUG devel meeting this Thursday in Tempe. Topic: debugging from local Sun sales engineer. PLUG and AZLoCo end of year Installfest this Saturday in Tempe. PLUG annual end of year party next Thursday in Mesa. Other than the Installfest all PLUG Dezember meetings should happen at the correct date and time.
Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/09November2
Photos from the Philadelphia Karmic Release party have been posted:
Thanks to everyone who showed up, 13 in total, and a special thanks to those of you who came from out of state (a couple folks from New Jersey, one from Maryland!) and everyone who got in the spirit of Halloween and dressed up 
Ubuntu Florida LoCo Family
We celebrated our local team’s 2nd birthday and the release of Karmic Koala with a huge party in Central Florida that drew members from every corner of the state for good food, good friends, and lots of fun!
mhall119′s pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/mhall119/UbuntuFLBirthdayBash#
itnet7′s pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/itnet7/Birthday_Bash2009#
The Ubuntu Georgia LoCo and ALE will be holding an Ubuntu 9.10 install fest at ITT-Tech Atlanta.
When:
Saturday, November 21st, 2009, 9am-5pm
Where:
ITT Tech
1745 Phoenix Blvd # 100
Atlanta, GA
(Map)
Enter the ITT Tech building at the north end, front doors on the east side are kept locked on the weekends.
We'll have free CDs, installation help, and just some time to hang out with other Linux users from around the area!
Bring your friends who want to learn more about Ubuntu, bring your machines to install or upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10!
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street NW Washington DC 20001
(between Gallery Place / Chinatown and Metro Center stations)
http://barcampdc3.eventbrite.com/
When you open a file from Firefox instead of saving it, the file is downloaded to the /tmp file and opened read-only. This is a problem when opening spreadsheets from web pages, as OpenOffice.org doesn’t allow manipulation of files opened as read-only. In this article, I show you how to strip read-only privileges from spreadsheets opened from Firefox so that you can manipulate these files without having to manually save them elsewhere.
First, open a spreadsheet from Firefox. The file will be downloaded, and opened as read-only in OpenOffice.org. Next, select Tools -> Macros -> Record Macro. This will create a shortcut that you can use on later spreadsheets.
Then do File -> Save As, and save the file as /tmp/temp.xls (Excel file format saves faster than ODF).
Hit “stop recording” once the file save operation is complete.
Save the macro under whatever name makes sense to you. I chose Save_as_temp. Note: your macro name cannot contain spaces.
Then click the down arrow on your toolbar and select “customize toolbar”.
Click add, and then find the macro you just recorded. I then clicked Modify -> Change icon and gave the button a new icon.
Now, whenever you need to manipulate a spreadsheet you downloaded in Firefox, you can click this button and strip the read-only privileges.
Mark Cahill is a web developer and Ubuntu user, and writes on how the open source movement is shaping the future of the web and how we do business. For more articles written by Mark Cahill, visit tiemonster.info.
We’ve already mentioned the Philly Karmic Koala Release Party, Oct 31st from 2-6PM. Now Pittsburgh has an event planned too!
Friday, October 30th, 7:00 PM
Fox & Hound
2002 Northway Mall, McKnight Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Thanks to everyone who came out to make our CPOSC table such a success!
Photos of the event have been posted to our gallery:
http://gallery.ubuntupennsylvania.org/main.php?g2_itemId=830
And there are even more photos over on Flickr under the “cposc” tag:
Wednesday Nov 11, 5:30pm until.....eh when we finish we finish. Probably around 8-9pm.
(Why a Wednesday instead of Friday this time? Students never show up! We think they're too busy partying so, we're trying a non-party night)
ABLEconf (Arizona Business and Liberty Experience conference) was held on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Once again at the University of Advancing Technology in Phoenix, the conference held more presentations than in its inaugural. Among those displaying their services was the Ubuntu-Arizona LoCo team.
I was disappointed with the conference at first, this year. Not because my table was bracketed by Red Hat on one side and Fedora on the other. That was pure serendipity, and we had a lot of fun talking about our experiences and discussing mutual problems with various programs and new converts. No, it just seemed that there were very few people attending the conference. All morning long, we only had a handful of people approach the tables.
BOY! Was I wrong. Noon-time came, and the whole area around the vendors' tables seemed to sprout people by the handfuls and in bunches. Then it hit me. Everyone had been at the morning presentations. That's why we hadn't seen them. About 90 people filled the space as PLUG (Phoenix Linux Users Group) leader Hans started up the raffle for prizes. Sponsors had donated a number of prizes to be given out - everything from books to a USB pen (literally) drive, to a child's penguin costume, to various food items. Excitement ran high as Hans had tickets selected and numbers called off, and good natured teasing erupted from all over.
Reports I've heard lead me to believe that the presentations were well received. Certainly discussions at my table were enlightening both for the people who came to ask questions and for me. If the questions raised at my table are any indication then people are starting to think of more than just "what's in it for me." They are beginning to ask about how Linux behaves and what is available, as well as differences between distributions.
The talks with the Red Hat representatives was just as enlightening. We discussed problems we'd had with various elements of our distributions - everything from window managers and sound and graphics to problems raised by others and how we strove to solve them. It was interesting to find that we all shared similar problems and solutions. Unlike commercial software vendors, there was no competition between us, or at least only good natured competition. We were just as apt to suggest to someone that they also look into Red Hat or Fedora or Ubuntu, and see if it suited their needs. We even discussed SELinux, both between ourselves and with conference attendees. The spirit of Free Libre Open Source Software seems to have been the attitude of the whole conference. Though we each presented our own distributions and situations, we didn't restrict ourselves, and tried to make things as all-inclusive as possible.
For myself, the AZ LoCo distributed 12 Ubuntu server disks, 9 Kubuntu desktop disks, and 19 Ubuntu desktop disks. In all, I think this ABLEconf was a success, and was glad that I was able to represent Ubuntu and the Arizona LoCo. I look forward to future ones as being even better.
It’s almost about that time. Karmic Koala 9.10 will officially be released on October 29th and we will be gathering up the same night at Fiddler’s Green to celebrate. This will be a social event in honor of the the latest Ubuntu release. It would be great to have you all there. If you’re interested you’re welcome to RSVP here http://tinyurl.com/yhfo7y3 otherwise we’ll just see you there.
This will be the first of two release parties planned for Orlando. Keep looking at http://tinyurl.com/yhfo7y3 for more details for the second party.
Date: Thursday, Oct 29th
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Where: Fiddler’s Green
What: Release Party!
What to bring: Candy? Cupcakes? Depends on what they’ll let us bring to a restaurant
Team Contact: pak33m, cary-haynie
Ubuntu Florida Team Booth
The 2009 Florida Linux Show in Orlando was a blast! For those of you who couldn’t make it, or those that could but want to relive the good times, here are photos of the event for your enjoyment.
mhall119′s photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38053898@N02/sets/72157622658565816/
itnet7′s photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/itnet7/FloridaLinuxShow2009Orlando
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