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).

• Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010
• Time: 7-9PM (may run later, depending on attendee questions and interest)
• Location: Millersville University’s Ganser Library, 4th floor

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:

•  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/EventsTeam/MillersvilleUniversityFOSS2010

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.

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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:

•  http://gallery.ubuntupennsylvania.org/main.php?g2_itemId=857
•  http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahotw/sets/72157622579059915/

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/

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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

GOOGLE MAPS

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1298063

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:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/cposc/

WHEN

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.

Orlando

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

Ubuntu Florida Logo

Florida Linux Show Attendees!

Join the Ubuntu Florida Local Community team.  Advocacy, education, and a cure for your proprietary software ills.

We’re a loosely affiliated group professionals and enthusiasts from all walks of life who have an interest in learning and promoting Ubuntu, Linux, and Free and Open Source Software.  We welcome all skill levels and interests.

Join us on the journey to a free world.

Its mid-October already? Indeed! Which means it’s time for CPOSC! Fliers are printed, poster is ready, volunteers have signed up, raffle tickets are in hand.

Details about the table we’re running can be found on our wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/EventsTeam/CPOSC2009

The Ubuntu Florida LoCo team will be meeting the evening of October 20, from 8:00pm to 9:00pm to discuss the agenda.

B there or B square:)

It’s been a busy fall, and we aren’t stopping yet! The Philadelphia team has secured a space for our Karmic Koala Halloween party, thanks again to Jim Fisher for handling the logistics on this.

For more information, check out our wiki page about this event:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/EventsTeam/PhillyKarmicRelease 

OPUG is a user group for lovers, learners, and leaders in Python, one of the worlds best programming languages. We don’t have anything specific on the agenda but if anyone has any topics they want to bring up, we can cover those first and then chat and drink.

OPUG will be meeting at Orlando Brewing Company http://tinyurl.com/y85tnzs October 8th at 7 pm.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Events

http://groups.google.com/group/orlando-pug

https://launchpad.net/~opug

Ubuntu Florida Logo

The Ubuntu Florida LoCo team will be meeting the evening of October 6, from 8:00pm to 9:00pm to discuss monkeys and cheetos.  Those not interested in monkeys or cheetos may alternatively discuss the items on the agenda.

I encountered an issue today when trying to serve a Javascript file through Apache. I am using a Virtual Machine (VM) for my development environment, and have shared folders set up so that it mounts my working directory from the my machine. This makes it easy for me to develop on my local machine and only run all the tools to serve websites when I need them. So what happened, is that the file would be truncated when it was trying to serve it. The point at which it was truncated seemed to be fixed, and it would only change if I modified the file. After some research I found that `sendfile` was the culprit. If you set the following directive in your apache config or your .htaccess file the problem should be solved.

EnableSendfile Off

According to the documentation, Apache tries to hand static files to the kernel’s sendfile to serve files more efficiently, but the kernel’s cache causes issues when the filesystem is mounted over the network. For more information refer to Apache’s EnableSendfile documentation.

Hi everyone! The Ubuntu Global Jam is a chance for people all over the world to get together, have fun, and possibly contribute something back to Ubuntu.

As part of the Global Jam, the Florida LoCo team will be holding a Packaging Jam on Saturday, October 3, from 12 – 6, at Stardust Video in Orlando. If you’ve ever wanted to know how to build packages for your own use, or for the Ubuntu community, now is your chance!

If packaging isn’t your thing, you’re also welcome to just come hang out with cool Ubuntu people.

What: Ubuntu Global Jam – Packaging Jam
Where: Stardust Video http://tinyurl.com/lsn779
When: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 12pm – 6pm
More Info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Projects/GlobalJam200910

Summary

address: BARNES & NOBLE @ RIT Bookstore, 100 Park Point Drive, Rochester, NY 14623<

room: Upstairs group meeting room -- this room is a semi-private glass window room upstairs

amenities: free wireless, cafe (food is allowed in the meeting room), a very nice computer book section and IT text books

Ubuntu at School: A better OS for students

This event will feature 'demonstration' computers for the public to experiment with and a presentation lead by Ben Sheron a student at RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology). The event will focus on why Ubuntu is a better OS for students.

The New York State Local Community is working to secure at least one demonstration machine from and potentially one other local vendor that offers Ubuntu as an OS choice on their custom built computers.

The Ubuntu and System76 Display and Demos

Ben talking about his experience using Ubuntu at school

A group of attendees taking a look at the System76 machines

A future teacher taking a close look at the Netbook from System76

Summary

address:Details: 101 Springfield Road, Soule Library, Syracuse, NY 13214

room: Upstairs group meeting room -- this room is a semi-private room upstairs

amenities: free wireless

The NY State Ubuntu LoCo in Syracuse will be hosting a live and open to the public session of an Ubuntu Bug Jam. The Bug Jam involves Ubuntu users across the Central NY region working together to resolve bug reports. This process is known as Bug Triage.

Triaging Bugs

Bug triage is an essential part of Ubuntu's development.

Triaging bugs consists of several things:

Responding to new bugs as they are filed.

• Ensuring that new bugs have all the necessary information.
• Assigning bugs to the proper package.
• Confirming bug reports by trying to reproduce them.
• Setting the priority of bugs reports.
• Searching for and marking duplicates in the bug tracking system.
• Sending bugs to their upstream authors, when applicable.
• Cross-referencing bugs from other distributions.
• Expiring old bugs.

However, you don't need to do all of those things to help! Recreating a bug and setting the status to Confirmed is enough.

Bug triage is an excellent way to start helping out. You get to learn a lot about Ubuntu, its available packages, its infrastructure, and you get a feel for the development pulse.

The Jam event drew about 6 people who stayed the entire length of the event that ended promptly at 4:30pm. The event focused on the strategy of picking bugs and getting people setup with launchpad accounts and to go in and look at the entries for the bugs listed.

The Group Anthony (kz1rk4), TBD, Dave, Matt (marnold)

The Library from outside

Summary

address: Building 70, RIT Campus, Rochester, NY 14623 room: Large Lecture Hall / Auditorium

Stephanie Milstead, a comp-sci major at RIT, gave a presentation and demonstration on how to use The Gimp.

Stephanie showing how to make a photo look like a sketch

A young participant in the foreground while Stephanie reviews text manipulation

Agenda

• Nominations for President, Secretary, Treasurer, At-Large -- Launchpad:cprofitt 2009-09-20T18:55:48-0500
  • Jeremy will let us know who has been nominated
• Consolidation of Website / Wiki -- Launchpad:cprofitt 2009-09-20T18:55:48-0500
  • (suggestion) Remove 'events' from website and only post them on wiki
  • (suggestion) Remove 'community meetup' from the website and only post them on the wiki
• Add notice that the team is now official to the website -- Launchpad:cprofitt 2009-09-20T18:55:48-0500
• Karmic Release Party
  • Waterloo, NY, 11-08-09 1-5pm
  • Others?

Attendance

• ausimage
• cproffit
• Slick666
• cws

Minutes

IRC Logs

Agenda

• Fall Release Party -- Waterloo area for Syracuse, Rochester and Ithaca
• Discussion of goals for 2010 -- Launchpad:cprofitt 2009-08-01T20:14:40-0500
• Expand local area meet-ups
  • Syracuse
  • Fingerlakes
  • Ithaca
  • Capitol District
  • New York City
• Attend state-wide events
  • Ed Tech Day 2010
    • Obtain own booth next to IFSA
    • Develop presentation(s)
    • Work with IFSA to develop program
• Hold or contribute to install and information fests
  • Rochester -- will work with RCSI Linux SIG and LUGOR to hold at least one Linux Fest
  • Fingerlakes
    • can we get a location that will accommodate an install fest?
    • can we get enough experts to attend?
  • Syracuse
    • Work with SYRLUG or hold our own?
• Hold NYS Bug Jam - try to get Syracuse, Fingerlakes and Rochester to meet on same day and have live communication between groups
• Spring 'agenda' ideas -- Launchpad:cprofitt 2009-08-01T20:14:40-0500
  • GIMP presentation
  • Backup options for Ubuntu
  • Ubuntu 'genius' days
  • Ubuntu educators events (Fingerlakes, Rochester, Ithaca, Syracuse)
• Spring 'release party' -- Launchpad:cprofitt 2009-08-01T20:14:40-0500
• 2009 Officer Nominations and Elections

Attendance

• ausimage
• cproffit
• Slick666
• deejoe

Minutes

IRC Logs

Agenda

• Fall release party -- Launchpad:ausimage 2009-06-15
  • 1st weekend in Nov.
  • Central to Rochester Syracuse and Ithaca.
  • ausimage currentluy looking into locations.
  • Possible breakout sessions and lab
  • Lab volunteers...
  • Topics and volunteers to speak
  • Possible trade tables to support event
• NYSCATE - Canonical has not offered support; do we want to try and raise $750 or give up on the idea of an Ubuntu booth? -- Launchpad:cprofitt 2009-05-30
• Ontario Linux Fest - Who plans on attending -- Launchpad:cprofitt 2009-05-30
• Approval Application - Try for July or wait -- Launchpad:cprofitt 2009-05-30
• New Lug for Cayuga, Ontario, Wayne, Seneca and Yates Co -- Launchpad:ausimage 2009-06-15
  • Tennatively called Upper Lakes Linux Users (ULLU) -- Finger Lakes
  • more info http://linux.ausimage.us
  • check their email archives for next meet up details.

Attendance

• ausimage
• cproffit
• hal14450
• slick666
• theDukeNY

Minutes

IRC Logs

An Orlando Meetup has been scheduled for, 9.26.09, from 2 – 6 pm at  Stardust Video & Coffee http://tinyurl.com/lsn779 .  The meetup is being held by Ubuntu Florida LoCo and everybody is invited to attend.

The meetup will mostly serve as a face-to-face meeting to talk in detail about upcoming events, e.g Florida Linux Show Orlando, future plans, ideas, projects, etc.

If you plan on attending there is an attendee list to sign up for at the Orlando Meetup https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Events/OrlandoMeetup page.

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Software Freedom Day with the Philadelphia Area Computer Society in Willow Grove!

Early in the day we set up systems in the lobby for people coming in to check out. At noon the main presentation of the day was given by David Harding, on MythTV. Following the presentation we set up a table in the back of the main presentation room and gave out Ubuntu and Open Disc CDs, fliers about our team and info about some upcoming events.

There were lots more photos of the event, Elizabeth Krumbach posted some 

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #106 for the week September 6, September 13.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Sixth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-September 16, 2009
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday September 20, 2009 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In This Issue

* Upcoming GlobalJam and wiki pages: As for the days...Friday we could do something easy in the evening I think...maybe the wiki stuff. And we can use Saturday for the testing of the release.

* dbuell was talked through the process of joining the team and welcomed by team members.

* PLUG announcements (delivered by slofgren): Stammtische in Tempe and Avondale this week. Software Freedom Day on Saturday

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/09September16

Or, at least some of them are. On Flickr, they are tagged both "tpff" and "TPFF 2009" (there are "TPFF 2008" ones from last year) and "ubuntu" as well, so if you have more to upload there, please tag. There were several people with cameras, but here's what's tagged as "TPFF 2009" and "ubuntu" so far.

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We have now raised the money needed for our table at CPOSC!

Big thanks to the following who have helped us reach this goal:

• Bret Fledderjohn
• Luke Brooks
• Jim Fisher - Pechter’s of Southern NJ
• Elizabeth Krumbach
• Mike Ezell - Renewable Technology

Bret has organized all of this and we’re now listed on the CPOSC sponsors page.

Again, if you’re interested in attending the conference joining us register now, and sign up on our wiki:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/EventsTeam/CPOSC2009

Registration has opened for the Central Pennsylvania Open Source Conference 2009, if you’re interested in attending (and perhaps helping us with our table?), head over there. If you sign up by Sept 22nd you’ll also get a t-shirt!

• http://www.cposc.org/register

We are still looking for donations to pay for the $100 table at the conference, so if you can donate please click the donate button in the sidebar of this site. Every little bit helps! If we have 20 people donating $5 each and we’ll be set

We’ve also opened sign-ups for volunteers at our table and fleshed out the wiki page for this event, so if you’re planning to attend and help us out please sign up here:

•  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/EventsTeam/CPOSC2009

For the Ubuntu Global Jam the weekend of October 3rd the Philadelphia team will be hosting a Myth, Docs and Bugs Jam at Resources for Human Development (RHD) (this is the same location where we had our last BugJam).

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009

Time:  1-5PM

Location:  Resources for Human Development, 4700 Wissahickon Ave., PhiladelphiaCost: Free

We have set up a wiki page with further details which we’ll be updating and for sign-up, this event is free and open to the public:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/EventsTeam/PhillyMythJam2009

Hope to see you there!

We just had another Jaunty Installfest. For this event we teamed up with the University of Arizona's Computer Science Department for a co-hosted installfest. The CS Dept. has just recently made the change over to an all "Ubuntu" Operating System Dept. w00t! We did dual boot, VMware, and parallel for MAC installs during the day.

The folks seemed enthusiastic about Ubuntu, and we've already had several folks in our team channel who got Ubuntu installs at the event!!

A big thank you to the CS Dept of the U of A for co-hosting this event. Also to team members: lenards, azmike, todd, soldats, hutchnate. Great work team.

Wiki with summary and pics here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Installfest/Jaunty-Tucson

Our team will be running at table at the upcoming Central Pennsylvania Open Source Conference (CPOSC) 2009.

 The Central Pennsylvania Open Source Conference (CPOSC) is a small, low-cost, one-day conference about all things Open Source. It will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2009.

In order to make this happen, we need to raise $100 to sponsor the table there, team contact Bret Fledderjohn will be collecting donations and handling securing the table.Can you help sponsor our table at CPOSC 2009?

Thank you!

Ubuntu Pennsylvania team member Elizabeth Krumbach will also be presenting at this conference on “Contributing to Open Source Projects.”To see other speakers and topics see their speakers page. We have created a wiki page for this event:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/EventsTeam/CPOSC2009

You can also check out Bret’s blog post about the event!

It is generally recommended to create separate partitions for your root (/) and home (/home) directories.  This gives you the ability to do a clean install of your distro, or another distro, without putting your personal data at risk.  Usually this works out pretty well.

There can, however, be a downside.  Suppose you didn’t allocate enough space to your root partition, or you’ve installed way more apps than you thought you would.  Suddenly your down to your last 100 MB, and apt-get upgrading to the newest release needs to download* 2GB of packages!  What to do?

Don’t Panic, there’s an easy solution.  All you have to do is tell Apt to download those packages to your home partition instead.  Here’s how:

1. Run: sudo apt-get clean to delete cached packages from their current location (most likely /var/cache/apt/archives)
2. Create a new directory at /home/apt/cache, owned by root.
3. Create a new file at /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02homecache with the following contents:
   Dir::Cache::Archives "/home/apt/cache";
4. Run: sudo apt-get update again, just to make sure you don’t have any syntax errors.
5. Run: update-manager to begin your upgrade!

* Note, you will be given two sets of space requirements, one is for the difference in disk space after the upgrade is complete, the other is for the amount of diskspace that is needed to download and store all the new packages while the upgrade is taking place.  This hacklet only helps with the latter of the two, if you don’t have enough space on your root partition for the new installation, you’ll have to delete some files or resize your partition.