Release Parties

[Darcy Casselman]

Yeah, bringing in new people is something we absolutely want to do and U
Parties sound like a great way to do that. I wish we had people in Waterloo
interested in running something like that.

I just don't see what's so bad about the community meeting inn an
appropriate venue and raising a glass to a job well done.
On Apr 29, 2012 6:10 PM, "LP" <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am helping Australia with Black Opal a Ubuntu 12.04.
> Let us know how it works out.
> I am all for turning new people onto Linux.
> LinuxPusher
>
> On 29 April 2012 14:07, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So you don't do anything for the people who know about and love
>> Ubuntu? Who invest their time and energy into it and want to celebrate
>> the release?
>>
>> Darcy.
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Randall Ross <randall at executiv.es>
>> wrote:
>> > Hello Canada!
>> >
>> > Vancouver will be hosting a *U-Party* in June. (That's our official name
>> > for them.)
>> >
>> > Why oh why so late, you ask?
>> >
>> > 1) It's a party, not an install-fest,
>> > 2) We've learned that if we have an event closer to release date people
>> > expect tech,
>> > 3) The people in #2 are already into Ubuntu, and will come regardless.
>> > **We want people who have never heard of Ubuntu to party with us.** The
>> > stated goal of Ubuntu is to cross the chasm and bring free software to
>> > the masses.
>> > 4) Computers kill parties, with precision ;)
>> >
>> > And why don't we call them "Ubuntu Release Parties?"
>> > The general public cannot understand how a computer (or software) themed
>> > party could possibly be fun, and therefore won't come. When's the last
>> > time you heard someone say "Wow, I went to that <insert proprietary OS
>> > name here> party the other day and it rocked!!" Not gonna happen in our
>> > lifetime ;)
>> >
>> > Party!
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Randall
>> > Ubuntu Buzz Generator
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > On 04/26/2012 05:00 AM, ubuntu-ca-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
>> >> From: Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Tomoorrow is release day!
>> >>
>> >> So far, we've just got the usual release parties in Kitchener and
>> Toronto:
>> >>
>> >> http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-ca
>> >>
>> >> It's not too late to host one in your town!  Just pick a place and let
>> >> people know.  This list is a good place to start.
>> >>
>> >> Darcy.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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