[ubuntu-uk] [IMPORTANT] Ubuntu UK Bug Jam?

[Julian Burgess]

What is happening with this?

It's lame that the UK isn't making more effort to get Ubuntu going,
especially considering Canonical is based here. Regular real world
meetings help the community to network and grow in a way which doesn't
happen online.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GlobalBugJam



2008/6/24 James Westby <jw+debian at jameswestby.net>:
> On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 18:12 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> You may have seen this [0] announcement from Jono about the upcoming
>> Global Ubuntu Bug Jam, this August 8th through 10th (Friday to Sunday).
>>
>> If you don't know what a Bug Jam is then I suggest you follow the links
>> contained in both Jonos and Daniels [1] messages to the LoCo contacts
>> mailing list.
>>
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> Thanks for bringing this up.
>
>> Questions:-
>>
>> 1) Anyone fancy helping run a Bug Jam in the UK?
>
> Definitely. I'm still wanting to get a packaging Jam organised, but
> events are conspiring to slow me down.
>
>> 2) Shall we have more than one at various places around the UK?
>
> I think that if we can get more than one organised that will be great.
>
> For people who are unable to attend any real life event there will be
> lots of activity on IRC. We could have a virtual UK event alongside
> the global virtual event as well. (i.e. there will be loads of people
> in #ubuntu-bugs, we could use #ubuntu-uk for discussions amongst
> ourselves as well.)
>
>> 3) Suggestions for venues which can accommodate a number of people over
>> that period?
>
> Yeah, I'm not sure. I have a couple of ideas for Bristol that could
> accommodate a few people if anyone is interested in the South West.
> They're not great venues though, I don't think.
>
> Another thing would be whether we had a focus or two. In order to help
> share knowledge it's easier if people can be working in the same area.
> This means that we could focus on rhythmbox bugs, or anything to do with
> cd burning, or confirming bugs from old releases on Hardy/Intrepid,
> or closing "Incomplete" bugs that don't have the needed information.
> We don't have to have one topic for everyone, but if there is something
> you would like to work on (your favourite app, an app you have reported
> several bugs against that have not had much attention), then speak up
> and we could look for areas to attack around that. Also, with advance
> warning we can approach people knowledgeable in the package (maintainer,
> upstream, Debian maintainer, other distros), and get some collaboration
> going, so making the day more productive.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
>
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