[ubuntu-uk] 101010 = 42 which is a good excuse for a party

[Alan Bell]

The next version of Ubuntu will be the Maverick Meercat, version 10.10
and it will be released on Sunday October the 10th, or 10/10/10.
This has a few interesting implications, firstly the final code will
actually be available on Friday 8th or thereabouts so as not to make the
Canonical release team work over the weekend, this means we should in
theory have access to the final .isos to use on the release day.
Canonical will no doubt organise a London party in a bar somewhere which
is great, but we can do different things, such as install fests,
geeknics, jams and whatever other things we can come up with. It would
be fantastic to find some kind of venue in every major city to do a
release day install party, so not just a night in a pub, but more of a
bring-a-box and install Ubuntu on it whilst chatting and eating cocktail
sausages type thing. Of course it is up to you what you do, maybe little
samosas or perhaps pizza slices could be used instead of sausages. So
the things on your task list are:

Find a venue, perhaps a school or university, community hall or similar.
Somewhere that people can get to, which probably means in a city or
largeish town.
Make sure you have plenty of power sockets
Arrange sausages or other tasty snacks
Advertise it here and elsewhere, perhaps posters in libraries and
schools in the area

More ideas on release related activities are welcome and if you have
half a plan but can't quite get it all together then let everyone know,
perhaps someone else can help.

I think it is probably time for a biscuit about now.

Alan.