[ubuntu-arizona] Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #88

[Craig A. Eddy]

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #88 for the week
March 30, April 5.

 * Arizona Loco Newsletter
 * Eighty Eighth Edition
 * Powered by Ubuntu
 * Wednesday-April 8, 2009
 * Arizona Loco Team Wiki: ["ArizonaTeam"]

 * Next meeting: Sunday April 12, 2009  9:00 PM
 * Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

== Newsletter ==

=== Summary of the April 5, 2009 meeting ===

johnc4510 called the meeting to order at 9:00 PM

Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings/09April05

johnc4510 began the meeting by asking azmike to introduce himself:
"Hi.  I am Mike Cowan. In Vail, AZ, 20 miles S.E of Tucson"

johnc4510 then gave some announcements:

 * The Ubuntu Developer Community is proud to announce the following new
initiative to help YOU find your way into developing Ubuntu. Starting
now, Thursday is Packaging Training day. The team will have regular
one-hour sessions in #ubuntu-classroom on irc.freenode.net. The team
will have speakers who present a packaging technique, with time for any
packaging related questions you might have.  The team will rotate
session times to make sure the sessions work for all time zones. They'll
follow a 1st Thursday 6:00 UTC, 2nd Thursday 12:00 UTC, 3rd Thursday
18:00 UTC, 4th Thursday 0:00 UTC (5th Thursday 6:00 UTC) pattern. For
April, the following sessions are scheduled:
  * 9th April, 12:00 UTC: James Westby, bzr builddeb –in-15-minutes
  * 16th April, 18:00 UTC: Didier Roche, How-to update a package
  * 23rd April, 00:00 UTC: <Tutor>, TBA
  * 30th April, 06:00 UTC: Daniel Holbach, Getting Started with Ubuntu
Development
This is a chance to learn a little developing.

 * Time to get involved in making Ubuntu even better by participating in
Hug Day!
  * Date: April 9, 2009.
  * Target: Bugs with Patches
  * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-bugs
  * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20090409
  * Information: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs/
Get involved in helping to squash those pesky bugs!  Bug days are meant
to get the community involved in bug fixing.  scott_ev is our resident
bug fixer....so if you're interested talk to him for help.

 * Ubuntu Brainstorm: Call for Idea Reviewers.  After observing the
current trends and workload, the QA Team felt that there was a need for
more idea reviewers. Therefore, they are looking for Brainstorm users
who would be willing to volunteer for doing the reviews.  You can read
more about it here: http://blog.qa.ubuntu.com/node/44.  Brainstorm is
the idea section of Ubuntu where you can add your ideas and/or vote for
others ideas for future releases.

 * Ubuntu Podcast Episode #24 - Mark Shuttleworth Interview:
http://ubuntupodcast.net/2009/04/02/ubuntu-podcast-episode-24-mark-shuttleworth/

 * Ubuntu-UK Podcast: The Return -
http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2009/04/01/s02e01-the-return/

 * For the last announcement...It looks like i'm going to be accepted to
the US Team Board.  This is a board that oversees the us locos and give
direction.

johnc4510 then asked for PLUG announcements from xHans.

 * The PLUG east side meeting is Thursday.  Topics are Free Software
gaming and phpNagios.  We will also have a bunch of MCC students
visiting that night.  East side mtg is at Sequoia.

 * The next security hackfest is this Saturday with a presentation on
pfsense and firewalling.  Hackfest is at UAT.  For more info on both of
those see the PLUG calendar: http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/event

 * Both Free Software Stammtische are next week:
http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch

johnc4510 then moved on to the release parties:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/JauntyEvents .  Discussion was held
about having the Phoenix release party at Peter Piper Piza.  The date of
Saturday, April 25 was agreed on.  xHans mentioned that the PLUG install
fest was on April 25th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at UAT.  UAT has a cafe
for food during the day.  A main party could then be held after the
install fest.  Boulders on Broadway was suggested for the party.  The
final agreement for the Phoenix release party was:
 * Saturday, April 25, 2009
 * Install Fest at UAT from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
 * Release party at Boulders on Broadway following the install fest.
 * scott_ev will be contacting ASU and inviting them to come out, too.

johnc4510 then said that he'd set up the Tucson release party at Silver
Mines Subs again.  Wifi is good, food is right there, and it's close to
the college.

A discussion was also held concerning the RedSeven release party.  Those
have normally been held on the day of the release (which would be April
23), but precise day/time and location weren't known.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:39 PM.

== Credits ==
 * Craig A Eddy
 * John Crawford