[ubuntu-arizona] Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #100

[Craig A. Eddy]

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #100 for the week
July 12, July 18.

 * Arizona Loco Newsletter
 * One Hundredth Edition
 * Powered by Ubuntu
 * Wednesday-July 22, 2009
 * Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/

 * Next meeting: Sunday July 26, 2009  9:00 PM
 * Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

== Newsletter ==

=== Summary of the July 19, 2009 meeting ===

johnc4510 called the meeting to order at 9:02 PM

Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings/09July19

johnc4510 started with an announcement:

 * Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS has been released for the server, desktop, and
alternate installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. Eighty
updates have been integrated including security updates and corrections
for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and
compatibility with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Downloads or CDs are available:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

 * Announcing that Karmic is now open for translation. You can now go
to: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+translations to
start translating Ubuntu Karmic.

 * The Ubuntu Java development team is pleased to announce completed
certification of OpenJDK 6 for Ubuntu 9.04, continuing Ubuntu's
tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source
technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. This
certification means that the OpenJDK 6 package included with Ubuntu 9.04
now passes the rigorous testing of the Java SE Test Compatibility Kit
(TCK) and is compatible with the Java(TM) SE 6 platform on the amd64
(x86_64) and i386 (ix86) architectures. If you already have java 6
installed there's nothing more to do.  This just certifies it works with
the release.

johnc4510 then asked xHans for the PLUG announcements:

 * ABLEconf, Saturday Oktober 24th, 10:00 to 16:00, then over to
Boulders.  We're considering a FOSS dev day on Friday and a LAN party on
Sunday.  http://www.ABLEconf.com .  We should have a press release ready
Monday or Tuesday, so please sign up to help with promo and send out the
press release this week. 
http://www.ABLEconf.com/wiki/index.php?title=2009Phx/Promotion .  We
especially need help outside of Phoenix.  Planning meetings are every
Sunday at 20:00 in #ABLEconf, please join if you'd like to help create
Arizona's premier free software.

 * The Free Software Stammtisch in Tempe is this Tuesday. 
http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch#Tempe

 * The west side meeting is this Wednesday, we will be at a temporary
location.  PhrkOnLsh will be covering unetbootin.
http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/353

 * PLUG and Ubuntu-US-AZ Installfest this Saturday. 
http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/127

 * Community college classes start up again in mid-August, so check for
Free Software classes at your local community colleges.  In Mesa we'll
have intro to Linux, shell scripting, OpenOffice.org, C and I think
python.  Avondale will have intro, sysadmin, shell scripting and more. 
The OpenOffice.org class is online and can be taken from anywhere in
Arizona and probably from anywhere in the world.  She filled the class
the first two semesters, if we can fill it again that'll put us in good
shape to push for some other free software application classes.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:25.

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