[ubuntu-arizona] Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #95

[Craig A. Eddy]

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #95 for the week 
May 24, May 30.

 * Arizona Loco Newsletter
 * Ninety Fifth Edition
 * Powered by Ubuntu
 * Wednesday-June 3, 2009
 * Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

 * Next meeting: Sunday June 7, 2009  9:00 PM
 * Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

== Newsletter ==

=== Summary of the May 30, 2009 meeting ===

Jeff_Martin called the meeting to order at 9:02 PM

Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings/09May30

First he welcomed a new member, todd, to the Arizona LoCo:  "I have been 
using ubuntu 1.5 years.  Install fest was a nice showing and helped a 
lot of people.  I think I joind several months ago just finnaly made here."

Jeff_Martin then started with some announcements:

 * Due to circumstances beyond my control, I will be moderating this 
meeting.  JohnC4510 ( John Crawford ) is still on vacation, hopefully on 
his way home, and Tyche ( Craig Eddy ) is feeling a bit under the 
weather --we all hope your eyes get better soon.  I look forward to 
working with you and talking to you here in the irc.

 * AZ LoCo was present at the 05/30/2009 PLUG InstallFest held at the 
University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, AZ. Tyche (Craig Eddy) was 
on hand streaming a live video feed (  
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/install-fest-from-uat---5-30-09 ) of the 
event using the UStream broadcaster from his Dell Mini. I was unable to 
view the live stream, but we should be able to record future streams for 
an archive and further viewing.

 * The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter 144, went live this morning and is 
available at:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue144.  
We would like to thank everyone that worked on this issue, and look 
forward to publishing many more in the future. Special thanks go out to 
myrtlebeachbums ( Dave Bush ) for leading the effort this week.

 * Canonical is building an Android execution environment, making it 
possible to run Android applications on the Ubuntu desktop. The 
environment will function like a simulator/emulator, thereby providing 
the virtual infrastructure that is needed to make the applications run. 
As more companies adopt the Android model for mobile communications, 
Canonical and Ubuntu plan on getting the resouces to the developer and 
to the user.

Jeff_Martin then asked xHans for any PLUG announcements:

 * PLUG devel is this Thursday. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/561

 * Sunday MatthewMPP will be throwing another BlenderCAD bash at his 
place, http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/774 .  Ask MatthewMPP if you have 
questions about that

 * Dennis' next intro to GNU/Linux class starts Tuesday night. It's 
full, but he might be able to give you an override.  
http://classes.sis.maricopa.edu/index.php?keywords=&all_classes=true&terms[]=4096&institutions[]=MCC04&start_hour=any&end_hour=any&subject_code=any&instructors=vening

 * Class number 28977 is an OpenOffice.org class in the Fall.  We want 
to keep selling those out, so please call and ask why the description is 
wrong

The meeting was adjourned at 9:29 PM.

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