[Ubuntu Chicago] Starting Chicago Gnome User Group

[Max Luebbe]

Provided this "Chicago" group is actually based in Chicago, I'm down.

I use Gnome as my primary desktop environment for daily use and development.

-Max

On 4/22/07, Evan Farrar <evanfarrar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Kevin,
>
> I think this is a great idea. I don't actually use Gnome, but I have
> written a couple of small GTK apps and once I get the time and energy to
> relearn C I am going to fix a couple of librsvg/libcroco bugs that have been
> bothering me. I am pretty overextended as far as extracurricular activities
> go though and wouldn't really be able to make a lot of meetings. What I
> would suggest is that you get a couple of people together once in a while to
> do planning and administrivia, then try to procure gnome experts and send
> them out to the various other user groups: ubuntu, CHIGLUG, ruby users
> group, chipy, etc. And also co-sponsor one-off events with these groups:
> bugsquashathons and release parties.
>
> Good Luck,
> Evan
>
> On 4/22/07, Kevin Harriss <special.kevin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hey All,
> >
> > I am contacting this group to inform you that I am attempting to start
> > a Gnome User Group in Chicago.  If this works out it will be the first
> > Gnome User Group in the US, however there are many such groups in
> > other countries.  Some plans I have for the group would be to have
> > meetings and give presentations on Gnome applications or distros using
> > Gnome, have release parties for Gnome releases and have bug days where
> > we get together either in person or online or both and try to squash
> > as many bugs as we can in a day.  I don't mean to post this to start
> > any flame war about the best desktop environment.  If any of this
> > sounds interesting to you join us in #gnome-chi on irc.gnome.org and
> > if we get enough support I plan to have a meeting in the near future.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > - specialKevin
> > - Kevin Harriss
> > - http://www.specialkevin.com
> >
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