[ubuntu-florida] wow! 4000 at the french ubuntu release party

[dan]

Thanks Umer.  Please go add yourself for Jacksonville in the wiki [1].
Ideally we'd like to coordinate with the local LUGs so we may want to start
gauging interest in JaxLUG in February some time.

Dan

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Projects/JauntyReleaseParties

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Umer Farooq <umer.m.farooq at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey Guys,
> First, let me introduce myself. I am Umer Farooq, I am a 21 year old
> Computer Science student living in Jacksonville. I've been monitoring the
> mailing list, and have wanted to get online for a meeting, however I've
> always managed to have a class during that time. Hopefully next semester
> will be better.
> If there is a party being planned for Jacksonville, I will try to help out
> as much as I can!
> Umer
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 5:44 PM, dan <dantrevino at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  I agree.  As soon as we can secure a place and date (places and dates),
>> we need to start moving fwd.  I'd like to see release parties in Miami,
>> Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and maybe Tallahassee or Pensacola.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 10:00 AM, Jimmy Harris <harris.jimmy at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> We should talk about this well in advance of the Jaunty release
>>> especially since you guys (Dan and Chris) are going to bring back from UDS
>>> some great ideas about how to get Ubuntu to new users.  From what I've been
>>> reading Jaunty really should appeal to the everday user a tonne more!
>>>
>>> I am ready to help with the planning already both for the parties and the
>>> getting the word out.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:48 PM, dan <dantrevino at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Our number was slightly less than 500.  However for the Jaunty cycle,
>>>> we're gonna have multiple parties and we can aim for 500.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Jimmy Harris <harris.jimmy at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> That would be a bit hard for me to orgranize.  However, I think we
>>>>> could get at least 20 next release :)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Miano, Steven M. <
>>>>> Steven.Miano at mybrighthouse.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>  Pretty impressive, 65 million people live in France, and Florida had
>>>>>> an estimated 18 million people as of 2006.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That would be pretty impressive if there were 500+ people at a Florida
>>>>>> release party, what was the last number for this state?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:* ubuntu-us-fl-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:
>>>>>> ubuntu-us-fl-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] *On Behalf Of *dan
>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, December 12, 2008 12:53 AM
>>>>>> *To:* Ubuntu-FL List; Ubuntu-FL List
>>>>>> *Subject:* [ubuntu-florida] wow! 4000 at the french ubuntu release
>>>>>> party
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1759
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