Ubuntu-us-ga Digest, Vol 25, Issue 2

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Thu Feb 5 15:00:38 GMT 2009


I'll be working. I did get a web based IRC going, but they blocked it. :-(

JC

On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 7:00 AM, <ubuntu-us-ga-request at lists.ubuntu.com>wrote:

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>   1. Re: Jaunty Installfest (Nick Ali)
>   2. IRC Meeting (Jon Reagan)
>   3. Re: IRC Meeting (Jim Popovitch)
>   4. Re: IRC Meeting (David Tomaschik)
>   5. Re: IRC Meeting (Jim Popovitch)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:50:31 -0500
> From: Nick Ali <nali at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: Jaunty Installfest
> To: Georgia Ubuntu Mailing List <ubuntu-us-ga at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 4:47 PM, David Tomaschik <david at tuxteam.com> wrote:
> > As silly as it may seem, perhaps better defining our target audience for
> > the Installfests would make it easier to advertise.  Are we trying to
> > get people who have never used Linux before?  Probably.  How do we sell
> > it to them?  Why take a Saturday to come to some meeting and put Linux
> > on your computer?  (I have some thoughts on effective ways to sell Linux
> > to home users, but how to get the message out is another story.)  Are we
> > trying to get experienced Linux users to come together and discuss
> > Ubuntu and other aspects of Linux?  Probably as well, but that's a very
> > different set of selling points.
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> The focus for the install fests should be new users and trying to get
> them set up with Ubuntu. How to get new people to come has always been
> the challenge. Is it enough to just put up posters? Or do we need to
> do some legwork beforehand? Like doing presentations and demos? And
> then having them come to the install fests and actually trying to put
> Ubuntu on their machines?
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> Experienced users are always welcome, but I think simply letting them
> now that the install fests are happening is enough. If they want to
> attend, they will attend.
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> nick
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 21:47:25 -0500
> From: Jon Reagan <jreagan1990 at gmail.com>
> Subject: IRC Meeting
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> Hello everyone,
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> I have a few topics to discuss at an IRC meeting.  How is next Tuesday at
> 8pm
> for everyone?
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> Thanks!
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> Jon
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 22:13:12 -0500
> From: Jim Popovitch <jimpop at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: IRC Meeting
> To: Georgia Ubuntu Mailing List <ubuntu-us-ga at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 21:47, Jon Reagan <jreagan1990 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I have a few topics to discuss at an IRC meeting.  How is next Tuesday at
> 8pm
> > for everyone?
>
> Works for me.  Don't forget to update the calendar (so that it syncs
> with mine) :-)
>
> -Jim P.
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:57:35 -0500
> From: David Tomaschik <david at tuxteam.com>
> Subject: Re: IRC Meeting
> To: Georgia Ubuntu Mailing List <ubuntu-us-ga at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> Jim Popovitch wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 21:47, Jon Reagan <jreagan1990 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello everyone,
> >>
> >> I have a few topics to discuss at an IRC meeting.  How is next Tuesday
> at 8pm
> >> for everyone?
> >>
> >
> > Works for me.  Don't forget to update the calendar (so that it syncs
> > with mine) :-)
> >
> > -Jim P.
> >
> >
> Is there an iCal calendar?
>
> David
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 00:29:23 -0500
> From: Jim Popovitch <jimpop at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: IRC Meeting
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> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 23:57, David Tomaschik <david at tuxteam.com> wrote:
> > Is there an iCal calendar?
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> Off the top of my head... i think this is the URL:
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> http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/hj9i4p88k2adjbas3ib4l03nis%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
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> -Jim P.
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