Ubuntu-us-ga Digest, Vol 25, Issue 3

Sat Feb 7 12:42:16 GMT 2009

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>    1. Re: Ubuntu-us-ga Digest, Vol 25, Issue 2 (Siafu Linux)
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> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:00:38 -0500
> From: Siafu Linux <siafulinux at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Ubuntu-us-ga Digest, Vol 25, Issue 2
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> I'll be working. I did get a web based IRC going, but they blocked it. :-(
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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:
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>>> 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.
>>>       
>> 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
>> To: Georgia Ubuntu Mailing List <ubuntu-us-ga at lists.ubuntu.com>
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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
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>> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 21:47, Jon Reagan <jreagan1990 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> 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:
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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.
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> 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:
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>>> Is there an iCal calendar?
>>>       
>> 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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That will work just fine for me Jon
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