Iowa LoCo - What's Next and My Project Ideas

Wed Jan 27 15:31:59 GMT 2010

I can do some design. Have done a few side projects over the years. Nothing
extremely fancy...

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Mike Moum <mike.moum at gmail.com> wrote:

> I can do PHP, Javascript, CSS, HTML, and Python. I recently developed a
> website using Joomla. I'm not a web designer, however.
>
> Mike
>
> Aaron Cannon wrote:
> > I do some PHP, Python, and if I must Perl, if that helps.  I don't do
> > web design, however.
> >
> > On 1/27/10, Paul Tagliamonte <paultag at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Jeremy Karns <jkarns at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm more on the support and training side with our custom software.
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Aaron Cannon
> >>> <cannona at fireantproductions.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> In Iowa City here, but willing to travel a little, when possible.
> >>>>
> >>>> Aaron Cannon
> >>>>
> >>>> On 1/27/10, Paul Tagliamonte <paultag at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Jeremy Karns <jkarns at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I'm in Waterloo. Web development firm...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:48 AM, Rempresent <rempresent at gmail.com>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I am also in the DSM area (Newton).  I don't mind helping any way I
> >>>>>>> can,
> >>>>>>> I
> >>>>>>> am a graphic designer by trade.
> >>>>>>> -Nick Rempe
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Mike Moum <mike.moum at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> How many of us are in the Des Moines area? I am.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Mike
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Scott Shields wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I figured I'd break the silence and address the mailing list
> >>>>>>>>> directly
> >>>>>>>>> (since most of you don't seem to like lurking in our IRC
> channel).
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Currently we're looking for people near the Eastern Iowa Corridor
> >>>>>>>>> (that would be the area between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids).
> >>>>>>>>> Others
> >>>>>>>>> may join us online via IRC and the like, but in-person activities
> >>>>>>>>> such
> >>>>>>>>> as meetings and projects will really help get this LoCo team
> >>>>>>>>> moving.
> >>>>>>>>> If you haven't done so already and you're interested in being an
> >>>>>>>>> active LoCo member, please register here
> >>>>>>>>> <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ia>. Right now we're more of
> a
> >>>>>>>>> social group. In the future, we'll have member requirements and
> >>>>>>>>> all
> >>>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>> that fancy stuff.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> You've already met our new, more vocal member Iowan (be
> >>>>>>>>> forewarned,
> >>>>>>>>> we'll be using real names soon), but I'd like to put my ideas out
> >>>>>>>>> there too. First we need to get as many people together sometime
> >>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>> figure out what everyone's strengths are. From there we can
> decide
> >>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>> goals and future projects of our LoCo team. Listed below you'll
> >>>>>>>>> find
> >>>>>>>>> my current ideas that I've been thinking of. Let me know what you
> >>>>>>>>> think and/or what suggestions you may have.
> >>>>>>>>> *
> >>>>>>>>> My Project Ideas
> >>>>>>>>> *
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>     * *In Our Local Community* - How can we help educate our
> >>>>>>>>> friends
> >>>>>>>>>       and family members about FOSS (and especially Ubuntu)
> >>>>>>>>>       alternatives? In the past, the "computer club" at Kirkwood
> >>>>>>>>> has
> >>>>>>>>>       taken older computers from U of I Surplus, fixed them up,
> >>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>       resold them at cost to people. I believe it was somewhere
> >>>>>>>>> around
> >>>>>>>>>       $100 and you could either get a Linux distro on it or payed
> >>>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>       little extra for Windows XP.
> >>>>>>>>>     * *Kirkwood Community College* - I'd like to get a Linux User
> >>>>>>>>>       Group (LUG) up and running at the main campus (of course we
> >>>>>>>>>       won't ignore the Iowa City campus either). Then I'd like to
> >>>>>>>>>       promote the use of Open Source software in the labs and
> >>>>>>>>> maybe
> >>>>>>>>>       classes. At least educate the students of the choices out
> >>>>>>>>> there.
> >>>>>>>>>     * *KRUUFM* - I'd like to find out the status of this
> >>>>>>>>> "subteam".
> >>>>>>>>>       Are they still active? What are they working on? How can we
> >>>>>>>>>       incorporate them into our LoCo?
> >>>>>>>>>     * *Ubuntu Global Jam (March 26th - 28th)* - This would be a
> >>>>>>>>> great
> >>>>>>>>>       way to get inserted into the community. Basically a bunch
> of
> >>>>>>>>>       people, not matter what the skill level, to get together
> and
> >>>>>>>>>       help make Ubuntu better. I've talked to the Chicago LoCo
> >>>>>>>>> Team
> >>>>>>>>>       about the possibility of joining them for this. Mark your
> >>>>>>>>> calender!
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> ------------
> >>>>>>>> Mike and Dede Moum
> >>>>>>>> Des Moines, Iowa
> >>>>>>>> Visit the Baha'i World at www.bahai.org
> >>>>>>>> Visit the US Baha'i website at www.us.bahai.org
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> --
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> Hey Iowa!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This looks like a solid plan of action. I'm loving the energy so far,
> >>>>> let's keep this up.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Nick --
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You mentioned you are graphic designer.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Do we have any web programmers? Jeremy, you mentioned you are a
> >>>>> web-dev firm, let's see if we can't get an Iowa page up to start
> >>>>> getting everyone on the same page.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Let's plan for the long haul. Let's set up a Global Jam [1], and
> >>>>> eventually a Release Party [2] for you guys.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Central, populated ( at least by the LoCo ) area is key here.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Your friendly mentor,
> >>>>> Paul
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam  ( 26th - 28th March
> 2010
> >>>>> )
> >>>>> [2]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidReleaseParties ( 29th April - 2nd
> >>>>> May.
> >>>>> )
> >>>>>
> >>>>> P.S. --
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It's usually Mailing List "good practice" to post at the bottom of an
> >>>>> email. I know it sucks to do, just just say'n
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> #define sizeof(x) rand()
> >>>>> :wq
> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>
> >> Hey Jeremy,
> >>
> >> Ah, sorry for the misunderstanding.
> >>
> >> I'd be happy to lend a hand if there are no other devs around
> >>
> >> Tag
> >>
> >> --
> >> #define sizeof(x) rand()
> >> :wq
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
> ------------
> Mike and Dede Moum
> Des Moines, Iowa
> Visit the Baha'i World at www.bahai.org
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