[ubuntu-us-ma] Global Bug Jam event at MIT

[Yuriy Kozlov]

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 3:56 AM, Evan Broder <broder at mit.edu> wrote:
> Hi everybody -
>
> As I'm sure many of you are aware, the Ubuntu Global Jam[1] is coming up
> this weekend. Since it doesn't look like there's been a Massachusetts
> event planned, the MIT Student Information Processing Board[2] (SIPB),
> i.e. the student computing group on campus, is planning to host an event
> at MIT, and anybody in the area is more than welcome to show up.
>
> It's my understanding that the Global Jam is going to involve a lot of
> testing and documentation, in addition to more direct bug fixing, so
> hopefully the event will have opportunities for anyone who comes to
> contribute.
>
> Unfortunately, due to poor planning on my part, I don't have a specific
> location on campus yet for the event, but I should in a few days, and
> I'll be able to provide maps and so forth.
>
> Regardless of where it happens, we'll be starting at 2 PM on Saturday
> (Oct. 3), and continuing until whenever everybody leaves, which is
> traditionally no earlier than 10 PM or so. (Apologies to those of you
> who have Real Jobs/Real Lives/Real Schedules/etc - students live on
> unusual schedules).
>
> Thanks,
>  - Evan Broder
>   MIT SIPB Vice Chair
>
> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam
> [2] http://sipb.mit.edu/
>

This sounds great!  Thanks for organizing.  Does this mean there is a
group of students already planning to come?

~ Yuriy