[Ubuntu-us-ok] Newsletter and stuff

[Julia Christianson]

<Grunt> ;-)

I'm definitely interested ... I'd probably prefer a Saturday but I'm
pretty flexible.  About the presentation, I tend to agree that a general
overview is probably 'preaching to the choir' ... unless we could serve
as a useful group of guinea pigs for Duane.

(And btw, I am also using Kubuntu.  I installed 9.04 on my laptop last
week, first experience with KDE4 ... but I must be getting old, a new
interface just doesn't thrill me like it used to.)

-- Julia


Billie Walsh wrote:
> This may not be a particularly popular view but a presentation to LoCo 
> members seems to me like trying to sell apples to the growers. And, I 
> don't know about the rest of y'all but I've already got *buntu on 
> everything. [ Now if someone could tell me why 9.04 seems to have done a 
> bad install................. ]
> 
> It sort of seems like the Tulsa group has come together much better than 
> the OkC group has. Right now most of the posting/action is happening in 
> the Tulsa area. So far I think there are maybe three people in the OkC 
> area interested/members. I don't know how many "members" are on the list 
> but............................ It sure would be nice to hear something 
> from more than the three or four members active on the list. Even if 
> it's just a grunt. At least we would know they are somewhat alive.
> 
> IMHO, a meet-up in OkC should be more an informal face-to-face where do 
> we go from here sort of thing. From postings on the list I seem to 
> recall that's how Tulsa got off the ground. If the Tulsa group wants to 
> come and relate their experience that would be great. If they just want 
> to come and visit that would be great also.
> 
> Right now we are all just names and e-mail address's on a computer 
> screen, well except for those in the Tulsa area. Once you have a face to 
>   go with that name and e-mail address...................
> 
> Duane Hinnen wrote:
>> I think this sounds like a great idea. I am happy to see such a good
>> response. I think a talk on Ubuntu followed by an install fest is a great
>> idea. I think this would be something that some Tulsa members might enjoy.
>> Maybe we could organize a car full of Tulsa members to come to the meet up.
>> I have a presentation that I have been working on. It is posted on the wiki,
>> on the projects and ideas page. I think this might be the motivation I have
>> needed to finish it:)
>>
>> Any LoCo members recieving this EmaIl who are interested in this meet up
>> please Email me, either directly or through the mailing list. If  you live
>> in Tulsa and might be interested in a car pool to OKC note that in the
>> email. Also we should probally have a meeting on
>> irc.freenode.net(#ubuntu-us-ok). If their is a paticular time you wont
>> be available this
>> week for a meeting let me know and i will consider this when scheduling the
>> meeting. I will allow a couple of days to recieve emails and post the
>> meeting on Tuesday (through the wiki and mailing list).
>>
>> This definetly sounds like if we can get our ducks in a row  we could put on
>> a really great event. i look forward to hearing from all of you.
>>
>> Duane Hinnen
>> Oklahoma LoCo
>> Ubuntu Forums Beginners Team
>> duanedesign at gmail.com
>> sip:duanedesign at ekiga.net <sip%3Aduanedesign at ekiga.net>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 8:23 AM, derrick parkhurst <
>> derrick.parkhurst at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>> I saw in the newsletter that Derrick has offered his facility for a
>>> meetup.
>>>> The OKCCoCo is a fantastic facility. I definitely think it'd be a great
>>>> location for a meetup.
>>> Thanks! We would absolutely be willing to host a meetup. For the
>>> kickoff meeting, so we get a good turnout, okcCoCo could provide soda,
>>> beer or coffee, and we would help promote it through our mailing
>>> lists.
>>>
>>> Two things we would need, a date and some content. I would suggest
>>> sometime the week of May 25th in the evening would work. Actually a
>>> meetup on Saturday could also be neat. For the content, maybe a talk
>>> on the various flavors and feaures of Ubuntu? Followed by an install
>>> fest, where people bring their computer(s) and we help them get Ubuntu
>>> installed? An install fest might work well on a Saturday where people
>>> could just come by all afternoon, when they have time.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Derrick
>>>
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