<div dir="ltr">We'll probably end up going out for lunch here in Corvallis or having our traditional Ubuntu release day BBQ. And by traditional I mean second year running, before that it was lunch out. :-) </div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Walter Lapchynski <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Well, they've been adding more money every year to the surplus, despite spending it on different things. There have been posts encouraging people to make use out of it. It never hurts to ask. It is not the quickest possible process, but I can give you the names of key people if you want to sort of expedite the process. <div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Benjamin Kerensa <<a href="mailto:bkerensa@gmail.com">bkerensa@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > Ideally as I understand it community funds are there to help but not every > time or for every event. There is only a small amount and not enough to fund > even one event for every loco. > > :) plus its not a short process it took me over a month to get funding for > an upcoming event in June here in Portland. > > On Apr 13, 2015 10:29 AM, "Walter Lapchynski" <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: >> >> Don't be pedantic when you knew what I meant XD Canonical collects the >> money and is in charge of approving or denying community requests for >> that money. As a general rule, you should have no problem when it >> comes to funding an event, as long as you're clear on the costs. The >> other thing that I would say is that you can ABSOLUTELY get a jam pack >> full of goodies. Make sure to ask for that separate from the request >> for the money. If you need help with this, let me know. >> >> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Benjamin Kerensa <<a href="mailto:bkerensa@gmail.com">bkerensa@gmail.com</a>> >> wrote: >> > Ubuntu Community Donations... The money is donated to the Community not >> > Canonical. :) >> > >> > >> > On Apr 13, 2015 8:26 AM, "Walter Lapchynski" <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Again, Canonical community donations: >> >> <a href="https://forms.canonical.com/cda/" target="_blank">https://forms.canonical.com/cda/</a> >> >> >> >> @wxl >> >> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA >> >> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact >> >> Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader >> >> Eugene Unix & GNU/Linux User Group Co-organizer >> >> >> >> On Apr 12, 2015 7:44 PM, "Cody Smith" <<a href="mailto:cody.smith9202@gmail.com">cody.smith9202@gmail.com</a>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Also, food is gonna be another story, being as I have less money than >> >>> I >> >>> thought, I might have to get people to chip in for food and drink or >> >>> something. I'll for sure cover the venue if that ends up costing >> >>> anything. >> >>> >> >>> --c_smith >> >>> >> >>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 7:11 PM, Walter Lapchynski <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>> >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> I'm sure we could get Canonical to send stuff. You know about the >> >>>> community donations, no? >> >>>> >> >>>> On Apr 12, 2015 2:42 PM, "Cody Smith" <<a href="mailto:cody.smith9202@gmail.com">cody.smith9202@gmail.com</a>> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Also, being as I didn't have a huge amount to begin with, there >> >>>>> likely >> >>>>> won't be a giveaway, but what Ubuntu 14.04 disks I have left are >> >>>>> still up >> >>>>> for grabs, and I have a craptonne of Firefox buttons and a bunch of >> >>>>> pens >> >>>>> that will also be up for grabs. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Cody Smith >> >>>>> <<a href="mailto:cody.smith9202@gmail.com">cody.smith9202@gmail.com</a>> >> >>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> That's still up in the air (trying to find a venue, Broadway >> >>>>>> Commons >> >>>>>> is looking to be the most probable), plus I'm having to deal with >> >>>>>> BOTH of my >> >>>>>> main PCs breaking, leaving me with a chromebook with no operable >> >>>>>> ctrl keys. >> >>>>>> So I may not have much money to work with. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> --c_smith >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Linda Dean <<a href="mailto:s0rceress0@gmail.com">s0rceress0@gmail.com</a>> >> >>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> Oh, and ON release day right? the 23rd? I was going to reserve a >> >>>>>>> car >> >>>>>>> but I need to make sure I'm on the right page :) >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Scarlett Clark >> >>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:sgclark@kubuntu.org">sgclark@kubuntu.org</a>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> turns out I will be at LFNW as well. oops. >> >>>>>>>> Scarlett >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> On 04/12/2015 12:30 PM, Ryein Goddard wrote: >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Salem sounds good to me. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> On Apr 12, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Linda Dean <<a href="mailto:s0rceress0@gmail.com">s0rceress0@gmail.com</a>> >> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hey guys, just wondering what's going on with the release party >> >>>>>>>>>> since I'd have to rent a car. Did we settle on a place? :) >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Cody Smith >> >>>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:cody.smith@ubuntu.com">cody.smith@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> So just heard back from Walter, he has no plans for this since >> >>>>>>>>>>> he'll be at LFNW, so I have a few possible places I can >> >>>>>>>>>>> contact for a venue, >> >>>>>>>>>>> one of them being Broadway Commons' meeting rooms. I'll be >> >>>>>>>>>>> getting to work >> >>>>>>>>>>> on that, Ben, if it works out better and is feasible, do you >> >>>>>>>>>>> think Mozilla >> >>>>>>>>>>> would be able to do the venue? I'd rather have something here >> >>>>>>>>>>> in Salem for >> >>>>>>>>>>> once, but if I find nothing in the next week, we may have to >> >>>>>>>>>>> fall back on >> >>>>>>>>>>> that. >> >>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> --c_smith >> >>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:35 PM Cody Smith >> >>>>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:cody.smith@ubuntu.com">cody.smith@ubuntu.com</a>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Plus for me here in Salem would be nice for a change, since >> >>>>>>>>>>>> portland and Eugene are both 45 minutes and an hour and 15 >> >>>>>>>>>>>> minutes >> >>>>>>>>>>>> respectively worth of driving. >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:34 PM Cody Smith >> >>>>>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:cody.smith@ubuntu.com">cody.smith@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Alright, Phil, James (jvlb) and I were discussing this which >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> is >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the main reason I sent the original email, and Broadway >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Commons' meeting >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> rooms would be viable, but I'd only do this IF nobody else >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> was doing a >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> release party elsewhere, don't want to have too many things >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> going on at >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> once. There's a set of meeting rooms that COULD do >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> perfectly, the venue has >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> decent wifi (albeit unprotected, which is something I am not >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> too keen on), >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd probably have to see about the food and drink. and the >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> venue is >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> something that has to be booked beforehand and isn't free. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> So, I guess we'll >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> see what Walter says, I'll see if I can ping him tonight or >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> tomorrow. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> --c_smith >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:20 PM Che Dean <<a href="mailto:dean.che@gmail.com">dean.che@gmail.com</a>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't think we'll make it to Portland (we were just up >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> there) >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> but Salem or here in Corvallis sounds good. I'll have to >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> clear it S0rceress0 >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> but it should be fine. Would be great to have a meet up >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> instead of just the >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> two of us and the BBQ. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 3, 2015 19:49, "Benjamin Kerensa" >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:bkerensa@gmail.com">bkerensa@gmail.com</a>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mozilla can also very likely host in Portland but I would >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need to know sooner than later to book. We have WiFi, AV, >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> beverages and >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> snacks. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 3, 2015 6:42 PM, "Cody Smith" >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:cody.smith@ubuntu.com">cody.smith@ubuntu.com</a>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Okay, so I've heard nothing on this. 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