July 6 Meeting Minutes

[Jessica Ledbetter]

Howdy everyone,

For those that weren't able to make it tonight: too bad! I hope you will
read over the minutes/log. If you have something to add or want to help out,
please post to the list!


*July 6 2010 Meeting Minutes*
*https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VirginiaTeam/MeetingMinutes*


*Started: *8:02 p.m.

*Ended:* 9:15 p.m. officially but we chatted some after


*Next meeting:* August 3. Meeting chair: jtatum


*Attendance:*

tarvid

jtatum

dasnipa

dotblank

maco

Othor

jledbetter

*Old Business*


   - *Ubuntu hour: *Any one done this yet? Interested?
      - Definition given: Informal gathering in a public place. Ubuntu it
      up.
      - dasnipa would have them but small city. jtatum was going to have one
      in Norfolk but moved. Tarvid has occasional gatherings in Galax.
      - Idea: 10.04.1 is scheduled for release on July 29. Tarvid suggested
      a party. Offered to host it. Weekend. July 31? tarvid said that a couple
      come up from NC. dasnipa probably won't be able to make it. dotblank
      suggested getting RMLUG (Richmond-Metro Linux Users Group
      http://www.rmlug.org) involved.

*New Business*

   -

   *Quick review of **SouthEast LinuxFest <http://southeastlinuxfest.org/>*

   Sessions ranging from Non-Technical User level to advanced. Ubucon,
   DrupalCamp. Summation: http://jeremysands.com/?p=166


   Next LinuxFest folks were talking about is Ohio
http://www.ohiolinux.org/ September
   10-12, 2010


   Idea for release party was surprisingly simple: Have a cake at a public
   place. Amber Graner had a session on organizing events and I figured a
   release party had to be a big planned thing but a cake at a public place
   sounds easy. I'm not sure if I'll still be in Virginia in October or I'd
   plan it.


   maco, jtatum, jledbetter were there. 2 other virginians but they use
   slackware. Ubuntu table got a lot of traffic and gave away boxes of Lucid
   CDs. Ran out, Kubuntu went first.


   dotblank is working on a way his phone can boot up computers with an iso
   file on an sd card. Also thinking about making an apps that generates a
   preseed file and creates a netinstall image. maco bought paper sleeves for
   cds so she can carry them in her purse.


   jledbetter brought up that the next LinuxFest folks were talking about is
   Ohio http://www.ohiolinux.org/ September 10-12, 2010


   dasnipa: Anyone make it to schmoocon http://www.shmoocon.org/


   -

   *July 6: **LoCo Council Health
Check<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoCouncil/LoCoHealthCheck>
   *

   LoCo <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCo> Council Health Check session will be
   run on the 1st Tuesday of the month in #ubuntu-locoteams from 5-7pm
   (UTC)/6-8pm (BST)/ 1 pm EDT Meeting was. Minutes available here:
   http://is.gd/dhHmm


   To become approved, we need to apply for it. Not sure if we have. h
   ttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoCouncil/Agenda<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoCouncil/Agenda>


   Who's going to work on getting us approved?

   dasnipa and dotblank will research/formulate a plan to bring to us.
   Tarvid will do any official parts that he needs to do.


   What's the benefit of being approved?

   Conference packs, CDs on release, domain name. Sign of a healthy Loco.


   -

   *July 10-11: **Ubuntu User Days <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDays>*

   starts: 9:30am UTC / 5:30am EDT

   User Days was created to be a set of courses offered during a one day
   period to teach the beginning or intermediate Ubuntu user the basics to get
   them started with Ubuntu. User Days is a series of online courses where you
   can:
   -

      learn how to install Ubuntu
      -

      find equivalent programs in Ubuntu
      -

      learn how to get help
      -

      learn the basics of how to use Ubuntu
      -

      learn how to get involved in the community



   -

   *July 12-16: **Ubuntu Developer
Week<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek>
   *

   starts: 4:00pm UTC / 12:00 pm EDT

    * Getting involved with Ubuntu development, becoming a Kubuntu Ninja,
     Authoring Upstart jobs, Working With Translations, Having fun with
     Packaging QA
    * How Daily Builds work, Operation Cleansweep, Setting up a validation
     dashboard, Working with Merge Proposals, Working with Django,
     Adopting an Upstream, Forwarding Bugs and Patches Upstream
    * How to work with Debian, Ubuntu Server, Xubuntu and Edubuntu
     goodness, Kernel Triage
    * Widgetcraft, QT Quick, QML
    * Desktop goodness, Application Indicators, Rocking Papercuts
    * Lots of FUN


   -

   *100 Ubuntu Users Project* <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/100UsersProject> Based
   loosely on the 100 Papercuts concept lead by David Siegel of the Design
   Team, this project aims to introduce Ubuntu to 100 new users in this cycle.
   Project team members and individuals are encouraged to each introduce Ubuntu
   to a new person and track that work on the team or personal wiki.


   For the first three individuals who introduce Ubuntu to 100 new users
   each, Dinda will send you an Ubuntu t-shirt!


   dotblank had some great ideas about where to expose people to Ubuntu:
   libraries and computer shows. maco mentioned that computer people have heard
   about and formed opinions about Linux. Go for the "normal" people. Maybe
   offer as a community service installations of ubuntu software in computer
   labs.


   -

   *#locoteams tag<http://blog.paultags.com/2010/06/locoteams-microblog-tag/>
   *

        Use #locoteams for all your microblogging needs.



   - Loco Admin now tarvid
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