UBUNTU: LFNW table confirmed

[ændrük]

I'm considering having one of these printed either 36" or 42" wide for the
table:

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What do you think?

Andrew

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 14:45, ændrük <aendruk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Washington,
>
> LinuxFest Northwest is six days away. I'd like to take a poll of planned
> attendance and make sure we have everything we'll need for the table.
>
> This should be the bare minimum we bring:
>
>    - a demo machine showing off the new Unity interface
>    - flyers with information on our website, mailing list, and IRC channel
>    - a tablecloth, power strip, and extension cord
>
> It would also be nice if we could have:
>
>    - Ubuntu 11.04 installation CDs for handing out
>    - a USB drive with the Ubuntu Netbook Edition installer ready to use
>    - a demo netbook, also running Unity
>    - a banner to hang off the front of the table
>    - stickers, or pens, or some kind of free stuff
>
> I have the brown tablecloth, ~20 Ubuntu 9.10 CDs, and ~100 flyers left over
> from last year. I can bring a power strip and extension cord, and if I need
> to I can provide the demo machine.
>
> With the Ubuntu 11.04 release this Thursday, attendees will expect us to be
> handing out free CDs. Would someone be willing to donate CD-Rs to the cause?
>
> Other thoughts:
>
> Unity is the most visible change in Ubuntu 11.04. It is a drastic
> transition, and I expect it will be the topic of most of the questions we
> receive. It is still very buggy, and, frankly, I don't like it. With that
> said, however, I think it is important that we at least superficially
> embrace the change. Both the immediate influences and long-term goals of the
> Ayatana project make it clear that Ubuntu is progressing in a direction very
> different than other desktop Linux distributions, and this difference is
> what *defines* Ubuntu.
>
> What I don't want to see is the people behind the official-looking Ubuntu
> table carrying the (albeit popular) attitude that Ubuntu is somehow getting
> worse, or straying from its traditional role among Linux distributions. This
> kind of attitude is only the result of misinformed expectations about what
> Ubuntu is supposed to be. I suggest the following as "required reading" for
> anyone representing Ubuntu in public right now:
>
>    - About the Unity interface <http://unity.ubuntu.com/about/>: An
>    overview of the main features of Unity.
>       - Current bugs in Unity <https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity>: There
>       are disturbingly many. This is a good reference for distinguishing between
>       "bugs" and "features".
>    - Ayatana user experience project <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana>:
>    More information on the long-term plans for the Ubuntu interface.
>    - Canonical Design blog <http://design.canonical.com/>: Contains
>    justification for many of the new and upcoming changes in Ubuntu.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 13:56, Linda Halligan <linda.halligan at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Got the word this afternoon that we officially have a table at LFNW 2011.
>>
>> Yay!
>>
>> -Linda
>>
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>
>
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