[ubuntu-za] Jaunty Release Party Time!
Ross Addis
lists at revolution.org.za
Sat Feb 28 09:13:14 GMT 2009
Hi Guys,
Some GLUG guys would also like to attend or throw a party. If there
isn't an existing party in JHB, we'll help organise one. I'll keep you
updated.
Cheers,
Ross Addis
Piet Beukes wrote:
> Hi Morgan,
> thanx - it's good that everyone starts thinking about this -
>
> Where to start?
> We have the date: around 23 April
>
> * Lets decide to name a few places where there is a good likelihood
> of organising a launch party, e.g. Cape Town, Joburg, Pretoria, -
> where else? PE, KZN?
>
> * And lets see who can organise it in those centres. Add voices here.
>
> I think Karl F in Pretoria will be tied up with the coming of the
> twins - but perhaps he will still be available (Karl, are you reading
> this?) - but there's a number of people in Pretoria who would be
> interested.
>
> A nice Place in Pretoria could be the Irene Mall, on the top floor of
> Bugatis - it could be both open and yet private enough to get a
> community feel - and parking can be free if everyone parks on the open
> parking just on the Van Ryneveld side of the fence (still inside the
> Mall grounds - so it is safe!!!). it need not be there, though - any
> other ideas?
>
> Who will start it in Joburg? and where? - again at the school? Is
> Jonathan C back?
> Morgan, will you organise it in the Cape Town area?
>
> * Perhaps it will be good to decide on what will happen at the
> launch parties
>
> - someone who could talk on a nice topic should draw others who could
> be interested but have not tried Ubuntu yet - I think something sweet
> and simple (KISS) should be best - organising the desktop etc -
> something about music on Ubuntu with some demos, installing the latest
> copy - (I hope someone will be willing to assist me with KDE 4.2 - in
> Pretoria).
>
> That's my two cents worth
> Rusty
>
> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Morgan Collett <morgan at ubuntu.com
> <mailto:morgan at ubuntu.com>> wrote:
>
> Advance warning! Party time coming soon!
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jono Bacon <jono at ubuntu.com <mailto:jono at ubuntu.com>>
> Date: Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 09:39
> Subject: Jaunty Release Party Time!
> To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts"
> <loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com
> <mailto:loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com>>
>
>
> Hi Everyone!
>
> Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it is that time of the year
> again
> - it is time to start organising your Ubuntu Release Party
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyReleaseParties>! This time for our
> friend, Ubuntu 9.04, the Jaunty Jackalope.
>
> Every time we kick out a new version of Ubuntu we like to get
> together,
> celebrate the release and have a great time. And you know what, I
> think
> we all deserve it. After six months of hard work building our lovable
> Operating System in the many different ways in which we all
> contribute,
> we are all about ready to let our hair down, get together and toast to
> Ubuntu and Free Software in general. If you have not contributed
> to the
> community you are not only welcome but encouraged to come and
> party with
> us - release parties are a fantastic opportunity to get to know our
> friendly and bustling community! Good times!
>
> So, with this blog post I want to kick off the call for parties. The
> last two releases have generated a great selection of parties from all
> around the world, but for Jaunty I want us to get out there and smash
> it: lets make this the release with more parties than ever before!
> When
> Jaunty is released everyone should be close to a fun, welcoming
> release
> party. We can do it, folks. :)
>
>
> Making It Happen
>
> Alrighty, so how do we make this happen? Simple, follow these
> simple steps:
>
> * First you need to pick a date. Jaunty is released *Thursday 23rd
> April 2009*. Some people party on the same day, some on the
> Friday
> and some on the Saturday. Pick a date that works for your group
> party people. Sometimes you may get different opinions on when to
> hold the party: don’t let this get the better of you, so make
> sure
> you don’t spend too long debating the best date.
> * Find a venue to have the party in. This can be as simple as just
> nominating a bar or restaurant. More details on how to organise a
> party are available here
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/RunningReleaseParty>.
> If you have any questions, check out the ubuntu-event-planners
> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-event-planners>
> and loco-contacts
> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts> mailing
> lists. Also, check out the |#ubuntu-locoteams| IRC channel on
> Freenode.
> * Add your party to this page
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyReleaseParties>. Make sure you add
> the name and preferably the email address of the main
> organiser(s)
> of the party. This is the page we use to tell people where
> all the
> parties are.
> * Spread the word! Blog about it, twitter/identi.ca
> <http://identi.ca> it, put up
> posters, tell your local computer groups and anything else
> you can
> do to make sure that everyone knows about your party! The more
> people who know the more people may come! :)
>
> OK, so there we have it. Lets get this show on the road. I myself will
> be at the release party in London, but I can’t wait to hear which
> parties you are all organising! Oh, and one quick tip: don’t put
> it off.
> I have heard many stories in which someone decides they want to
> organise
> a party but they don’t have enough time. The reason I wanted to
> announce
> now is that it gives us all plenty of time to get together a
> rocking set
> of parties. Wicked. :)
>
> Jono
>
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