<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Ubuntu Global Jam for Lucid Lynx</div>
<br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">There is a UbuntuGlobalJam coming up soon[1]. There was IRC training[2] on running a Jam.</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">I need input to find good time/place that will suit everybody, but here are some ideas for a Cape Town/Stellenbosch Jam:</div>
<br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">*when?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">weekend of 27/28 March</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Saturday afternoon? a few hours</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">suggestions</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">*where?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">cape town &/ stellenbosch</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">suggestions</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">*people: </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">update web pages to notify of the the jam[3],[4],[5]</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">posters?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">blogs - feed blogs to <a href="http://planet.ubuntu.com">planet.ubuntu.com</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
mailing lists ubuntu-za, sulug any other?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">twitter? facebook?</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">*activities:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
from the training session it was clear that we can do any combination of activities that suit our Loco. Here are some ideas which are doable with beginners and don't need too much supervision but is still useful.</div>
<br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">1.1 what? </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> submit hardware test </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> - boot from live CD</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> - do hardware test and submit</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">1.2 aimed at?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> beginners even if they don't have ubuntu installed and are hesitant to install.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">1.3 what we need</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> enough LiveCds</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> internet connection</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> works better if beginners have their own laptop or hardware</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> quick demo on a projector or instructions on a page.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">1.4 this is good because?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">it gets people to try the LiveCD</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
it updates the supported hw database</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">2.1 what?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">trips&tweaks swap</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
- small groups choose their favourite app and swap/research tips&tweaks, then quickly document so that others benefit. examples to pick, nautilus, firefox but anything will work. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
2.2 aimed at?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">beginners, and intermediate, who have ubuntu installed</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">2.3 what we need</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
machines with ubuntu installed</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">internet access</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">some simple way of documenting, suggestions? gobby?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
2.4 this is good because?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">people get to know each other</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">beginners can see how to research stuff</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
everybody learns to use the software better and have a better experience.</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">3.1 what? upgrade tests</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">test upgrade to Lucid Lynx from existing ubuntu install see page [6]</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">3.2 aimed at?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">intermediate users</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">users who are happy to have a beta version running</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">3.3 what we need</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">access to repositories locally or bandwidth to download or alternate CDs</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
users must have launchpad account to log bugs</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">3.4 this is good because?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Lucid is a LTS and they specifically suggested upgrade tests as a type of jam this time</div>
<br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">4.1 what?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> other activities packaging, translation, bugs, these really should have their own categories, but I am lumping them together here because I don't have much experience in the detail.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">4.2 aimed at?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">intermediate to advanced, we need experienced people to run these activities, also people with language skills if it is going to be translation, does anyone want to jump in here?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">4.3 what we need</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">internet access, bandwidth to upgrade, machines with ubuntu, launchpad accounts per user</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
4.4 this is good because?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">it makes Ubuntu better.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">People learn these useful skills.</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
*what else do we need:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Power strips</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">tables & chairs</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
project for demos if needed</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">food and drink nearby</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">someone to take photos/tweet progress/report on IRC</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
some activities may make a noise so maybe not a library</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Lots of advice on these pages too[7]</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">What does everyone think?</div>
<br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Maia</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">[1]<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam</a></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">[2]<a href="http://logs.ubuntu-eu.org/freenode/2010/02/26/%23ubuntu-locoteams.html" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">http://logs.ubuntu-eu.org/freenode/2010/02/26/%23ubuntu-locoteams.html</a></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">[3]<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam/Events" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam/Events</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">
[4]<a href="http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">[5]<a href="http://wiki.ubuntu-za.org/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">http://wiki.ubuntu-za.org/</a></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><a href="http://wiki.ubuntu-za.org/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="monospace">[6]<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Jams/Upgrade" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Jams/Upgrade</a></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">[7]<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Jams" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Jams</a></div><br></span>