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Andre Mangan | 24 May 10:44
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Re: Mid-Cycle Events

i think it a sad state of affairs that a contributor's chosen vocabulary should be under attack.  One single word.  This is a forum for exchanging ideas.  What ever happened to signing the Code of Conduct.  I have signed it and abide by it, George.  Have you?

Andre

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On 24 May 2012 11:58, George Patterson <george.patterson-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
On 24 May 2012 10:07, Andre Mangan <andremangan-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
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> "InstallFest" does not generate any interest - it is a fabricated word used
> by cognoscenti only.
>

Speaking of words, who the uses a word like cognoscenti, probably just
the "wordsmiths".  (Hand up those that needed to look for the
definition in a dictionary).

While I agree that InstallFest doesn't generate automatic interest
these days, I disagree that it's a made up word used just by geeks. In
2002 (and other years), LinuxSA held an Installfest where the
installations were mostly going onto peoples computers that hadn't
used Linux before. How did these members of the public know what an
InstallFest was? We educated them, put flyers up at Uni notice boards
(I think via the radio also). Wow that was really 10 years ago, feel
like it was last year sometimes.

Open Day: sounds like a space full of displays and perhaps people
trying to sell you products, ideas or services, for example University
Open days.

Workshop: sounds like planned sessions with a fixed schedule.
InstallFest:: Probably too geeky unless you are prepared to explain
what an InstallFest is.

For these reason, all of the above is not ideal.

As an idea, what about Ubuntu Install Day? Though that sounds like it
excludes people that are wanting to ask questions.


> Great initiative, Jared.  Good luck.
>

Agreed with the above.

Regards


George

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Chris Robinson | 23 May 05:26
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Re: Mid-Cycle Events

Agreed on all counts Jared.

I think I prefer "Workshop" over "Open Day" because it suggests that actual work will be done, rather than just a banner waving informational type day.  Either would seem to be better than "InstallFest".  I think the difference might be cultural - perhaps "InstallFest" works better in other countries.

We need a poster specificaly designed to be placed in the venue (if possible) so that frequent users of the venue (ie Public Library) get to know about it well in advance.  Hopefully it will generate more local traffic in addition to the other advertising that we do.

Chris.

From: Jared Norris <jrnorris-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: ubuntu-au-nLRlyDuq1AZFpShjVBNYrg@public.gmane.org
Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2012 10:28 PM
Subject: Mid-Cycle Events

Good evening all,

In January the Brisbane members got together for an InstallFest during
the middle of the cycle for the 11.10 release cycle. We discussed that
we would probably like to make this a regular occasion as an addition
to the release parties. We also decided that the name InstallFest was
a bit misleading and discouraged other users from attending. Therefore
I propose we change the name to "Ubuntu-AU Workshop", "Ubuntu-AU Open
Day" or something similar and market it as something people can come
to for help installing, general problems or just curious. I would also
like to suggest that other locations join in on the action and create
their own local events.

So from what I can tell we need to do the following:
* Decide what to call it
* Organise co-ordinators and volunteers for each location wanting to participate
* Create loco.u.c events
* Organise a venue (we found public libraries had free meeting rooms
that were great, we also decided to pick them as close to free parking
and public transport as possible).
* Market the events
* Hold the events

Thoughts, comments or questions anyone?

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Jared Norris | 22 May 14:28
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Mid-Cycle Events

Good evening all,

In January the Brisbane members got together for an InstallFest during
the middle of the cycle for the 11.10 release cycle. We discussed that
we would probably like to make this a regular occasion as an addition
to the release parties. We also decided that the name InstallFest was
a bit misleading and discouraged other users from attending. Therefore
I propose we change the name to "Ubuntu-AU Workshop", "Ubuntu-AU Open
Day" or something similar and market it as something people can come
to for help installing, general problems or just curious. I would also
like to suggest that other locations join in on the action and create
their own local events.

So from what I can tell we need to do the following:
* Decide what to call it
* Organise co-ordinators and volunteers for each location wanting to participate
* Create loco.u.c events
* Organise a venue (we found public libraries had free meeting rooms
that were great, we also decided to pick them as close to free parking
and public transport as possible).
* Market the events
* Hold the events

Thoughts, comments or questions anyone?

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Regards,

Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris
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WasserLand | 20 May 05:43
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Printer HP P1005 Problem in 12.04

I have a couple of questions for the Brains Trust please:

Subsequent to updating to 12.04

1.  HP P1005 printer will not work.  (whereas it worked perfectly in 
11.10)  I have tried deleting and reinstalling to no avail.  Nothing I 
have seen or tried from on-line seems to work.

2.  Is there a Linux program to to replace the need for "Kies" for 
Samsung Galaxy S2 phone?

Dave W
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Stephen Rees-Carter | 20 May 01:54
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Good IRC client

Hi all,

I'm thinking about becoming more active on IRC, but I don't really
know what IRC client I should be using.
I've tried XChat in the past and it's ok but kinda clunky, I'm
currently using both Empathy and the Freenode Webchat, but neither are
perfect in their own ways.

So, any suggestions?

I'm after something that integrates nicely with Unity so I can have
alerts in the messaging menu etc :)

Thanks,
~Stephen

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Jared Norris | 18 May 15:04
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Ubuntu 12.04 CDs arrive

Good evening all,

The good folk at Canonical have sent out the team's CDs for the 12.04
release. This means the team has 250 CDs to distribute and promote
Ubuntu with. If anyone has any creative (or boring for that matter,)
ways to use the CDs to actively promote Ubuntu in the community please
email the list. The CDs are all the 32 bit version of Ubuntu and a
small number of Ubuntu Server CDs as well.

I'm quite happy to post out CDs for users to use at computer fairs,
school expos, university open days, community gatherings, etc. All I
ask to ensure that they don't end up sitting on someone's shelf
gathering dust before they get too old to use (we're already looking
forward to 12.10!). Feel free to post ideas on the list, if you
already have an idea on your mind it might be worth fleshing it out
into an event on the team's loco.ubuntu.com page.

Lets get cracking!

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Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris
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Jared Norris | 12 May 06:37
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Upgrade to 12'04 issues

Anyone able to help with an update issue for a fellow ubuntu au member of the northside of Brisbane? Please email me off list if able to help at all so I can give details.

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Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris

Apologies for the mis-swypes, this message has been sent from my Motorola Defy.

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Jared Norris | 12 May 02:10
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Team IRC Meeting - Tomorrow Night

Good morning all,

It's that time of the month again! The team IRC meeting is due
tomorrow night. Sorry all for the short notice, it's crept up on us
with the release parties and UDS going on distracting us.

As always the details are available on the loco portal at -
http://loco.ubuntu.com/meetings/ubuntu-au/389/detail/

I've added agenda items for both the Release Parties and UDS. If
anyone else has anything else to bring up please add it to the list.

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Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)
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Benjamin Donald-Wilson | 10 May 05:10
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Re: Ubuntu Manual - Joel version

Hi Joel,


I *should* be online if I have a early basketball match. Hope youre having fun

On Thursday, May 10, 2012, Joel Pickett wrote:
Hi,

I've just had a session at UDS and we really need to ramp up on the
author/editor side of the Ubuntu Manual. I'd like to hold an online
session <at> 2pm NSW/QLD/VIC/TAS Saturday 19th May to target some of the
areas that need work. A significant portion of the Manual can be left
as-in and thus needs basic proof-reading to check if certain terms or
screenshots need to be updated.

The ubuntu manual is on launchpad at lp:ubuntu-manual, only a couple
of megabytes to download.

If you have an hour or so on that Saturday free, please come along to
#ubuntu-au on irc.freenode.net

Thanks,

Joel Pickett

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Joel Pickett | 9 May 21:14
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Ubuntu Manual - Joel version

Hi,

I've just had a session at UDS and we really need to ramp up on the
author/editor side of the Ubuntu Manual. I'd like to hold an online
session @ 2pm NSW/QLD/VIC/TAS Saturday 19th May to target some of the
areas that need work. A significant portion of the Manual can be left
as-in and thus needs basic proof-reading to check if certain terms or
screenshots need to be updated.

The ubuntu manual is on launchpad at lp:ubuntu-manual, only a couple
of megabytes to download.

If you have an hour or so on that Saturday free, please come along to
#ubuntu-au on irc.freenode.net

Thanks,

Joel Pickett
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Joel Pickett | 9 May 20:54
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Ubuntu Manual @ UDS

Hi all,

I'm in a session at the Ubuntu Developer Summit about the Ubuntu
Manual http://ubuntu-manual.org/ which you may remember was started
some time ago with the goal of producing a high quality pdf (and
printed) manual for Ubuntu desktop.

They are looking for new blood to help author and edit the manual for
12.04 to be released around the time of 12.04.1 (July 19th). However
we're trying to figure out why we don't have more contributors and
what may be holding people back.

So my question to you is:-

"If you have considered contributing to Ubuntu Manual, but haven't,
what's stopped you?"

Some reasons might include:-

* Lack of time
* Lack of motivation
* Lack of skill
* Difficult to use tools

Or something we're missing. We'd really like to know in case it's
something we can fix. If you're interested in contributing, please do
let us know, and we can help you get involved.

Cheers,

Joel Pickett (in the style of Alan Pope)!
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