Re: Ubuntu Cds

2010-09-29 Thread Le Kien Truc
2010/9/8 Maria Randazzo > Hi all, > > > Has any of the Loco teams run out of CDs? > I'm from ubuntu-vn loco team. I think we're running out of Ubuntu 10.04 disc ( because of release party and software freedom day). Although it's just a few days before 10.10 release but there are many request fro

Re: Release Parties

2010-09-29 Thread László Torma
Hi! Just like 6 months ago, András Bognár from the Hungarian LoCo created some awesome release party badges, so you can spread the word about the party in your blog, on your facebook page or on your favorite microblog. The badges are freely available (under the CC-by-sa license) also in SVG format

Re: Release Parties

2010-09-29 Thread Ian
Hi > In Nicaragua we are planing some demos about the official derivates of > Ubuntu 10.10, like Xubuntu or Kubuntu, 10.10 will see the first release of Kubuntu Mobile for both i386 [1] and arm [2] platforms. Kubuntu Mobile is a community mobile distribution which brings the latest updates from t

Re: Release Parties

2010-09-29 Thread Darcy Casselman
There is some truth to projecting a "fun crowd" image, yes. However, I view something like a release party as primarily a way to bring together and reinforce the community that's already there. The primary purpose, as I see it, is to celebrate the work we've done and our collective accomplishment

Re: Release Parties

2010-09-29 Thread Randall Ross
The definition (or scope) of community is key to the whole "What kind of party should we throw?" decision. If we envision a party that appeals to everyone, regardless of whether they care about operating systems and regardless of demographic, then we can potentially attract those people from the o

Re: Release Parties

2010-09-29 Thread Darcy Casselman
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Laura Czajkowski wrote: > We go for dinner then go to a bar for drinks and have a quiz of some > sort, it's a party.  We can do installfests another time! I tried to get a poor fellow to give a short technical talk at the first release party I held. People were p

Re: Release Parties

2010-09-29 Thread Laura Czajkowski
On 29/09/10 14:21, Ralph Janke wrote: > Party is whatever you define as a party! > > LoCo can and should do whatever they deem appropriate and > what their local community wants and/or expects. > > Release parties are a good way to share information about > open source and Ubuntu and to celebrate

Re: Release Parties

2010-09-29 Thread Ralph Janke
Party is whatever you define as a party! LoCo can and should do whatever they deem appropriate and what their local community wants and/or expects. Release parties are a good way to share information about open source and Ubuntu and to celebrate the achievements that were made possible in the las