Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

On Wed, 2010-03-24 at 23:15 +, John Stevenson wrote: > Hello all, > > As the new version of Ubuntu will be with us all soon I was wondering > if there are any install parties happening in the London area? I have > not been able to find anything yet. If not, I would be interested in > organis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

I'd be willing to come as well, as I need help with my laptop and netbook. Let me know when it is. John. On 24/03/10 23:35, James Thomas wrote: Hi Alan, I can make it any weekend with notice. :) On 24 March 2010 23:31, Alan Bell > wrote: th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

Hi Alan, I can make it any weekend with notice. :) On 24 March 2010 23:31, Alan Bell wrote: > that is a great idea and I would love to help with it, however that is > the oggcamp weekend so I think a lot of the willing volunteers will be > up north in Liverpool. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

Hi there, I hosted the bugjam in London a couple of times back and I am willing to do it again. I would of done something earlier but have been rushed off my feet with work... I am pretty sure I can provide a room or two with wireless and fixed point internet access.. Pretty sure I can provide a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

that is a great idea and I would love to help with it, however that is the oggcamp weekend so I think a lot of the willing volunteers will be up north in Liverpool. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

Hello all, As the new version of Ubuntu will be with us all soon I was wondering if there are any install parties happening in the London area? I have not been able to find anything yet. If not, I would be interested in organising such an event and am looking for a few helpers and lots of intere

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ANNOUNCEMENT - Ubuntu Manchester Global Jam: 27-28th March

Just a quick reminder that the Global Jam is this weekend. I've put some notes up on the wiki, in case people are curious as to what they can do: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ManchesterJam10-04/Info. Hopefully, it should answer most questions, but if not please ask! On 18 March 2010 09:22, Gord

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Document freedom day (31st March)

don't know but iam thinking of celebrating it here in Stockholm, Sweden =) > From: brunogi...@gmail.com > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:29:24 + > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Document freedom day (31st March) > > Hi everyone, > > Has anybody heard of Document Freedom D

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

Ha! I'm bring my dad along, not just because of my age, but because it means he has a day out too :) Can't wait to see you all there! Joe O'Dell 9M Year 9 G&T Student at Samuel Whitbread Community College 09jod.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

Hey Jon! That's nothing to worry about - In actual fact, all I know about people on IRC is their name and IRC nick! And that is why it's great to meet people face-to-face! It would be great to see you there if you can make it! Joe O'Dell 9M --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

On 24/03/10 16:50, Jon Reynolds wrote: > Thanks for that Joe, > > Would like to come along, depends on whether I am free from family > commitments and > also do not know a single person really from the IRC channel...so bit scarey > :) I know of at least two *entire* families that are going. The

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

Thanks for that Joe, Would like to come along, depends on whether I am free from family commitments and also do not know a single person really from the IRC channel...so bit scarey :) Cheers for the info Jon Reynolds . On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 04:47:19PM +, Joe O'Dell wrote: > Hey Jon, >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

Hey Jon, It;s been floating around the mailing list ever since Isabell (aka issyl0) thought and started planning it, which must be a month or two back. It's also at fossevents.org, and plastered on some of the Ubuntu-UK members' blogs too. There is some info on the wiki at: https://wiki.ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

This is the first I have heard of this outing. Just wondering how people would find out about such social gatherings? Cheers, Jon Reynolds On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 04:16:29PM +, Joe O'Dell wrote: > That is very true, but I was thinking more of someone like yourself pulling > out a laptop fo

[ubuntu-uk] Document freedom day (31st March)

Hi everyone, Has anybody heard of Document Freedom Day [1]? I just discovered it by accident and wanted to know if anyone knew about it or knew of anything planned around it in the UK? [1] http://www.documentfreedom.org/ Bruno -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

That is very true, but I was thinking more of someone like yourself pulling out a laptop for a quick 5 minutes and saying "look at this [om nom nom explain here]" But yes, I can understand - It was more of a "its there if you need it" rather than a "we have to use it". As you said yourself, it

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

On 24 March 2010 13:55, Joseph O'Dell <09jod...@samwhit.org.uk> wrote: > Alan - I can understand, but i'm sure there is going to be something that > makes us go "I wish we'd bought laptops", so it's just a safe guard! > Sure, I just have experience of attending a fair few events. At 'geek' events

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

Well, as we're all a big linux-using group, its a worthwile point. I will bring my (decrepid) Lucid one along just in case! Also, isabell, I have been told that all credentials are the same, and they never expire; So if you go and get one like you suggest, we can all use it without repeated trips

[ubuntu-uk] thunderbird migration day

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

On 24 March 2010 12:24, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Joe, > > On 24 March 2010 11:58, Joe O'Dell wrote: >> I just wanted to let you all know that I have been in contact with the >> Science Museum (for issyl0's organised outing there in April), and they have >> free WiFi access available. >> > > I can't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

On 24 March 2010 11:58, Joe O'Dell wrote: > Hey everyone, > > I just wanted to let you all know that I have been in contact with the > Science Museum (for issyl0's organised outing there in April), and they have > free WiFi access available. Thanks for doing that Joe, very resourceful of you. > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

Hi Joe, On 24 March 2010 11:58, Joe O'Dell wrote: > I just wanted to let you all know that I have been in contact with the > Science Museum (for issyl0's organised outing there in April), and they have > free WiFi access available. > I can't help but feel that a 'day out' in the big blue room mi

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Science Museum Visit - WiFi Available!

Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you all know that I have been in contact with the Science Museum (for issyl0's organised outing there in April), and they have free WiFi access available. All it entails is that we collect the key from the Information Desk when we arrive, which is no hardship se