Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party Writeup

2009-05-03 Thread Lucy
2009/5/3 Harry Rickards : > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Lucy wrote: >> Guy Thouret has written a blog post on the Manchester Release party on >> workswithu.com, see: >> http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/01/ubuntu-904-a-social-event/ >> >> Anyone else know of any other blog p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party Writeup

2009-05-03 Thread Lucy
2009/5/3 James Westby : > On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 12:15 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Lucy wrote: >> > Guy Thouret has written a blog post on the Manchester Release party on >> > workswithu.com, see: >> > http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/01/ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party Writeup

2009-05-03 Thread James Westby
On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 12:15 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Lucy wrote: > > Guy Thouret has written a blog post on the Manchester Release party on > > workswithu.com, see: > > http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/01/ubuntu-904-a-social-event/ > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party Writeup

2009-05-03 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lucy wrote: > Guy Thouret has written a blog post on the Manchester Release party on > workswithu.com, see: > http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/01/ubuntu-904-a-social-event/ > > Anyone else know of any other blog posts/news articles about the event? >

[ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party Writeup

2009-05-03 Thread Lucy
Guy Thouret has written a blog post on the Manchester Release party on workswithu.com, see: http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/01/ubuntu-904-a-social-event/ Anyone else know of any other blog posts/news articles about the event? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-23 Thread Lucy
2009/3/23 Gordon Allott : > Just a thought, but if we are going to be at the BBC bar, does anyone > think it might be a good idea to send that bbc Click! show a message? - > Its been quite a while since I have seen that show but I assume its > still going http://www.bbc.net.uk/click That's not a b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party - poster

2009-03-23 Thread Paul Sutton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Harry Rickards wrote: > It's still going. In fact, it was only last week that they bought a > botnet of 21 000 computers (Windows of course) and used them to send > spam to their own email address, and use a DDOS attack to take down a > backup we

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-23 Thread Harry Rickards
It's still going. In fact, it was only last week that they bought a botnet of 21 000 computers (Windows of course) and used them to send spam to their own email address, and use a DDOS attack to take down a backup website, with the owners permission! Harry Quoting Gordon Allott : > Content

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-23 Thread Gordon Allott
On Sat, 2009-03-21 at 14:10 +, Lucy wrote: > 2009/3/20 Lucy : > > I think we should > > organise a release party around the time of the release - it happens > > on Thursday 23rd April but the weekend of 24/25th April might be more > > appropriate. > > > > Question is, are people interested and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-22 Thread Pete Stean
If the Beeb doesn't work out, I'm on first name terms with the director of the MDDA, so just drop me a line and I may be able to sort something for y'all Pete -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-22 Thread Chris Bagley
Lucy, BBC sounds grand -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-22 Thread Gordon Allott
On Sat, 2009-03-21 at 14:10 +, Lucy wrote: > 2009/3/20 Lucy : > > I think we should > > organise a release party around the time of the release - it happens > > on Thursday 23rd April but the weekend of 24/25th April might be more > > appropriate. > > > > Question is, are people interested and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-22 Thread Steve Holmes
Lucy, BBC is fine by me. Steve -- http://bouncysteve.wordpress.com Flock 'n' Roll - Flock 2.0 is out! Meet your new favourite browser and start Flocking at www.flock.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-21 Thread Alan Bell
BBC sounds like a great location. For a local repo I would suggest installing apt-cacher on something and pointing to it as a proxy server in synaptic. Works a treat. Caches stuff and collects new packages on demand. You can then remove the proxy settings to be pointing back at the main repos.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-21 Thread Tim Dobson
Lucy wrote: > Okay, I've spoken to someone at BBC Manchester and it's possible that > we will be able to use the BBC bar inside the BBC building on Oxford > Road. What do people think of this idea? > > The advantages are: it will be quiet, it's likely that we will have > the bar to ourselves. It h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-21 Thread markwhite
ged byrom wrote: > On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:10:44 -, Lucy wrote: > > >> 2009/3/20 Lucy : >> >>> I think we should >>> organise a release party around the time of the release - it happens >>> on Thursday 23rd April but the weekend of 24/25th April might be more >>> appropriate. >>> >>> Qu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-21 Thread ged byrom
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:10:44 -, Lucy wrote: > 2009/3/20 Lucy : >> I think we should >> organise a release party around the time of the release - it happens >> on Thursday 23rd April but the weekend of 24/25th April might be more >> appropriate. >> >> Question is, are people interested and whe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-21 Thread Lucy
2009/3/20 Lucy : > I think we should > organise a release party around the time of the release - it happens > on Thursday 23rd April but the weekend of 24/25th April might be more > appropriate. > > Question is, are people interested and where and when could we have the party? Okay, I've spoken to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Simon Wears
There's 4 stations in Manchester - practically on each corner. Shouldn't be more than 10 minutes walk to anywhere. If needs be we can arrange for a meet at a station maybe - I don't mind guiding people (if I know where the place is myself). Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com http://MunkyJunky.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Gordon Allott
On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 10:03 +, Lucy wrote: > Right, I've given this at least 3 minutes worth of thought.. > > It looks like Manchester has a large population of Ubuntu users, not > to mention other GNU/Linux users as well. I think it's time more of us > got together and the upcoming Jaunty rel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Tim Dobson
Simon Wears wrote: > Quick question - are these locations mentioned in the city center ? I > haven't heard of them before! Yes, they all are. I strongly recommend joining some of the local mailing lists as meetings and events happen in the city centre all the time. I'm sure, whereever we choos

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Simon Wears
Is Sandbar the one just off Oxford Road, near the universities? If it's where I think it is, I agree with Sandbar. Nice place, the few times I've been in. Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com http://MunkyJunky.com | http://Twitter.com/MunkyJunky MunkyJunky on irc.freenode.net On 20 Mar 2009, at 1

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread ged byrom
Anywhere suits me. Make sure it's not April 1st.Not sure about the jaunty jackalope name, it being a mythical beast and April and all..http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm Ged. -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Andrew Williams
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:50:15AM +, Lucy wrote: > 2009/3/20 Andrew Williams : > >> I would suggest that a pub is probably easiest, somewhere like the > >> Waterhouse[1], which is central, child friendly and cheap (any other > >> suggestions?). Although if people are unhappy with going to a pu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread mac
Lucy wrote: > There's quite a few places in Manchester that I could try. It depends > on how many people are interested.. > > Would people be happy with a pub, if so which one? I'd be interested - and Manchester's easiest for me. Personally prefer somewhere other than a pub, but OK if that's w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Simon Wears
Quick question - are these locations mentioned in the city center ? I haven't heard of them before! Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com http://MunkyJunky.com | http://Twitter.com/MunkyJunky MunkyJunky on irc.freenode.net On 20 Mar 2009, at 11:50, Lucy wrote: > 2009/3/20 Andrew Williams : >>> I w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Lucy
2009/3/20 Andrew Williams : >> I would suggest that a pub is probably easiest, somewhere like the >> Waterhouse[1], which is central, child friendly and cheap (any other >> suggestions?). Although if people are unhappy with going to a pub then >> maybe we can sort out a room somewhere else like the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Andrew Williams
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:24:42AM +, Lucy wrote: > Sadly, the Marbella Cafe closed down some months ago due to problems > with their landlord and are still looking for a suitable location. > Ack, thats some bad news, my other half is not gonna be happy about that, no more cupcakes. > I wou

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Steve Holmes
Great idea Lucy. I'm in. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Lucy
2009/3/20 Andrew Williams : > On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 10:03:38AM +, Lucy wrote: >> Right, I've given this at least 3 minutes worth of thought.. >> >> It looks like Manchester has a large population of Ubuntu users, not >> to mention other GNU/Linux users as well. I think it's time more of us >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Andrew Williams
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 10:03:38AM +, Lucy wrote: > Right, I've given this at least 3 minutes worth of thought.. > > It looks like Manchester has a large population of Ubuntu users, not > to mention other GNU/Linux users as well. I think it's time more of us > got together and the upcoming Jau

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Simon Wears
I'd love this! I haven't been in Manchester long, and only know my way around the city center, so I don't know any places to host. Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com http://MunkyJunky.com | http://Twitter.com/MunkyJunky MunkyJunky on irc.freenode.net On 20 Mar 2009, at 10:03, Lucy wrote: > Righ

[ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

2009-03-20 Thread Lucy
Right, I've given this at least 3 minutes worth of thought.. It looks like Manchester has a large population of Ubuntu users, not to mention other GNU/Linux users as well. I think it's time more of us got together and the upcoming Jaunty release gives us the perfect opportunity. So following Jono