Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for 13.04

2013-04-05 Thread Bruno Girin
Hurray \o/ On Fri, 5 Apr, 2013 at 6:43 PM, Alan Bell wrote: Hi All, Our traditional London release party is on once more, this time next to the historic Golden Hind at the Old Thameside Inn http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/2329-1304-release-party/ http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/theo

[ubuntu-uk] Release Party for 13.04

2013-04-05 Thread Alan Bell
Hi All, Our traditional London release party is on once more, this time next to the historic Golden Hind at the Old Thameside Inn http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/2329-1304-release-party/ http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/theoldthamesideinnlondonbridge/ It will be on April 25th starting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread la...@lczajkowski.com
Oh I'm not saying sign up in two places. We recently did this with the ubuntu one app dev event. Blurb on the ld and link to the eventbrite. Laura Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: "Alan Pope" Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2011 10:58 Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Release party To:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread Les Pounder
I've added Barcamp Blackpool to the loco event directory, http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1286/detail/ with a link to our eventbrite page. Currently we have 190 attendees, I am hoping to "sell out" with only 10 tickets left. Thanks Les On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Alan Bell wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread Mark Fraser
On Wednesday 14 Sep 2011 06:42:40 Ted Wager wrote: > Anything going on in the High Peak/Stockport area ? > > Regards > Ted Wager Anything happening in Somerset/South West area? -- Registered Linux User #466407 http://counter.li.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread Alan Bell
On 14/09/11 11:34, Alan Pope wrote: On 14 September 2011 11:25, Alan Bell wrote: Cunning. So a site can say "Come to our event", which links to a LoCo directory event, then they click again to get to an eventbrite page? Isn't that somewhat convoluted? Al. cunning as a fox who is professor of c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread Alan Pope
On 14 September 2011 11:25, Alan Bell wrote: > actually when setting up an event if you don't want to use the loco > directory registration system you can provide a link to the eventbrite page > or whatever Cunning. So a site can say "Come to our event", which links to a LoCo directory event, the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread Alan Bell
actually when setting up an event if you don't want to use the loco directory registration system you can provide a link to the eventbrite page or whatever-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread Alan Pope
On 14 September 2011 10:16, la...@lczajkowski.com wrote: > If its an ubuntu UK installfest why not encourage people to use the loco > directory. Because people don't like having to specify the events they're attending in numerous places. Barcamp blackpool uses eventbrite to manage ticket sales. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread la...@lczajkowski.com
From: "Les Pounder" Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2011 10:01 Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Release party To: "UK Ubuntu Talk" Hi The organisers of UCubed decided after our previous event, that the we should run the event annually, and as the next release in April 2012 is an LTS, expect a much larger

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread Les Pounder
Hi The organisers of UCubed decided after our previous event, that the we should run the event annually, and as the next release in April 2012 is an LTS, expect a much larger event ;) If it's of any interest, Blackpool LUG will be hosting an installfest at Barcamp Blackpool on the 15th October, I'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread Tim Dobson
On 14/09/11 07:42, Ted Wager wrote: > Anything going on in the High Peak/Stockport area ? There should be something happening in Manchester (I'd imagine). Perhaps poke Ucubed? http://ucubed.info/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubun

[ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-13 Thread Ted Wager
Anything going on in the High Peak/Stockport area ? Regards Ted Wager -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party Photos

2010-10-20 Thread Rob Beard
On 20/10/10 16:36, Dianne Reuby wrote: > Hardly a party, but we had fun! Met a few Linux users and told them > about our LUG meetings, met a few people who were thinking about taking > the plunge with Ubuntu so were happy to try it out. Met a fellow > Ubuntu-UK member who let me play with his OLPC

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party Photos

2010-10-20 Thread Dianne Reuby
Hardly a party, but we had fun! Met a few Linux users and told them about our LUG meetings, met a few people who were thinking about taking the plunge with Ubuntu so were happy to try it out. Met a fellow Ubuntu-UK member who let me play with his OLPC (thanks Alan!). And thanks to Popey who inspir

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party Photos

2010-10-09 Thread Jacob Mansfield
'fraid I can't make it then, I'm goin' to buy my new RipStik NuFloral Jacob Mansfield Programmer On 9 October 2010 17:53, John Stevenson wrote: > On 9 October 2010 16:10, Liam Proven wrote: > >> On 9 October 2010 15:04, John Stevenson wrote: >> >> > Hello Alan, >> > Good reminder about pictu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party Photos

2010-10-09 Thread John Stevenson
On 9 October 2010 16:10, Liam Proven wrote: > On 9 October 2010 15:04, John Stevenson wrote: > > > Hello Alan, > > Good reminder about pictures, I'll try take some tomorrow at the event I > am > > running - so long as I dont get too carried away playing with the new > > netbook desktop... :-) >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party Photos

2010-10-09 Thread Liam Proven
On 9 October 2010 15:04, John Stevenson wrote: > Hello Alan, > Good reminder about pictures, I'll try take some tomorrow at the event I am > running - so long as I dont get too carried away playing with the new > netbook desktop... :-) Won't run on my Thinkpad X31. Something called Mutter contin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party Photos

2010-10-09 Thread John Stevenson
On 9 October 2010 13:08, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi, > > If anyone is going to any Ubuntu release parties over the weekend (and > beyond) please do take pictures! If you have some good ones you'd like > to share I'm sure we'd all like to see them. I know the Ubuntu News > team are interested in pics t

[ubuntu-uk] Release Party Photos

2010-10-09 Thread Alan Pope
Hi, If anyone is going to any Ubuntu release parties over the weekend (and beyond) please do take pictures! If you have some good ones you'd like to share I'm sure we'd all like to see them. I know the Ubuntu News team are interested in pics too! Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party speaker or link up

2009-03-25 Thread Tim Dobson
Lucy wrote: > It would be great if someone from Canonical could come up to > Manchester to give a talk at the release party. I don't know if any > Canonical employees or Ubuntu developers already live in the North > West? > > If not, assuming that the London party is on the same night, would it >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party speaker or link up

2009-03-25 Thread Alan Pope
2009/3/25 Lucy : > If not, assuming that the London party is on the same night, would it > be possible to arrange a live link up, just so we can say hello to > everyone? > Usually the party in London is on release night, which is Thursday. Don't know about this year. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@li

[ubuntu-uk] Release party speaker or link up

2009-03-25 Thread Lucy
It would be great if someone from Canonical could come up to Manchester to give a talk at the release party. I don't know if any Canonical employees or Ubuntu developers already live in the North West? If not, assuming that the London party is on the same night, would it be possible to arrange a l

[ubuntu-uk] Release Party suggestion

2008-03-27 Thread philip taylor
Hi I made the suggestion at the meeting, that i would offer to host a release party. Now for starters i need to know if theres anough interest or not, I live in banbury, thats north oxfordshire.and i would host it here. i was thinking about the 26th(saturday), if there is a better day, please sugg

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-12 Thread Mark Harrison
In the light of my car crash last week (and the fact that I've been out of a sling for about 24 hours), I've NOT done anything about arranging a venue for the "Gatwick Breakfast." If anyone wants to jump in, say so quickly, otherwise we might be better letting that idea die, and concentrating o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-12 Thread Matthew Larsen
so... we gonna have a party or what? On 07/09/2007, Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 01:53:37PM +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote: > > Have you thought of running an online version for those who can't make > > the location(s)? A virtual assistants group that I belonged to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-07 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 01:53:37PM +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote: > Have you thought of running an online version for those who can't make > the location(s)? A virtual assistants group that I belonged to had a > virtual office party every Christmas using our chatroom (MSN, Trillian, > Gaim, etc). We al

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-07 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 10:31:18PM +0100, John Levin wrote: > I'd like to suggest, for the late-waking Londoners, the Pembury Tavern > in Hackney. > > http://www.individualpubs.co.uk/pembury/ > > I know it's a bit out of the way, and I admit I've not been there since > it reopened, but it has w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-07 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 06:45:15PM +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 22:00 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote: > > What time is the final iso released? > > When they say so :) > > When feisty released the ISO was on the site for a couple of days and > didn't change when the release announce

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-07 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 10:00:07PM +0100, Josh Blacker wrote: > What time is the final iso released? Just thinking if you could > install a new operating system on your laptop over breakfast it would > make good press. A windows installation would take until at least > brunch to finish, without all

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-05 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Josh, On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 22:00 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote: > What time is the final iso released? When they say so :) When feisty released the ISO was on the site for a couple of days and didn't change when the release announcement was made. > Just thinking if you could > install a new op

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Josh Blacker
On 9/4/07, John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to suggest, for the late-waking Londoners, the Pembury Tavern > in Hackney. > > http://www.individualpubs.co.uk/pembury/ > > I know it's a bit out of the way, and I admit I've not been there since > it reopened, but it has wireless and run

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread John Levin
Ciaran Mooney wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to cast my vote for Birmingham. > > And I'd like to say having two will be a benefit rather than a > problem. There seems to be enough people from the Midlands and the > South regions to fill both events. > > Created a wiki page for those who want to have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Jim Kissel
Josh Blacker wrote: > What time is the final iso released? Just thinking if you could > install a new operating system on your laptop over breakfast it would > make good press. A windows installation would take until at least > brunch to finish, without all the extra drivers and programs... You

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Jim Kissel
Mark Harrison wrote: > Good call. > > I've entered details for a proposed BREAKFAST (near) Gatwick party. > > In my life, morning meetings match a freer diary than evening ones :-) > > Even if only 5-10 people come, it strikes me as a good PR stunt to be > able to say that "there are launch p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Josh Blacker
What time is the final iso released? Just thinking if you could install a new operating system on your laptop over breakfast it would make good press. A windows installation would take until at least brunch to finish, without all the extra drivers and programs... I'm afraid I only know studenty ve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Mark Harrison
Good call. I've entered details for a proposed BREAKFAST (near) Gatwick party. In my life, morning meetings match a freer diary than evening ones :-) Even if only 5-10 people come, it strikes me as a good PR stunt to be able to say that "there are launch parties around the UK throughout the da

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Ciaran Mooney
Hi, I'd like to cast my vote for Birmingham. And I'd like to say having two will be a benefit rather than a problem. There seems to be enough people from the Midlands and the South regions to fill both events. Created a wiki page for those who want to have a look https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Matthew Larsen
On 04/09/07, Pete Stean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *if* it's going ahead (the expo that is) it would be good to have it at the > 2 day linux-fest at Olympia in October... > > Pete > It's been cancelled i'm afraid :-( http://www.linuxworldexpo.co.uk/ LinuxWorld Conference & Expo London 2007 is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Tony Arnold
On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 10:15 +0100, Pete Stean wrote: > *if* it's going ahead (the expo that is) it would be good to have it > at the 2 day linux-fest at Olympia in October... Is there some doubt about the expo or is it just healthy cynicism? Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinato

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread norman
On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 08:52 +0100, Stephen Garton wrote: > norman wrote: > > > > > Word of disappointment if I may? I have used Ubuntu from the time it was > > first released and yet there does not appear to be a dot for me. For the > > record I live in St Davids, Pembrokeshire. > > > > Norman >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Pete Stean
*if* it's going ahead (the expo that is) it would be good to have it at the 2 day linux-fest at Olympia in October... Pete On 04/09/07, Mark Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 04 September 2007 07:54:52 Sean Miller wrote: > > Ian Pascoe wrote: > > > Yeah, after all Brum is the seco

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Mark Fraser
On Tuesday 04 September 2007 07:54:52 Sean Miller wrote: > Ian Pascoe wrote: > > Yeah, after all Brum is the second city and for those who protest > > that it's Manchester - well, protest away! > > I'd personally prefer London, perhaps because I've been to Birmingham > far too many times on co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Tony Arnold
On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 07:54 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > When in October (I assume it's October?) is Gutsy officially due to be > released? The 18th, I believe. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Stephen Garton
norman wrote: > > Word of disappointment if I may? I have used Ubuntu from the time it was > first released and yet there does not appear to be a dot for me. For the > record I live in St Davids, Pembrokeshire. > > Norman > > Hi Norman, Frappr maps rely on people adding themselves. If you ha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread Chris Rowson
> Word of disappointment if I may? I have used Ubuntu from the time it was > first released and yet there does not appear to be a dot for me. For the > record I live in St Davids, Pembrokeshire. > > Norman > Hey Norman, You have to add yourself mate ;-) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-04 Thread norman
> Organising release parties are a good idea, but in all honesty a > national meet is fairly awkward. The spread of users on the ubuntu-uk > frappr map here: > > http://www.frappr.com/?a=constellation_map&mapid=137439504139 > > Kinda shows London as rather distant from the largest majority of >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Sean Miller
Ian Pascoe wrote: > Yeah, after all Brum is the second city and for those who protest that > it's Manchester - well, protest away! > I'd personally prefer London, perhaps because I've been to Birmingham far too many times on conferences and the like so tend to associate it more with work

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread John Levin
Josh Blacker wrote: > I second (or third) London and a weekend... not been out in Greenwich > (I'm a central type) but sounds good! > Likewise, London for me. We don't have to have just the one party, but regional gatherings. One in Brum, one in London, others wherever Ubunteros ubuntize. John

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Ian Pascoe
uld always gate crash the Perl's mob monthly get together in the Chinese quarter that Thursday E -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Rowson Sent: 03 September 2007 21:26 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Chris Rowson
Organising release parties are a good idea, but in all honesty a national meet is fairly awkward. The spread of users on the ubuntu-uk frappr map here: http://www.frappr.com/?a=constellation_map&mapid=137439504139 Kinda shows London as rather distant from the largest majority of ubuntu-uk'ers! Bi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Josh Blacker
1:30! > > > > E > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Darren Mansell > > Sent: 03 September 2007 14:19 > > To: British Ubuntu Talk > > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Re

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Matthew Larsen
onable time of 21:30! > > E > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Darren Mansell > Sent: 03 September 2007 14:19 > To: British Ubuntu Talk > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy? > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Ian Pascoe
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Mark Harrison
Andy Loughran wrote: > We're having a wonderful conversation on IRC about the potential location. > Currently the solution is to do a google map, and find a location with the > minimum average distance for participants. It seems to be a fair way of > doing things. > > Would I be willing to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Darren Mansell
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread David Morley
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Dianne Reuby
Have you thought of running an online version for those who can't make the location(s)? A virtual assistants group that I belonged to had a virtual office party every Christmas using our chatroom (MSN, Trillian, Gaim, etc). We all just dropped in and out whenever work or other commitments allowed.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Darren Mansell
On Mon, 2007-09-03 at 13:21 +0100, Andy Loughran wrote: > Currently the solution is to do a google map, and find a location with > the minimum average distance for participants. It seems to be a fair > way of doing things. Looks like it will be the Hogshead in Wolves then :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Pete Stean
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Andy Loughran
76319 - Original Message - From: "Pete Stean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "British Ubuntu Talk" Sent: 03 September 2007 13:19:07 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-03 Thread Pete Stean
As long as the launch isn't in the Hogshead in Wolves Jono :P (joke) Pete aka Milesteg On 02/09/07, Jono Bacon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Has anything been discussed about a release party for Gutsy in the UK? I > have been doing some work to grow the number of release parties for

[ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

2007-09-02 Thread Jono Bacon
Hi all, Has anything been discussed about a release party for Gutsy in the UK? I have been doing some work to grow the number of release parties for Gutsy, and written up some guidelines at http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1018 - would be great to see ubuntu-uk lead the way again. Thoughts? J