On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:23:25 -0000, Tommy Pyatt <tommy.py...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > 2010/1/18 Simon Wears <munkyju...@googlemail.com> > >> Hello everyone! >> >> This is an announcement of plans for an Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" Jam in >> Manchester. >> >> As the Ubuntu Wiki puts it, *"an Ubuntu Jam is a local event, where >> people >> meet to do something with Ubuntu. The point is to have fun, meet great >> people, learn something new and make Ubuntu better in a way that you >> like >> and enjoy."* Essentially, it will be a group of geeks with computers >> meeting up, socialising, and making Ubuntu better through bug fixing, >> documentation, translation, etc. to help make Ubuntu 10.04 be as good >> as it >> can be. >> >> What every event needs is people, so - how many of you would be >> interested >> in such an event? Anything from just turning up for an hour, or turning >> up >> for the entire thing, from working quietly by yourself or helping to >> keep >> the whole Jam going. If you've never contributed to Ubuntu before, this >> will >> be a good way for you to learn how to. >> >> So far no date/venue has been planned, so if you think you know a >> suitable >> place, post it up. Some things to remember about the venue is that it >> needs >> plenty of power available, and an Internet connection, and preferably a >> place to get drinks & snacks. As for the date, mostly we can speculate >> it >> will probably be an evening/weekend event, as most people tend to work >> during the week. >> >> If you're interested, let us know! If you're on the Ubuntu-UK mailing >> list >> (for those who get this from elsewhere), it would be appreciated if you >> responded on there, as it'd be good to keep most of the discussion on >> the >> Ubuntu-UK list. >> > Hi, > > I'd be interested in this. Sounds like fun, > > Tommy Pyatt > Ubuntu user > Ditto -- Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/