Archive for April 2009


Ubuntu Podcast #25

April 24th, 2009 — 11:20am

I just got around to watching Ubuntu Podcast #25 last night.  Outside of the ugly logo on Josh’s laptop, it was great!

In addition to the usual fun from Nick and Josh, they had a great interview ith Dustin Kirkland.  Check it out if you haven’t.  I learned some things about screen profiles which I hadn’t known previously.  Good stuff.

http://ubuntupodcast.net/2009/04/23/ubuntu-podcast-episode-25-dustin-kirkland/

Thanks for the props guys.

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rockin’ the ubuntu shirt

April 23rd, 2009 — 10:58am

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Hello Planet Ubuntu

April 15th, 2009 — 7:03pm

Morning! 

I’m Dan Trevino and am a newly approved Ubuntu Member.  I’m active with the Florida LoCo team and am beginning work toward becoming a MOTU.  My main interests are the community and Ubuntu Server.

Game on!

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Thanks, Cable Industry, for making our service worse

April 15th, 2009 — 5:08pm

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2345122,00.asp

After all the complaints that were generated when Time Warner extended their bandwidth cap testing, they’re now offering an “unlimited” service for the low price of $150!  Yes, you can pay 3 times what you’re currently paying for the service you already have!  Nice.

Most of the ISPs in India use bandwidth caps, and look how great that countries Internet service is.  For reference, 1 month in India last year cost me $200 in Internet service.

Weak.

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Release Parties! Where is yours?

April 5th, 2009 — 11:07pm

They call us the Ubuntu Florida Local Community team, and we are.  But we’re driven by the local activists that make up our team all over the state.

As many have heard by now, we are looking at 6 or 7 release parties here in FloridaGainesville, Orlando, Melbourne, Tampa, St. Augustine/Jacksonville, Miami, and Tallahassee.  This is really a tribute to the efforts of the people getting involved at the local level.  Douglass, Jimmy, Chris, John, Jon, Raphael, and David are all great examples of the enthusiasm, not just for Ubuntu, but for GNU, Linux, and Open Standards, that exist here in Florida.

While its true we wont reach the shear numbers generated by the some other groups, and not every party we have is going to have 40-50 people attending, our goal is to be able to hit every corner of Florida with at least 1 launch event.

I think we can do this everywhere.  And we should.

There is no reason that someone in Lincoln, Billings, Lubbock, or Shreveport cant print out some fliers and go stand in front of a Library.  Or that folks in Camas, Louisville, Trenton, or Anchorage can burn some CDs and hand them out at schools.

You get my point.  Release parties can happen everywhere.  It doesn’t have to be pizza and beer with 50, 20, or even 10 people.  If there is no release party in your area, make one!  A single person answering questions and getting the word out is still a huge success.

In the words of asommer: Party On!

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