[Theubucon] Full Steam Ahead

[Ubuntu California Team (Mark Nielsen)]

Okay, sounds good.
I'll think of something for an informal conference.
Mark


On 7/28/06, John Mark Walker <johnmark at johnmark.org> wrote:
>
> Hey there,
>
> Well, I always intended it to be a very casual gathering - a sort of
> bar camp for Ubuntu people.
>
> Why don't you just go with the topic(s) that consume your time these
> days? If it's more on the advocacy side of things, then that's fine.
>
> Ultimately, there will be large chunks of the conference that won't
> be decided until we get there.
>
> -JM
>
>
> On Jul 28, 2006, at 9:17 AM, Ubuntu California Team (Mark Nielsen)
> wrote:
>
> > Heya!
> > There is only 2 or 3 weeks left, how much can we get done in that
> > time?
> >
> > What seems to be a common theme amoung the people I talk to is the
> > ability for Ubuntu to be user-friendly, installation is easy, and
> > it needs to work with their hardware. Updates are easy and work all
> > the time. Also, their website is slick and the Linux distro is
> > slick. People love the fact Xwindows comes up and you can connect
> > to the internet while you are installing. Very cool.
> >
> > Complaints is that hardware doesn't work sometimes but works in
> > other Linux Distros.
> >
> > I would like to work on promtoing Ubuntu and developing documents
> > for it and doing presentations at companies.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > On 7/28/06, John Mark Walker <johnmark at johnmark.org> wrote: Hello
> > there,
> >
> > I apologize for taking so long to get this thing going. Travel and
> > switching jobs put this on the back burner.
> >
> > However, I'm happy to tell you that we're proceeding full steam
> > ahead. What I'd like to do is get the ball rolling on what sort of
> > topics should be under discussion. I have a short list of things from
> > the mailing list, but I want to hear from those that have subscribed.
> >
> > How much of an emphasis should be on developers?
> >
> > In keeping with the Ubuntu principle of "Linux for Human Beings" I
> > think a major part of the focus should be on building a better
> > desktop.
> >
> > And finally, an issue that hits close to home - I never could get my
> > T42 laptop to suspend and wake up properly, so I'd like at least a
> > couple of sessions on power management.
> >
> > What do you guys think? I look forward to your feedback. Let's get
> > some stuff on the wiki.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John Mark
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