Help Needed!
March 19th, 2012
We need a Team Reporter.
If your team is not producing monthly reports, see this page to get your team started: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/TeamReporting
Bug Jam March 2nd to 4th
February 12th, 2012
What the heck is a Bug Jam?
Ok, so now what?
From Friday March 2nd to Sunday March 4th in IRC at #ubuntu-us-pa on
freenode we will be working as a group to help with this event.
On Sunday March 4th from 10am to 6pm at
Hive76 we will have a Bug Event.
If you can get out and join us, please do! No experience necessary.
Heck, even if you want to just hangout, stop on by.
Ubuntu User Days Jan 14th-15th 2012
January 13th, 2012
Ubuntu User Days — This Weekend!
By pleia2 | Published: 2012-01-11
This weekend from Saturday 13:30 UTC through Sunday 03:00 UTC the Classroom team will be hosting Ubuntu User Days!
It’s OVER, but it was a great session.
And if you did attend, or even if you read the logs, please fill out this survey: SURVEY
Ubuntu Open Week Oct 17th-21st
October 17th, 2011
Ubuntu Open Week
Takes place from Mon 17 October – Fri 21 October on IRC in #ubuntu-classroom and #ubuntu-classroom-chat.
Road test our community
In just seven years, Ubuntu has become one of the most popular Linux distributions in the world with millions of users and a thriving community. Ever wondered what all the fuss is about? How have we achieved such a great feat in such a short space of time? Here’s where you can find out. Ubuntu Open Week is a week of IRC tuition and Q+A sessions all about getting involved in the rock-and-roll world that is the Ubuntu community. We organise this week for the beginning of a new release cycle to help new contributors get involved.
Ubuntu Open Week is a series of online workshops where you can:
- learn about the Ubuntu landscape
- talk to some of the key developers from the Ubuntu project
- find out about the Community and its relationship with Canonical
- participate in an open Q&A with Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu. (Mark is on vacation this week, but we’ll schedule a separate IRC session with him, stay tuned!)
Find out more about the Ubuntu Desktop, Server, Kubuntu, Edubuntu Xubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Mythbuntu, UNR, anddownload them.
Schedule here.
Philly 11.10 Release Party Thurs October 13th 6pm until ??
September 29th, 2011
Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Release Party Thurs October 13th 6:00pm until ?? at National Mechanics - 22 South 3rd St. Philadelphia PA 19106 215-701-4883
RSVP HERE
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=22+South+3rd+St.+ http://nationalmechanics.com/ Hang out. Have fun.Philadelphia+PA+19106&sll=43. 897892,-107.138672&sspn=28. 341921,59.0625&ie=UTF8&z=16& ll=39.950099,-75.145841&spn=0. 007369,0.021458&om=1&iwloc= addr
Ubuntu User Days Tomorrow!
September 23rd, 2011
User Days is a chat-based series of classes in #ubuntu-classroom on irc.freenode.net (#ubuntu-classroom-chat for questions). Classes will cover everything from Unity to thecommand line to switching from another OS, check out the full schedule here:
Software Freedom Day Event (Philly Region)
August 18th, 2011
September 17, 2011 “Open-Source 3D Printing” by Members of Hive76
Philadelphia Area Computer Society SFD Extravaganza
Supported by Ubuntu US PA Local Community Team.
3D printing would have been science fiction just a short time ago. Now there are many printers available at affordable prices. Hive76 members will be demonstrating one this month. It’s an open-hardware model using open-source software.
They have offered to ‘print’ any 3d object that a PACS member makes with Blender (preferred) or Google Sketchup. If there are more objects than time available, members can visit Hive76 open houses to print their ‘things’.
The September meeting coincides with Software Freedom Day. SFD celebrates Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). If you think FOSS is just Linux, it’s much more than. Free and open source applications exist for Windows, Linux, and Mac desktops see this. The Linux SIG will devote their session to FOSS.
CPOSC 2010 – Saturday, October 16th 2010
September 29th, 2010
***Harrisburg Event***
The Pennsylvania LoCo Team is going to be at CPOSC again this year! I have sent out a couple of emails on the email list, but have been so far behind due to work and school, that I haven’t had a chance to post it as I would have liked to. The Central PA Open Source Conference is back again (3rd Annual) at Harrisburg University. Below are the details, there are still tickets available, and once again, I am asking for help (both financial and feet on the ground). It’s going to cost us $100, and I think this is a really valuable venue for promoting Ubuntu and the Pennsylvania LoCo Team. Last year we really had fun and met a lot of very friendly people.
I’ve posted a PayPal link on my blog and there is one at the bottom of this posting to raise the money. I already have a $25 dollar donation , and any other amounts would be appreciate (no amount too small, every dollar helps). I will happily cover whatever we can’t raise.
I have ordered a conference pack which should arrive by Friday, which will give us some nice loot to distribute. And I hope to see quite a few teammates there. INCLUDING Brian Stempin and Chris Teodorski who will be giving talks (congratulations guys!). Last year Lyz presented and made us all very proud, so this continues to show how our members are on the cutting edge of open source in Pennsylvania!
Anyone wanting to get together afterward or before, shoot me an email at freelancer317 AT gmail Dot com Last year we got together at ABC (Appalachian Brewing Company a local brewpub/restaurant) afterwards and had a great time (and pretty good beer for the beer drinkers).
I really look forward to meeting as many of you as possible!
Here’s the link and information on the event:
21 Speakers, 3 Tracks, 1 Awesome Day
CPOSC 2010 is shaping up to be our biggest and best conference yet! Where else can you see over twenty experts in the open source community, with sessions covering everything from system administration to coding and everything in between, all in one day?
This year’s conference will be on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Harrisburg University in downtown Harrisburg, PA.
What is CPOSC?
The Central PA Open Source Conference (CPOSC) is a small, low-cost, one-day conference about all things Open Source. It was started in 2008 by a few of the members of the Central PA Linux User Group and the Central PA Ruby Meetup.
This year’s conference will be our third annual event.
When and where is CPOSC 2010?
CPOSC 2010 will be held at Harrisburg University on Saturday, October 16, 2010.
What’s the format of the conference?
There will be 21 speakers divided into 3 tracks, and all sessions will be 50 minutes. You can check out the schedule, but please note that it is subject to change.
How can I get updates about the conference?
Follow @cposc on Twitter. That’s the best way to get up-to-the-minute updates regarding the conference. You can also add the blog to your favorite RSS reader.
Ubuntu at CPOSC 2010
Greater Philadephia Area Geeknic Saturday, Sept 11th
August 26th, 2010
It’s time for another Geeknic, this one will be happening in Oaks, PA, just off of route 422 for easy access from the suburbs and the city.
We’ll be gathering at Lower Perkiomen Park for food, games, and fun from 2pm to 6pm on Saturday Sept 11th, 2010. The location includes various sports fields, playgrounds, and walking trails, and there are a few geocaches near our location as well. The event is free and food will be provided in a potluck fashion: we ask that attendees bring something along with them. You can indicate what you will bring on the wiki when signing up.
Our last picnic geeknic was in the summer of 2009, and you can see pictures here.
Head over to http://wiki.geeknic.org/index.php/Lower_Perkiomen_Geeknic to sign up. Contact jonathand@geeknic.org with any questions.
