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| = Approval Application for California Group (ubuntu-us-ca) = | #title Approval Application - Ubuntu California ||<<Include(CaliforniaTeam/Menu)>>|| |
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| Here you should provide a summary of your group over a couple of short paragraphs. | ||<tablestyle="float:right; margin: 1em;" style="padding:0.5em; background-color: #ffffff;"><<TableOfContents(2)>>|| Ubuntu California is a group of volunteers who advocate and promote Ubuntu and Free Software in California. We attend and plan events statewide, contact and work with LUGs and other local groups, and act as the public face of the Ubuntu community in California. The group is open to everybody in the state with an interest in spreading and discussing Ubuntu. |
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| * '''Date''' - (''list the date of application'') | * '''Date''' - 2009 September 15 |
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| * '''Membership''' - [[https://launchpad.net/~california.team/+members|177]] as of 7th May 2009 * '''Mailing List''' - ubuntu-us-ca on lists.ubuntu.com |
* '''Membership''' - [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-california/+members|185]] as of September 6th, 2009 * '''Launchpad''' - [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-california]] * '''Mailing List''' - [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca|ubuntu-us-ca]] on lists.ubuntu.com |
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| * '''Forums''' - [[http://california.ubuntuforums.org/]] * '''Microblogs''' - [[http://identi.ca/ubuntucalifornia|Identi.ca]], [[http://twitter.com/ubuntu_us_ca|Twitter]] * '''Misc "Advertisements"''' - [[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33733199182|Facebook]], [[http://linux.com/community/groups/viewgroup/878-UbuntuUSCA|Linux.com]] |
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| Here you should provide a list of things you plan on doing. Include links to where these are discussed online and on mailing lists. | ==== Ubuntu California podcast ==== We're thinking about making a podcast for Ubuntu users (and curious non-users) in California with general Ubuntu and Linux information and news about Linux events and happenings in the state. It's been on the backburner because of OSCON planning, but maybe will be revived soon. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/Podcast|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09April19|April 19, 2009]] |
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| * ''Example item'' - here I am listing an activity on the roadmap. * ''Another item'' - here is another item on the roadmap. |
==== October 2009: Release parties and installfest for Ubuntu 9.10 ==== Continuing our history of awesome release parties, we're planning events in both North and South California for Ubuntu 9.10/Karmic's release in October. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/KarmicRelease|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09July26|July 26, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09August23|August 23, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09September06|September 6, 2009]] ==== October 2009: Ubuntu Global Jam ==== We're planning two venues for the Ubuntu Global Jam: one in North California (at either UC Berkeley or Walnut Creek), and one in South California (at Chapman University). * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/KarmicGlobalJam|Project page]] |
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| List here activities that the group has already done. Again provide links to online discussions, reviews, blog entries etc: | ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== November 2007: Installfest for Gutsy ==== ||<tablestyle="float:right;">{{http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2372/2336157421_fd19a4bf31.jpg|Joe, Nathan, Neal, and Seth at BarCampLA|width=320}}|| Our first event was an installfest to celebrate the Gutsy release. We had some difficulty getting a location pinned down. This event was finally held as a session at BarCampLA and went moderately well even though no installation was actually done. !BarCamps aren't conducive to events like this. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/GutsyRelease|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07September09|September 9, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07September23|September 23, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07October21|October 21, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07November04|November 4, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07December02|December 2, 2007]] |
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| * ''Example activity'' - here I am listing an activity. * ''Another activity'' - here is another item. |
||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== February 2008: Booth at the 2008 Southern California Linux Expo ==== ||<tablestyle="float:right;">{{http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/2352826361_e21ea020f5.jpg|Gregory, Jono, and Nathan at Scale 6x|width=320}}|| Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) is one of the largest west coast open source conventions. We manned a booth and gave out one-hundred CDs over the course of the weekend. '''''(Need Pictures! Link to them from the project page?)''''' * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/Scale6x|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07September23|September 23, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07December02|December 2, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07December16|December 16, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08January13|January 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08January27|January 27, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08February24|February 24, 2008]] * Ars did [[http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2008/02/ars-at-scale-the-exhibit-hall.ars|a writeup]] from SCaLE, with a photo of the Ubuntu booth ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== April 2008: Booth at LUG Radio Live US ==== ||<tablestyle="float:right;">{{http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2418254782_7bdfa366cf.jpg|LUG Radio Live booth|width=320}}|| Lug Radio Live came to the US in April of 2008, and we had a booth there too. '''''Nathan, please write another sentence or two here. Also need documentation links''''' ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== April 2008: Installfest at CSU Long Beach ==== ||<tablestyle="float:right;">{{attachment:csulb_revolutionos.jpg|audience at the screening of Revolution OS at CSU Long Beach}}|| Working with one of the art professors at Cal State Long Beach, we held an installfest at a screening of Revolution OS for the students there. Leading up to this event, we were interviewed on a campus radio show about Ubuntu and Open Source. * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08February24|February 24, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08March09|March 9, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08April06|April 6, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08April20|April 20, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08May04|May 4, 2008]] ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== May 2008: Release party for Hardy ==== For our Hardy release we decided to simply have a party. We got together at a restaurant and had dinner together. '''''How many people showed up? What else did we do? We don't seem to have a recap in a meeting. This was PFChangs''''' * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08March09|March 9, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08April20|April 20, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08May04|May 4, 2008]] * [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2008-May/000272.html|Mailing list thread]] ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== June 2008: Presentation at the North Orange County Computer Club ==== ||<tablestyle="float:right;">{{attachment:noccc_presentation.jpg|photo from NOCCC presentation}}|| The North Orange County Computer Club asked us to give a presentation about Linux and Ubuntu. There were about 50 people in attendance and we handed out a number of CDs and business cards. The audience was mostly unaware of linux and open source in general, and seemed enthusiastic about the concept of Linux. * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June01|June 1, 2008]] ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== August 2008: Global Bug Jam ==== ||<tablestyle="float:right;">{{http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2763029121_a1f7d0ddfe.jpg|People at the Global Bug Jam|width=320}}|| We had about 12 people participate in the first Global Bug Jam. We covered bugwork as well as care and feeding of GPG and it's usage. '''''Another sentence?''''' * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/GlobalBugJam|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June29|June 29, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July13|July 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July27|July 27, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08August10|August 10, 2008]] ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== August 2008: Presentation for the San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group ==== San Gabriel Valley LUG asked us to give a presentation on what Ubuntu offers (over Linux) and also what new features are included in Intrepid. There were about 30 people in attendance, and we handed out a number of CDs. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/SGVLUG|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June01|June 1, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June29|June 29, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July13|July 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July27|July 27, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08September07|September 7, 2008]] ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== November 2008: Release Party and Installfest for Intrepid ==== For our Intrepid release party, we decided to not only socialize with food, but also to hold an installfest and bug jam. We had nine people in attendance and we shared pizza, stories, and Armagetron. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/IntrepidRelease|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July13|July 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08September21|September 21, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08October05|October 5, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08October19|October 19, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08November02|November 2, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08November16|November 16, 2008]] ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== February 2009: Booth and Global Bug Jam at the 2009 Southern California Linux Expo ==== Once again we had a booth at SCaLE. This weekend coincided with another Global Bug Jam, and we attempted to weave the two together with mixed results. The booth was great, we handed out about one-hundred-fifty CDs over the weekend, but the Bug Jam was a total flop. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/Scale7x|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08November16|November 16, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08December14|December 14, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09January11|January 11, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09January25|January 25, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09February08|February 8, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09March08|March 8, 2009]] ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== April/May 2009: Release Parties for Jaunty ==== ||<tablestyle="float:right;">{{attachment:la_jaunty_party.jpg|attendees at the Jaunty release party in LA}}|| To celebrate Jaunty's release, we had a number of activities across the state. For southern California, we held another food/party one with about 14 people attending. In the North, we had parties in [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2009-May/000555.html|Walnut Creek]], [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2009-April/000527.html|San Francisco]], and Felton. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/JauntyRelease|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09March08|March 8, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09March22|March 22, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09April05|April 5, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09April19|April 19, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09May03|May 3, 2009]] * Mailing list discussions: [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2009-March/000461.html|Jaunty Release Activities]], [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2009-April/000500.html|SF Jaunty release party]], [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2009-April/000513.html|9.4 Launch Party?]] * [[http://nhaines.livejournal.com/51903.html|LiveJournal blog entry by Nathan Haines]] ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== May 2009: Presentation for Ubuntu Open Week ==== ##I'm not really sure this is noteworthy We gave a presentation at Ubuntu Open Week about exhibiting (specifically, a booth) at conferences. * [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2009-April/000523.html|Mailing list announcement]] * [[MeetingLogs/openweekJaunty/UbuntuExhibit|Presentation log]] ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| ==== July 2009: Booth at the 2009 O'Reilly Open Source Conference ==== ||<tablestyle="float:right;">{{attachment:booth_corner.jpg|photo from OSCON 2009 booth}}|| O'Reilly hosts the Open Source Conference (OSCON) and this year it was again in San Jose. We manned a booth and handed out '''''N''''' CDs. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/OSCON2009|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09March22|March 22, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09April05|April 5, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09May03|May 3, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09May17|May 17, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09June14|June 14, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09June28|June 28, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09July19|July 19th, 2009]] ||<tablestyle="clear:right; visibility: hidden;height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0;">|| == Ubuntu Members == Special recognition is given to Ubuntu contributors who have demonstrated significant and sustained effort in one or more ways. While many team members have made contributions, Ubuntu [[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember|Members]] have also documented these efforts in an application and appeared (via IRC) before a governing board for approval. * [[NealBussett|Neal Bussett]] (member since 2007) * [[NathanHaines|Nathan Haines]] (member since 2008) * [[EricHammond|Eric Hammond]] (member since 2009) * [[Grantbow|Grant Bowman]] (member since 2009) |
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Ubuntu California is a group of volunteers who advocate and promote Ubuntu and Free Software in California. We attend and plan events statewide, contact and work with LUGs and other local groups, and act as the public face of the Ubuntu community in California. The group is open to everybody in the state with an interest in spreading and discussing Ubuntu.
Key Details
Date - 2009 September 15
Team Contact - Neal Bussett <<neal AT SPAMFREE bussett DOT com>>
Membership - 185 as of September 6th, 2009
Launchpad - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-california
Mailing List - ubuntu-us-ca on lists.ubuntu.com
IRC - #ubuntu-california on Freenode
Forums - http://california.ubuntuforums.org/
Roadmap
Ubuntu California podcast
We're thinking about making a podcast for Ubuntu users (and curious non-users) in California with general Ubuntu and Linux information and news about Linux events and happenings in the state. It's been on the backburner because of OSCON planning, but maybe will be revived soon.
- Relevant IRC meetings
October 2009: Release parties and installfest for Ubuntu 9.10
Continuing our history of awesome release parties, we're planning events in both North and South California for Ubuntu 9.10/Karmic's release in October.
- Relevant IRC meetings
October 2009: Ubuntu Global Jam
We're planning two venues for the Ubuntu Global Jam: one in North California (at either UC Berkeley or Walnut Creek), and one in South California (at Chapman University).
Experience
November 2007: Installfest for Gutsy
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Our first event was an installfest to celebrate the Gutsy release. We had some difficulty getting a location pinned down. This event was finally held as a session at BarCampLA and went moderately well even though no installation was actually done. BarCamps aren't conducive to events like this.
- Relevant IRC meetings
February 2008: Booth at the 2008 Southern California Linux Expo
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Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) is one of the largest west coast open source conventions. We manned a booth and gave out one-hundred CDs over the course of the weekend. (Need Pictures! Link to them from the project page?)
- Relevant IRC meetings
Ars did a writeup from SCaLE, with a photo of the Ubuntu booth
April 2008: Booth at LUG Radio Live US
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Lug Radio Live came to the US in April of 2008, and we had a booth there too. Nathan, please write another sentence or two here. Also need documentation links
April 2008: Installfest at CSU Long Beach
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Working with one of the art professors at Cal State Long Beach, we held an installfest at a screening of Revolution OS for the students there. Leading up to this event, we were interviewed on a campus radio show about Ubuntu and Open Source.
- Relevant IRC meetings
May 2008: Release party for Hardy
For our Hardy release we decided to simply have a party. We got together at a restaurant and had dinner together. How many people showed up? What else did we do? We don't seem to have a recap in a meeting. This was PFChangs
- Relevant IRC meetings
June 2008: Presentation at the North Orange County Computer Club
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The North Orange County Computer Club asked us to give a presentation about Linux and Ubuntu. There were about 50 people in attendance and we handed out a number of CDs and business cards. The audience was mostly unaware of linux and open source in general, and seemed enthusiastic about the concept of Linux.
- Relevant IRC meetings
August 2008: Global Bug Jam
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We had about 12 people participate in the first Global Bug Jam. We covered bugwork as well as care and feeding of GPG and it's usage. Another sentence?
- Relevant IRC meetings
August 2008: Presentation for the San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group
San Gabriel Valley LUG asked us to give a presentation on what Ubuntu offers (over Linux) and also what new features are included in Intrepid. There were about 30 people in attendance, and we handed out a number of CDs.
- Relevant IRC meetings
November 2008: Release Party and Installfest for Intrepid
For our Intrepid release party, we decided to not only socialize with food, but also to hold an installfest and bug jam. We had nine people in attendance and we shared pizza, stories, and Armagetron.
- Relevant IRC meetings
February 2009: Booth and Global Bug Jam at the 2009 Southern California Linux Expo
Once again we had a booth at SCaLE. This weekend coincided with another Global Bug Jam, and we attempted to weave the two together with mixed results. The booth was great, we handed out about one-hundred-fifty CDs over the weekend, but the Bug Jam was a total flop.
- Relevant IRC meetings
April/May 2009: Release Parties for Jaunty
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To celebrate Jaunty's release, we had a number of activities across the state. For southern California, we held another food/party one with about 14 people attending. In the North, we had parties in Walnut Creek, San Francisco, and Felton.
- Relevant IRC meetings
Mailing list discussions: Jaunty Release Activities, SF Jaunty release party, 9.4 Launch Party?
May 2009: Presentation for Ubuntu Open Week
We gave a presentation at Ubuntu Open Week about exhibiting (specifically, a booth) at conferences.
July 2009: Booth at the 2009 O'Reilly Open Source Conference
|
O'Reilly hosts the Open Source Conference (OSCON) and this year it was again in San Jose. We manned a booth and handed out N CDs.
- Relevant IRC meetings
Ubuntu Members
Special recognition is given to Ubuntu contributors who have demonstrated significant and sustained effort in one or more ways. While many team members have made contributions, Ubuntu Members have also documented these efforts in an application and appeared (via IRC) before a governing board for approval.
Neal Bussett (member since 2007)
Nathan Haines (member since 2008)
Eric Hammond (member since 2009)
Grant Bowman (member since 2009)
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