IRC Meeting on February 19th, 2008

Where? When?

• Location: #ubuntu-us-oh channel on Freenode.

  • Unsure what the previous line meant: Read this guide.

• Time: 8pm EST

Synopsis

Each team gave an update of the events and happenings of their team.

Ohio shared updates on Ubucon.

Chicago has several projects they are working on such as Flourish and a deal they are working on with a local school.

Michigan is continuing to prepare for Penguicon. They have received a conference pack that Jono set up.

Log

(08:00:15 PM) jacob: i dunno... shoutout for chicago/michigan?
(08:00:23 PM) eddieftw: okay im here, im duno what's happening with michigan
(08:00:37 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: postseason grudge
(08:00:43 PM) jacob: :D
(08:00:58 PM) rivalarrival: jacob: I know. Unfortunately, I can only control it properly with IM, and I can't IM unless it has a registered nick...
(08:01:00 PM) ***jacob puts on headphones, plays ohio state music
(08:01:09 PM) greg-g: I'm here
(08:01:17 PM) jacob: rivalarrival: /ns help set
(08:01:17 PM) eddieftw: okay that's good
(08:01:23 PM) tnseditor: jacob, get some good speakers and play it so all can hear :-p
(08:01:32 PM) jacob: it's one of those options that allows you to receive unregistered messages
(08:01:42 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: man, solaris is slow to load
(08:01:49 PM) jacob: can you hear it?
(08:01:58 PM) tnseditor: no
(08:02:01 PM) tnseditor: hang on
(08:02:04 PM) tnseditor: let me open a window
(08:02:07 PM) ***eddieftw puts on some chicago music
(08:02:07 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: let's get started
(08:02:14 PM) jacob: aye
(08:02:23 PM) kdub [n=kevin@bluesocket.bus.umich.edu] entered the room.
(08:02:24 PM) tnseditor: French National!
(08:02:26 PM) tnseditor: hi kdub
(08:02:28 PM) eddieftw: introductions?
(08:02:29 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk is picard_pwns_kirk 
(08:02:32 PM) tnseditor: haha
(08:02:35 PM) tnseditor: never would have guess
(08:02:37 PM) tnseditor: *ed
(08:02:40 PM) kdub: hi tnseditor
(08:02:53 PM) ***tnseditor has done "Script Elida"
(08:02:55 PM) ***jacob is a crazy ohioan
(08:02:57 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk puts on his scarlet and gray
(08:03:08 PM) ***tnseditor is John from Ohio
(08:03:08 PM) greg-g: Hi, I'm Greg, from Michigan.
(08:03:23 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: Alvin, 13, ohio
(08:03:24 PM) jacob: hallo
(08:03:34 PM) ***eddieftw is chicao head. send to recieve.... jk :P
(08:03:43 PM) jacob: :D
(08:03:43 PM) eddieftw: chicago LoCo head
(08:03:54 PM) tnseditor: eddieftw: are you aware that Chicago is its own state?
(08:04:02 PM) jacob: according to tnseditor
(08:04:05 PM) tnseditor: no
(08:04:08 PM) jacob: :D
(08:04:08 PM) tnseditor: I corrected you :-p
(08:04:17 PM) jacob: nah, i asked a question
(08:04:26 PM) tnseditor: and I quote Jacob "What states are involved with the tri loco team?"
(08:04:28 PM) jacob: and you replied with.. oh never mind, let's get on with this :D
(08:04:38 PM) eddieftw: i saw, but .. yea, lets move on
(08:04:41 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: mmkay
(08:04:43 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: agenda
(08:04:47 PM) eddieftw: greg-g: are you or jcastro the MI head?
(08:04:59 PM) greg-g: eddieftw: I am
(08:05:00 PM) ***jacob wasn't here last time, anyone have a set plan?
(08:05:10 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: jacob: not that I know of
(08:05:22 PM) tnseditor: basically we talked about our locos' events last time
(08:05:40 PM) tnseditor: so maybe this time we should do updates on how stuff is going?
(08:05:48 PM) greg-g: yeah, you can look at the main wiki page for the list of major events happening in the area, with links
(08:05:53 PM) jacob: fine by me
(08:06:07 PM) jacob: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TriLoCo-Midwest correct?
(08:06:13 PM) greg-g: correct
(08:06:22 PM) jacob: shweet
(08:06:28 PM) eddieftw: well, why don't we start with updates on confrences yes? ubucon, flourish and penguincon? and then talk about projects, etc.
(08:06:29 PM) tnseditor: now we can all be on the same page :-p
(08:06:35 PM) tnseditor: ok
(08:06:51 PM) tnseditor: ...
(08:06:53 PM) greg-g: alright, who's first?
(08:07:14 PM) tnseditor: We will go
(08:07:16 PM) tnseditor: (Ohio)
(08:07:20 PM) tnseditor: :-)
(08:07:23 PM) jacob: nyak nyak nyak nyak
(08:07:28 PM) tnseditor: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OhioTeam/OhioUbucon08
(08:07:58 PM) tnseditor: Since we last met we have decided to try to have Ubucon at the Hilliard branch of the Columbus Metro Library
(08:08:12 PM) ***picard_pwns_kirk will try to go there and take photos
(08:08:14 PM) tnseditor: I have already listed some supplies needed for it
(08:08:15 PM) jacob: I definitely saw a bunch of wiki edits in my inbox... anyone know where Anthony (theidiotthatisme) is? he kinda had the know with some of this
(08:08:27 PM) tnseditor: he sent out a thing earlier today
(08:08:39 PM) jacob: ah, so he did, i'll shut up :)
(08:08:41 PM) tnseditor: he won't be on tonight because he is moving to Florida
(08:08:44 PM) tnseditor: :-p
(08:08:58 PM) jacob: ah, a good excuse, unlike mine of "i forgot"
(08:09:01 PM) tnseditor: haha
(08:09:26 PM) jacob: anyway... both you other locos (mich, chi) both have us beat in terms of a website
(08:09:29 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: jacob: that's ALWAYS a valid excuse
(08:09:41 PM) tnseditor: I like our website :-)
(08:09:42 PM) tnseditor: :-p
(08:09:43 PM) jacob: which we'll probably get up this week... i might impulse buy a domain :-!
(08:09:48 PM) tnseditor: oh
(08:09:52 PM) jacob: tnseditor: in terms of an ubucon website
(08:09:54 PM) tnseditor: yes
(08:09:56 PM) tnseditor: sorry
(08:09:59 PM) jacob: np
(08:10:29 PM) greg-g: penguicon is not put on by the MiLoCo, we are just taking it over
(08:10:41 PM) greg-g: we roll deep
(08:10:54 PM) jacob: noice :)
(08:11:08 PM) eddieftw: bhaha nixw
(08:11:12 PM) jacob: love the trekkie banner :D
(08:11:42 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: linux + star trek = awesome
(08:11:51 PM) greg-g: says picard_pwns_kirk
(08:11:57 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: XD
(08:12:02 PM) greg-g: :)
(08:12:08 PM) eddieftw: jacob: you mean the chiglug website
(08:12:36 PM) jacob: eddieftw: hm?
(08:12:40 PM) Phineas: i cant stop looking on the omnomnomnmom.com website
(08:12:44 PM) tnseditor: :-p
(08:12:57 PM) Phineas: its funny
(08:12:58 PM) jacob: i see one on penguicon as well, but eh!
(08:13:00 PM) eddieftw: i mean, which website are you talking about in terms of chicago
(08:13:09 PM) jacob: ah
(08:13:32 PM) jacob: was just talking in a sense of chicago & michigan both have ubucon sites vs us not having one yet :)
(08:13:50 PM) jacob: if i remember right, drupal is ready to go on it
(08:13:56 PM) tnseditor: jacob is going to end up setting one up before the end of the night :-p
(08:13:58 PM) jacob: i just never activated the subdomain :-!
(08:14:03 PM) jacob: tnseditor: you know i will
(08:14:52 PM) jacob: anyway, I think that's about it for ubucon updates... what do y'all got?
(08:15:55 PM) eddieftw: okay i'll go if greg will let me
(08:16:29 PM) greg-g: umm, go?
(08:16:55 PM) eddieftw: okay well I'll start with Flourish and then talk about the LoCo
(08:17:02 PM) eddieftw: flourishconf.com
(08:17:18 PM) eddieftw: iirc... so the registartion is open. the largest annual oss confrence in chicago
(08:17:19 PM) tnseditor: ok
(08:18:12 PM) tnseditor: hey
(08:18:18 PM) tnseditor: this has nothing to do with this, but...
(08:18:27 PM) eddieftw: april 4-5 which is a friday and saturday
(08:18:31 PM) tnseditor: A kid from Elida may be on American Idol tonight
(08:18:40 PM) tnseditor: Elida is where I graduated from
(08:18:45 PM) ***eddieftw hates tnseditor atm...
(08:18:47 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: tnseditor: god help the poor soul
(08:18:47 PM) tnseditor: sorry
(08:18:51 PM) jacob: (lol)
(08:18:54 PM) jacob: april 4-5.. gotcha
(08:19:12 PM) picard_pwns_kirk: I'd go, but I can't drive
(08:19:30 PM) eddieftw: so the LoCo is working on maximizing the effeciency of our appeal at the event
(08:20:06 PM) eddieftw: right now im helping the community booths (gnome, foresight, lugs, kde, etc.) get their tables up and running.
(08:20:30 PM) tnseditor: good :-)
(08:20:51 PM) jacob: eddieftw: where is it at? convention center, library, etc?
(08:21:13 PM) eddieftw: opps. University of Illinois- Chicago. near south side of chicago.
(08:21:19 PM) jacob: ah kk :)
(08:21:39 PM) eddieftw: picard_pwns_kirk: if you can take the train down to chicago, you can crash at my house most likely
(08:22:11 PM) eddieftw: i couldn't find anyone to sponsor the hackathon, but the former head of our LoCo is giving a talk about kde4
(08:22:44 PM) eddieftw: hmm i think that's all about flourish, let me move onto the exciting news about the LoCo
(08:22:49 PM) eddieftw: we have a meeting on Saturday
(08:23:22 PM) tnseditor: Can I interrupt again?
(08:23:24 PM) tnseditor: :-p
(08:23:30 PM) eddieftw: never
(08:23:57 PM) jacob: tnseditor: if only i remembered the syntax for a freenode mute ;)
(08:24:18 PM) tnseditor: We have a meeting tomorrow and... I just saw a commercial advertising the Ford with MS Sync
(08:24:26 PM) tnseditor: they showed a website with Safari :-p
(08:24:37 PM) ***tnseditor shuts up for at least 10 seconds after this
(08:24:38 PM) jacob: yes, so did I
(08:24:41 PM) jacob: </ADD>
(08:24:45 PM) jacob: ;)
(08:25:00 PM) jacob: sorry eddieftw, continue
(08:25:33 PM) eddieftw: okay so the meeting is about our next project led by a guy by the name of Patrick Green
(08:26:12 PM) eddieftw: we are planning on donating equipment to a school with one provision. ~12 machines, including some backups, etc.
(08:26:38 PM) tnseditor: nice
(08:26:47 PM) eddieftw: several nights a week, we will be running Ubuntu Classroom classes out of the school
(08:26:50 PM) ***Phineas needs to know where Ubucon is
(08:27:05 PM) jacob left the room (quit: "leaving").
(08:27:07 PM) tnseditor: sounds great eddieftw
(08:27:19 PM) jacob [n=jacobmp@ubuntu/member/jacob] entered the room.
(08:27:21 PM) eddieftw: starting from the basic desktop guide released by Canonical and moving onto advanced Ubuntu hacking skills that our members have
(08:27:28 PM) tnseditor: Phineas: Hilliard
(08:27:33 PM) tnseditor: good :-)
(08:27:40 PM) jacob: (sorry, client crash)
(08:27:41 PM) Phineas: ohio?
(08:27:46 PM) tnseditor: for Ubucon
(08:27:47 PM) tnseditor: Ohio
(08:27:48 PM) tnseditor: yes
(08:27:55 PM) Phineas: mapquest!
(08:28:01 PM) tnseditor: It would be cool to do that around here in Lima eddieftw
(08:28:05 PM) eddieftw: we are hoping to use this to generate a small amount of funds for more promotions, advocacy, LoCo sponsorship of confrences etc.
(08:28:15 PM) eddieftw: thanks tnseditor :P
(08:28:24 PM) tnseditor: maybe set a can up or something "Donations welcome"
(08:28:36 PM) greg-g: thats awesome eddieftw
(08:29:04 PM) Phineas: 2hrs away cant do it
(08:29:26 PM) jacob: i could use it as an excuse to get my drive time in :P
(08:29:28 PM) tnseditor: I'm two hours awayish
(08:29:31 PM) eddieftw: so saturday is the first official meeting for this project, we are aiming for a launch of summer 08 for this. personally im excited, and that is the next big Chicago proec
(08:29:36 PM) tnseditor: great plan jacob
(08:29:38 PM) eddieftw: project*
(08:29:56 PM) jacob: epic
(08:30:10 PM) eddieftw: one more thign coming out of chicago which is in the works but still not blog worthy
(08:30:26 PM) tnseditor: ?
(08:30:42 PM) tnseditor: Chicago LoCo has been busy :-)
(08:31:20 PM) eddieftw: the Linux Users of Norhtern Illinois (LUNI) is being regroupped into the Chicago Open Source Alliance (i forget the real name) to promote OSS in the area. It's a meta group and we are still working on the logistics of it, but we plan on doign a press release about this at Flourish
(08:31:31 PM) eddieftw: and that's my work in the past 6 weeks or however long it's been
(08:31:37 PM) eddieftw: but it's all still very hush hush atm
(08:31:40 PM) tnseditor: wow
(08:31:45 PM) jacob: that's pretty cool eddieftw
(08:32:31 PM) greg-g: hush hush on the wide open IRC channels ;)
(08:32:45 PM) jacob: you are lucky locobot isn't in here ;)
(08:32:54 PM) ***eddieftw kidnaps locobot
(08:33:23 PM) ***greg-g logs everything and puts it online.  hyperlinking all nicknames to their home address in google.
(08:34:29 PM) jacob: go ahead, link me. it's impossible for google to index my site
(08:34:35 PM) jacob: it can't figure out javascript! :D
(08:35:07 PM) jacob: lest you meant email addresses
(08:35:13 PM) jacob: in which case i'm screwed!
(08:35:39 PM) ***greg-g meant home, as in where you live
(08:36:20 PM) greg-g: So.
(08:36:21 PM) greg-g: Michigan
(08:36:27 PM) jacob: oh foo, so even more so!
(08:36:37 PM) ***jacob hides
(08:36:41 PM) tnseditor: hit it greg-g
(08:36:43 PM) greg-g: we've been a little lax lately.  Our latest Packaging Jam was pushed back to uncontrollable reasons
(08:37:00 PM) tnseditor: oh
(08:37:24 PM) greg-g: but, we have that penguicon conference coming up.  I have the box of 300 (or so) Gutsy cds, along with the new "Conference Pack" Jono set up (hats, shirts, pens, stickers)
(08:37:40 PM) tnseditor: nice
(08:37:42 PM) tnseditor: really nice
(08:38:10 PM) greg-g: yeah, we will be having a room party, a packaging jam, a bug jam, and a bunch of Ubuntu-folk will be there
(08:38:26 PM) greg-g: (Jono, Mako, JCastro, me)
(08:38:27 PM) greg-g: ;)
(08:38:37 PM) jacob: nice
(08:38:39 PM) tnseditor: you're right up there :-p
(08:38:42 PM) tnseditor: :-)
(08:38:54 PM) eddieftw: i want to go but i probably wont be able to pay for it
(08:39:51 PM) greg-g: it'll be a good time
(08:40:00 PM) greg-g: but other than that, not much to report from Michigan
(08:40:57 PM) linuxcolumbus [n=pat@cpe-65-24-125-200.columbus.res.rr.com] entered the room.
(08:41:05 PM) tnseditor: hi linuxcolumbus
(08:41:17 PM) linuxcolumbus: hello
(08:41:35 PM) tnseditor: we're winding down on the tri-loco meeting
(08:41:38 PM) jacob: allrighty, well there we have it. do we have any more notes from any team?