Ubuntu Arizona LoCo Team

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #103 for the week August 5, August 9.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Third Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-August 12, 2009
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday August 16, 2009 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In this issue

* supergeekdave was introduced and welcomed to the team

* Announcements: Karmic Alpha 4 freeze ahead: The fourth Karmic alpha release is planned for next Thursday, August 13. Landscape will now be available in two architectures: installed on-site or hosted as software as a service (SaaS) by Canonical. Migrating to an Encrypted Home Directory: http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2009/06/migrating-to-encrypted-home-directory.html . Full Circle Magazine #27 – the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-27/ . Ubuntu-UK Podcast: Day of Reckoning – http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/ . Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue154

* Discussion on the Tucson installfest: Possibility of location at the U of A. Still trying to figure out the setup for a game server. Flier will be produced when we have a location.

* We have about 3 or so members in Flagstaff now…so he’d like to see us get an installfest going up there to down the road.

* PLUG announcements: Classes start in two weeks: http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes . Intro GNU/Linux class, CIS126DL: http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/CIS239DL.html . OpenOffice.org and shell scripting classes: http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/BPC110.html . Prescott Free Software Stammtisch is Tuesday night: http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch and http://www.lugy.net/. PLUG east side meeting this Thursday: http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/134 . BlenderCAD in person and online meetings this Saturday: http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/1148 . Both Tempe and Avondale Stammtische are next week. Hope everyone in the Valley shows up for at least one or the other. ABLEconf will have a call for presentations out this week. Social networks for ABLEconf were updated this week: http://www.ABLEconf.com/networks

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/09August12

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #102 for the week July 27, August 2.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundredth Second Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-August 5, 2009
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: [“ArizonaTeam”]

* Next meeting: Sunday August 9, 2009 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In this issue

New member flakeparadigm introduced himself. The Team welcomed flakeparadigm aboard.

johnc4510 , then gave some announcements:

* Canonical announced Canonical’s Desktop Support Services: including three offerings: Starter, Advanced and Professional. https://shop.canonical.com/

* Free Books For Approved LoCo Teams: Official Ubuntu Book, and Official Ubuntu Server Book. johnc4510 has already sent our request for our copies and is awaiting conformation on the order.

johnc4510 then gave a report from lenards on the venue for the installfest. johnc4510 also asked tyche about the “fill-in-the-blanks” flier, which is available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22090195@N03/3702697843/

johnc4510 then asked xHans for the PLUG announcements:

* Devel meeting is this Thursday. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/559

* Hackfest security mtg is this Saturday. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/659

* The official press release annoucing ABLEconf 2009 Phoenix went out last week. http://www.ABLEconf.com/press_releases/2009Jul29.html

* Our call for presentations should go out in the next couple of weeks.

* Free Software Stammtisch in Prescott is next week, bring pillows and diapers for slofgren 🙂 [Ed Note: slofgren just became the proud father of a baby girl.]

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/09August5

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #101 for the week July 19, July 26.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundredth First Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-July 29, 2009
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday August 2, 2009 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In this issue

* Announcements: Karmic Alpha 3 released: Pre-releases of Karmic are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. Launchpad is now open source: Released under the GNU Affero General Public license, version 3, Launchpad’s code is now open source.

* _MrsApple_ was welcomed to the Team.

* scott_ev then announced that vorian had resigned from his job in Ohio and was looking to move to Idaho or Utah.

* Discussion of the Tucson Install Fest.

* PLUG announcements: ABLEconf group sponsor requirements were created this week. http://www.ABLEconf.com/wiki/index.php?title=2009Phx/GroupSponsors . This Friday is the 10th annual Sysadmin Appreciation Day. http://www.SysadminDay.com/ . Software Freedom Day is coming up, Saturday, September 19th. http://www.SoftwareFreedomDay.org and http://SoftwareFreedomDay.org/teams/northamerica/AZ . No PLUG events this week. We did get a job posting, though. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/1123 . Classes start soon at the community colleges. I will be updating info on my site, but we will also have posts to PLUG. http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes .

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/09July29