The New York State Ubuntu Local Community (LoCo) Team is a group of volunteers united by a commitment to Ubuntu and free and open source software (FOSS). The team advocates and supports Ubuntu for home, business, and educational use in New York State. By bringing the freedom of choice, power of the community, and stability of Ubuntu to the public, the team believes it can change the face of computing for the better. The primary purpose of the team newsletter is to document everything the team has done. The reader should get a sense of the activities conducted by the team both offline and online. Experienced members should find information on "what happened" and "what's going on," while newer members should find information on how to get involved. In addition to this primary purpose, the team newsletter can add another community aspect to the team and contain articles written by members on relevant topics. Welcome to the New York State LoCo Team Newsletter, Issue #2 for February 2009. [IMG]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/google_trends.png[/IMG]
Message from the Team Officer
Content Needed
Team News
Accomplishments
Online Presence
Regional Groups
Rockland County Group
Rochester Group
- The Rochester group has gotten a commitment from a local college and training facility to use two labs and a classroom for an upcoming install fest hosted jointly with RCSI (Rochester Computer Society Inc) and LUGOR (Linux User Group of Rochester). This event is tentatively planned for May 23rd, but due to that weekend being a holiday weekend the event might be moved.
- The Rochester group has local events planned through the month of June including a tentative visit from a member of the Open Street Maps project in April
Local Meetings and Events
Local Events
2009
February
- 20090207 2:00 - 4:00 PM Syracuse area meet-up Liverpool Library
- 20090205 7:00 - 9:00 PM The future of business technology Rochester @ B&N RIT
January
- 20090108 7:00 - 9:00 PM Asterisk Demonstration Rochester @ B&N RIT
Members News
Charles Profitt was approved for Ubuntu Membership on January 7th.
General News
Ubuntu Global Bug Jam 20-22 February 2009 - The NYS Ubuntu Loco has scheduled a public event for Saturday February 21st from 4pm - 9pm. The Syracuse group is working on securing a location as well. The team will also work over IRC during that weekend to contribute from all areas of the state.
Member Opinions
Upcoming Team Meetings and Events
Upcoming Meetings
2009
February
- 20090216 8:00 - 9:00 PM Statewide Meeting
Upcoming Events
2009
February
March
- 20090221 4pm - 9pm Global Bug Jam - Live! In Rochester New York Rochester @ B&N RIT
- 20090305 7:00 - 9:00 PM Watching TV on Linux: Myth TV Rochester @ B&N RIT
April
May
- 20090418 8am - 11pm Rochester Bar Camp 4 Rochester @ RIT Campus
- 20090530 9:00AM - 12:30PM Joint Install Fest with Lugor and RCSI Galisano Building RIT
Getting Involved
Regular members have no obligations. Active members who volunteer to help the team are greatly appreciated and they impact the community. Your ideas and service count!
Team Discussions
IRC
The team IRC channel is a place where members of the team communicate and collaborate with each other in real-time. People from New York State can also find out more information about Ubuntu. Server: irc.ubuntu.com Channel: #ubuntu-us-ny
Registering Membership
- Team Website
- Join the team in Launchpad
- Review the Ubuntu Community Code of Conduct and place a signed copy of the Code of Conduct in your Launchpad account
Team Information
Team Owner: Jeremy Austin-Bardo
Officers
President: Jeremy Austin-Bardo Vice President: Charles Profitt Secretary: (Rochester): Brian Neil Treasurer: The-Stace
Team Membership : 160 as of November 2008 (cumulative: website, Launchpad team, mailing list) Team General IRC Meeting Schedule: third Monday of every month at 8 PM Eastern Time Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam Team Website: http://www.newyork-ubuntu.com Team Mailing List: ubuntu-us-ny on lists.ubuntu.com Team Forum: http://newyork.ubuntuforums.org Team Blog: http://blog.newyork-ubuntu.com Team IRC channel: #ubuntu-us-ny on irc.ubuntu.com Team SIP conference channel: [EMAIL="5000@sip.nerdsonlinux.com"]5000@sip.nerdsonlinux.com[/EMAIL] or *8771-5000 on SIPBroker affiliates
Archives
You can find older New York State LoCo Team Newsletter issues at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Newsletter
Additional Ubuntu News
You can find more news and announcements about Ubuntu at: http://www.ubuntu.com/news and http://fridge.ubuntu.com/
Conclusion
Thank you for reading the New York State LoCo Team Newsletter. See you next month!