Feisty Release Party Discussion

This thread should be used to discuss the plans for the Kentucky Teams Feisty release party that is scheduled for April 20th. Put your ideas here.

What are we planning for the party? Machines with Feisty installed, a presentation done in Impress?

If Feisty comes out on 4/19, and we're having the release party on 4/20, it'll be hard-pressed (but doable) to have machines up and running with 7.04. Perhaps we can have a few machines with it in place, and a few that we can install on while the party is in process?

I was kind of thinking of having some CDs already burned and ready to use. Then at the party we can install it on some systems, eat pizza, etc. I am not sure how other release parties have been run before. I will ask around.

We should add our info to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FeistyReleaseParties. What does everyone think?

What the Ohio Team is doing sounds cool to me, just go somewhere to eat and talk about Ubuntu and other geek-related things. ~Jordan Montgomery

montgoej said: What the Ohio Team is doing sounds cool to me, just go somewhere to eat and talk about Ubuntu and other geek-related things.

~Jordan Montgomery

That works for me.

I'm for that. There are a couple of little LAN Gaming places here that serve food and might be a good place to gather. But then again, anywhere to celebrate Feisty releasing is good too!

Mid-April will be about the time we'll be getting those 60 computers from Oldham County as well. We might have some computers for people to play around with.

If this is anywhere near Louisville, I'd love to join. I'll bring beer and pizza.

I think that if the need is great enough we can have this be regional. It would be great to have the whole team in one place but if more people can (will) attend if it is regional then that may be better.

Well, I'd be willing to drive a bit, perhaps. Depends on how far it is.

etank said: I think that if the need is great enough we can have this be regional. It would be great to have the whole team in one place but if more people can (will) attend if it is regional then that may be better.

The way I see it, the majority of our members, and the majority of the population of the state are in either Lexington or Louisville, and a majority of the members here would probably be willing to drive to either place, if need be. It should be in one of these two towns or somewhere in between. Those two cities contain HALF of Kentucky's population of 4 million.

True. Frankfort wouldn't be a bad place. There are a few members from Frankfort, and it is a city between both Louisville and Lexington.

Here is a link to the plans that we came up with at the meeting tonight (March 15th). https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KentuckyTeam/FeistyReleaseParty

I know I'm not officially part of the crew yet but I might stop in.

I know I'm not officially part of the crew yet but I might stop in.

Feel free to join us. Bring a friend too if you want. If you have any questions about the team feel free to pm me here on the forums or stop by the IRC room.

I'll try to make it as well :)

You guys have a regular LUG meeting time? I might be interested in making the trip

Yoooder said: I'll try to make it as well :)

You guys have a regular LUG meeting time? I might be interested in making the trip

We have IRC meetings every Thursday at 8:00PM EST in #ubuntu-kentucky on irc.freenode.net. We are working on ideas for real life meetings now. Check out the links in my signature for more info on the team or send me a pm.

any Arizonians in here? how about a release party on ASU campus?

FrancoNero said: any Arizonians in here? how about a release party on ASU campus?

Most of us are from Kentucky. There is an Arizona Team (wiki = https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam, forum = http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=209)

What about someone who only wants a basic LAMP server setup, should I tell him to come? I can help him with config and all later but he only needs help with the basic install. ~Jordan Montgomery

Bring'em on. I am sure that we can do a simple server install there.

I meant to post that in the installfest discussion, but oh well. I'm not 100% sure if the guy's gonna be there, but he's thinking about it. ~Jordan Montgomery