Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #119 for the week February 22, February 28, 2010.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Eighteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-March 3, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday March 7, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In This Issue

Announcements:

* The next event is the Tempe install fest on March 20 and we will need help. Our big concern is having flyers out in the city.

PLUG and class announcements:

* PLUG Devel meeting this Thur - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/552 . PLUG Planning IRC meeting next Sunday, an hour before the AZLoCo mtg - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2275 . PLUG security hackfest a week from Tue - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2136 . PLUG East Side meeting a week from Thur - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/168 . Free Software Stammtisch in Prescott a week from Tue - http://www.lugy.net/

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10March3

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Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #118 for the week February 15, February 21, 2010.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Eighteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-February 24, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday February 28, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In This Issue

toddc began with some announcements:

* I will be sitting in for scott_ev and posting his meeting notes since many of our members (including scott_ev) are cruising back from California down I-10 at 90mph err 75 mph and might drop their Internet connection or laptop battery's run out.

* New member, dbman63, introduced himself and was welcomed to the Team:
"Hi I'm Dana. I'm a Database Administrator @ Intel, and have tinkered a little bit with Linux since Red Hat 7.1, but still consider myself a Newbie."

* There will be no Human Theme In Ubuntu 10.04 - http://anotherubuntu.blogspot.com/2010/02/no-human-theme-in-ubuntu-1004.... . Mark Shuttleworth: Meta-cycles: 2-3 year major cycles for free software - http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/288 . Interview With Jono by Joe Barker - http://blog.joeb454.com/2010/02/an-interview-with-jono/ . Interview with Dustin Kirkland, Ubuntu Core Developer about encryption in Ubuntu - https://slo-tech.com/clanki/10008en/# . Upcoming Ubuntu Global Jam and your Loco Team - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Jams , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam/Stories and http://chrisjohnston.org/2010/ubuntu-global-jam-march-2010 . Dell dropping its Ubuntu offerings? - http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/dell-dropping-its-ubuntu-off... . Univ. of Arizona student builds Ubuntu-Atom powered spider-bot - http://www.neoseeker.com/news/13107-u-of-arizona-student-builds-ubuntu-a... . Canonical’s Latest Ubuntu Developer Pitch - http://tinyurl.com/yh8s4l6 .

* Schedule for installfests:
* Feb 27th - UAT, Mar 20 - Escalante,
* Mar 27 - UAT, April 10 Escalante,
* April 24 - UAT,
* April 24 - Licid Release Party - Boulders,
* May 8 - Escalante, May 22 - UAT

We have posted some flyers already and will be posting more this week - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399585 and http://www.azloco.com/node/128

* There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe (http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/) on the 24th of April. - http://azloco.com/node/120

PLUG and class announcements:

* West Side meeting this Wednesday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/346 . PLUG and AZLoCo Installfest at UAT this Saturday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/160 . PLUG Devel meeting a week from Thursday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/552 . Next PLUG IRC meeting is in two weeks as next Sunday is still in Feb

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10February24

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #117 for the week February 8, February 14, 2010.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Seventeenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-February 17, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday February 21, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In This Issue

Announcements: What Individuals Can Do For Their LoCo Team - http://ubuntu-us.org/?q=node/14366 . Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition Review - http://www.thelinuxblog.com/ubuntu-unleased-2010-edition-revie/ . Yahoo Pays Canonical, Now They're The Ubuntu Default - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzkyNg . There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe (http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/) on the 24th of April - http://azloco.com/node/120 . March 20 Tempe install fest - http://www.azloco.com/node/128 .

PLUG and class announcements: Both Valley Stammtische are this week - http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch . PLUG planning IRC meeting next Sunday the hour before the LoCo mtg - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2274 . West Side meeting next Wednesday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/346 . PLUG and AZLoCo Installfest a week from Saturday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/160 .

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10February17

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #116 for the week February 1, February 7, 2010.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Sixteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-February 10, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday February 14, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In This Issue

scott_ev began the meeting by reminding everyone that he is only filling in temporarily until johnc4510 can get back.

A new member introduced himself and was welcomed to the Team:
* randlieb: Hi...just moved to the Verde Valley area from Fayetteville, AR. Was about to start up an Ubuntu installation class at the local Community Access tv statio there when I moved. I would like to try to start something like that here in the Cottonwood-Sedona area... I have been using Ubuntu on my home computer since 2005.
* Announcement of a new Linux enthusiast by xHans: "Sonya and I are proud to announce the arrival of our son Hans Augustus! We are amazed and blessed. And quite a bit scared :) . It has been a true joy to have him in our lives these last couple days."

scott_ev then gave some announcements: Mark Shuttleworth: Meta-cycles: 2-3 year major cycles for free software - http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/288 . Announcement of an additional install fest every month sponsored by the City of Tempe, and the schedule for the install fests - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399585 and http://www.azloco.com/node/128 . SCaLe Ride Sharing - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1400877 . Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid Lynx Alpha 2 Released - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu). Donation of a signed copy of the Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition (Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition Review - http://www.thelinuxblog.com/ubuntu-unleased-2010-edition-revie/ ). There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe - http://azloco.com/node/120 . Announcement of the next install fest in Tucson planning. Suggestion that we need to set some guidelines about hardware requirements for different types of installs at an installfest. Announcement of an Ubucon at SCaLE8X on Friday, February 19th, 2010 - http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/ .

PLUG and class announcements:

* PLUG security hackfest Tuesday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2135 . PLUG east side Thursday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/164 . Both Valley Stammtische are next week - http://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10February10

You have to read the whole entry to hear about the car.

OK, in last week's teem meeting I mentioned that toddc came up with a great idea about how to hold regular installfests in Tempe and get free advertising. Well, after some discussion with xHans and another PLUG member that is always at installfest, we decided to do a trial run of 3 months at a new location while keeping the UAT installfest going. Todd did a bunch of leg work and found us a location. He found a Community Center Manager that is the Manager of Computer Training for the Community and has a room for us.