How to Run a Bug Jam?

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-06-18

Global Bug Jam, full steam ahead! Some bug jams are scheduled already, but there’s a lot more potential. What about YOU? Don’t you want to have the fun of your life at a Bug Jam nearby?

We have good news for you. We’ll have a bunch of “How to run a Bug Jam” IRC sessions in #ubuntu-meeting in the next few weeks. The main aim of these sessions is going to be to:

  • get together
  • find out what’s required to make your local Bug Jam kick arse
  • coordinate the planning
  • come up with great ideas on how to take the Global Bug Jam even further

Excited? Have your calendar ready?

  • Friday, June 20th 16:00 UTC with Caspar Clemens Mierau and Daniel Holbach
  • Saturday, June 21st 19:00 UTC with Greg Grossmeier and Jorge Castro
  • Friday, July 4th 16:00 UTC with Caspar Clemens Mierau and Daniel Holbach
  • Saturday, July 5th 19:00 UTC with Wolfger and Greg Grossmeier

We are totally excited and look forward to all the great ideas to make Bug Jams rock even harder. Start planning today and let us know about your plans in the IRC sessions! 🙂

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #95

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-06-15

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 95 for the weeks June 8th – June 14th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Intrepid Alpha 1 delayed, more info about Global Bug Jam, future Brainstorm plans, Server Team Intrepid blueprints, new Ubuntu Members, future of Gobuntu, Kubuntu Tutorial Days, Mark Suttleworth's response to accusations of proprietary codecs in Ubuntu, open source in UK schools, and much, much more!

  • Intrepid Alpha 1 Delayed
  • Global Bug Jam: How you can help make it happen!
  • Future Brainstorm Plans
  • Intrepid blueprints from the Ubuntu Server Team
  • New Ubuntu Members
  • Gobuntu Future
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Ubuntu Colombian Team OpenFest
  • Technical Update
  • Launchpad News
  • Ubuntu Forums News
  • In the Press & Blogosphere
  • In Other News
  • Upcoming Meetings & Events
  • Updates & Security

If you have a story idea for the Weekly News, join the Ubuntu News Team mailing list and submit it. Ideas can also be added to the wiki!

Kubuntu Tutorials Day 15-June

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-06-10

Kubuntu Tutorials Day is back. Join the Kubuntu team on IRC, #kubuntu-devel, for some fascinating chats with Free Software’s finest developers.

There are five months of development ahead for Intrepid, so this is the perfect way to learn how to get involved.

  • 19:00UTC
    Getting Involved
    What’s happening in Intrepid and how can you join? Artwork, documentation, packaging, programming and more.
    Richard Johnson (nixternal)
  • 20:00UTC
    Usability. Is it just about removing options?
    Celeste Lyn Paul (seele)
  • 21:00UTC
    Packaging and merging howto
    Turn your apps into .debs, fix the packages already in the archive.
    Jonathan Riddell (Riddell)
  • 22:00UTC
    Plasma with Python
    Plasmoids that are easy to make.
    Michael Anderson (nosrednaekim)
  • 23:00UTC
    Bug triage
    How to squish the beasties.
    Ralph Janke (txwikinger)
  • From end of talks onwards…
    Kubuntu Q&A
    Got a question? We’re here to answer.
    Your Friendly Kubuntu Team

See Kubuntu Tutorials Day page for more information.

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #94

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-06-08

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 94 for the weeks June 1st – June 7th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Global Bug Jam, New Members, Newly Approved LoCos, Canonical Showcases Ubuntu Netbook Remix at Computex, Kubuntu Specs in Full, Ubuntu at OSCON, Ubuntu Server receives positive reviews, Mobile devices driving Ubuntu-Shuttleworth, Ubuntu UK podcast #7, Acer bets big on Linux, and much, much more!

  • Ubuntu Global Bug Jam!
  • New Members
  • Newly Approved LoCos
  • Canonical Showcases Ubuntu Netbook Remix at Computex
  • Kubuntu Specs in Full
  • Learn about Ubuntu at OSCON
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • LoCo News
  • Technical Update
  • Launchpad News
  • Forums News
  • In the Press & Blogosphere
  • In Other News
  • Meeting Summaries
  • Upcoming Meetings & Events
  • Updates & Security

If you have a story idea for the Weekly News please submit it via email or on the wiki !

Ubuntu Global Bug Jam

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-06-04

The first Ubuntu Global Bug Jam will take place from Friday 8th August to Sunday 10th August 2008.

So, what is the Ubuntu Global Bug Jam? Put simply, it is a world-wide online and face-to-face event to get people together to fix Ubuntu bugs – we want to get as many people online fixing bugs, having a great time doing so, and putting their brick in the wall for free software. This is not only a great opportunity to really help Ubuntu, but to also get together with other Ubuntu fans to make a difference together, either via your LoCo team, your LUG, other free software group, or just getting people together in your house/apartment to fix bugs and have a great time.

If you are in a LoCo Team, the Ubuntu Global Bug Jam is a great opportunity for LoCo Teams to get together and have a physical bug-jam. To get started there is a Running a Bug Jam guide, which offers some helpful advice for getting your jam organised. If you are in a Linux User Group why not try and organise a bug jam for your LUG too?

If you are planning on organising a jam for your group, just follow these steps:

  1. Decide on a venue and dates, and start letting people know about where and when the jam is. You might want to post to other local groups to let them know so they can attend. Take a look at Running a Bug Jam page to help you get started.
  2. Update the Ubuntu Global Bug Jam page and add your jam to it. Be sure to add any specific applications your local participants are interested in, in the *Interests* box – we will then try to get upstream specialists to the Jam who can help with debugging on IRC.
  3. Blog about it, post to mailing lists, put flyers up in computer shops and other places and otherwise spread the word.
  4. On the day we will post more information about getting involved in the jam.

We will be posting more information about how the global bug jam will work closer to the time.

Also, digg this over at http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_Global_Bug_Jam_Announced.