Category Archives: Meetups

Six geeks, one sleepless night, and £5133.70 for charity

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Michael Hall

Well, we did it.  The six members of the Canonical Community Team stayed awake and (mostly) online for 24 straight hours, all for your entertainment and generous donations.  A lot of people gave a lot over the last week, both … Continue reading →

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App Development at UDS-Q

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Michael Hall

My big focus during the week of UDS will be on improving our Application Developer story, tools and services.  Ubuntu 12.04 is already an excellent platform for app developers, now we need to work on spreading awareness of what we … Continue reading →

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How the Ubuntu Florida team Jams

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Michael Hall

The Ubuntu Florida LoCo Team is my home team, and this cycle I will once again be meeting up with Chris Johnston to participate in the Ubuntu Global Jam.  Since Chris is the one organizing this event again, I asked … Continue reading →

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How Ubuntu Oregon Runs Jams

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Michael Hall

As part of an ongoing series of blogs about LoCo Team Jams, I spoke with Benjamin Kerensa (bkerensa), the team contact for Ubuntu Oregon about their Global Jam activities.   Tell me about yourself and how you are involved in Ubuntu … Continue reading →

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A new way to Jam

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Michael Hall

We’re coming up on the next Ubuntu Global Jam, the point in every cycle where the community gets together for a weekend of contributing to the next release of Ubuntu.  And this time we’re shaking things up a little bit. … Continue reading →

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LoCo Team BBQ: The Meat

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Michael Hall

Now that the rub  is ready, it’s time to prepare the meat.  For this weekend’s festivities, we have: 2 pork shoulders, 2 whole chickes, 4 large turkey legs, an assortment of chicken wings and drumsticks, a rack of ribs and … Continue reading →

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LoCo Team BBQ: The Rub

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Michael Hall

This weekend we will be holding the second official Ubuntu Florida LoCo Team BBQ, which for me means that preparation has to start early.  All good barbecue starts with the dry rub, a combination of spices, sugar and salt that give the … Continue reading →

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Quick UDS-P Wrapup

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Michael Hall

It’s late, I’m tired, so this is going to be brief.  But if I didn’t put something up now, chances are I’d procrastinate to the point where it didn’t matter anymore, so something is better than nothing. JuJu So the … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Summit Jam

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Michael Hall

This past weekend was Ubuntu Global Jam, where Ubuntu users and contributors all over the world get together to work on improving the project.  Jams come in many forms, code hacking, bug triaging, translating, documenting, or even just promoting Ubuntu … Continue reading →

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UDS-N Wrap Up

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Michael Hall

The Ubuntu Developer Summit for Natty Narwhal came to a close yesterday, after 5 days of intense, mind-draining sessions.  I learned a lot, planned a lot, and have a huge list of action items for the next six months. First … Continue reading →

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