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We will be celebrating the release of Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) scheduled for release October 10, 2010. (see below) Maverick is *not* a Long Term Support (LTS) release but will be setting the stage for the next (12.04) LTS. Physical and virtual (IRC & other) Maverick events will be scheduled. Each release cycle a number of efforts happen focused around the release. Globally, UbuntuDeveloperWeek and UbuntuGlobalJam events happen a month or two before the release focusing on new contributors. Parties (listed below) and UbuntuOpenWeek happen near or after the release. If you are thinking about organzing one, BuildingCommunity/RunningReleaseParty has some hints more hints are described in a video how to do a release party. "... can be organized in literally 10 minutes."

Maverick Release Parties

We will plan Maverick release parties in future IRC meetings and on the mailing list.

These events are listed chronologically. Details have yet to be confirmed. World wide events are listed on the LoCo directory.

Parties

• Date: Mon, 11 Oct. 2010
• Time: Mon, 6:30 - 10:00pm
• Location: 729 Seward St Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90038

• Location URL: http://maps.google.com/maps?um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=729+Seward+St+Melrose+Ave+Los+Angeles,+CA+90038&fb=1&gl=us&hq=729+Seward+St&hnear=Melrose+Ave,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90038&ei=72OrTNSaL4f0tgPqkbi5Aw&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQtgMwAA

• LoCo Directory entry & signup: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/team/441/detail/

Northern California Parties

• Date: Oct, 31
• Time: 3-7pm
• Location: Saxbys Walnut Creek
• Location URL:

Brainstorming

Release party at Maverick Restaurant, 3316 17th Street, San Francisco (a couple blocks from Noisebridge)?

Costume party. Free drinks for people dressed like Penguins.

; What venue is large enough to hold the Orbs?

• Noisebridge may be a possibility for both installfest and party

• Coffee shop
• Art gallery
  • Need to get prices, locations, content
• Thirstybear (or comparable)
• Party with open source and creative commons themes (contact fffff.at? gaffta.org? have a location where we can host a completely open source juke during the party?)

Installfest

• Date:
• Location:
• Time:

• Event web page & notes:

General Info

• Maverick Meerkat 10.10 started after the release of 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx. DO NOT install Maverick on production machines. See UbuntuDevelopment/UsingDevelopmentReleases. The final stable version is scheduled to be released on October 10, 2010. This release date is in part a tribute to The Hitchhiker's Guide as 101010 in binary is 42, the answer to life, the universe and everything as described in Mark Shuttleworth's Maverick Keynote video.

• For general Ubuntu information please see www.ubuntu.com or ask in one of Ubuntu's community support areas.

• The Ubuntu Developer Summit for Maverick Meerkat 10.10 was held Monday, 10 May - Friday 14 May 2010, in Brussels, Belgium. A Technical Overview and Blueprints are being used as guides for producing this release.

• Several LoCo members are running Maverick for testing purposes. Your participation is encouraged but not required.