Ubuntu Vancouver: Monthly General Meeting (July 2009)

Meeting Summary, Notes and Links

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• 20 people in attendance
• Cake and wine to celebrate our 100th member
• Presentation attached

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• Lightning Talk 1: "Accessing the Net Wherever your iPhone Has a Signal, Without Jail-breaking." Here's Larry's notes from talk: http://technopragmatica.blogspot.com/2009/07/iphone-tethering-notes-for-ubuntu.html

• Lightning Talk 2: "Free Linux and Ubuntu Books" (Kim)
  • I carry lots arouund on my laptop. Bring a flash drive to a meeting for copies.

  • Article with 20 free books http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20090405061458383/20oftheBestFreeLinuxBooks-Part1.html

  • Google search for free Ubuntu books http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-2070091971271392%3Aougxymc6y19&ie=UTF-8&q=free+ubuntu+books&sa=Search

  • O`Reilly User group page http://ug.oreilly.com/

  • Lots of free (pirated) books in Usenet: alt.binaries.e-book.technical

• Lightning Talk 3: "Hacking the Public Library, Ubuntu Style" (Randall)
  

  • VPL's collection fo Ubuntu books is abysmal (politely).
    Randall's VPL research:
    18 Ubuntu titles (most of them out of date or unavailable.)
    >1000 Windows titles
    >100 Vista titles.
    Here's what you can do to fix this (i.e. hack the library):
    1) Donate your Ubuntu books
    2) Suggest a purchase
    3) Order the official Ubuntu CD and donate it.
    Instructions on how to donate and suggest: http://www.vpl.ca

• Upcoming Events (open discussion)
• Door Prizes: 2 "Karmic Koala Rescue Kits" were awarded

When

• Thursday 09 July, 2009; 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  
  Important: Please RSVP at our Meetup site here to let us know if you're coming.

Where

• Special Notice: Your RSVP above will ensure that you are updated in the event we need to move to bigger space.

  The Hackery
  304 Victoria Drive
  Vancouver
  http://thehackery.ca/
  Enter the side door (north side of the building) and go up the stairs.

For more details, see the full listing: http://www.meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver/calendar/10635004/

Agenda

(This is an update. Your feedback is always welcome and important.)

• Socializing, meet & greet with sweets (6:30 - 7:00pm)

• Turn on the projector
• Welcome new members! (Kim, our fearless Founder)

• Evangelism Advocacy & Marketing Update (Randall. a.k.a. Mr. Buzz)

• XO on Ubuntu Event - How did it go? (Randall)
• Youth Summer Learning Sessions (Kim)
• Recently in Ubuntuland: What's the Biggest News You've Heard in the Past Month? (all)
• Lightning Talk 1: "Accessing the Net Wherever your iPhone Has a Signal, Without Jail-breaking." (Larry)
• Ligthning Talk 2: "Free Linux and Ubuntu Books" (Kim)
• Lightning Talk 3: "Hacking the Public Library, Ubuntu Style" (Randall)
• Upcoming Events (open discussion)
• Door Prize! (Always a surprise!)
• Socializing (8:15 - 8:45 pm) ... continue on The Drive for those who want...
• Tiny Little Tripod (Kim)