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http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/images/coloflag.GIF The Colorado Ubuntu Linux Team is an Ubuntu "[[LoCoTeams|Local Community Team]]" (aka Co``Lo``Co Team) that advocates the use of Open Source software and Ubuntu Linux in the State of WikiPedia:Colorado, US. This is done through CD distribution, team expansion, user-base support, and outreach programs.
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The Colorado Local Team advocates the use of Open Source software and Ubuntu Linux in the State of Colorado. This is done through CD Distribution, Team expansion,user-base support, and outreach programs such as [http://www.freeu.com/ Colorado Free University]. The Colorado Local Community Team is '''not''' meant to replace our local LUGs but rather enhance their overall experience by having a dedicated place to discuss, contribute, and gain
support from local Ubuntu users.
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Members must sign the Ubuntu [http://www.ubuntulinux.org/community/conduct/ Code of Conduct] While we were not the first Local Community Team in the USA, we were the first to complete the official process and become fully recognized by the Ubuntu [[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/council|Community Council]].
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== Members List ==
 * ["JoeyStanford"] (Current Team Leader)		 More up-to-date information can be found at our [[http://coloco.ubuntu-rocks.org/|website]].
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If you are interested in joining our team please apply on our launchpad page [https://launchpad.net/people/coloradoteam/ coloradoteam]. All that is required is residency in or near Colorado and a desire to see Ubuntu grow. == Joining ==
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If you are interested in joining our team please apply on our [[https://launchpad.net/people/coloradoteam/|Launchpad page]] and then subscribe to the mailing list below. All that is required is residency in or near Colorado and a desire to see Ubuntu grow.

Members must sign the Ubuntu [[http://www.ubuntulinux.org/community/conduct/|Code of Conduct]]. We encourage members to do this via Launchpad.
Then please edit this wiki page and add your name to the team list further down.

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 * Conduct outreach programs via local schoools  * Conduct outreach programs
 * Ubuntu Activism
 * Partner with local businesses and Educational institutions to further Ubuntu
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 * '''Mailing list''': [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-colorado mailing list]
 * '''IRC Channel''': #ubuntu-colorado on irc.freenode.net		 === Official Ubuntu LoCo Program Info ===
This is a menu of interesting topics available to you via the larger LoCo umbrella. Our local team events are listed further down this page.
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= Team Initiatives = === Communications Channels ===
 * '''Launch Pad''': [[https://launchpad.net/people/coloradoteam|Colorado Team LaunchPad Entry]] - Please sign-in here.
 * '''Mailing list''': [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-us-co|mailing list]]
 * '''Website''': [[http://coloco.ubuntu-rocks.org/|http://coloco.ubuntu-rocks.org/]]
 * '''Forum''': [[http://coloco.ubuntuforums.org|http://coloco.ubuntuforums.org]]
 * '''IRC Channel''': irc://irc.freenode.net/#ubuntu-us-co
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== Goals 2006 ==
 * Pending...		 === Local ISOs and Packages ===
 * '''Local Ubuntu mirror''': provided by our good friends at [[http://tummy.com|Tummy.com]]
   * substitute {{{http://mirrors.tummy.com/mirrors/ftp.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu}}} for {{{http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/}}} and {{{http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/}}} in etc/apt/sources.list.
 * '''Local Ubuntu mirror''': provided by CU Denver Association for Computing Machinery group.
   * substitute {{{http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/ubuntu/}}} for {{{http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/}}} and {{{http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/}}} in /etc/apt/sources.list.
   * ISO images available at {{{http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/ubuntu-cd/}}}
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== Community contributions by members of our team ==
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 * Pending... === Local CD Distribution ===
 * '''Need some CD's?'''
  * Boulder/Fort Collins/Greeley/Estes Park - Contact [[JoeyStanford|Joey Stanford]]
  * Denver/Northeast Colorado/Ft Morgan/Sterling - Contact [[DavidOvercash|David Overcash]]
  * Fort Collins/Loveland and north - Contact [[LaMontJones|LaMont Jones]]
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= Team Activities =

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== Team Events ==

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=== Calendar Feeds ===

  Colorado Ubuntu Team related events: [[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=io7j1iqnqi670i2edogrb37rbo%40group.calendar.google.com|HTML]], [[http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/io7j1iqnqi670i2edogrb37rbo%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics|iCal]] or [[http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/io7j1iqnqi670i2edogrb37rbo%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic|XML]] (maintained by Nick Verbeck)

  Ubuntu Calendar of Events on the Fridge: [[http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendar|HTML]] or [[http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/j5q85mmi6ujvjtii5s1n3li5io@group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics|iCal]]

=== 2007 Team Events ===
 * 2007 January 9 - [[JoeyStanford|Joey]] to speak at the [[http://nclug.org/|Northern Colorado Linux Users Group]]
 * 2007 February 2 - Team Meeting. 6:00 - 9:00 PM.

   Location: Panera Bread (Meeting Room). [[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=7739+Wadsworth+Blvd+-+Arvada,+CO+80003&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr|7739 Wadsworth Blvd - Arvada, CO 80003]]

   Topics:
     1. LoCo meeting results
     2. What's next? Where do we want to go?
     3. Do we want to get any presentations created on different topics so we can hit the lug circuit again. (e.g. Mitch on MOTUing)
     4. Team [[/Reports]] (education, marketing, etc.)
     5. Leadership shifts and new delegation.
  * [[/0202MeetingMinutes]]
  * [[/Photos]]

 * 2007 February 12th - Malcom Yates, Canonical's ISV Manager, does Denver. Informal chat session scheduled for 18:00 at the [[http://www.fallingrocktaphouse.com/|Falling Rock Tap House]] (basement)
 * 2007 March 3 - IRC Meeting on irc.freenode.net Various team members will be updating on progress of different projects and tasks.

    Agenda:
      1. Planning for Feisty Release Party -- Advertising Ideas?
      2. Update on the website. New delegation and direction.
      3. If members are present who have gone to libraries as suggested, we will discuss their findings.
      4. Discuss T-Shirts / CD Bundles / Handouts that we would like to purchase.
      5. LUG Ideas? Anyone interested in going to LUGs to give Ubuntu talks?
      6. Reminder that LoCo Docs Day is going on same day, will transition to this after meeting.

 * 2007 March 10 (Sat) - Joey to speak at [[http://www.cugg.org/|CUGG]] @ 13:30.
 * 2007 April 20 (Fri) - [[FeistyReleaseParties|Feisty Release Party]] and Team Meeting - 18:00, [[http://www.fallingrocktaphouse.com/|Falling Rock Tap House]] (basement), Denver

    Agenda:
      1. Planning for and discussing our presence at the [[http://tiecolorado.org/2007/|TIE Conference]].
      2. Discuss and choose several speakers from the group as requested by Jono for LoCoTeamSpeakers .
      3. Re-evaluate team activism and current projects.
 * 2007 June 2 - Ubucon Boulder! See [[Ubucon-Boulder|Ubucon-Boulder]] for details.
 * 2007 June 19-22 - Helping JimHutchinson with a presentation, and staffing a booth at the Colorado Technology In Education conference, Copper Mountain: http://www.tiecolorado.org/2007/index.cfm See https://wiki.edubuntu.org/TIEColorado
 * 2007 Nov 26, 19:00 MST: IRC meeting. See [/MeetingMinutes] for the minutes from the most excellent [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScribesTeam/MootBot|Mootbot]]

=== 2006 Team Events ===
 * 2006 June 1 - [[DapperReleaseParties|Dapper Release Party]] - 18:00 MDT (00:00 UTC June 2) - Location - Ziggy's Cafe, 4th & Main, Longmont.
  * [[/Photos]]
 * 2006 June 8 - [[JoeyStanford|Joey]] brought CDs and gave a talk at the Boulder Linux User's Group meeting.
  * [[/Photos]].
 * 2006 June 28 - [[JoeyStanford|Joey]] to speak at the [[http://www.lolug.org/|Longmont Linux Users Group]]'s next meeting at 6pm.
 * 2006 July 11 - [[JoeyStanford|Joey]] and [[NealMcBurnett|Neal]] scheduled to introduce our team at the next [[CommunityCouncilAgenda|Community Council Meeting]].
 * 2006 July 26 - [[JoeyStanford|Joey]] did an impromptu presentation at the [[http://www.lolug.org/|Longmont Linux Users Group]] regarding FOSS replacements for Windows programs.
 * 2006 Sept 12 - [[JoeyStanford|Joey]] speaking at [[http://cluedenver.org/|CLUE]] in Denver.
  * [[/Photos]]
 * 2006 Sept 16 - [[http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/|Software Freedom Day]] Party - Canceled due to members schedules.
 * 2006 Oct 27 - [[EdgyReleaseParties|Edgy Release Party]] and Team Meeting - 18:00, [[http://www.fallingrocktaphouse.com/|Falling Rock Tap House]] (basement), Denver - Sponsor: [[http://system76.com|system76]]
  * [[/EdgyMeetingMinutes]]
  * [[/Photos]]
 * 2006 November - [[JoeyStanford|Joey]], Erik, and Carl attended the [[UbuntuDeveloperSummitMountainView|UDS in Mountain View]]. [[NealMcBurnett|Neal]] made several sessions via phone. Photos are on Joey's [[http://joey.ubuntu-rocks.org/blog/|blog]].

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== Goals ==
 * Increase awareness in the community and make our name known.
 * Bring more teachers on board, especially elementary.
 * Develop more relationships like the one Paul Casey has with [[http://www.longmontfreeu.com/|Longmont Free University]].
 * Execute our outreach program.
 * LUG Talks
 * Enhance our web presence: /EnhancedLoCoWeb
== Misc Contributions ==
 * [[https://launchpad.net/products/ubuntu-website/+bug/51382|Bug #8136]] suggestion for the free support site to point to LoCos. Implemented!


= Membership =
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To view our current membersship visit our members page at [[[ColoradoTeam/Members]]]

== Corporate Sponsors ==

   [[http://system76.com|{{https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ColoradoTeam?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=system76.jpg}}]]

== Appreciation Call-outs ==

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 * 2006 June 01 - Jeffrey Haemer for donating a huge amount of blank CDs to the Dapper Party Burning Session
 * 2006 June 02 - Joey, for his boundless enthusiasm, energy, and good humor.
 * 2006 July 01 - [[http://tummy.com|Tummy.com]] for the local repository.
 * 2006 October 27 - [[http://system76.com|system76]] for sponsoring our Edgy release party

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== Colorado Linux Links ==
=== User Communities ===
 * [[http://www.lolug.org/|Longmont Linux Users Group]]
 * [[http://cluedenver.org/|CLUE]] - Colorado Linux Users and Enthusiasts
 * [[http://lug.boulder.co.us/|Boulder Linux Users Group]]
 * [[http://nclug.org/|Northern Colorado Linux Users Group]]
 * [[http://www.pplug.org/|Pikes Peak Linux User Group]]
 * [[http://hackingsociety.org/|Hacking Society]] - see groups in Boulder, Fort Collins, Monument, or form your own anywhere in the world.
 * [[http://dc303.org|DC303 InfoSec Group]] - Has a large focus on Linux
 * [[http://fruug.org|Front Range Unix Users Group]] - since April 1981: the longest-running UNIX Users group anywhere
 * [[http://wiki.python.org/moin/FrontRangePythoneers|FrontRangePythoneers]]

=== Commercial ===
 * [[http://system76.com/|system76]] - Ubuntu Computers and consulting
 * [[http://ruffdogs.com/|Ruffdogs]] - VAR and SMB Solutions
 * [[http://tummy.com/|tummy.com]] - Consulting and web hosting
 * [[http://www.technalign.com/|Technalign]] - Producer of the Commercial Ubuntu Derivative [[http://www.tapioneer.com/|Pioneer Linux]].

== Ubuntu Related Links ==
 * [[LoCoTeamRunning|Running a LoCo Team]]
 * Free [[UbuntuAtConferences|Ubuntu Swag]] available to Lo``Co teams manning a conference booth.
 * [[Presentations]] available for team meetings or which can be reworked for outreach. [[http://thegeekettespeaketh.pinoyweb.net/tgs_files/ubuntu_poster02_en.svg|This great poster]] is also available.
 * [[Artwork/Official|Official Ubuntu Artwork]]

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= Smaller Team Logos =
People unfamiliar with Colorado might want to know that our logo
is based on the WikiPedia:Colorado state flag.

Hackergotchi size: {{attachment:colocohg.jpg}}


Icon: {{attachment:colocoico.jpg}}

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Colorado LoCo Team

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The Colorado Ubuntu Linux Team is an Ubuntu "Local Community Team" (aka CoLoCo Team) that advocates the use of Open Source software and Ubuntu Linux in the State of Colorado, US. This is done through CD distribution, team expansion, user-base support, and outreach programs.

The Colorado Local Community Team is not meant to replace our local LUGs but rather enhance their overall experience by having a dedicated place to discuss, contribute, and gain support from local Ubuntu users.

While we were not the first Local Community Team in the USA, we were the first to complete the official process and become fully recognized by the Ubuntu Community Council.

More up-to-date information can be found at our website.

Joining

IconsPage/IconAutorization.png

If you are interested in joining our team please apply on our Launchpad page and then subscribe to the mailing list below. All that is required is residency in or near Colorado and a desire to see Ubuntu grow.

Members must sign the Ubuntu Code of Conduct. We encourage members to do this via Launchpad. Then please edit this wiki page and add your name to the team list further down.

What We Do

  • Educate the public about Ubuntu

  • Supply Ubuntu (CDs & CD images)

  • Support Ubuntu Locally
  • Conduct outreach programs
  • Ubuntu Activism
  • Partner with local businesses and Educational institutions to further Ubuntu

Community Resources

Official Ubuntu LoCo Program Info

This is a menu of interesting topics available to you via the larger LoCo umbrella. Our local team events are listed further down this page.

Communications Channels

Local ISOs and Packages

  • Local Ubuntu mirror: provided by our good friends at Tummy.com

    • substitute http://mirrors.tummy.com/mirrors/ftp.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu for http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ and http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ in etc/apt/sources.list.

  • Local Ubuntu mirror: provided by CU Denver Association for Computing Machinery group.

    • substitute http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/ubuntu/ for http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ and http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ in /etc/apt/sources.list.

    • ISO images available at http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/ubuntu-cd/

Local CD Distribution

  • Need some CD's?

Team Activities

Team Events

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Calendar Feeds

  • Colorado Ubuntu Team related events: HTML, iCal or XML (maintained by Nick Verbeck)

    Ubuntu Calendar of Events on the Fridge: HTML or iCal

2007 Team Events

  • 2007 January 9 - Joey to speak at the Northern Colorado Linux Users Group

  • 2007 February 2 - Team Meeting. 6:00 - 9:00 PM.

    • Location: Panera Bread (Meeting Room). 7739 Wadsworth Blvd - Arvada, CO 80003 Topics:

      1. LoCo meeting results

      2. What's next? Where do we want to go?
      3. Do we want to get any presentations created on different topics so we can hit the lug circuit again. (e.g. Mitch on MOTUing)

      4. Team /Reports (education, marketing, etc.)

      5. Leadership shifts and new delegation.

  • 2007 February 12th - Malcom Yates, Canonical's ISV Manager, does Denver. Informal chat session scheduled for 18:00 at the Falling Rock Tap House (basement)

  • 2007 March 3 - IRC Meeting on irc.freenode.net Various team members will be updating on progress of different projects and tasks.
    • Agenda:
      1. Planning for Feisty Release Party -- Advertising Ideas?
      2. Update on the website. New delegation and direction.
      3. If members are present who have gone to libraries as suggested, we will discuss their findings.
      4. Discuss T-Shirts / CD Bundles / Handouts that we would like to purchase.
      5. LUG Ideas? Anyone interested in going to LUGs to give Ubuntu talks?

      6. Reminder that LoCo Docs Day is going on same day, will transition to this after meeting.

  • 2007 March 10 (Sat) - Joey to speak at CUGG @ 13:30.

  • 2007 April 20 (Fri) - Feisty Release Party and Team Meeting - 18:00, Falling Rock Tap House (basement), Denver

    • Agenda:

      1. Planning for and discussing our presence at the TIE Conference.

      2. Discuss and choose several speakers from the group as requested by Jono for LoCoTeamSpeakers .

      3. Re-evaluate team activism and current projects.

  • 2007 June 2 - Ubucon Boulder! See Ubucon-Boulder for details.

  • 2007 June 19-22 - Helping JimHutchinson with a presentation, and staffing a booth at the Colorado Technology In Education conference, Copper Mountain: http://www.tiecolorado.org/2007/index.cfm See https://wiki.edubuntu.org/TIEColorado

  • 2007 Nov 26, 19:00 MST: IRC meeting. See [/MeetingMinutes] for the minutes from the most excellent Mootbot

2006 Team Events

Goals

  • Increase awareness in the community and make our name known.
  • Bring more teachers on board, especially elementary.

  • Develop more relationships like the one Paul Casey has with Longmont Free University.

  • Execute our outreach program.
  • LUG Talks

  • Enhance our web presence: /EnhancedLoCoWeb

Misc Contributions

  • Bug #8136 suggestion for the free support site to point to LoCos. Implemented!

Membership

To view our current membersship visit our members page at [ColoradoTeam/Members]

Corporate Sponsors

  • http://system76.com

Appreciation Call-outs

IconsPage/IconHandPointing.png

  • 2006 June 01 - Jeffrey Haemer for donating a huge amount of blank CDs to the Dapper Party Burning Session
  • 2006 June 02 - Joey, for his boundless enthusiasm, energy, and good humor.

  • 2006 July 01 - Tummy.com for the local repository.

  • 2006 October 27 - system76 for sponsoring our Edgy release party

Links

IconsPage/IconGlobe.png

User Communities

Commercial

Smaller Team Logos

People unfamiliar with Colorado might want to know that our logo is based on the Colorado state flag.

Hackergotchi size: colocohg.jpg

Icon: colocoico.jpg

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/0202MeetingMinutes   /2014 Tshirts   /ApprovalApplication   /EdgyMeetingMinutes   /EnhancedLoCoWeb   /HardyParty   /HardyReleaseParty   /MeetingMinutes   /Members   /Outreach   /Photos   /ReApprovalApplication2012   /ReApprovelApplication   /SandBox   /TeamReports   /Tshirts   /VerificationApplication  

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