Key Details

• Date - September 27, 2007

• Team Contact - ChrisRohde, EldoVarghese, [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/pak33m Jimmy Harris]

• Membership - 98 as of September 20th, 2007

• Forum - http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=225

• Launchpad - http://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-florida

• Mailing List - Ubuntu-us-fl on lists.ubuntu.com (Archives [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-fl here])

• IRC - #ubuntu-florida on Freenode

Roadmap

• Local Advocacy:

  • Develop Florida-specific backgrounds for a [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Minutes/Apr01 possible florida Ubuntu LiveCD]

  • Attend more expos and shows to hand out even more CDs, flyers, posters, and other swag while demonstrating Ubuntu and Variants to the crowd

  • Working with AlabamaTeam and GeorgiaTeam on possible collaboration for multi-state Linux Fest (long term goal)

• Charitable Advocacy and Exposure:

  • Start a local [http://www.freegeek.org freegeek chapter] (discussion [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Minutes/Apr01 here] and [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=387124 here])

  • If freegeek is not feasible, possible work with [http://www.computers4kids.net/ Computers 4 Kids] or other such distribution program

    • Need channel to direct and support team's existing efforts of distributing computers with Xubuntu

• LoCo Support:

  • Become more active within Ubuntu US community as [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Minutes/Apr01 mentors] to new and struggling teams

• Development

  • Provide assistance with programming and packaging on and for Ubuntu

Experience

• Communication:

  • We are maintaining multiple lines of communication, including [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam a Wiki], a [http://florida.ubuntuforums.org sub-forum], an IRC Channel (#ubuntu-florida) and [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-fl a mailing list].

• Advocacy

  • Manned a booth at the [http://www.eocc.org/component/option,com_gigcal/task,details/day,1/ East Orlando Chamber of Commerce Business Expo]

    • Handed out CDs, pamphlets, posters, stickers, and t-shirts
    • Met and spoke to numerous small businesses about the benefits of switching to Ubuntu
  • Some members attended Software Freedom Day at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL

  • Around 10 members attended Florida's first [http://www.barcamp.org BarCamp], [http://www.barcamporlando.org BarCamp Orlando] September 23rd

    • Gave talks relating to Ubuntu, LoCo Teams

    • Held installfest for interested users

• Sub-Team Delegation:

  • We have organized several sub-teams for issues such as [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/MarketingIdeas Marketing] and [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/NewMembers New Member Orientation and Support].

• Distribution and Charity:

  • Distributed refurbished computers with Ubuntu on them, in the absence of a Florida Chapter of Freegeek.org (discussed [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Minutes/Apr01Formal here])

• Development

  • Offering programming advice to other team members on #ubuntu-florida
  • Made a package for coverage.py (named python-coverage, worked with MOTU team, package sponsored for Gutsy on June 15, 2007 by dholbach)
  • Teaching people how to use Bazaar
  • Minor patches for bazaar (lstat fixes and tests in bzrlib, option aliases for --missing command)

  • Working on adding support for Bazaar to [http://review-board.org review board].

  • participating in #mysql-dev discussions
  • participating on #launchpad, helping people learn how to use Launchpad