Key Details

• Date - September 27, 2007

• Team Contact - ChrisRohde, EldoVarghese, 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 here)

• IRC - #ubuntu-florida on Freenode

Roadmap

• Local Advocacy:

  • Develop Florida-specific backgrounds for a 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 freegeek chapter (discussion here and here)

  • If freegeek is not feasible, possible work with 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 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 a Wiki, a sub-forum, an IRC Channel (#ubuntu-florida) and a mailing list.

• Advocacy

  • Manned a booth at the 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 BarCamp, 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 Marketing and 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 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 review board.

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