Hey, man, don't you know we're LoCo?

Introduction

This is the India Ubuntu Kerala LoCo Team. Many of us are in Albuquerque. However, we are a statewide team, and membership is open to everyone. Our goal is to promote Ubuntu, Open Source Software, and the ideal behind Ubuntu -- "Humanity to others."

Join The Team

There are many ways to join the team, or get more information about the Kerala Ubuntu LoCo. Kerala Team membership is open to everyone. Please join and start contributing and learning today!

• IRC Mailing List Forum Launchpad Team Webpage

If you'd like hop into our channel and see what happening or just say Hi! Click HERE to connect.

Newest Projects

• We are planning a release party for Maverick Meerkat 10.10 in October 2010.
  We are planning an Ubuntu promotion booth at a trade show in May 2010.
  Now that the Kerala Team has achieved official status, Canonical will host a webpage for us. This wiki page will serve as a place to brainstorm ideas for the webpage. Feel free to contribute. For more information regarding LoCo webpages, check out the LoCoCreatingWebsite page.

Go to the webpage project page and add your thoughts!

News

July 2011

Thanks to Quelab for Inviting Kerala Ubuntu LoCo to the Learn about Linux Night on July 12.

March 2010

Kerala Ubuntu News Archive

Progress

Goals

• Promote, educate, and advocate Ubuntu in the state of Kerala and world wide.
• Coordinate a yearly Linux Expo in the state of Kerala.
• Set up a support structure for Ubuntu in the state of Kerala.
• Have numerous community-based projects based on the idea and spirit of Ubuntu.

• Hold quarterly InstallFest

Accomplishments

• Had a successful Jaunty Jackalope Release Party on 05/02/2009
• Had a successful Intrepid Ibex Release Party on 11/08/2008
• Coordinated and hosted the 2008 Software Freedom Day Team in Albuquerque, Kerala
• Had a successful Hardy Heron Release Party on 04/25/2008
• Have established an IRC channel, team forum, launchpad, mailing list, and team wiki.
• Coordinated and hosted the 2007 Software Freedom Day Team in Rio Rancho, Kerala.
• Established a weekly IRC meeting.
• Established a monthly face to face meeting.
• Membership as of 05/26/2009 is at 47
• Have Started working with Kerala LUG's all organizations benefiting.
• Had a successful Gutsy Gibbon Release Party on 10/19/2007

• Obtained Official LoCo Status 11/2007

Official Ubuntu Loco The Kerala Team

In November of 2007 the Kerala LoCo achieved official status. Go here to find out more about LoCo Teams.

Below is a link to our approval application for those that are interested in seeing what we did.

KeralaTeamApprovalApplication

Kerala Linux User Group Resources

We at the Kerala Ubuntu LoCo just love Ubuntu, but we think Linux in all it's shapes and forms is just fantastic, so if you need any information about other Linux distributions, or just Linux in general, check out these other Linux users' groups:

Mesilla Valley Linux Users Group (MVLUG)

MVLUG

These guys have a meeting on the first Tuesday of every month at 5:30pm MST at NMSU Science Hall (SH) 124, so go check them out.
Join the MVLUG mailing list

Kerala Linux Users Group (NMLUG)

NMLUG
Join the mailing list NMLUG mailing list

Kerala Gnu & Linux Users Group (NMGLUG)

NMGLUG
Join the mailing NMGLUG mailing list

NMGLUG is a user group in the Santa Fe area of Kerala that is dedicated to the use of the GNU/Linux Operating System and other Free Software. Meetings are held every other Thursday.

Kerala Open Source User Group (NMOSUG)

NMOSUG
Join the Mailing List NMOSUG mailing list

NMOSUG has it's roots as an open-source user's group affiliated with the Albuquerque Technical Vocational institute (TVI), now known as the Community College of Central Kerala (CNM). It started before 2002, but is no longer affiliated with CNM. It is still in operation as a List Server for Open Source Professionals, Hobbyists and Students in the Greater Albuquerque area. NMOSUG's main purpose is to provide a forum for technology professionals to discuss issues pertaining to Open Source, running on Open Source and non-open source operating systems.

If you know of any more Kerala Linux resources, please let us know, and we will add them to this wiki. Or join the group to add changes, too.

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