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| The event is intended to give people - even completely inexperienced computer users - an insight into how Ubuntu works and the possibilities it offers. In several talks, several components and applications will be presented. There will also be plenty of time to allow everyone to try them out and to talk with specialists and to meet people from inside the community (yes, we even have the great pleasure to welcome one of the core developers of Amarok (see below for more details). | The event is intended to give people - even completely inexperienced computer users - an insight into how Ubuntu works and the possibilities it offers. In several talks, the main components and applications will be presented. There will also be plenty of time to allow everyone to try them out and to talk with specialists and to meet people from inside the community (yes, we even have the great pleasure to welcome one of the core developers of Amarok (see below for more details). |
Ubuntu 8.04 release party at Lausanne
French version soon available
To celebrate the release of the latest version of Ubuntu, version 8.04, code named Hardy Heron, the Swiss LoCo team has to pleasure to invite you to a release party.
The event is intended to give people - even completely inexperienced computer users - an insight into how Ubuntu works and the possibilities it offers. In several talks, the main components and applications will be presented. There will also be plenty of time to allow everyone to try them out and to talk with specialists and to meet people from inside the community (yes, we even have the great pleasure to welcome one of the core developers of Amarok (see below for more details).
So we are looking forward to welcome you to celebrate newest version of the most user friendly GNU&Linux distribution you can find.
General informations
Event name: |
Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) release party |
Organizer: |
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Date: |
17.05.2008 |
Doors opened at: |
3pm |
Doors closed at: |
12pm |
Location: |
[http://tinyurl.com/4d2tn9 PSE-C] (EPFL, 1015 Lausanne). |
Main sponsor: |
[http://www.camptocamp.com/ camptocamp] |
Presentations timetable
Time |
Title |
What |
Duration |
Speaker |
4:30pm |
Introduction |
Welcome speech. |
10min |
["Peppy2"] |
4:45pm |
Ubuntu did you said Ubuntu?? |
Meet Ubuntu and learn what it actually is and who's behind it. More in depth presentation of Ubutnu (general organization, community and support system, how to contribute). |
15 min |
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5:15pm |
Work with Ubuntu. |
This talk will show you that every thing you do on Windows or MacOs can be done with Ubuntu. Office tasks, contact management, e-mails, surfing on internet, calendar management all this is as simple as walking thanks to Ubuntu. |
15min |
Simon Schneebeli |
5:45pm |
Sound, video and picture. |
Ubuntu is more then a simple work station it allows you to manage and enjoy your multimedia files. Learn how. |
15min |
["Peppy2"] |
6:15pm |
Amarok makes playing the music you love easier than ever before - and looks good doing it. |
Mark Kretschmann founder and core developer of Amarok makes us the honor to present his baby. English talk. |
30min |
[http://amarok.kde.org/blog/categories/1-markey Mark Kretschmann] |
6:45pm |
Super break |
Time for eat and drink something |
1h30' |
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8:15pm |
Synaptic, you wont believe how simple it is to find and install apps on Ubuntu. |
Thanks to the synaptic package manager you have access to over 22'000, no it's not a misspell, free and open source software with whom you can do what ever you want and even more. Let's see how this works. |
15min |
Simon Schneebeli/["Peppy2"] |
8:45pm |
Sponsor talk: |
Camptocamp SA presents how the Configuration Automation & Centralized Management With Puppet. |
not available yet. |
[http://www.camptocamp.com Camptocamp SA] |
9:30pm |
Compiz fusion. |
You tell yourself WOW when you see a friend using his MacOSX, or you're willing to buy a new machine in order to experiment the so called “WOW effect” of Windows Vista. Well we can do all those things and we do it even on older machines. Come along and WOW with us ;) |
15min |
none |
10pm |
Ubuntu as a gaming platform. |
Your friends told you “Linux, hum, that's a geek toy on which you can't even play video games” well that's not really truth. We'll show you that Ubuntu can be used as a gaming platform and even run Windows games. |
15min |
none |
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