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Takes place from Mon 3 November - Fri 7 November on IRC in #ubuntu-classroom.

Welcome to the Ubuntu Open Week!

Ubuntu is a freely available, simple to use Linux desktop and server. The Ubuntu project has developed a strong reputation for technical excellence and a commitment to the free software community, and we are always keen to grow and extend our community where possible. Ubuntu does not distinguish between different Enterprise and Open versions - we have one single version of Ubuntu, and this version is and will always be entirely free. Ubuntu is used by over 8 million people and has a worldwide community of volunteers who contribute in many different areas such as packaging, documentation, art, translations, testing, marketing and more.

Find out more about the Ubuntu desktop or server and download them.

Road test our community

In just four years, Ubuntu has become one the most popular Linux distributions in the world with millions of users and a thriving community. Ever wondered what all the fuss is about? How have we achieved such a great feat in such a short space of time? Here's where you can find out.

Ubuntu Open Week was a series of online workshops where you could:

• learn about the Ubuntu landscape
• talk to some of the key developers from the Ubuntu project
• find out about the Community and its relationship with Canonical

• participate in an open Q&A with Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu

• much more...

The Timetable

We organised a week long menu of events that touch many different areas of the Ubuntu community. If you are interested in being a part of the project, there is sure to be a session for you.

Notice: The schedule has been finalized, please do not edit without contacting JorgeCastro or JonoBacon

The schedule is available in iCalendar (ics) format. You can also subscribe to the calendar using Google Calendar. The ICS file can be subscribed to as a Web Calendar via Evolution and other calendar tools. Feel free to upload changes to the wiki attachments as they happen. Please send feedback about Open Week to JorgeCastro.

* Note: For help on time equivalents around the world, visit Time and Date World Clock, and specifically for the equivalent of 15:00 UTC see 15:00 UTC around the world.

Descriptions of Sessions

Monday

• Introduction and Welcome - Jono Bacon, the Ubuntu Community manager, will kick off the week with a short welcome and give you a quick tour of what to expect during OpenWeek.

• Ubuntu behind the Scenes - You have some ideas and want to see them included in Ubuntu but don't know how or just wondered how the ubuntu developers make this awesome distro, this is the right place to know what happens under the hood.

• Reporting and Fixing Kernel Bugs - Leann Ogasawara will touch on kernel bug reporting best practices and getting fixes incorporated into the Ubuntu kernel.

• Ubuntu on Ultra Mobile PCs - Oliver Grawert will explain the ins and outs of getting Ubuntu on UMPCs

• Report bugs about Ubuntu - Brian Murray will show you ways to file a more complete bug report. The more complete your bug report is the more likely it is to get fixed!

• Version Control with Bazaar - The very basics of using Bazaar. Learn how to take "snapshots" of your most important code and files..and how to roll back time to undo those changes.

• Bazaar: Beyond The Basics - Following on from Emma Jane Hogbin's Bzr basics, DavidFutcher guides you through some of the more "advanced" Bzr topics.

Tuesday

• Edubuntu - Overview of the Edubuntu project, its purpose, and how you can get involved with this small, but vital community. "Do it for the kids"

• Packaging 101 - Daniel Holbach, who is very interested in the growth of the Ubuntu Development Community, will talk you through the bare bone essentials of Ubuntu's source packages.

• Debian and Ubuntu - What is Debian? What is the importance of Debian to Ubuntu? How you can contribute to Debian?

• An Intrepid journey in Ubuntu Server land - a retrospective of the features that the Ubuntu Server team worked on during the last release cycle and an outlook on what will follow.

• Media Prodution on Ubuntu - A look at how Ubuntu can be used for all sorts of media, including photo processing and management, video capture and editing and audio recording and processing. This session will include a Q&A.

Wednesday

• Polishing a Package - Lots of packages in Ubuntu have outstanding bugs, and outstanding available patches. Emmet Hikory will demonstrate the process of ensuring that a package is the best it can be, including a review of available resources for package improvements.

• Ubuntu Netbook Remix Overview - Learn about Ubuntu's offering for netbooks, with UNR Product Manager Pete Goodall and Engineers Bill Filler and Neil Patel.

• Kubuntu QA - Learn the ways of the bat-triager and help improve Kubuntu and KDE's quality, with Jonathan Thomas (JontheEchidna)

• Upstreaming Bugs - Ubuntu is a collection of software from a multitude of upstream projects (Like GNOME, KDE, Linux, Xorg) that is put together and released every 6 months. In this talk I will talk about how you can help be a bridge between Ubuntu and these projects by ensuring that bugs, patches, and feedback gets from Ubuntu to them.

• Ubuntu Brainstorm Q+A, becoming moderator - You have some question about Ubuntu Brainstorm? You want to become moderator? This will be the right time to ask!

• Virtualisation - This is going to be a very interactive session. You'll hear about what's new in Intrepid, and you get to share your story about how you're using virtualisation (or perhaps why you're not using virtualisation) and help shape the future of virtualisation in Ubuntu. Did I mention this session is about virtualisation? See you there!

• Ubuntu Training - The Community Training Team is an exciting and growing effort aimed at creating and updating learning materials for all Ubuntu Users. We're looking for new people to help us update the Ubuntu Desktop Course based on the 7.10 release to the 8.04 (LTS) version. Contributors need no technical background so come to the session to find out exactly which tasks are available and what deadlines we need to meet. For more info, please see the wiki at: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Training

Thursday

• sabdfl Question and Answer - Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu will take questions from attendees in this two hour block.

• Wine -- How to help with Wine, converting Windows applications into packages, Integrating Wine into the desktop.

• Verifying Stable Update (SRU) bugfixes -- Walking through the process of verifying an update for released versions of packages.

• Cruft. What is it and why it sucks - An overview of cruft, how its made, how it is handled, what NBS is, how to do a removal

• Cruft Removal 101 Workshop - A crash course in removing cruft with actual packages staged in a PPA. Learn how to do from the pros.

• Ubuntu And Your Money - How to make smart buying decisions as a free software user. Covers hardware, software, support, and services.

Friday

• Fixing a bug in Ubuntu - it's easier than you think - You want to get involved in Ubuntu, you'd like to fix a few bugs? Excellent, Daniel Holbach will show you how push the right buttons, talk to the right people and be part of the team.

• Xubuntu - Cody Somerville, Xubuntu Project Leader, provides a general overview of the Xubuntu project and how to get involved.

• REVU Q+A - Open Q&A about REVU (the website where new packages are reviewed for inclusion into Ubuntu).

• Translations and Internationalization with Launchpad - MikeRooney: A guide from start (an English-only application) to finish (a translated localized application) using Launchpad to coordinate and gather community translations.

• Kernel: From Intrepid to Jaunty - Ben Collins: A review of what the kernel team did different during intrepid's development cycle, what we learned and what we plan to change in jaunty.