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= Ubuntu Open Week =
'''Taking place from Mon 27th Nov - Sat 2nd Dec on IRC.'''

'''If you are in a session, please read the [:UbuntuOpenWeek/Rules:rules guidelines]'''		 <<Include(UbuntuOpenWeek/Header)>>
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[http://www.ubuntu.com 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. ## ~+ Click [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?nick=openweek.&channels=ubuntu-classroom%2Cubuntu-classroom-chat|here]] to join in the discussion +~
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'''Find out more about the Ubuntu [http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop desktop] or [http://www.ubuntu.com/server server] and [http://www.ubuntu.com/download download] them.''' '''Took place from Mon 2 November - Fri 6 November on IRC in #ubuntu-classroom and #ubuntu-classroom-chat.'''
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In just two years, Ubuntu has become the most popular Linux distribution in the world with millions of users and a spot regularly at the top of Distrowatch. Ever wondered what all the fuss is about? How we've achieved such a great feat in such a short space of time? Here's where you can find out. In just four years, Ubuntu has become one of 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 is a week of IRC tuition and Q+A sessions all about getting involved in the rock-and-roll world that is the Ubuntu community. We organise this week for the beginning of a new release cycle to help new contributors get involved.
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Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is holding a series of online workshops where you can: Ubuntu Open Week is a series of online workshops where you can:
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 * much more...  * Check out our booklet, with the schedule and descriptions of the sessions: [[attachment:UOW-booklet.pdf]]

'''Find out more about the Ubuntu [[http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop|Desktop]], [[http://www.ubuntu.com/server|Server]], [[http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/kubuntu|Kubuntu]], [[http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/xubuntu|Xubuntu]], [[http://www.ubuntu.com/products/mobile|Mobile]], [[http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr|UNR]], and [[http://www.ubuntu.com/download|download]] them.'''
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We have 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. 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.
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The following events are scheduled, and all times are in UTC time. <<Include(UbuntuOpenWeek/Timetable)>>
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|| || '''Mon 27th Nov''' || '''Tue 28th Nov''' || '''Wed 29th Nov''' || '''Thu 30th Nov''' || '''Fri 1st Dec''' || '''Sat 2nd Dec''' ||
|| '''15.00''' || ''Ubuntu Desktop Team - Sebastien Bacher'' || ''Becoming an Ubuntu Member - Jono Bacon'' || ''MOTU - Daniel Holbach'' || ''LoCo Teams - Melissa Draper'' || ''FRESHERS DAY'' || ''LoCo Teams - Melissa Draper'' ||
|| '''16.00''' || || ''Using Launchpad - Christian Reis'' || ''Edubuntu - Oliver Grawert'' || ''The Ubuntu Bug Squad - Simon Law'' || ''FRESHERS DAY'' || ''MOTU - Daniel Holbach'' ||
|| '''17.00''' || ''Packaging 101 - Daniel Holbach'' || ''Ask Mark - Mark Shuttleworth'' || ''The Ubuntu Community - Jono Bacon'' || ''Patching Packages - Martin Pitt'' || ''FRESHERS DAY'' || ''Kubuntu - Brandon Holtsclaw'' ||
|| '''18.00''' || ''The Ubuntu Community - Jono Bacon'' || || ''OpenSuSE Invite Discussion - Mark Shuttleworth'' || || ''FRESHERS DAY'' || ''Ubuntu Documentation Project - Matthew East'' ||
|| '''19.00''' || ''Translations with Rosetta - Jordi Mallach'' || ''Patching Packages - Martin Pitt'' || ''Translations with Rosetta - Jordi Mallach'' || ''Ubuntu Desktop Team - Sebastien Bacher'' || ''FRESHERS DAY'' || ''Packaging 101 - Brandon Holtsclaw''||
|| '''20.00''' || ''Kubuntu - Brandon Holtsclaw'' || ''The Ubuntu Bug Squad - Simon Law'' || ''Ubuntu Documentation Project - Matthew East'' || ''Maintaining an Ubuntu Package - Jordan Mantha'' || ''FRESHERS DAY'' || ''Ubuntu Ports - Jeff Bailey'' ||
|| '''21.00''' || ''Maintaining an Ubuntu Package - Jordan Mantha'' || || ''Xubuntu - Cody Somerville'' || ''Using Launchpad - Christian Reis'' || ''FRESHERS DAY'' || ||		 The schedule is available in iCalendar (ics) format, [[http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/232btiht8b7hqkq5rh4e0cv7cg%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics|subscribe]] to the calendar using [[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=232btiht8b7hqkq5rh4e0cv7cg@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Etc/GMT|Google Calendar]] or Evolution. Interested in claiming a spare slot? Let [[http://launchpad.net/~jorge|JorgeCastro]] know!
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If you use [[identi.ca]], you can subscribe to [[http://identi.ca/udscommunity|@udscommunity]] to be informed whenever a new Open Week is about to begin.
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'''About the FRESHERS DAY''' - On Friday 1st Dec in #ubuntu-freshers on irc.freenode.net we will have a number of Ubuntu community members who are there to answer your questions. Any and every question about getting involved in the Ubuntu community is welcome, so come along and get involved! * Note: For help on time equivalents around the world, visit [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/|Time and Date World Clock]], and specifically for the equivalent of 15:00 UTC see [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=11&year=2009&hour=15&min=0&sec=0&p1=0&sort=1&day=2|15:00 UTC around the world]].
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There is a [[http://calendar.google.com Google Calendar]] (for those who are that way inclined!) for Ubuntu Open Week. The URL for the XML calendar is [[http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/esfjab1eaq8ulbb7b40d8ochs4%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic here]] and you should be able to find it within Google Calenders if you Search Public Calenders for 'Ubuntu Open Week'. == OpenWeek in other languages ==
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=== Joining a session ===
Use your IRC client (such as xchat, irssi or mIRC) to connect to the Freenode IRC network at irc.freenode.net. You can do this manually by typing:		 === Spanish ===
For the very first time we're going to have a week of IRC sessions in Spanish in order to motivate community members from Spanish speaking countries to get involved in the Ubuntu community. More info [[UbuntuOpenWeek_ES|here]]. '''Visita el vínculo y súmate para aprender más acerca de Ubuntu, la comunidad, como usarlo y aportar. Hay charlas para principiantes, usuarios avanzados y expertos'''
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{{{ /server irc.freenode.net }}} == Developer Week ==
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Then join #ubuntu-classroom for the time and date of the session you want to attend. You can manually join the channel by typing:

{{{ /join #ubuntu-classroom }}}

You should also join #ubuntu-classroom-chat which is the general discussion channel for the session. Questions should be posted there. You should prefix your questions with "QUESTION:" to make them easier to spot.

Most sessions last for around an hour. Contact jono on IRC if you have any problems.

If you miss a session, they are logged and available at: [[BR]]
Official logs: http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs/ [[BR]]
Backup site 1: http://www.tonyyarusso.is-a-geek.com/irclogs/openweek/

== Session Rules ==

Please follow the following rules while being in the session. This will ensure that the class runs effectively:

 * Do NOT talk while the host is providing the tutorial part of the session. Discussion about the session is in #ubuntu-classroom-chat.
 * Ask your questions in #ubuntu-classroom-chat when the Q+A part of the session is open. Prefix your questions with QUESTION (e.g. QUESTION: How do I do foo?)
 

== Our Sessions ==

We have a number of sessions next week for all tastes and interests. Feel free to come to as few or as many sessions as you like. All of them are free and open to anyone:

 * '''Ask Mark''' (''Mark Shuttleworth'') - In this session, you can ask Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth your questions about Ubuntu.
 * '''Becoming an Ubuntu Member''' (''Jono Bacon'') - In this session, Jono Bacon explains the process involved in becoming a recognised member of the Ubuntu project.
 * '''Edubuntu''' (''Oliver Grawert'') - Edubuntu lead technical architect Oliver Grawert gets you involved in the education focused Edubuntu project.
 * '''FRESHERS DAY''' - On Friday 1st Dec in #ubuntu-freshers on irc.freenode.net we will have a number of Ubuntu community members who are there to answer your questions. Any and every question about getting involved in the Ubuntu community is welcome, so come along and get involved!
 * '''Kubuntu''' (''Brandon Holtsclaw'') - Brandon Holtsclaw provides an introductory session to show you how to get involved with the KDE driven Kubuntu project.
 * '''Xubuntu''' (''Cody Somerville'') - Cody Somerville provides an introductory session to show you how to get involved with the Xfce4 driven Xubuntu project.
 * '''LoCo Teams''' (''Melissa Draper'') - In these sessions Melissa Draper shows you how to get involved with LoCo teams; geographically local teams that help push, support, translate and promote Ubuntu. If you are interested in joining or running a team, these sessions are for you.
 * '''Maintaining an Ubuntu Package''' (''Jordan Mantha'') - Jordan guides you through the different issues in maintaining a package for Ubuntu and shows you how to perform common maintainer tasks.
 * '''MOTU''' (''Daniel Holbach)'') - Here Daniel Holbach guides you through some of the steps to show you how to get involved in packaging software that is available in Ubuntu's Universe repository.
 * '''Packaging 101''' (''Brandon Holtsclaw'') - Our friend and yours Brandon Holtsclaw provides a beginners guide to making packages for the Ubuntu project.
 * '''Patching Packages''' (''Martin Pitt'') - In these sessions Martin discusses the different skills and processes involved in patching packages effectively.
 * '''The Ubuntu Community''' (''Jono Bacon'') - In these sessions, Jono Bacon discusses the Ubuntu Community, its structures and how to get involved in the many different areas.
 * '''Translating with Rosetta''' (''Jordi Mallach'') - Jordi Mallach provides a solid introduction showing you how to translate applications in Ubuntu using the powerful Rosetta component in Launchpad.
 * '''Ubuntu Desktop Team''' (''Sebastien Bacher'') - Here Sebastien Bacher guides you how to be a part of the team that ensures the desktop in Ubuntu is rock solid, featureful and stable.
 * '''Ubuntu Documentation Project''' (''Matthew East'') - In these sessions, Matthew East shows how contributors can provide essential help in producing high quality documentation for Ubuntu.
 * '''Ubuntu Ports''' (''Jeff Bailey'') - What are Ubuntu Ports? What architectures are supported? How would I get *my* favourite architecture in there?
 * '''Using Launchpad''' (''Christian Reis'') - Christian Reis provides a solid introduction to Launchpad, a centralised system for managing software projects, bugs, translations and more.

=== Our Hosts ===

Each of the many sessions this week is being delivered by a team of

 * '''Sebastien Bacher''' - Sebastien works on the Ubuntu Desktop Team and works to ensure the desktop in Ubuntu is reliable, feature packaged and fully integrated.
 * '''Jono Bacon''' - Jono works at Canonical as the Ubuntu Community Manager and works to help optimise, scale and grow the worldwide Ubuntu community.
 * '''Melissa Draper''' - Melissa runs the Australian LoCo team, and is one of a number of people who help develop and run the local community (LoCo) teams project.
 * '''Matthew East''' - Matthew is the leader of the Ubuntu documentation team, and with the rest of the team works to produce high quality documentation on all aspects of Ubuntu.
 * '''Daniel Holbach''' - Daniel works at Canonical as part of the distro team and works on GNOME support in Ubuntu as well as being the leader of the MOTU team. Daniel is hugely committed to Ubuntu and the community and has played a strong role in Ubuntu's success.
 * '''Brandon Holtsclaw''' - Brandon is an active member of the Kubuntu project, and is also involved in the MOTU team. Brandon has a strong technical ability and a friendly and social approach to his work.
 * '''Cody Somerville''' - Cody is an active member and developer of the Xubuntu project.
 * '''Oliver Grawert''' - Oliver is the lead technical architect of the Edubuntu project; an Ubuntu derivative specifically aimed at education.
 * '''Simon Law''' - Simon Law runs the Ubuntu Bug Squad and works to manage the hundreds of bugs that come in from users and developers. He is here to help make Ubuntu as rock solid as possible.
 * '''Jeff Bailey''' - Jeff works for Canonical leading the commercial support team. In a prior life, he was the head of the Debian hurd-i386 port, and worked on porting the Debian Installer. Jeff currently hacks on Ubuntu hppa.
 * '''Jordan Mantha''' - Jordan is a driving force in the MOTU team. Jordan is currently Ph.d Student and has a great FL/OSS track record.
 * '''Jordi Mallach''' - Jordi works for Canonical on the Rosetta component of Launchpad. Rosetta has developed into a powerful framework for easily translating applications, and Jordi is an excellent teacher for translating more and more free software with Rosetta.
 * '''Christian Reis''' - Christian is the co-lead of the Launchpad project with Steve Alexander.
 * '''Mark Shuttleworth''' - Mark is the founder of the Ubuntu project and has worked to grow a strong development team in and around the project and legitimize Ubuntu as a world-class leading desktop and server.
 * '''Martin Pitt''' - Martin works for the distro team and works on a number of different areas of Ubuntu.

== Glossary ==

When moving to a new distribution it can sometimes be quite confusing to get your head around the jargon and terms that are part of that project. Here is a quick glossary of many of the terms that are being used this week:

 * ''IRC'' - Internet Relay Chat. A means of talking to others online, and the medium used for the sessions this week.
 * ''Canonical'' - The primary sponsor of the Ubuntu project, funding over 70 employees to work on the project and related technologies.
 * ''Ubuntu'' - A freely available, easy to use Linux desktop and server.
 * ''Kubuntu'' - A derivative of Ubuntu with the KDE desktop instead of GNOME.
 * ''Xubuntu'' - A derivative of Ubuntu with the Xfce4 desktop instead of GNOME.
 * ''Edubuntu'' - An education targeted derivative of Ubuntu.
 * ''Launchpad'' - A central website for managing bugs, translations, new features, packages and much more. Pretty much all parts of the Ubuntu project use Launchpad.
 * ''Malone'' - The bug tracking component inside Launchpad.
 * ''Rosetta'' - An online tool that is part of Launchpad that allows anyone to help translate software into different languages.
 * ''MOTU'' - In addition to the main Ubuntu package archive, we support the Universe package archive. This archive contains thousands of additional packages that can be installed on an Ubuntu system. The MOTU team (Masters Of The Universe) look after this archive and ensure that as many packages as possible are ready for use for our users.
 * ''Ports'' - In the same way that the archive is split into main/universe to mean Canonical-supported versus Community-supported, some architectures are supported by community members. These are referred to as 'ports'.
 * ''LoCo Teams'' - Geographically located teams that work to grow the Ubuntu community and advocate, translate and otherwise help Ubuntu.		 Ubuntu Developer Week is a similar workshop, but targeted more to developers. You can find out more information [[UbuntuDeveloperWeek|here]].

Welcome to the Ubuntu Open Week!

Took place from Mon 2 November - Fri 6 November on IRC in #ubuntu-classroom and #ubuntu-classroom-chat.

Road test our community

In just four years, Ubuntu has become one of 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 is a week of IRC tuition and Q+A sessions all about getting involved in the rock-and-roll world that is the Ubuntu community. We organise this week for the beginning of a new release cycle to help new contributors get involved.

Ubuntu Open Week is a series of online workshops where you can:

  • 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

  • Check out our booklet, with the schedule and descriptions of the sessions: UOW-booklet.pdf

Find out more about the Ubuntu Desktop, Server, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Mobile, UNR, and download them.

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.

Time

Tuesday 1 May

2100 UTC

Ask Mark - Mark Shuttleworth Hosted by DJones
  • Feel free to negotiate and move slots amongst yourselves but please don't move someone without their consent. (Mark is only available on Tuesday so that will be the only session that day. If we run out of session space we'll just add more!)

The schedule is available in iCalendar (ics) format, subscribe to the calendar using Google Calendar or Evolution. Interested in claiming a spare slot? Let JorgeCastro know!

If you use identi.ca, you can subscribe to @udscommunity to be informed whenever a new Open Week is about to begin.

* 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.

OpenWeek in other languages

Spanish

For the very first time we're going to have a week of IRC sessions in Spanish in order to motivate community members from Spanish speaking countries to get involved in the Ubuntu community. More info here. Visita el vínculo y súmate para aprender más acerca de Ubuntu, la comunidad, como usarlo y aportar. Hay charlas para principiantes, usuarios avanzados y expertos

Developer Week

Ubuntu Developer Week is a similar workshop, but targeted more to developers. You can find out more information here.

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