Ubuntu Open Week

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Taking place from Mon 23rd Apr - Sat 28th Apr on IRC.

If you are in a session, please read the [:UbuntuOpenWeek/Rules:Rules Guidelines]

Welcome to the Ubuntu Open Week!

[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.

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.

Road test our community

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.

Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is holding 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

• much more...

The Timetable

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.

The following events are scheduled, and all times are in UTC time. To calculate UTC times for your own timezone, you can use [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html?year=2006&month=11&day=27&hour=15&min=0&sec=0 this tool].