Paul, No worries. That was going to be my suggestion as well. I will update the wiki on Monday with the final details, provided nobody has any input before then. That should provide enough time for word to get out there.
- Sam On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:55 PM, Paul Schulz <p...@mawsonlakes.org> wrote: > Sam, > > Just a suggestion.. but can we make it Friday 29, say from 5.30pm? > > Previously(not the last one) we have gone for the Thursday (Release Day) > and spent time staring at an IRC channel with 1000 people in it, asking > "Is it out yet". > > I can bring "Bill the Penguin". He's been to parties in the past. > (Large blowup emperor penguin.) > > Thoughts, > Paul > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Sam L <thelando...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Paul, > > It's located at: > > 1 Cinema Place > > Adelaide SA 5000 > > (08) 8227 1633 > > (just near Palace Nova) > > http://www.paddymaguires.com/adelaide/theelephant > > I've added placeholder information > > to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects/NattyReleaseParties > > - Sam > >> I'm interested :-) Elephant sounds good.. where is it? > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:07 PM, Sam L <thelando...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Natty Release Party for Adelaide? Tried doing this last time and either > >> nobody rocked up or I didn't see anyone being techy enough to assume > they > >> were there to talk Ubuntu. I'm wondering if anyone is interested in > catching > >> up to celebrate the new release? I am OK with any location in CBD of > >> Adelaide, though I will suggest again The Elephant given the free > wifi good > >> meals and cheap drinks. If there's interest let me know when/where you'd > >> like to meet. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> - Sam > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 9:30 PM, <ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Send ubuntu-au mailing list submissions to > >> > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > > >> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > >> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >> > ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > > >> > You can reach the person managing the list at > >> > ubuntu-au-ow...@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > > >> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >> > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-au digest..." > >> > > >> > > >> > Today's Topics: > >> > > >> > 1. Re: natty release party melbourne (Robert Parker) > >> > 2. Unity hijack (Was: Re: natty release party melbourne) > >> > (George Patterson) > >> > 3. launch parties wiki page (peter baker) > >> > 4. Re: launch parties wiki page (Joel Pickett) > >> > 5. Re: Natty Narwhal Release Party - Perth (tridecet...@gawab.com) > >> > 6. Re: Unity hijack (Was: Re: natty release party melbourne) > >> > (tridecet...@gawab.com) > >> > 7. Re: Unity hijack (Was: Re: natty release party melbourne) > >> > (Joel Pickett) > >> > > >> > > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > >> > Message: 1 > >> > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:33:53 +0700 > >> > From: Robert Parker <rlp1...@gmail.com> > >> > To: Basil Chupin <blchu...@iinet.net.au> > >> > Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > Subject: Re: natty release party melbourne > >> > Message-ID: <banlktika123npdohu3mmaeematpm22_...@mail.gmail.com> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >> > > >> > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Basil Chupin <blchu...@iinet.net.au> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Just a question aimed at all such proposed "Whoopee Parties" in > >> >> Australia: > >> >> are you also going to inform everyone that the gnome DE is to be > >> >> replaced by > >> >> Unity in 6 months time (and with a question mark about KDE for the > KDE > >> >> users)? > >> > > >> > And that relates to where to have the party how? > >> > > >> > Bob > >> > > >> >> -- > >> >> Great Man reaches complete understanding of the main issues; Petty > Man > >> >> reaches complete understanding of the minute details." > >> >> > >> >> Confucius > >> > > >> > There are no great men here. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > >> > > >> > Message: 2 > >> > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:33:36 +1000 > >> > From: George Patterson <george.patter...@gmail.com> > >> > To: Basil Chupin <blchu...@iinet.net.au> > >> > Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > Subject: Unity hijack (Was: Re: natty release party melbourne) > >> > Message-ID: <banlktinesvyk1d0m53eshyvac2wbxt1...@mail.gmail.com> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >> > > >> > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Basil Chupin <blchu...@iinet.net.au> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Just a question aimed at all such proposed "Whoopee Parties" in > >> >> Australia: > >> >> are you also going to inform everyone that the gnome DE is to be > >> >> replaced by > >> >> Unity in 6 months time (and with a question mark about KDE for the > KDE > >> >> users)? > >> >> > >> > > >> > As risk of giving a hijacker what they want, I'll give my personal > >> > opinion this in parts. > >> > > >> > Nope, as Gnome Shell or Gnome 2 would still be available in the > >> > repository... if you don't like it switch window manager! Unity might > >> > make sense in the long run but people mostly dislike change. > >> > > >> > As for KDE, I'm not going to respond to a question based on a question > >> > mark. > >> > > >> > Regards > >> > > >> > > >> > George > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > >> > > >> > Message: 3 > >> > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:06:09 +1000 > >> > From: peter baker <jellyw...@gmail.com> > >> > To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > Subject: launch parties wiki page > >> > Message-ID: <BANLkTi=kp5xsg0+v_-4z2uigzb8r21u...@mail.gmail.com> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >> > > >> > hey guys > >> > > >> > just looking at > >> > > >> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects/NattyReleaseParties > >> > > >> > I think we should get in the habbit of putting a contact on these wiki > >> > pages, I think sydney have their date wrong > >> > > >> > peter > >> > > >> > -- > >> > www.peter.id.au > >> > -------------- next part -------------- > >> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >> > URL: > >> > < > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/attachments/20110414/c6c71162/attachment-0001.html > > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > >> > > >> > Message: 4 > >> > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:09:21 +1000 (EST) > >> > From: "Joel Pickett" <jpick...@une.edu.au> > >> > To: "peter baker" <jellyw...@gmail.com> > >> > Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > Subject: Re: launch parties wiki page > >> > Message-ID: <2025.129.180.3.161.1302757761.squir...@mail.une.edu.au> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > >> > > >> > No, date should be right. The person who proposed the meet preferred > the > >> > week before since the actual release date is when school term is back > on > >> > for NSW. No one has RSVP'd though... > >> > > >> > Joel > >> > > >> > > >> >> hey guys > >> >> > >> >> just looking at > >> >> > >> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects/NattyReleaseParties > >> >> > >> >> I think we should get in the habbit of putting a contact on these > wiki > >> >> pages, I think sydney have their date wrong > >> >> > >> >> peter > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> www.peter.id.au > >> >> -- > >> >> ubuntu-au mailing list > >> >> ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > >> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > >> > > >> > Message: 5 > >> > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:29:55 +0800 > >> > From: tridecet...@gawab.com > >> > To: Ubuntu AU List <ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com> > >> > Subject: Re: Natty Narwhal Release Party - Perth > >> > Message-ID: <1302769795.9845.0.camel@manko-desktop> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > >> > > >> > Sounds good to me... fancy adding it to the wiki? > >> > > >> > Jake > >> > > >> > On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 16:59 +0800, Nathaniel wrote: > >> >> For those that are interested in having a release party for 11.04 > >> >> basically I was proposing we meet at Exomod cafe in Highgate for a > bit > >> >> of an install fest. They have fast wifi there which will help with > any > >> >> updates we need to do & installing those must have apps we always > seem > >> >> to do right after an install.I will burn half a doz cd's before the > >> >> day so no one should have to d'load the actual iso which will save > >> >> time and of course keep the cafe happy. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> I work over the weekends so time is limited but I was thinking 15:30 > >> >> Sat 30th of April. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Let me know what you think, > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Regards > >> >> > >> >> Nathaniel > >> >> > >> >> http://about.me/nathanieloffer > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > >> > > >> > Message: 6 > >> > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:32:34 +0800 > >> > From: tridecet...@gawab.com > >> > To: Ubuntu AU List <ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com> > >> > Subject: Re: Unity hijack (Was: Re: natty release party melbourne) > >> > Message-ID: <1302769954.9845.2.camel@manko-desktop> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > >> > > >> > I have played with Gnome 3 and seen some Unity demos... was not > >> > impressed but I'm willing to try new things so we'll see. I was > >> > wondering though. What are the genuine alternatives to KDE, Gnome, and > >> > Unity??? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 10:33 +1000, George Patterson wrote: > >> >> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Basil Chupin <blchu...@iinet.net.au > > > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > Just a question aimed at all such proposed "Whoopee Parties" in > >> >> > Australia: > >> >> > are you also going to inform everyone that the gnome DE is to be > >> >> > replaced by > >> >> > Unity in 6 months time (and with a question mark about KDE for the > >> >> > KDE > >> >> > users)? > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> As risk of giving a hijacker what they want, I'll give my personal > >> >> opinion this in parts. > >> >> > >> >> Nope, as Gnome Shell or Gnome 2 would still be available in the > >> >> repository... if you don't like it switch window manager! Unity might > >> >> make sense in the long run but people mostly dislike change. > >> >> > >> >> As for KDE, I'm not going to respond to a question based on a > question > >> >> mark. > >> >> > >> >> Regards > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> George > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > >> > > >> > Message: 7 > >> > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:26:57 +1000 (EST) > >> > From: "Joel Pickett" <jpick...@une.edu.au> > >> > To: tridecet...@gawab.com > >> > Cc: Ubuntu AU List <ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com> > >> > Subject: Re: Unity hijack (Was: Re: natty release party melbourne) > >> > Message-ID: <2232.129.180.3.161.1302773217.squir...@mail.une.edu.au> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > >> > > >> > LXDE, XFCE > >> > > >> > Joel > >> > > >> > PS. I prefer the former... > >> > > >> > > >> >> I have played with Gnome 3 and seen some Unity demos... was not > >> >> impressed but I'm willing to try new things so we'll see. I was > >> >> wondering though. What are the genuine alternatives to KDE, Gnome, > and > >> >> Unity??? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 10:33 +1000, George Patterson wrote: > >> >>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Basil Chupin < > blchu...@iinet.net.au> > >> >>> wrote: > >> >>> > > >> >>> > Just a question aimed at all such proposed "Whoopee Parties" in > >> >>> Australia: > >> >>> > are you also going to inform everyone that the gnome DE is to be > >> >>> replaced by > >> >>> > Unity in 6 months time (and with a question mark about KDE for the > >> >>> > KDE > >> >>> > users)? > >> >>> > > >> >>> > >> >>> As risk of giving a hijacker what they want, I'll give my personal > >> >>> opinion this in parts. > >> >>> > >> >>> Nope, as Gnome Shell or Gnome 2 would still be available in the > >> >>> repository... if you don't like it switch window manager! Unity > might > >> >>> make sense in the long run but people mostly dislike change. > >> >>> > >> >>> As for KDE, I'm not going to respond to a question based on a > question > >> >>> mark. > >> >>> > >> >>> Regards > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> George > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> ubuntu-au mailing list > >> >> ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > >> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > >> > > >> > -- > >> > ubuntu-au mailing list > >> > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > >> > > >> > > >> > End of ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 62, Issue 16 > >> > ***************************************** > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-au mailing list > > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > > > >
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