Hi Gordon Quick question, will we be testing on Beta 1 of Lucid, so that we have a harmonised platform?
Thanks Les On Thu, 2010-03-18 at 09:22 +0000, Gordon Allott wrote: > Ubuntu Global Jam, Manchester > Location: MadLab - in the Norther Quarter (36 Edge Street) - > http://www.madlab.org.uk > Dates: 27 - 28th March, 2010. 10-4pm > Description: An informal meet up of people working together to make > Ubuntu 10.04 the best release yet! > > The Ubuntu Global Jam is an incredible opportunity for the worldwide > Ubuntu community to > work together during the weekend of 26th – 28th March 2010 to improve > Ubuntu. > > What is a Jam? > The Ubuntu Global Jam evolved out of the concept of Bug Jams, People > would come together to sit down in the same room to fix, find and > triage bugs. However bugs are just one facet of the challenges involved > in producing an operating system that strives for high quality such as > Ubuntu. Thus it was expanded to cover many topics and activities, > forming the Ubuntu Global Jam. > > We will be providing training on how to use launchpad (the > development system that powers Ubuntu and its community), how to > find and report bugs, and give help and guidance on anything else > you might have problems with on the day. You don't need to have a > technical background, *anyone* who's used Ubuntu can contribute. > > The main themes that people get involved with at Jams are: > > * Bugs – finding, triaging and fixing bugs. > * Testing – testing the new release and reporting your feedback. > * Upgrade – upgrading to Lucid from Hardy or Karmic and reporting your > upgrade experience. > * Documentation – writing documentation about how to use Ubuntu and how > to > join the community. > * Translations – translating Ubuntu and helping to make it available in > everyone’s local language (including UK English!). > * Packaging – work on Ubuntu packages and improve them. > * Other – other types of contribution such as marketing and advocacy > etc. > > See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam for more info > > What you need to bring: > * A computer of some kind that can access the internet via Ethernet or > wifi, you can even bring your desktop if you need to. > * A mug for tea!(for cups of tea) > * A Smile and the will to make Lucid Lynx the best Ubuntu version yet :) > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
