[01:49] <Joe_CoT> hey ppl. I'm planning an install-fest for my LoCo team. is there any template svg or similar for posters for such things?
[01:49] <beuno> Joe_CoT: hold on, let me find the link
[01:50] <Joe_CoT> thank you :)
[01:51] <beuno> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoRunningInstallfests
[01:51] <beuno> aaaand
[01:51] <beuno> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing
[01:57] <Joe_CoT> hmm ... okay, decent info for installfest, but it doesn't look like anything suited for advertising install-fests
[05:21] <Burgundavia> http://lwn.net/Articles/236142/#Comments
[05:29] <boredandblogging> Burgundavia: says subscription required
[05:29] <Burgundavia> oh, right
[05:35] <boredandblogging> anything interesting?
[05:35] <Burgundavia> talks about Ubuntu SoC projects
[05:35] <boredandblogging> oh cool
[05:35] <boredandblogging> looks like we have plenty of material for the UWN this week
[05:38] <boredandblogging> whats up beuno
[05:38] <beuno> hey boredandblogging
[05:38] <Burgundavia> hey beuno
[05:38] <beuno> how are you?
[05:38] <beuno> evening Burgundavia
[05:38] <Burgundavia> not bad
[05:39] <beuno> :D
[05:39] <boredandblogging> which one are you getting?
[05:39] <beuno> Darter!
[05:39] <boredandblogging> nice
[05:40] <beuno> yeah, very nice of him to make an expception and send it over there
[05:40] <beuno> I'll pick it up on my way to debconf
[05:40] <Burgundavia> you bought a darter?
[05:40] <beuno> and voila!
[05:40] <Burgundavia> you being sponsored to debconf?
[05:40] <beuno> Burgundavia: yeap!  I'm very happy about it
[05:40] <Burgundavia> I didn't realize you did stuff with Debian as well
[05:42] <beuno> Burgundavia: I'm not being sponsored, but a few DDs are arranging their beds so I can sleep in one of them
[05:42] <Burgundavia> ahh
[05:42] <Burgundavia> I wish I was in the financial space to be able to do that
[05:43] <beuno> I'm working on packaging (still studying), and working on the Debian Collaboration Team from Ubuntu
[05:43] <beuno> so I'm in touch with many DDs
[05:43] <beuno> I hope to be motu and DD by the end of the year
[05:43] <Burgundavia> ahh
[05:43] <beuno> the next debconf is in argentina, so...   :D
[05:44] <beuno> I had to travel to europe anyway for work, and I got offered a bed and food if I went and pushed the DCT team, so I changed the dates
[05:44] <beuno> so I'm not really paying for it...
[05:44] <Burgundavia> ahh
[05:44] <beuno> :p
[05:45] <Burgundavia> the flight is the expensive part
[05:45] <Burgundavia> what do you do for work, anyway?
[05:45] <beuno> I own a web development company, so mainly web dev
[05:45] <Burgundavia> ahh
[05:45] <Burgundavia> how old are you?
[05:46] <beuno> not so much dirty work, mostly managing it at this point
[05:46] <beuno> 23   :p
[05:46] <Burgundavia> right
[05:46] <beuno> I got it started when I was 17
[05:46] <Burgundavia> heh
[05:46] <boredandblogging> wait, do all these questions violate the CoC or anything? :-P
[05:46] <Burgundavia> not really
[05:46] <Burgundavia> besides, I judge the CoC now :)
[05:46] <boredandblogging> lol
[05:46] <beuno> lol
[05:46] <Burgundavia>  /evil_laugh
[05:47] <Burgundavia> I am probably about to radically change life course
[05:47] <boredandblogging> oh yeah?
[05:47] <beuno> I actually come more from the tech side, I landed here because you guys where very friendly, but I think I'll probably end up doing most my work on the MOTU side
[05:47] <Burgundavia> probably going to go for an Urban Planning degree
[05:47] <beuno> Burgundavia: really?   what is it you do now?
[05:48] <Burgundavia> marketing and PR for a desktop linux company
[05:48] <boredandblogging> that actually sounds kind of fun, especially nowadays
[05:49] <beuno> yeap, I think so
[05:49] <Burgundavia> it would be, if it were not for the company and its mismanagement
[05:50] <beuno> ooh...   not good  :(
[05:50] <boredandblogging> do you guys concentrate on any particular distro?
[05:50] <Burgundavia> pretty much
[05:50] <beuno> but their are many companies popping, I'm sure you can find work easily now a day 
[05:50] <Burgundavia> our own, which is Fedora-based
[05:51] <Burgundavia> I work for Userful
[05:51] <beuno> and why urban planning?
[05:52] <Burgundavia> because geography has always facinated me, I am a natural politician and I want to change the world
[05:52] <boredandblogging> nice
[05:52] <beuno> that sounds like a great goal!
[05:52] <beuno> (nice phrase for a politician too)   :p
[05:53] <Burgundavia> I have this problem that my skills are extremely broad but shallow
[05:53] <beuno> I have the exact same problem
[05:54] <beuno> only it turns out managing a company turns out to benefit a lot from that
[05:54] <Burgundavia> indeed
[05:54] <Burgundavia> I have the exact skills a CIO/CTO/CEO needs, just not the opportunity, and I realize that maybe tech isn't exactly what I want to be doing
[05:55] <boredandblogging> politicians should have a broad set of knowledge, most don't seem to
[05:55] <boredandblogging> especially in the US
[05:56] <beuno> Burgundavia: why not the tech industry?   you seem to fit in very well
[05:56] <beuno> and the CC thing should really help you with exposure to other Linux companies
[05:56] <Burgundavia> because I enjoy using computers to do things, not for their own sake
[05:58] <beuno> Burgundavia: having a broad range of knowledge will help you move until you find something you are comfortable with
[05:58] <beuno> it might be harder to find specific work, but it reallt opens up your options
[05:59] <Burgundavia> yep
[06:00] <Burgundavia> hence why I am doing community college for a year, then transfer to a university
[06:00] <beuno> nice, well, you're on your way, that's the important part  :D
[06:00] <Burgundavia> indeed
[06:02] <beuno> Burgundavia: how old are you?
[06:02] <Burgundavia> 24
[06:03] <beuno> ah, right, I though you where older
[06:03] <beuno> *thought
[06:03] <boredandblogging> now I feel old
[06:03] <beuno> lol
[06:03] <Burgundavia> right
[06:03] <Burgundavia> how old are you, boredandblogging
[06:03] <Burgundavia> ?
[06:03] <boredandblogging> 28
[06:03] <Burgundavia> geez
[06:04] <boredandblogging> lol, ouch
[06:04] <Burgundavia> you know who makes us all look old?
[06:04] <Burgundavia> robert carr
[06:05] <Burgundavia> https://launchpad.net/~robertcarr
[06:05] <Burgundavia> he is 15
[06:05] <boredandblogging> yeah, funny seeing all these youngins at the CC meetings up for approval
[06:06] <beuno> oooh
[06:06] <Burgundavia> yep, yesterday
[06:06] <beuno> isn't tsmith like 13 too?
[06:06] <Burgundavia> no idea
[06:07] <beuno> he's still in high school, so...
[06:07] <Burgundavia> geez
[06:09] <beuno> aaaaaaaanyway, I'm psyched about my system76 laptop!
[06:09] <tonyyarusso> Yay!
[06:09] <tonyyarusso> Which one?
[06:10] <Burgundavia> how much did you pay for this darter?
[06:11] <beuno> Burgundavia: actually, I'm not sure, because he proposed sending me one that had been sent for review, and giving me a discount   :p
[06:11] <Burgundavia> ah geez
[06:12] <Burgundavia> I guess I got a free laptop from Canonical, so I cannot object
[06:12] <beuno> really???
[06:12] <beuno> nice!
[06:13] <Burgundavia> along with a bunch of us, in August of 2005
[06:13] <Burgundavia> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam
[06:13] <beuno> oh, so it was before the whole CC thing
[06:13] <Burgundavia> yep
[06:14] <beuno> cool, nice toshiba!
[06:14] <boredandblogging> lucky
[06:15] <Burgundavia> battery life is about 45 minutes
[06:15] <Burgundavia> in any OS
[06:15] <beuno> I'm sure Burgundavia did a lot of work in return
[06:15] <beuno> my toshiba's battery lasts a bit over an hour too
[06:15] <Burgundavia> I had to test it for 3 releases
[06:16] <boredandblogging> thats plenty of fun for a free laptop
[06:18] <Burgundavia> indeed
[06:19] <Burgundavia> hey Madpilot
[06:19] <Madpilot> evening
[06:19] <beuno> evening Madpilot
[06:28] <boredandblogging> did anything happen with the funky feisty competition?
[06:28] <beuno> I was going to ask about that...
[06:28] <Burgundavia> I have no idea
[06:28] <Burgundavia> that was Jono's bad boy
[06:28] <beuno> I haven't seen anything about it...
[06:29] <boredandblogging> i'll send him an email and see if has any updates
[06:30] <beuno> Burgundavia: did you get a chance to review my spec for documenting meetings?
[06:31] <beuno> I know Jono doesn't seem to have much time, but I would really like that to be in place by the next UDS
[06:31] <Burgundavia> I really haven't had a chance yet
[06:31] <beuno> Carl reminded me today when he told me about how great it was...   :()
[06:31] <beuno> :(
[06:31] <beuno> btw, he said you where a great guy   :D
[06:32] <Burgundavia> thanks
[06:32] <Burgundavia> apparently I make impressions wherever I go
[06:32] <beuno> it looks like it!   ;)
[09:38] <jenda> YES!!!
[09:39] <jenda> I was just contacted by a VERY large Czech PC distributor and asked if they could distribute their sets with Ubuntu :)
[09:40] <Admiral_Chicago> jenda: sets?
[09:41] <Admiral_Chicago> oh PCs...
[09:41] <Admiral_Chicago> awesome!
[09:50] <jenda> Very :)
[09:16] <Ebuntor> Hi, has anyone seen this Ubuntu/Dell ad yet? Sure would be a great tool to spread Ubuntu. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DGCCz4GsHU
[09:44] <beuno> jenda: what do I have to do to get that ticket then?   :D
[09:44] <jenda> beuno: tell me :)
[09:45] <jenda> Should I consider myself "told"? :)
[09:47] <beuno> jenda: yeap, tell me if you need me to send you money or whatever
[09:48] <jenda> beuno: how much did I say it would be? I think I can manage holding a debt till you come :)
[09:48] <beuno> jenda: I don't remember, a lot of different prices where thrown around, as far as I can remember, between 25-35
[09:49] <jenda> OK :)
[09:49] <jenda> beuno: I'll get it next week, and let you know.
[09:49] <jenda> beuno: I'll try getting you a seat next to me.
[09:50] <beuno> jenda: thanks very much, remember it's a one way ticket
[09:50] <beuno> I'll go to barcelona from there
[09:51] <jenda> hmm, ok
[09:51] <jenda> You sure Dresden is on the way?
[09:52] <beuno> nope, not sure at all  :p
[09:52] <beuno> I should probably check...
[09:52] <jenda> beuno: haha :)
[09:53] <jenda> Prague - Barcelona: 1356 km
[09:53] <jenda> Dresden - Barcelona: 1393 km
[09:53] <beuno> interesting
[09:53] <beuno> maybe it should be a return ticket too...
[09:53] <jenda> Well, why? :) Dresden is north of here, in Germany. Barcelona is South-West-West, in Catalonia.
[09:54] <jenda> OK, you have a week to decide ;)
[09:54] <beuno> great, I'll be landing in madrid next thursday, not that it changes anything...
[09:54] <jenda> ok, cool.
[09:55] <jenda> you should get a return ticket to Prague, then - it'll save you money, methinks
[09:55] <jenda> unless there's a stop on the way.
[09:55] <beuno> nah, I'll go back to prague with you, now I have to find out how to get to barcelona from prague  :p
[09:56] <jenda> Well
[09:56] <jenda> if you had a return ticket Madrid-Prague-Madrid
[09:56] <jenda> you might save a few 
[09:56] <jenda> wow
[09:56] <jenda> nevermind :)
[09:57] <beuno> what what what?
[09:57] <jenda> Madrid-Barcelona is over 8000 km
[09:57] <beuno> whaaaaaa?
[09:57] <jenda> no
[09:57] <jenda> :D
[09:57] <jenda> haha
[09:57] <jenda> wrong Madrid :D
[09:57] <jenda> You'd have to really enjoy roundabouts to make it 8000 :D
[09:57] <beuno> aaah, phew
[09:58] <jenda> that's like Madrid-Argentina ;)
[09:58] <jenda> still, it's 505 km
[09:58] <beuno> yes, but I'm probably going to stay in barcelona, then head down south to Murcia
[09:58] <beuno> then madrid  :p
[09:58] <jenda> funny, didn't realise the distance _to_ Spain from here is so small compared to the size of Spain itself :)
[09:58] <jenda> ok :)
[09:59] <jenda> I thought that perhaps Madrid-Prague-Dresden-Prague-Madrid-Barcelona-Madrid would be cheaper than M-P-D-P-B-M
[09:59] <beuno> well
[09:59] <jenda> because of the return tickets.
[09:59] <beuno> I'm going to debconf
[09:59] <jenda> which is where?
[10:00] <beuno> so it's actually Madrid > Edinburgh > London > Prague > Dresden > Prague > Barcelona > Murcia > Madrid
[10:00] <beuno> :D
[10:00] <jenda> whee ;)
[10:00] <jenda> ok
[10:00] <jenda> no return tickets for you
[10:00] <beuno> lol
[10:00] <jenda> except for Dresden.
[10:00] <jenda> Do you mind going around midnight?
[10:00] <jenda> The bus ride is about 2 hourse
[10:00] <jenda> *hours
[10:00] <jenda> (not 2 horse - we don't do that any more ;))
[10:01] <beuno> hahahaa
[10:01] <jenda> hehe
[10:01] <jenda> Actually, there used to be a horse-drawn train from Prague to Vienna for a long time.
[10:01] <jenda> Not in my lifetime, though.
[10:02] <jenda> (or my parents', for that matter)
[10:02] <beuno> "horse-drawn train" sounds pretty awful
[10:02] <jenda> hehe
[10:02] <jenda> well, I guess they were small carriages - few people could afford it.
[10:03] <jenda> I know that many Czech representatives in the Parliament (which resided there) had to _walk_ their way to work.
[10:03] <jenda> 251 kilometers :D
[10:03] <jenda> That looks like a week's walk.
[10:04] <beuno> those things just remind me how lazy we've all gotten
[10:06] <jenda> hehe, yep.
[10:06] <jenda> Maybe that's why the empire was shattered - they didn't want to walk that far to sit in a Parliament they couldn't influence anyway ;)
[10:07] <beuno> hahaha
[10:10] <beuno> jenda: on a seperate subject, I'd like to add a link to a forum thread this week for the UWN, for users to add input on what they like/dislike about it, and propose new sections
[10:10] <beuno> thoughts?  best place to open it?
[10:10] <jenda> beuno: good idea
[10:10] <jenda> best place... you'll find one ;)
[10:10] <beuno> right
[11:59] <Lipe_> hello guys