[11:57] elky, pleia2 thanks for adding you wikis to the nominations page - Let's see more wikis getting added! Another exciting cycle ahead for the UW Project! [15:36] http://www.paulmellors.net/2010/05/making-the-change [17:20] alooha [17:25] AlanBell: what say? floor the comments with suggestions? ;) [17:25] I'd say all of the above plus listen to buuntu-uk podcasts :D [17:49] I was just posting it for general interest [18:06] oh dear, amber's been shuffled thanks to the new eyalolololololkul eruption it seems [18:24] yeah, some time ago, and with her 11 other people [18:26] so far pleia2 and I are both being told our flights are on [18:34] yeah, your airline company probably bribed the other one to cancel their flight so yours could go through ;) [18:42] Pendulum: flights from dc are on as well [19:34] Europython conference in Birmingham UK has obtained some grant funding for women computer scientists. For more info go to http://wiki.europython.eu/GoogleDiversity [19:35] Can someone tell me how I can post this information on the ubuntu women wiki? [19:36] contrary: you can post it to the mailing list? [19:37] contrary: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-women [19:38] thanks. I was looking for that [19:38] no problem [19:41] I have sent a message to the mailing list. Just hope it gets sent out. [19:41] There seem to be an awful lot of male names on the women.ubuntu chat [19:44] true enough [19:45] contrary: there are but they are welcome here [19:46] contrary: the mail may get held for moderaton unless you've joined the list [19:46] but it shouldn't take too long to get through [19:47] czajkowski: thank you [19:47] AlanBell: why? [19:48] contrary: why not , they are helpful and spread the ubuntu word and are often key in introducing more women to the teams [19:48] we need our allies :) [19:48] I am not saying they should not be here, I was just curious. [19:49] because it is a project to make Ubuntu more welcoming to women and support the women who are in the community, this is something that seems like a good idea to me [19:49] it was a good question, don't worry! [19:49] Hold on, I was not trying to exclude, I was just wondering why. Now I know [19:50] we know. just explaining [19:50] I want Ubuntu to be used by the mainstream population, which is going to mean that the community has to reflect the normal population [19:50] Well I think I have managed to convert at least one person to Ubuntu - trouble is everyone thinks Windows is the ONLY OS. [19:50] currently it doesn't, which is a bug that the team is fixing [19:51] Well I am available as the non-techie tester for anything. Learnt today how to navigate my directories through the terminal. [19:52] yay :) [19:52] that's what akgraner said a year and a bit ago too :P now she's writing for Ubuntu User magazine and running Ubuntu Women and everything [19:53] contrary: what country are you in, there is probably a local team we could point you towards in addition to this one [19:53] UK [19:53] oh, easy! #ubuntu-uk I am from the UK [19:53] I am only just learning about irc. Must admit I am really enjoying it [19:54] we have quite a large and active crowd in the UK [19:54] My son needed a computer for university. Couldn't afford to buy a new one so decided to build his own. Found ubuntu as a free OS. The rst is history [19:55] cool [19:55] No windows computers at all in our house - except my work laptop [19:56] Windows is getting to the point where it is "just for work" for a lot of people [19:56] * JanC has no Windows computers in house or anywhere else ☺ [19:56] I don't either [19:56] You are right. When we could choose our Internet browsers I always used Mozilla. Whenever IT guys came to the office to upgrade somethign they also selectedit over IE [19:56] contrary: good to hear [19:56] contrary: where abouts in the uk are you based? [19:57] Birmingham. [19:57] no sign yet of your mail.... [19:57] is that were popey lives? [19:57] maco: nope [19:57] farnborogh [19:57] * maco google maps [19:57] I used to live near F'boro [19:57] contrary: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam [19:58] * AlanBell lives in Farnham [19:58] * czajkowski is in Dublin [19:58] hey birmingham's near coventry! [19:59] yay ska! :) [19:59] Used to live in Aldershot. [19:59] Birmingham is near everywhere - it is in the middle of the country [19:59] contrary: well coventry is in equally big text close to birmingham on google maps :P [19:59] 'near' is a flexible concept to our American friends [20:00] ha ha. Not using OSM? Mappa Mercia is a complete map of the Midlands - well most of it [20:00] looks like 20mi on the map... [20:00] 20mi is near... [20:00] maco: ok, that is near [20:01] http://mappa-mercia.org/standard-map.shtml [20:01] who lives in coventry [20:01] i need to print out a UK map, label cities ive heard of, and then put little cut-outs of people's hackergotchis near them [20:01] contrary: ask in #ubuntu-uk [20:02] contrary: one of my fave ska bands is from coventry [20:02] The Specials ... aka ... The Special AKA [20:02] hehe [20:04] maco: you should check out The Employees! [20:05] (the Belgian band of that name) [20:06] The Offspring even stole one of their songs during the 1990s ;) [20:06] have subscribed to the ubuntu uk mailing list. Will have to go - nice food calling. Bye everyone. Nice to meet you [20:07] o/ === popey_ is now known as popey === maco2 is now known as maco