[04:07] <bkanuka> hey anyone there?
[04:09] <Yompa> Sure, but I probably have no answers if that's what you are looking for :-)
[04:10] <bkanuka> cool. no im not really here for question.  I just joined the loco group
[04:10] <bkanuka> i don't really know what a loco team is all about, but since I've set a few of my friends up on ubuntu, I figured I'm already half way to what you guys do
[04:12] <Yompa> Haha, I think we are on the same level then. Not even sure what or where to join, just started browsing myself. Idling a bit on this channel to learn.
[04:13] <bkanuka> ya okay.  I'm kinda wondering if there is a "leader"
[04:13] <bkanuka> also, I want some ubuntu stickers! :p
[04:18] <Yompa> I wouldn't expect a leader directly in a community like this. There are leading figures however. Some are on this channel I figure.
[04:20] <Yompa> Stickers would be cool :-)
[04:24] <Yompa> There is also a ubuntu-ca mailing list, that's usually more action than this channel.
[04:25] <Yompa> *Strangely*
[07:57]  * KombuchaKip yawns
[15:42]  * dscassel is reading the log from yesterday.
[15:42] <dscassel> bkanuka: what do you need?
[15:42] <dscassel> bkanuka: (besides stickers? :)
[15:53] <bkanuka> i don't actually need anything :P i was just saying, Im here.  I want to get involved in helping or spreading ubuntu
[15:54] <dscassel> bkanuka: Awesome. :D
[15:54] <dscassel> Where are you? Physically?
[15:54] <bkanuka> I live in Kingston, ON.  I go to school at Queen's
[15:54] <bkanuka> my parents live downtown toronto, so I'm there often
[15:56] <dscassel> Cool.  We're starting to get Toronto events going again.  Having events in Kingston would be cool.
[15:56] <bkanuka> there's not many people in Kingston :p
[15:57] <bkanuka> but I was definitely thinking I could promote things here
[15:57] <dscassel> I'm taking an "if you build it, they will come" approach.
[15:57] <dscassel> Build it and publicize, anyway.
[15:57] <bkanuka> ya - i agree with that
[15:57] <dscassel> But yeah, whatever you think is best, really.
[15:58] <dscassel> The easiest thing you can do, event-wise, is the Ubuntu Hour.
[15:58] <bkanuka> please explain
[15:58] <dscassel> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hour
[15:58] <dscassel> It's just a regular, scheduled meetup at a local coffee shop or watering hole.
[15:59] <dscassel> Provide a place for people to show up and say hi.  And maybe accost strangers with CDs.
[15:59] <bkanuka> i can definitely do this
[16:00] <dscassel> Fantastic. :)
[16:00] <IdleOne> when accosting strangers, make sure not to sneak up on them :)
[16:01] <IdleOne> We don't want people running away screaming and stuff
[16:01] <dscassel> Yeah. Generally, you wait for them to come to you...
[16:01] <bkanuka> haha ya
[16:01] <dscassel> Put up a big sign and people drop by and ask what's up.
[16:02] <bkanuka> well i go to university, so its really nothing for me to sit somewhere and do homework
[16:02] <dscassel> Yup
[16:02] <dscassel> That's the spirit. :D
[16:02] <dscassel> There's also release parties every six months.
[16:02] <dscassel> That can be big and elaborate, or it can be just a bunch of people meeting up at a pub or something.
[16:03] <dscassel> I recommend starting with the latter. :)
[16:03] <bkanuka> im gonna start with the hour first
[16:04] <dscassel> Sounds good to me. :)
[16:04] <bkanuka> will people have a problem with me "setting up" somewhere?
[16:04] <dscassel> Generally, not really.  I haven't run into problems.
[16:04] <dscassel> It's probably courteous to ask staff ahead of time...
[16:05] <bkanuka> ya
[16:05] <dscassel> When you have a time and place, add the event here: http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-ca
[16:05] <dscassel> Then people in the Ubuntu community who happen to be in Kingston have a chance at finding it.
[16:06] <bkanuka> okay
[16:07] <IdleOne> take pictures and blog about it afterwards, come here and link us.
[16:07] <dscassel> Yeah, that's much appreciated. :)
[16:08] <IdleOne> and yeah, most places i am sure would be fine with having "customers" in their business but asking first is always nice.
[16:08] <dscassel> If you're on twitter or identi.ca, tweet/dent about it using the #locoteams tag, and the !ubuntuca group on identi.ca
[16:09] <bkanuka> okay
[16:10] <IdleOne> bkanuka: basically it isn't hard to do just takes someone to go ahead and do it :)
[16:10] <dscassel> Yup.  Just publicize a bit and go sit in a cafe. :)
[16:12] <dscassel> Leigh (hypatia) was talking about starting on in Toronto, but I think she's been busy.
[16:12] <dscassel> starting one, that is.
[16:12] <bkanuka> I can do an hour a week
[16:14] <bkanuka> do these things turn into tech support?
[16:14] <dscassel> They can.
[16:15] <dscassel> I've had one guy show up with tech support problems.
[16:15] <dscassel> I wouldn't worry about trying to be an all-knowing expert.
[16:16] <dscassel> If you can't solve the problem, show them the forums, or #ubuntu.  See if someone there can help.
[16:16] <dscassel> Or askubuntu.com
[16:16] <bkanuka> are there template advertisements?
[16:17] <dscassel> I don't have one, but you can look around here: http://spreadubuntu.org/
[16:18] <bkanuka> thats it.  i was trying to find that site :p
[16:19] <bkanuka> in other news, have you patched your kernel with that ~200 line patch that speeds things up?
[16:20] <bkanuka> if you dont know what i'm talking about i can find an article
[16:20] <dscassel> Nope. I tend to avoid messing with the kernel.
[16:21] <dscassel> At best, I'll maybe upgrade to mainline if I need to.  Or if it's the only way to get some hardware working.
[16:22] <bkanuka> well then look forward to it getting pushed through to ubuntu
[16:22] <bkanuka> it really works
[16:22] <bkanuka> im always skeptical of any kind of quick fix, but this is really good
[16:23] <dscassel> Good to know. :)
[16:30] <bkanuka> oh now honestly, i was going to buy some stickers from canonical, but the shipping was pretty steep.  Is there somewhere in Canada I can buy them?
[16:31] <dscassel> Not really.  I'm out of the new Canonical stickers, after the last couple events.
[16:31] <dscassel> They come free in conference packs, if you're thinking about running a booth at a tech conference... :)
[16:31] <dscassel> I can ask txwikinger and see if he has a better way to get them to you than ordering from Canonical.
[16:32] <dscassel> I have some of System76's "Powered by Ubuntu" stickers with the old tricolour circle of friends.
[16:32] <dscassel> as well as keyboard stickers to cover Windows logos. :)
[16:32] <bkanuka> ya i saw system76's stickers
[16:32] <dscassel> I can send those off to you if you want to /msg me your address.
[16:33] <bkanuka> oh
[16:33] <bkanuka> okay. thanks
[16:33] <bkanuka> i don't know what you mean by /msg
[16:34] <bkanuka> i've been on irc for like a day
[16:34] <dscassel> private message.  Start with "/msg dscassel" on most clients. (I know it works on irssi...)
[16:35] <dscassel> This channel is logged and posted publicly.  You may not want to put your address here. :)
[16:35] <dscassel> You can also just email dscassel@gmail.com
[16:35] <bkanuka> that's what i'll do before i get comfortable with irc
[16:36] <dscassel> Sure. :)
[16:36] <bkanuka> and right now im using empathy, and i know it's lacking some irc commands