[05:44] <locodir-user> hi what do you do in the ubuntu hour in pasadena
[05:58] <nigelb> g37
[07:45] <jussi> hello all! syrinx_ is looking to set up a new loco, perhaps someone can guide them to some documentation? 
[07:54] <syrinx_> hey jussi 
[08:01] <dholbach> good morning
[08:03] <Ddorda> good morning
[08:03] <Ddorda> :)
[08:04] <dholbach> hi Ddorda
[08:04] <Ddorda> dholbach: sup?
[08:04] <dholbach> how are you doing?
[08:05] <Ddorda> dholbach: very well :)
[08:05] <Ddorda> started to work again, so all awesome
[08:05] <Ddorda> :P
[08:05] <dholbach> :)
[08:06] <jussi> syrinx_: so how did you go? did you find anything active?
[08:06] <Ddorda> dholbach: and you?
[08:07] <syrinx_> jussi: it seems complicated
[08:07] <dholbach> Ddorda, life's great - Spring is all around in Berlin :)
[08:07] <syrinx_> I guess, they guy tried to set something up, failed, got sent off to war, and forgot about it
[08:07] <syrinx_> the*
[08:07] <Ddorda> i love spring :)
[08:07] <jussi> syrinx_: well Im sure some people here can help get you set up, just hang about and someone will likely point you towards focs etc
[08:08] <jussi> docs*
[08:08] <syrinx_> :D
[08:09] <syrinx_> seems like there was a lot of interest a few years ago, I hope some of those same people are interested
[08:09] <jussi> syrinx_: ahh, I just found this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamHowto
[08:10] <jussi> syrinx_: but if you have a scpecific question, feel freeee to ask - we will try find an answer for you
[08:10] <madsailor> syrinx_, wher are you finding this info.  I don't see a RI team listed at loco.ubuntu.com
[08:10] <syrinx_> problem is, a few of the resources, namely the mailing list and launchpad, are moderated by this guy
[08:11] <syrinx_> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RhodeIslandTeam < wiki
[08:11] <jussi> syrinx_: the loco council can help with sorting that out
[08:11] <madsailor> thx
[08:11] <jussi> syrinx_: its also a good idea to contact him and see if he is till interested
[08:11] <syrinx_> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ri < mailing list
[08:11] <syrinx_> i just emailed him actually, hoping he replies this weekend
[08:11] <jussi> syrinx_: :)
[08:12] <syrinx_> I can create an irc channel right?
[08:13] <syrinx_> nothing wrong with that....i dont think
[08:14] <jussi> syrinx_: just make sure you follow the crating channels page
[08:14] <syrinx_> i did, #ubuntu-us-ri
[08:15] <jussi> this, if you didnt see it: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/CreatingChannels
[08:17]  * nigelb hands jussi an 'e'
[08:17] <syrinx_> madsailor: come into the channel
[10:38] <czajkowski> Aloha
[16:53] <laserbled> Hi
[16:54] <laserbled> I have a query...what are the prerequisites to start a loco ?...saw we have a lug...could we build a loco over that ?
[16:56] <mhall119> laserbled: all you need are some local Ubuntu enthusiasts
[16:57] <mhall119> loco teams and lugs serve different purposes, and it is encouraged that your loco be active in your area LUGs as well
[16:59] <laserbled> that would definitely be there....What I would like to do is to help this reach colleges and schools and encourge them to get started in FOSS world , help them out initially...arrange meet ups , distribute disks...etc..I could do it under national community but I thought having a loco would be preffered option...am from India btw
[17:02] <laserbled> mhall119: I was wondering what are the procedures involved ( yes I saw the wiki )..I mean other than the obvois once and how long till it get aproved
[17:17] <mhall119> laserbled: there is already an Indian loco team
[17:18] <mhall119> laserbled: http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/indian-team
[17:18] <laserbled> ya...I saw that( that was the one I reffered by national team :) )....I was asking about a reginal one
[17:19] <mhall119> usually it's preferred that locos are national, but I understand India is a big country
[17:19] <mhall119> there's a Delhi and Bangalore team too
[17:20] <mhall119> also a tamil team, but I'm not sure if that's geographic or language specific
[17:21] <laserbled> chennai ?....hum...i dint see that..am from the south end too
[17:21] <mhall119> nigelb: you awake?
[17:21] <laserbled> hes idle...
[17:22] <mhall119> he's never idle, that guy's always got something he's working on
[17:22] <mhall119> I think he codes in his sleep too
[17:23] <laserbled> cool :)
[18:19] <JanC> I think it would make perfect sense to have local teams at the state level in India, provided there are enough volunteers for that state, and provided they cooperate with the national team
[18:20] <JanC> and IIRC the tamil team is mostly language-based
[18:24] <laserbled> JanC: ah okie...I was talking more about a loco as in comunity...so since you say its  a good idea...shall I put this up in the national community...I wanted to know the opinion...cos it gets a tad difficult to organise stuffs in the national leve
[18:24] <JanC> laserbled: I don't know how the Indian team currently operates
[18:26] <JanC> but if the US is allowed to have state level teams, why not a country that has more inhabitants and probably less communication/transport infrastructure...?
[18:29] <laserbled> lol
[18:31] <JanC> but nigelb will know more about ubuntu-in I suppose   ☺
[18:34] <YoBoY> I think there is a need of regional team only if in the regions there is more than one user group
[18:35] <laserbled> usergroup as in lug ?
[18:35] <YoBoY> like in ubuntu user group :) some people doing stuff to promote ubuntu ;)
[18:36] <laserbled> hum...we have some 3 - 4 lugs in my state 
[18:39] <dscassel> In Canada, every once in a while, we have someone show up and say we should have provincial teams.
[18:39] <dscassel> We have ubuntu-qc, but that's mostly a language thing (IMHO)
[18:40] <dscassel> For me, I'd consider it a good idea to split the team if there was a whole bunch of discussion on the mailing list, forum and IRC that was irrelevant to most of the people there.
[18:40] <dscassel> We're not there yet.
[18:42] <dscassel> The downside of splitting the team by region is you have regions with no LoCo support and some with a bunch of activity.
[18:42] <dscassel> We have that to some extent anyway, but at least everybody in Canada knows there's a place they can go to if they want to get involved.
[18:43] <YoBoY> multi-language countries can have more than one team based on the different language too, like canada, or spain
[18:43] <JanC> dscassel: which is why I said "provided there are enough volunteers for that state, and provided they cooperate with the national team"
[18:44] <JanC> I think it's only useful to start a regional locoteam if there is a good chance they can become an approved team
[18:45] <dscassel> Yeah. Mostly the people who put forward the idea disappear shortly after they make their suggestion.
[18:45] <JanC> which would mean they do have a lot of regional activity
[18:45] <dscassel> I'm guessing they're speaking about the way they think things ought to be rather than actually volunteering for anything. :)
[18:46] <dscassel> I *hope* they're not discouraged by the rebuff, because I really do want people all over the country organizing events and things.
[18:46] <dscassel> (They don't need my permission. :)
[18:47] <laserbled> ;) .. what you mentioned is correct..I actually saw a discussion asking for a regional loco at my place in this channel ;)
[18:47] <laserbled> while googling
[18:48] <JanC> laserbled: you can always start as a "regional working group" inside ubuntu-in
[18:48] <dscassel> It seems to come up a lot. There's a lot of differing opinions about what LoCos are or should be.
[18:49] <YoBoY> we always encourage users to create an ubuntu "regional" group in France if they feel the need to, but they never ask to be a loco team and they don't really need that title
[18:49] <YoBoY> communication is the key
[18:49] <JanC> YoBoY: it could be useful to get things for free...  ;)
[18:50] <JanC> although less for ubuntu-fr maybe
[18:50] <JanC> as you have your own CDs etc.
[18:50] <YoBoY> yes :) we provide cds with a very cheap price :p
[18:51] <laserbled> actually that is one factor i was asking for a loco
[18:51] <laserbled> cds ... you dont get the pack unless you are a loco do you ?
[18:52] <YoBoY> that right
[18:53] <YoBoY> by the way, there is already regional teams in india ^^"
[18:54] <laserbled> I found banglore and delhi....both far far away from my place..am on the south end
[19:17] <JanC> laserbled: you need to be an approved locoteam to get the free CDs, which normally takes at least a year of ongoing activity
[19:18] <laserbled> hm...an year is not bad...I kinda have around that time free to do that ;)
[19:18] <JanC> laserbled: i said at least, and it's supposed to stay active after that of course
[19:19] <laserbled> I meant getting it organised proper ;) ... ofcourse it should be active after
[19:19] <JanC> hm, one of the neighbours is BBQ'ing I think
[19:19] <JanC> (random comment)
[19:20] <JanC> (to make everybody as "hungry" as I just became smelling it ;) )
[19:21] <JanC> laserbled: first thing to do is to find other people 
[19:22] <laserbled> ya....planning to use lug for that + colleges are always the best place to find enthusiast ;)
[19:24] <JanC> well, I'm not sure how things are in India, but in my experience retired people have at least as much free time as students...  ;)
[19:25] <laserbled> hm...but getting retired ppl who are also interested in foss would be hard to find I think
[19:29] <JanC> laserbled: then it's your task to get them interested !  ☺
[19:31] <YoBoY> I can give some of our retired people if you need laserbled :)
[19:31] <laserbled> hehe ;) ..ya would help to increase the number of members 
[19:32] <laserbled> before that would need to make up the core team....not goin to be easy...should put up in the next bar camp
[19:33] <laserbled> ah speaking of which....need to hear something funny....our bar camp ad got banned by google...some ediot executive thot we were advertising for liqour :P
[19:34] <JanC> or maybe somebody who didn't want barcamp to succeed did so...
[19:48] <dscassel> laserbled: Goodies like CDs are nice, but the main benefit of building a community is the community. :)
[19:48] <dscassel> And you can do that without LoCo council approval. :)
[19:49] <dscassel> (although working with ubuntu-in is useful and encouraged :)
[19:49] <laserbled> ofcourse...I was just mentioning a possible reason to go for loco than a regional community....in either case there is a community ;)
[20:06] <JanC> laserbled: it might be possible to get CDs & more when you organise a large event anyway (although I don't know how to request them nowadays)
[20:07] <laserbled> i tried to get some when we had a techfest in my college....but then i head i had to go for that thru loco....like first they get it and then they mail it to me....anyway i dint persue it too much though
[21:02] <JanC> laserbled: even if the loco contact would have to request it, it could still be sent to you
[22:45] <laserbled> !logs
[22:45] <ubot4> Official channel logs can be found at http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ . LoCo channels are now logged there too; for older LoCo channel logs, see http://logs.ubuntu-eu.org/freenode/