[03:46] <cairne> hello?
[03:48] <thefinn93> hello!
[03:56] <cairne> Oh wow the channel is live
[03:59] <cairne> I am looking for an active linux community in wa.
[04:13] <thefinn93> lol 
[04:14] <thefinn93> this channel is not live
[04:14] <thefinn93> and i gotta go
[23:20] <creftos> So what's the deal with this channel?
[23:24] <valorie> hi creftos
[23:24] <valorie> the deal?
[23:24] <valorie> this is the official channel for the Washington state ubuntu users
[23:24] <creftos> oh neato
[23:25] <creftos> I just sent a request to join the group
[23:25] <valorie> however, since we don't have anybody currently who has time to take up leadership
[23:25] <creftos> on launchpad
[23:25] <valorie> it's pretty much social only
[23:25] <creftos> right on
[23:25] <valorie> we're not official with Ubuntu
[23:25] <valorie> yet
[23:26] <valorie> since we don't have many real-life functions
[23:26] <creftos> I see
[23:26] <valorie> but that could change with some leadership and energy
[23:26]  * valorie used to have the time, right now does not
[23:26] <creftos> Well I'm somewhat new-ish to linux
[23:27] <valorie> oh cool
[23:27] <creftos> I've been using it sporadically over the last few years, but only recently been trying to delve more deeply
[23:27] <valorie> I'm a long-time user, but rather new to being involved with the community
[23:27] <valorie> my current time, such as it is, goes to KDE
[23:28] <valorie> and visiting my dad in his nursing home
[23:28] <creftos> I see
[23:28] <creftos> I've also been trying to find an open source project to work on
[23:28] <creftos> I guess the two main things I've been using that are open source are ubuntu and eclipse
[23:29] <valorie> eclipse the IDE?
[23:29] <creftos> Yes
[23:29] <valorie> ah, I wasn't aware that was still widely used
[23:29] <valorie> or being developed
[23:29] <creftos> what do you develop in?
[23:29] <valorie> I'm a writer and community person
[23:30] <creftos> oh right on
[23:30] <valorie> when i was thinking about how to get involved, I became active here and in Amarok
[23:30] <valorie> and ended up writing the Amarok Handbook
[23:30] <creftos> very nice
[23:30] <valorie> it's been a lot of fun
[23:31] <valorie> where in Washington state are you, creftos?
[23:31]  * valorie lives south of Seattle
[23:31] <creftos> Bremerton. Looking to move to the seattle area.
[23:31] <valorie> near Black Diamond, if you've heard of that
[23:31] <valorie> ah, Bremerton is nice
[23:31] <creftos> yes I have actually
[23:32] <creftos> off hwy 18, right?
[23:32] <valorie> I had a great-uncle who lived there for many years, working at the shipyards
[23:32] <valorie> yes
[23:32] <creftos> yeah, a lot of people here either work for the shipyard or the navy
[23:32] <valorie> on the way to the mountain
[23:33] <creftos> So what do groups generally do?
[23:33] <creftos> or what have you guys done in the past?
[23:33] <valorie> release parties, bug days, free software days
[23:33] <valorie> we have a booth at linuxfest northwest
[23:34] <valorie> and have had one/cooperated with ubuntu oregon at OSCON
[23:34] <valorie> etc.
[23:34] <creftos> What exactly are bugdays?
[23:35] <valorie> there is an official one, which we did last year
[23:35] <valorie> we got together at a local library and tested out the beta ISOs
[23:35] <valorie> that was cool, but a lot of work setting it up, then I had only one guy show up
[23:35] <creftos> so basically finding and filing bug reports?
[23:35] <creftos> aww 
[23:36] <valorie> testing and yes, filing bug reports
[23:36] <creftos> right on
[23:36] <valorie> but sometimes people can do patches too
[23:36] <valorie> which is always awesome
[23:36] <valorie> this year I just don't have the time/energy
[23:36] <valorie> with my dad as he is
[23:37] <valorie> so we need someone/a few folks to step up
[23:37] <valorie> or continue as we are, which is sort of a holding pattern
[23:37] <valorie> anyway, nice talking to you but my husband wants to go out for dinner
[23:38] <creftos> alright
[23:38] <creftos> thanks for the info!
[23:38]  * valorie disconnects for now......
[23:38] <valorie> hang out with us!
[23:38] <valorie> we'll eventually make something happen
[23:38] <creftos> that would be great
[23:38] <valorie> :-)
[23:39] <valorie> yup
[23:39] <valorie> it's a great group, lots of fun
[23:39] <valorie> we just need more people
[23:39] <valorie> bye for now
[23:39] <creftos> see ya