[12:51] <rickspencer3> hey loco team ... any thoughts about setting up a meetup for Thursday for the release party?
[12:59] <rickspencer3> ChanServ, do you do anything interesting?
[13:00] <ChinnoDog> ChanServ is boring. He has the personality of a robot.
[13:21]  * adom lawls.
[13:21] <rickspencer3> hey adom, ChinnoDog
[13:21]  * adom waves.
[13:21] <rickspencer3> would you guys come out to a little celebration on THursday night?
[13:21] <adom> Whereabouts?
[13:21] <rickspencer3> I'm looking to reserve a table for us at Bread and Soda
[13:22] <rickspencer3> it's on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park
[13:24] <adom> that's a 45min drive from my work. i dont get out until 5:30, so i wouldnt get there until 6:15 at the very earliest. more likely closer to 6:45 probably.
[13:24] <adom> if everyone will be tryign to go, i could try to attend as well
[13:25] <adom> but cant guarantee anything yet
[13:26] <marcoceppi> rickspencer3: I've got plans on Thursday night already :\
[13:26] <rickspencer3> marcoceppi, bring them!
[13:28] <marcoceppi> rickspencer3: If only! Unfortunatley these plans put me in Southern VA
[13:55] <rickspencer3> ChinnoDog, adom, marcoceppi what do you guys think about me setting a meetup on meetup.com?
[13:55] <marcoceppi> rickspencer3: for the release party, or for more regular events?
[13:55] <rickspencer3> marcoceppi, for the release party as a start?
[13:56] <marcoceppi> rickspencer3: I don't really have a problem, with the exception that meetup is a paid for platform
[13:56] <rickspencer3> marcoceppi, yeah, I can pay for it
[13:56] <rickspencer3> it may bring some more people into the loco, I was thinking
[13:57] <rickspencer3> arg ... I have to name the meetup group and stuff
[13:57] <rickspencer3> marcoceppi, how does "DC Ubuntu Parties" sound for a group name?
[13:57] <rickspencer3> I presume I can change it later
[13:58] <rickspencer3> maybe DC Ubuntu Get Togethers ?
[13:58] <marcoceppi> rickspencer3: Ubuntu DC LoCo might be a better umbrela name, or "Ubuntu DC"
[13:58] <rickspencer3> marcoceppi, is it ok if I use "LoCo"?
[13:58] <ChinnoDog> Meetup for this purpose seems useful but unnecessary
[13:58] <rickspencer3> I didn't want to be presumptious
[13:59] <marcoceppi> rickspencer3: I'd recommend at least mailing the ubuntu dc mailing list with this idea too, since only a small amount of us are in IRC
[13:59] <rickspencer3> marcoceppi, well, I tried the mailing list, but got rejected because I was not accepted tot he team yet :(
[13:59] <marcoceppi> rickspencer3: I assume so?
[13:59] <rickspencer3> I'll leave LoCo out of it for now
[13:59] <marcoceppi> rickspencer3: that's lame, we really need to figure out who has the power of what in the loco and get some more active bodies in places
[14:00] <rickspencer3> I don't feel like it would be right for me to claim that I represent the Loco
[14:00] <rickspencer3> marcoceppi, well, in fairness, I applied like 1 hour ago :)
[14:00] <marcoceppi> rickspencer3: ah, that's probably why! ;)
[14:00] <ChinnoDog> I sent a message to the list requesting access to moderate and the response was that all pending membership requests have been taken care of
[14:00] <ChinnoDog> Oh. 1hr ago is not long.
[14:00] <rickspencer3> ChinnoDog, :)
[14:17] <rickspencer3> hey marcoceppi ChinnoDog adom, etc... http://www.meetup.com/DC-DMV-Ubuntu-Meetup-Group/
[15:05]  * marcoceppi joins
[15:37]  * adom joined.
[15:46] <rickspencer3> yeah!
[15:46] <rickspencer3> I'm confirming a venue in a few minutes, then I'll make the invite for the event
[16:06] <rickspencer3> http://www.meetup.com/DC-DMV-Ubuntu-Meetup-Group/events/145669202/
[16:07] <rickspencer3> ChinnoDog, any chance you could send that through the loco mailing list or something?
[16:09] <ChinnoDog> Just wait for them to auth you. If it takes too long I can send a message to the list to nudge them.
[16:10] <rickspencer3> thanks ChinnoDog
[17:56] <adom> rickspencer3: you might want to update bcurtiswx, he's OP here.
[17:57] <bcurtiswx> hey rickspencer3 what can i do for you ?
[17:57] <bcurtiswx> adom, what did he want befre ?
[18:03] <marcoceppi> bcurtiswx: \o/
[18:04] <marcoceppi> bcurtiswx: he's waiting for approval on the dc loco list
[18:04] <marcoceppi> bcurtiswx: also, can you op someone eles in the channel, or add them to chanserv?
[18:06] <bcurtiswx> i can op anyone, but we've approved everyone we have in waiting
[18:11] <rickspencer3> hi bcurtiswx
[18:11] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, I joined the dc loco team this morning (I think)
[18:12] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, and also, I am organizing a little release event
[18:12] <rickspencer3> I would like to invite the loco to that
[18:13] <adom> bcurtiswx: sorry for late response, at work...just that i think ^^^
[18:13] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, lemme go look, once sec
[18:13] <rickspencer3> thanks bcurtiswx
[18:15] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3,  what is your launchpad id ?
[18:16] <rickspencer3> rick-rickspencer3
[18:16] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, ^
[18:21] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, I don't see it https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-districtofcolumbia
[18:22] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, hmmm
[18:22] <rickspencer3> let me try again
[18:23] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, ok, I have no idea what team I tried to join earlier :)
[18:23] <bcurtiswx> we've had to change our name before, since we're the weird part of the US in that we aren't a state, but a territory
[18:24] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, taxation without representation :)
[18:29] <bcurtiswx> ;)
[20:13] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, so, can you come on Thursday?
[20:13] <bcurtiswx> not looking good for me specifically, things can change tho.
[20:13] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, so what brings you to DC from Seattle ?
[20:14] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, well, we (my wife, son, and I) lived in Alexandria in 90s, before we left so I could work at Microsoft in 1998
[20:14] <rickspencer3> that's why we went to Seattle
[20:14] <rickspencer3> after the boy graduated High School, I had already been working for Canonical for 4.5 years, so ...
[20:15] <rickspencer3> we decided to move back
[20:15] <rickspencer3> my wife didn't love Seattle, but we both love DC
[20:15] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, ah I'm sorry you had to deal with MSoft ;)
[20:15] <rickspencer3> (we have a daughter now too, but didn't when we left for Seattle)
[20:15] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, almost 10 years there!
[20:15] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, well then, welcome back :)
[20:15] <rickspencer3> thanks bcurtiswx
[20:16] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, I'd love to be part of other loco events, btw
[20:16] <bcurtiswx> you introduced me to Mr. Shuttleworth at the UDS-O so I'm still thankful for that
[20:16] <rickspencer3> I should have planned this party weeks ago, but I was so heads down driving the phone release
[20:16] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, oh? I don't recall, though I'm sure he does
[20:17] <rickspencer3> sabdfl never forgets anyeone
[20:17] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, i'm not very happy with how touch has taken away from the Desktop, but hopefully when things start getting more "gelled" the Desktop can regain that focus
[20:18] <bcurtiswx> We usually meet once a month in here for formalities as we try to get "official LoCo" status back
[20:18] <rickspencer3> we're not official?
[20:18] <rickspencer3> hmmm
[20:19] <bcurtiswx> i'm sure we could, but with how busy everyone is, we haven't attended a "let us back in" IRC chat
[20:19] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, hold on, just took a call
[20:19] <rickspencer3> brb
[20:19] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, sure thing
[20:50] <ChinnoDog> rickspencer3: I would be curious about the relative merits of living in DC vs Seattle.
[20:50] <rickspencer3> ChinnoDog, then come on Thursday!
[20:50] <rickspencer3> ;)
[20:50] <rickspencer3> we can talk all about it
[20:50] <rickspencer3> personally, I like both places
[20:51] <bcurtiswx> Meteorologically speaking, Seattle's a rainy place, but probably not as rainy as the past week has been
[20:51] <ChinnoDog> I can't on Thursday. :-( I already have plans.
[20:52] <bcurtiswx> Yeah, typically there's two points that have to be met in order for people to show up at events.. A) Metro access and B) Weekends
[20:54] <ChinnoDog> I would be up for it most weekdays but can't this time.
[20:54] <rickspencer3>  bcurtiswx good to note about the metro access, I'll keep that in mind for next time
[20:54] <ChinnoDog> I like having my weekends to myself.
[20:54] <rickspencer3> probably more than 2 days notice too ;)
[20:54] <marcoceppi> we had a small, but successful two outings from just the people in IRC on weekdays, but weekends are way better (and more notice)
[21:22] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, marcoceppi is there a Loco wiki page where I should put the breadsoda thing?
[21:23] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, haha.. There is
[21:23] <bcurtiswx> the reason i laugh, is that we have a drupal page.. well.. had one.. and Canonical is having a troubled time getting it back up..
[21:24] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/
[21:24] <rickspencer3> oops
[21:24] <bcurtiswx> it's been that way for a good month now
[21:24] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, well, now you have an escalation point :)
[21:25] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, if it helps it's been in purgatory in rt "rt.ubuntu.com #22941"
[21:26] <rickspencer3> bcurtiswx, I need to go, remind me tomorrow and I'll chase it up :)
[21:26] <bcurtiswx> rickspencer3, i will try. Have a great evening
[21:26] <rickspencer3> bye!
[21:26] <bcurtiswx> bye
[21:28] <marcoceppi> bcurtiswx: YOU'RE THE ONE I NEED TO TALK TO
[21:29] <bcurtiswx> marcoceppi, yes?
[21:29] <marcoceppi> bcurtiswx: IS contacted me a while ago, they can't update it and took it off line because of a plugin incompatibility
[21:29] <marcoceppi> it, the site
[21:29] <marcoceppi> after the forums were comprimised, they went through and upgraded all the properites. They asked me about the site but I didn't know who to mention it to
[21:29] <marcoceppi> and it slipped my mind
[21:29] <bcurtiswx> they contacted you?
[21:29] <bcurtiswx> when?
[21:29] <marcoceppi> before the site was taken offline
[21:30] <marcoceppi> shortly before*
[21:30] <marcoceppi> they can put it back online but the plugin needs to be removed or whatever. Let me find the email
[21:30] <bcurtiswx> i've been on contact with them after that, in e-mail threads, i gave them perm to get it back up with a newer Drupal
[21:30] <bcurtiswx> they told me all that in their initial communication
[21:30] <bcurtiswx> marcoceppi, but, thanks :)
[21:30] <marcoceppi> bcurtiswx: cool
[21:30] <marcoceppi> I can help push it along if need b
[21:31] <bcurtiswx> marcoceppi, OK, Thanks