Published by Michael Ramm on 25 Sep 2008
IRC Meetings Return!
In an effort to kickstart the LoCo back to action, we had our return IRC meeting tonight in #ubuntu-us-al. There were several returning members as well as a couple of new members present.
We talked about ways to get some more members into the LoCo as well as some future actions for possible face-to-face meetings. We were also joined by the Georgia LoCo team member Nick Ali (boredandblogging). He helped run the Atlanta Linux Fest this past weekend [Sept 20]. He says that planning for the 2009 ALF will begin shortly. New Alabama LoCo member, Jonathan Traylor (antdedyet) attended ALF, and said that there was a good turnout (in the mid-80 range). The next regional event looks to be the Southeast Linux Fest to be held in South Carolina in June.
We hope to reinstitute the weekly IRC meeting. Right now they are set for 9:30pm CST in our IRC room on Freenode in the #ubuntu-us-al room. We will also start using this blog and the Ubuntu forums a lot more to make sure that we are getting new people involved. Also, please sign up for the mailing list if you are not on it. You can subscribe through the web interface to the list.
The future is bright for Ubuntu and the Alabama LoCo as well. The release of Intrepid Ibex will hopefully bring a lot of new folks into the fold, and help us spread the news throughout Alabama.
Michael