---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Ubuntu Gutsy Release Party this Saturday! Date: Sunday 14 October 2007 17:47 From: Michael Schultheiss <schultmc@xxxxxxxxxx> To: cinlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx FYI: ----- Forwarded message from Simón Ruiz <simon.a.ruiz@xxxxxxxxx> ----- > Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:17:58 -0400 > From: Simón Ruiz <simon.a.ruiz@xxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: Ubuntu's Indiana Local Community Team > <ubuntu-us-in@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [ubuntu-us-in] Gutsy Release Party > > Hello! > > This is intended for those of you on other lists who don't already > know, but I'm copying the LoCo list as well. > > I just wanted to let you all know that the Ubuntu Indiana Local > Community Team will be getting together this coming Saturday, 20th of > October at Claddagh Irish Pub in Indianapolis at 7:10pm to celebrate > the release of Ubunty 7.10, the Gutsy Gibbon. > > For those that haven't played with it, the Gutsy Gibbon is a big > monkey jump forward on several fronts including Compiz Fusion by > default where possible, automatic printer setup, and setting up > Broadcom wireless with the simple checking of a box. > > It's a leap ahead with a courageous stance on features that had been > judged too gutsy before now. They're solid enough to make it to prime > time now, and they've got the chance to hardy up in time for the > upcoming Long Term Release, Ubuntu 8.04, the Hardy Heron. > > You are all invited to join us at Claddagh in Indy to celebrate! > > Simón > > P.S. As a blatant bribe, I'll be passing out some shiny, metal > "Powered by Ubuntu" stickers—courtesy of the Ohio Local Community > Team—to everybody who attends. They're real pretty and shiny, would > make a good replacement for that shiny, metal sticker advertising a > legacy OS that came on your box without your asking for it. Bring an > Ubuntu powered laptop (Gutsy powered or not) and get it branded on the > spot, before I divvy out the stickers. > > P.P.S. And I heard a rumor (completely uncorroborated, as I haven't > yet discussed with involved parties about this) about some black open > source related T-shirts from the Ohio LinuxFest that might show up and > get distributed freely at the party...... > > P.P.P.S. LoCo team members that are in other Linux-related groups, > you're encouraged to publicize our Gutsy Release Party to them, and > forward on my bribe. The more the merrier! ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------------------------------- -- # John Madden weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx: http://www.nerdarium.com # FreeLists: Free mailing lists for all: //www.freelists.org # Linux, Apache, Perl and C: All the best things in life are free!