Release Parties

[Darcy Casselman]

Or, you know, John!

I *did* know you were in Ottawa. But yeah, you should still get in
touch with that d4m1r. :)

Darcy.

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey, Simon,
>
> I didn't realize you were in Ottawa.
>
> One d4m1r on the forum is looking for Ottawa Ubuntu parties. I suggest
> you get in touch. :)
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11891529#post11891529
>
> Darcy.
>
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 11:01 AM, swfiua at gmail.com <swfiua at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Randall Ross <randall at executiv.es> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Canada!
>>>
>>> Vancouver will be hosting a *U-Party* in June. (That's our official name
>>> for them.)
>>>
>>> Why oh why so late, you ask?
>>>
>>> 1) It's a party, not an install-fest,
>>> 2) We've learned that if we have an event closer to release date people
>>> expect tech,
>>> 3) The people in #2 are already into Ubuntu, and will come regardless.
>>> **We want people who have never heard of Ubuntu to party with us.** The
>>> stated goal of Ubuntu is to cross the chasm and bring free software to
>>> the masses.
>>> 4) Computers kill parties, with precision ;)
>>
>>
>> Great idea -- anyone in Ottawa want to try this?
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And why don't we call them "Ubuntu Release Parties?"
>>> The general public cannot understand how a computer (or software) themed
>>> party could possibly be fun, and therefore won't come. When's the last
>>> time you heard someone say "Wow, I went to that <insert proprietary OS
>>> name here> party the other day and it rocked!!"
>>
>>
>> You mean like a Windows 7 release party?
>>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-YpHQ
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Not gonna happen in our
>>> lifetime ;)
>>>
>>> Party!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Randall
>>> Ubuntu Buzz Generator
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> On 04/26/2012 05:00 AM, ubuntu-ca-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
>>> > From: Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Tomoorrow is release day!
>>> >
>>> > So far, we've just got the usual release parties in Kitchener and
>>> > Toronto:
>>> >
>>> > http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-ca
>>> >
>>> > It's not too late to host one in your town!  Just pick a place and let
>>> > people know.  This list is a good place to start.
>>> >
>>> > Darcy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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