ubuntu-us-nj Next event for the LoCo Team?

[Jim Fisher]

--- "David A. Harding" <dave at dtrt.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 03:38:24PM -0500, Joseph
> Terranova wrote:
> > Dave suggested a HackFest, where we'd all get
> together to fix bugs and
> > get things working. 
> 
> And a rave is where people get together to listen to
> music and socialise.
> 
> Like a LAN party, a HackFest usually takes place on
> a weekend afternoon
> and evening. We start by getting a room with power,
> Internet, and a
> nearby bathroom. We stock the room with pizza, cola,
> and maybe beer. We
> put ourselves and our computers in the room, lock
> the door, and we don't
> come out for 12 hours.
> 
> Bug fixing is dull; a HackFest is fun. We reward
> people for fixing bugs.
> Hugs, pizza slices, colas, beers, and group cheers
> are common rewards.
> We reward people for asking for help. Help Me Bingo
> encourages people to
> share their problems and rewards problem solvers. We
> reward people for
> coming. The good will of the Ubuntu community we
> earn by our efforts,
> and we'll share it around by attaching the name of
> every HackFest
> attendee to our scorecard on the Ubuntu Wiki.
> 
>         We PRIORITISED 345 bugs.
>         We   CLARIFIED 234 bugs.
>         We   SUBMITTED  13 bugs.
>         We       FIXED  58 bugs.
>         We                 rock.
> 
> A HackFest is open to everyone. Artists can fix
> artwork bugs. Writers
> can fix documentation bugs. Programmers can fix
> programing bugs.
> Everyone can fix bullshit bugs.
> 

> > How many people [are] interested in this?

THIS SOUNDS AWESOME !!  AYE AYE AYE



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