[ubuntu-za] Ubuntu 8.10 - the Intrepid Ibex is released!

[Morgan Collett]

The official release announcement is out - see
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2008-October/000116.html
if you aren't on the ubuntu-announce list or didn't see mail yet.

On behalf of Ubuntu-ZA, thanks to the developers behind this release -
upstream, debian, ubuntu - you rock!

Thanks also to the many people involved in helping people to get
Ubuntu, run it and fix problems. This is a distro for human beings,
and we can all contribute to the end result.

Ubuntu-ZA is more than just a user community - because we do more than
just use the software. This is the place to get involved, in whatever
way you can. Here's our 5 step plan to success!

1. Check out our website at http://wiki.ubuntu-za.org. This is a
community site that anyone can edit and contribute to.

2. Join our mailing list:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za - you can keep up
to date with what's happening in Ubuntu-ZA, find help, and get
involved in Ubuntu-ZA projects.

3. Join Ubuntu-ZA by joining our team on Launchpad:
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-za. Launchpad is Ubuntu's infrastructure
for support, bug tracking, translations, interfacing with upstream
software, building packages from source, bzr repositories, source code
mirror and many more things. If you want to contribute to Ubuntu,
Launchpad is a key.

Our community team is up for review during November, and getting our
members on launchpad is a great way to show that we are serious about
being a local Ubuntu community. We're up to 73 members on Launchpad,
but there are 289 of us on the mailing list, so please join up!

4. Sign the Ubuntu Code of Conduct:
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct - this makes you an Ubuntero
and is the next step on the journey to Ubuntu Membership.

5. Get involved! http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate lists
some great ways to contribute, whether technically or not. Our own
http://wiki.ubuntu-za.org/Getting_Involved page lists ways to get
involved locally too. Consistent involvement leads towards Ubuntu
membership: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember

A further reminder about our release parties on Saturday:
http://wiki.ubuntu-za.org/Meetings_&_Events - come along and meet
fellow Ubuntu enthusiasts, get a copy of Intrepid, bring your system
to install - let's celebrate the new release.

Regards
Morgan