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Next week is Solutions Linux, a yearly Linux exhibition in Paris. As usual, KDE has a booth there. As usual, we are late at getting things ready, but we should have a few laptops running KDE SC 4.10 and KDE master. Suggestions
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on
interesting new features to demonstrate are more than welcome!
This year we also have a KDE Paris Dinner on Tuesday evening, at 21h. Location
has not been defined but it will be in Paris (of course). If you are interested,
add your name to the list.
Hope to see you there! [Less]
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This week from May 20th-21st the Ubuntu community celebrated the development full swing of Saucy Salamander by giving community members a glimpse into several of the teams that build Ubuntu during Ubuntu Open Week! Logs from all the sessions
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available here:
Time
Tue 21 May
Wed 22 May
1300 UTC
Ubuntu Touch Team – sergiusens
How to contribute to the Ubuntu Touch Core Apps – dpm
1400 UTC
Lubuntu Team – phillw
Ubuntu Development Team – dholbach
1500 UTC
Ubuntu LoCo Teams – coolbhavi, SergioMeneses
Ubuntu Kernel Team – jsalisbury
1600 UTC
Ubuntu Quality Team – balloons
Ask Mark! – sabdfl (Hosted by philipballew)
1700 UTC
Ubuntu Women Team – pleia2
Ubuntu News Team – akgraner
Thanks to our coordinator, José Antonio Rey, and all of our classroom volunteers, instructors and participates!
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Here is what the internals of the GeeksPhone Keon powering Firefox OS looks like:
Photo by FCC
Photo by FCC
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Here are some photos of my unboxing of the GeeksPhone Keon running Firefox OS that I got today: One thing I immediately liked was the packaging for the Keon is pretty darn unique. I like the images on the side of the box
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which represent some of the things it can do.
Each phone comes with a simple booklet and a Firefox OS sticker
The inside of the box is neat and lets you use it to keep your phone organized and also holds a pair of earbuds, european USB charger and a regular USB cable.
The vinyl screen protector it shipped with was a bit messy but it didn’t matter much to me.
The back cover is a vibrant looking orange and feels rubberized
The phone booting up
Pick a language… So many available!
Set your time and date
Connect to wifi!
Import contacts from SIM, Facebook and more (perhaps coming soon!)
Mozilla values improving products so I picked to send anonymous data
Taking a tour
Moving icons
Swiping for the win
Swipe down for notifications
Home button
Lock Screen
All the things we love
Home screen area
And finally a quick peak at the settings
For those who have not been using Firefox OS for while that sums up much of the platform. There really is so much more including the Marketplace and speed that make this open mobile platform the wave of the future.
I think were moving towards a time where mobile platforms like Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch and maybe even Tizen can compete with platforms like Android and iOS. I think Mozilla is doing a great job and has a super strategy for evangelizing the platform and getting partners and developers on board. [Less]
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As we enter into the holiday weekend in Ohio, a couple notes: There will be an episode of the Burning Circle released on Monday. The release time will be a bit flexible, though. Watch your podcatcher! I will be guest-preaching at
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West Avenue Church of Christ (5901 West Avenue, Ashtabula, OH, 44004) on Sunday, May 26th. Service starts at 10:30 AM and should not last more than an hour. Visitors are welcome and encouraged. The service is a cappella.
Randall Ross had a post up about the LoCo borders discussion that happened during vUDS-1305. Something I wrote is referenced. I encourage you to read the whole thing beyond the references made by Randall.
For all who have a holiday weekend in the US and beyond, enjoy it! If you're looking for something to package or play with, check out markdowner. [Less]
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nore...@blogger.com (Rick Spencer)
Yesterday I walked to my local t-mobile store and had them cut my SIM down to "micro" size. I did this so I could fit it into my Nexus 4. I wanted to put it into my Nexus because I decided that it was ready for me to start using full time. I put my
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Galaxy II away.
I decided to do this because as of yesterday I could:
Import my contactsMake and receive SMSsMake and receive phone callsUse the internet via a wireless connection
It still lacks data over the cellular network. We won't get that until next week. So, I can't really say that it's dogfoodable for everyone as per our original goals, but we are close! [Less]
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Full Circle Podcast Episode 35, Manchester Girl Geeks Barcamp 2013 Special Welcome to the second of our 2 part conference special, in this episode the presenters reflect on the first ever Manchester Girl Geeks Barcamp held at the MadLab on
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16th March 2013
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Show Notes
01:43 | WELCOME and INTRO:
02:59 | REFLECTIONS
Les, Olly & Freaky Clown reflect on the success of the Manchester Girl Geeks first Bracamp
The first Barcamp that was specifically organised to support women
A shift in attendances, 75% Women and 25% Men
All tickets sold and a fairly large waiting list.
Over 70 attendees
Diverse subject matter for talks ranging from Google Analytics to Q&A of a Hacker through to e-textiles
08:40 | INTRODUCING Ian Forrester
Ian is employed by the BBC and runs the BBC Backstage Project, encouraging you to use our stuff to make your stuff.
He is also heavily involved in organising geek and tech events around the UK, he helped bring BarCamp to the UK via BarCamp London and setup BarCamp London2, BarCamp London3 and BarCamp MediaCity. He’s also known for being involved in the data portability group.
He also regularly blogs about tech and events which you can read at: http://cubicgarden.com/
09:30 | PRESENTATION Ian Forrester – The History of Girl Geek Dinners
Ian played a video during the talk which was a documentary shown on Channel4, a UK network in 2006 and can be found on Archive.org here http://archive.org/details/girlgeek_uk_doc
25:18 | INTERVIEW – Katie Steckles & Samantha Bail – The Manchester Girl Geeks First Bracamp – Organising it and Reflecting on it’s Success
We caught up with Sam and Katie to to talk about how their first Barcamp has gone.
We discuss their involvement in the Manchester Girl Geek Dinners and organisation and involvement in events such as BarCamp MediaCity
We also discuss the future for the Manchester Girl Geeks Barcamps
You can keep up-to-date with all the talks and events the Manchester Girl Geeks Dinners are organising and involved in by visiting their website or following them on twitter @mcrgirlgeeks
39:45 | INTRODUCING Ben Nuttall
Ben is the organiser of Manchester Raspberry Jam
He is a Web Developer who works with Open Source Web Technologies such as Node.js, PHP, Javascript and Python to name but a few
Ben is also a STEM Ambassador
Follow Ben’s Blog and on Twitter @ben_nuttall
40:10 | PRESENTATION Ben Nuttall – Free Software Culture
A presentation on what Free Software Culture is and what it means to use and develop Free Software.
1.04:13 | REVIEW – Freaky Clown Talks About His Visit to Manchester CoderDojo
Manchester CoderDojo his held on the first Sunday of every month between 2 and 5pm at MadLab
A CoderDojo is a user group where under 18s can go to learn how to code using various languages such as Scratch and Python
Find your nearest CoderDojo here: http://zen.coderdojo.com/
1.07:16 | OUTRO AND WRAP
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Opening: ‘Achilles’ by Kevin Macleod
Main Theme: ‘Revolve’ by His Boy Elroy
Reflections to Presentation by Ian Forrester, Out of Presentation by Ian Forrester: ‘Dance Zone’ by Unknown
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Into and Out of Presentation by Ben Nuttall, Into and Out of Review: Iron Man By SoundJay [Less]
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One of the earliest things I did when becoming involved in Ubuntu community was to participate in the Stable Release Update verification process. Many Stable Release Updates are easy to verify and once the verification is done the package is quickly
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released to -updates and Ubuntu users everywhere.
Let’s look at a specific example:
The application youtube-dl no longer works on Ubuntu 12.04 due to a change in the format of urls for videos. This is terrible as who doesn’t like to download videos! Looking at the bug report we can see that the test case is quite simple, on an Ubuntu 12.04 system (for this bug you could even use a virtual machine or a chroot) with youtube-dl installed try downloading something and it will fail. It is important that we also verify that we are impacted by the bug, because something may be different about our configuration, setup, or hardware.
Once we have verified the failure we then enable the -proposed repository and install the proposed version of youtube-dl. We want to only install that package from proposed as it is possible that other packages in proposed may affect the behavior of the package we are testing. Then we run through the test case and verify that the bug is fixed. It is also helpful to test the package some and ensure that no new bugs were introduced. However, we (the Ubuntu SRU team) also have errors.ubuntu.com to facilitate finding these regressions.
If the bug is fixed we then change the bug tags from ‘verfication-needed’ to ‘verification-done’. For bugs with SRUs for multiple releases we want to use ‘verification-done-precise’ or whatever the release code name is. Then after the package has been in -proposed for 7 days, a member of the Stable Release Updates team will release the package from -proposed to -updates. At which point the fix will be available to Ubuntu users everywhere!
You can find Stable Release Update bugs needing verification by searching for bugs tagged ‘verification-needed’ about the release of Ubuntu you are using, or by viewing the Pending SRU report. Bugs in blue or golden need verification. If you happen to verify any bugs and think a package is ready to be released ping me, bdmurray, on #ubuntu-bugs on Freenode and I’ll have a look and release the package for you. [Less]
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I did a 0.2.2 maintenance release for umockdev to fix building with Vala 0.16.1, gcc 4.8 (the changed sizeof behaviour caused segfaults), and current udev releases (umockdev-record stumbled over the new “link priority” fields of udevadm). There are also a couple of bug fixes, but no new features.
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nore...@blogger.com (Valorie Zimmerman)
I read a list post thread tonight that saddened me. I won't say what community it is part of, or point out the participants, because it is far too common in many of our community meeting places, whether they be lists, IRC or forums. Stereotypes are
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used rather than names here.
Newperson speaks up, I think for the first time, wondering when a new project result will be put to use, and offering a possible sample.
Longtime Devel speaks up, using rather angry questions about how the old symbol came to be displaced.
Another Oldtimer speaks up defending the symbol, accusing Longtime Devel of being out of touch.
And on. And on. The listowners don't redirect the discussion, and when questions are asked, they are answered angrily.
Newperson probably has departed by this point.
This seems like a small occurrence, but it is bad for every single participant, and each bystander has the power to change the conversation at each point.
This blog is a call for each of us to think about our power to influence the community spaces we inhabit, to exercise leadership, to become a catalyst for dialog, to open up trust. When I was first asked to become an IRC channel operator, I was asked to read the Freenode Philosopy: Catalysts. Whether or not you use IRC, I recommend reading this page to change your thinking about how you interact with others in your free software project. In fact, these ways of thinking about personal interaction would transform business, education and politics if put into wide use.
We know that bullying in schools can be brought to a stop by bystanders who show the courage to immediately speak up on behalf of the victim, and walk away from the confrontation. While I don't want to label those who use abusive language as bullies, we can transform tense situations in similar ways by speaking up in a positive, calm manner, as outlined in the Catalyst page.
Labeling people as trolls doesn't defuse the situation, or create an atmosphere of trust and dialog.
Please folks, if you are in an IRC channel, on a list, or help out on a forum: read the Catalyst page, and remind yourself often to be the change you want to see in the world. You don't need to be an op, a listowner, or a moderator, to be a leader; bloom where you are! Our Codes of Conduct aren't bludgeons to be used against evildoers; rather they are guides to our everyday interaction with one another. [Less]
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