Category Archives: Planet Ubuntu

The Ubuntu Chicago LoCo is getting ready for the upcoming Global Jam. We are trying a new venue for this event. We will be meeting at the Barnes and Noble at 728 North Waukegan Road in Deerfield on Sun, 29 … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, I was approached by some people from the Ubuntu Classroom-ES about having a Spanish version of ClassBot to help out with their Open Week. Thanks to some help with translations, I was able to create ClaseBot. … Continue reading →

Well, I decided to give in to what appears to be the latest meme, and I took the test to figure out my nerd score. My score was not the highest or the lowest out of the ones that have … Continue reading →

The Ubuntu community uses freenode for all of their IRC channels. As a result, freenode is frequently mentioned on wiki pages, blog posts, emails, etc. Even though freenode is mentioned in so many places, many people still fail to properly … Continue reading →

Like many people in the Ubuntu community, I use a combination of irssi and screen over ssh to access IRC. For a while, I have been using a notification script that displays a notification whenever someone hilights me. This has … Continue reading →

Ubuntu Open Week is off to a great start. Today, we had eight great sessions presented by members of the community. Here is a quick summary in case you missed them. Introduction: Jono Bacon started off Open Week with his … Continue reading →

What? Chicago LoCo’s Global Jam When? Sunday, October 4, 2009 from 12:00 PM until 8:45 PM Where? Schaumburg Township District Library – Central Library 130 S. Roselle Road Schaumburg, IL 60193 Map and directions Why? To unite all Ubuntu people … Continue reading →

The following message was recently sent out to the loco-contacts mailing list. For those of you who might not subscribe to that list, I am reposting the message here. —–BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE—– Hash: SHA256 Hello, As the month is … Continue reading →