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alienkid10
March 31st, 2010, 10:19 PM
anyone here in (or around) Binghamton still trying to get the US-NY-Binghamton group going? I'd really like to get involved.
cprofitt
April 1st, 2010, 09:12 PM
I made this a stickie for a while -- lets try to get some activity in Binghamton!!
MaindotC
April 1st, 2010, 09:12 PM
No I'm not from Binghamton but I'm a huge Ottawa Senators fan and by default the Binghamton Senators.
jamesadams
April 9th, 2010, 05:53 PM
Just joined, I'm from Binghamton
MaindotC
April 9th, 2010, 06:29 PM
Just joined, I'm from Binghamton

Go Sens! Be sure to stop by your IRC channel :D
alienkid10
April 10th, 2010, 12:32 AM
IRC: is irc.freenode.net@#ubuntu-us-ny

2 in the Binghamton area. Anyone else?
cprofitt
April 10th, 2010, 10:01 PM
Just joined, I'm from Binghamton


Glad to have you with us James!!

Any interest in building a group meetup down in your area?
alienkid10
April 11th, 2010, 02:04 AM
I'm definitely interested. Not sure how to get started.
jamesadams
April 11th, 2010, 03:06 AM
I'm definitely interested. Not sure how to get started.

Same here.
cprofitt
April 12th, 2010, 04:46 PM
The steps to getting started are:

(note: "Just Do It" is the theme)

1. Find a location (a location in a 'good part' of town that is considered safe and secure)


Has Internet connectivity (this is a requirement for most geeks leaving the house)
Has an area that can be 'reserved' for a meeting
(optional) has a projector and screen
(optional) will help promote the group (advertise the meeting to bring 'customers')

2. Schedule some meetings


Get some 'speakers' lined up that will present interesting topics
Plan on hosting some 'special' events -- launch parties, bug jams, install fests
Hold an Ubuntu Hour (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hour)
Have some CDs ready to hand out

3. Promote the group to area LUGS (Linux User Groups)
4. Promote the group to area colleges that have CS departments

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After you get #1 done contact me and I can help with the other bullets.
alienkid10
April 13th, 2010, 01:55 AM
will see what I can do. Anyone else in or around Binghamton that want to try and get the Binghamton group started?
jamesadams
April 14th, 2010, 11:50 PM
The Southern Tier LUG is a good bet http://www.stnylug.org/

I haven't been to any of their meetings (yet)

That link came right off of the ny loco's resource page. They are having a Lucid Lynx launch party on may 1st , which might be worth cross promoting on the loco's wiki ?

Edit:
that has their events, http://wiki.stnylug.interos.org/view/Main_Page
cprofitt
April 19th, 2010, 02:58 PM
James:

The Launch Party is actually the LoCo's launch party in Waterloo, NY.

I would be more than happy to offer any assistance I can to the STNYL though... if you talk to them have them get in touch with me.
patchwork
April 20th, 2010, 10:16 PM
I'm also in the Binghamton area and would like to get involved...(though the common Tuesday nights aren't good for me due to other activities).
jamesadams
April 21st, 2010, 12:24 AM
That's what I get for paying attention :P
alienkid10
April 21st, 2010, 01:46 PM
Patchwork: Same here although if we only met once a month I would be fine.
cprofitt
April 21st, 2010, 11:04 PM
You guys can use this poll to see when a good meeting time would be. http://www.doodle.com/qeu58saahe9mint8 You can all vote on times... Then you just need to pick a place.
jamesadams
April 22nd, 2010, 01:04 AM
The polls actually pretty cute..

I'm not deadset, on anytime in particular. My only requirement is that it would have to be after 5 on weekdays.

Otherwise I'll make the time to attend.
alienkid10
April 23rd, 2010, 01:57 AM
I'll check with parents then vote.
jamesadams
April 25th, 2010, 03:31 PM
Since there's so few of us and we have busy schedules maybe we should setup a meeting in IRC, create a channel or something. At first.
cprofitt
April 25th, 2010, 04:20 PM
IRC is always open for you guys...

irc.freenode.net

#ubuntu-us-ny
Rasa1111
July 31st, 2011, 10:56 PM
Sorry for the necromancy. lol

Can't believe I didn't see this thread until now,
and Ive been wondering for almost 2 years if there were any fellow 'Ubuntu forumers' in the area.
I go back and forth between bing. and Ithaca. Often in bing. though.

So, maybe a BUMP for anyone else whose been wondering and hasn't seen this yet? lol

Thanks for the info guys. :)
cprofitt
August 1st, 2011, 12:38 AM
Sorry for the necromancy. lol

Can't believe I didn't see this thread until now,
and Ive been wondering for almost 2 years if there were any fellow 'Ubuntu forumers' in the area.
I go back and forth between bing. and Ithaca. Often in bing. though.

So, maybe a BUMP for anyone else whose been wondering and hasn't seen this yet? lol

Thanks for the info guys. :)


Necromancy here is actually healthy... as we are all trying to find other Ubuntu users in our areas.

The Ithaca Free Software group has a great many Ubuntu users and Cornell has a Free Software group that has a great number of Ubuntu users too.
MaindotC
August 1st, 2011, 04:15 AM
Binghamton Senators - 2011 AHL Calder Cup Champions! Gotta post it everywhere I see something Bingo related :)
brokenlegguy
August 4th, 2011, 08:54 PM
I work in Ithaca and live in Pitcher...20 miles east of Cortland.

I'm new-ish to the Linux experience. I had to build a web server via command line at work so I've learned a little bit about Linux so I thought I'd give it a go again....tried it a few years back on the Mandrake/Mandriva distro and couldn't get into it.

So far I'm liking it but unfortunately I won't be able to make a full transition to Linux due to the software I use for my business. Maybe I'll give Xandros a try at some point but just wanted to get my feet wet with Ubuntu.

So, uh, there's my life story.

Thanks,

Ed