Josh and I retreated back to my garage (aka the dungeon) for Ubuntu Podcast Episode #12. Not a good idea!

We managed to screw up the lighting and sound. We’ll do better next time. Promise.

Thanks to Chris and Bryan from the Linux Action Show for stopping by the live Ubuntu Podcast Ustream broadcast.

Some things we covered:

• Ubuntu Georgia Install Fest
• Trying to give Spread Ubuntu some more love
• Raid 10 bug
• Ubuntu Open Week
• Ultamatix suckage
• Ubuntu benchmarks
• etc, etc.

As usual, any feedback is welcome. Leave a comment on the podcast post.

The wife and I haven’t had a vacation in a while. We will be spending next week in Jamaica, where we did our honeymoon.

A whole week away from the Internet, cell phones, and laptops…sounds like heaven.

I am looking forward to the airplane ride. Wonder if there will be any hints of Linux usage on the entertainment system (hopefully not because it crashed and had to be rebooted). We shall see.

If you can’t see it, check it out on CollegeHumor.

Team Reports are a chance for different groups to share what they are working on, with the community at large. Approved LoCos are required to do Team Reports. It would be great to know what LoCos from all parts of the world are doing to promote and support Ubuntu. Unfortunately, most LoCos do not bother filling out the Team Reports. In October, only 11 of 60+ approved LoCos bothered to provide any information. Now, its not realistic to expect every LoCo to submit information every month, maybe a large number of members are on holiday, or it may simply be a lull between projects, but we all know more than 11 LoCos have awesome projects going on they can share with the rest of the community.

To promote the LoCos that are taking the time to fill out the Team Reports, their submissions will be published in the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Fridge, and Planet. This will not only encourage more LoCos to communicate their activities, but also provide all LoCos ideas of what they can do themselves.

Topic: South Africa LoCo Review

The South African Team was up for their yearly review this month. During the IRC meeting, Morgan Collett stated the review prompted a leadership change. A smooth transition was made to benefit the LoCo. Jonathan Carter and Morgan are now leading the team.

The yearly review gives LoCos a chance to take stock of how a LoCo is doing, what can be improved, and make plans for the future. The LoCo Council is here to make sure LoCos have the resources and help they need to support their areas.

Congrats to the South African Team on a successful review and good luck for the future!

The next LoCo Council meeting is 15 December 2008, 19:00 UTC in #ubuntu-meeting.

So Josh and I recorded another podcast will sitting in his backyard and enjoying some stogies.

Some things we covered this episode:

• Upcoming Ubuntu Georgia US 8.10 Install fest
• Matt Zimmerman’s post about bugs in Launchpad
• Ubuntu getting slower?
• Spread Ubuntu 0.1
• etc, etc.

The videos have been uploaded, the audio-only files should be available soon.

Directions can be found on the ALE site.

So Josh Chase, the leader and contact for the Ubuntu US Georgia Team, and I have been doing some video podcasts for the last couple of months.

Some things we covered this episode (no cigars this time!):

• Our opinions of the 8.10 wallpapers
• More Powered by Ubuntu stickers
• Cool AUV using Ubuntu Server 8.04
• Dell pushing Ubuntu out there
• etc, etc.

There are feeds for the video, Miro, ogg, mp3, iTunes audio, and iTunes video. Subscribe with twitter and identi.ca to be notified of new releases.

Feel free to leave comments and feedback on the site!

Update: Mackenzie pointed out that episode 10 wasn’t showing up in Miro. Its fixed now. Thanks Mackenzie!

Does anyone know any more about the use of Ubuntu by the Obama campaign and can provide us with more details?

Feel free to leave a comment here or drop me an email at nali -SPAMREMOVE - @ubuntu.com.

Update: There might be some questions of validity here, but it really wouldn’t make sense to doctor pictures, IMO.

I have no problems with people wearing pink or having anything pink.

I don’t own anything pink. I don’t want anything pink.

So for retribution, my wife forced me to buy and keep this Toadette, from the Super Mario video games, in my office:

Apparently she didn’t think the Debian-related comic I posted on my blog was funny.

Now we know who wears the pants in my family.