[Vanhackspace] The Best Lucid Lynx Party in the World

[Gustavo Lacerda]

Are these Ubuntu events at the hackspace?

I agree that putting events behind a walled garden is really annoying,
and counter to the philosophy of openness. I just signed up for
EventBrite for a quick test-drive, and found it better than Meetup
(not to mention free.)

I've heard that there is a free support Saturdays for Ubuntu, which
I'd love to attend.  I'm happy to RSVP, but I just feel icky
associating with Meetup.

Gustavo



On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Joe Bowser <joe.bowser at nitobi.com> wrote:
> I don't understand your continued need to place the information of your
> party behind a Walled Garden when we all know where it is.  Did you foot the
> bill for meetup.com or something?  There are better methods of ensuring an
> RSVP list than meetup.com.  These include having a list of Attendees on a
> Wiki Page, or using EventBrite and having people get tickets that correspond
> to a number.  Both of these are free as far as I know, and don't have the
> negative reputation that meetup.com has gotten in the past with their
> decision to charge for use.
>
> I find that your insistence on this matter is counter to openness, and while
> you think sending an RSVP is polite, I think enforcing one in this manor is
> not, and is counter to what Ubuntu is supposed to be about.  Forcing people
> to use software to attend a party is the opposite of freedom, don't you
> think?
>
> Joe
>
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Randall Ross <randall at executiv.es> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings Friendly Hackers!
>>
>> Just so you all know... "The Best Lucid Lynx Party in the World" is
>> Saturday May 1st! It's shaping up to be the biggest too.
>>
>> We have a location, and a new second location for overflow. Your RSVP
>> gets you on the guest list and <hopefully> past the door crew. It also
>> gets you access to "breaking Party news" so you'll know where to go and
>> also what to expect, the theme, the events... (Also, it's really polite
>> to RSVP. You do want to be polite, right?)
>>
>> This is the place to RSVP: http://ur1.ca/vy81
>>
>> For those of you new to Ubuntu Vancouver and possibly confused about the
>> size of our party and the "No Computer Zone" Rule: We're not a computer
>> group :)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Randall
>> Ubuntu Vancouver Buzz Generator.
>>
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