[Noisebridge-discuss] Thu Apr 23: Jaunty Jackalope Release ft. Linux Music & Robots

[Asheesh Laroia]

On Tue, 21 Apr 2009, Jesse Zbikowski wrote:

> After Slim's class on Thursday some folks might be interested to head 
> over to this party in the TL marking the release of Jaunty Jackalope 
> Ubuntu Linux.  Free Jaunty Jackalope CDs + INSTALL FEST: Bring your 
> laptop, leave with Ubuntu.  Featuring musical performance by STARPAUSE 
> (Mp3Death.US Creative Commons netlabel) with a lineup of 8-bit and 
> electro DJs making music on Linux handhelds (Game Park GP2X, EeePC), and 
> live robotics demonstrations from the Orb SWARM crew (fresh from their 
> last appearance at Noisebridge 5 Minutes of Fame). Cash bar, food, and 
> dancing til 2am.

This event was shockingly great. I was floored.

> Thursday April 23: Install Fest starts at 8, music at 9.  Venue is 
> Caffeine, 835 Geary (at Larkin), all ages, catering to alcoholics and 
> espresso junkies.

There was a packed house (well, a packed basement), and lots of great 
people. We mad Ubuntuites had our own space, and a VJ who was spinning 
video clips from his own open source package running Ubuntu, and a bunch 
of geeks helping people install Linux and a bunch of people dancing. There 
was loud music on one half of the room, and enough quiet that you could 
have a good conversation on the other.

A+++++++ WOULD BUY FROM THIS SELLER AGAIN

If anything, there needs to be more space, but I'm willing to feel cramped 
for such a good crowd and venue.

(Next time, though, I'll avoid jumping up and down with excitement just in 
the *one* place where the ceiling gets low.)

-- Asheesh.

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