Hello Planet Ubuntu,

Its been a busy and exciting October and November so far.

October 24.

San Marcos University (UNMSM)’s Fluid Mechanics Faculty invite Ubuntu Peru representative to give a talk about Ubuntu , because they are fully migrating to GNU/Linux distro in this case Ubuntu. The students also research applications for their flied, I was amaze to know that this applications only run an gave exact results on GNU/Linux.

Such applications are use for wind, water, heat, structures simulations in contact with fluids

See pictures here

October 31

So a week later were invited to Industrial Engineery Faculty to give a FLOSS introduction also gave a demostration of Ubuntu on our laptops and solve lots of questions about avantages of using a GNU/Linux distro.

We invited a Dokeos Representative, Yannick Warnier to show them an example of a good and professional FLOSS application, that is develop on using ubuntu

See Pictures Here

November 8

FESOLI 2008 :I will make a more detailed post later

Still to come:

November 15

Ubuntu Day - Meeting Intrepid Ibex : Also detailed post soon

As I did with hardy alpha 6 , i downloaded the iso un Sunday, willing to tested on a vmachine.

But on Monday I changed my mind , decided to install it on my laptop (also have a little talk with nxvl)

Here are my impresions about the all process

Boot & Installation

• Cd boot as spected
• Properly displayed the menu
• Direct intallation never boot
• Live Session worked fine
• Installation from live was ok (like the new partition graphics)

Installation process reported no problem

Log in &  hardware Configuratión

• GDM worked
• my display resolution was 800×600 (I have a Nvidia chipset)
• Sound worked
• USB ports worked
• Keyboard worked except from some fn keys (they worked good on hardy)
• Touchpad a little slow
• Integrated Webcam worked (checked with Gnome cheese)
• Jockey crash, couldn’t test atheros driver provided for it

For my nvidia chipset configuration I traid EnvyNG but it never opened, i manually download the driver and installed after i return with a better resolution.

Customization & Software

• Great look
• New human Theme Rocks!
• Pidgin works fine
• OpenOffice 2.4 is quite fast now (waiting ooo 3)
• Rhythmbox works very
• Terminator didn’t open
• The new network configuration interfase works fine but can be a little confuse

here is my Desktop

To Do.

• Test sound recording
• Test LiveUSB from live session
• Test Suspend and Hibernate
• Test DVD playback
• Tray to make work the applications that didn’t work

So far Intrepid is rocking!!

Right now checking mails, news and stuff

also testing Intrepid Ibex Alpha 6

1. Take a picture of yourself right now.
2. Don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair…just take a picture.
3. Post that picture with NO editing.
4. Post these instructions with your picture.

A unas horas de Global Bug Jam en Peru /  A few hours for Global Bug Jam in Peru.

Detalles del Evento / Event Details

Donde: Facultad de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Cómputo y Telecomunicaciones
Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Av. Bolivar 1848, Pueblo Libre - Lima, Perú

Cuando: 9 de Agosto

Hora: 11:30hrs

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Where: Inca Garcilazo de la Vega University - System Engenering Faculty

Av. Bolivar 1848, Pueblo Libre - Lima, Perú

When: August 9th

Time: 11:30hrs

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July 12th .- Ubuntu Peru was invited to direct talks about Ubuntu in the System and Informatic Engeniering Faculty of San Marcos University. Nicolas Valcarcel (nxvl) talked about Ubuntu’s Release process and Learning from FLOSS. Michael Garrido (xander21c) talked about Ubuntu Peru : the comunity and Ubuntu and the commnad line.

pictures courtesy of Luis del Campo and San Marcos Students.

more pictures here

About San Marcos University

San Marcos University is the first university founded in America by the Spanish in may 12 1551. San Marcos is part of Peruvian history and really important because during the Independence period was one of the enlightenment spots in the region.

Also many of the most important Peruvian history characters like José María Arguedas (writer), Jorge Basadre (historian) among others studied in San Marcos

Virtually walking across the web i found that you can get a pdf certificate of your contribution to the firefox3 download day here a nice and pretty detail

On last friday, finally a got to buy a notebook (laptop) I call it Ghanima (from Frank Herbert’s Dune Novel) [1]

She is a Compaq Presario F754

Specs:

• AMD Semprom 3600+
• 1Gb RAM
• 120Gb HD
• Nvidia Graphics
• Integrated Webcam
• Black Elegant Case
• No Windows Vista sticker on it, from factory

The Salesman also included a Logitech V220 Cordless mouse , 4Gb Kingston flash drive and a Backpak for it.

The first thing that I did was brand it with ubuntu sticker  and then install Hardy, It work well except by the Nvidia Driver and Wireless (Atheros). Envy (thanks Alberto Milone) make a really got job finding out the perfect driver for my Nivida graphics and ndiswrapper (thanks ndiswrapper team)help me with the Wireless.

Well After a couple of days i finally customized like i want see the results

[download the wallpaper]

[Theme: Murrina Dark]

She will be my companion on all events to come

[1]Ghanima means in Fremen tongue : “something acquired in battle”. I like it because I really battle a lot for it

On Saturday, walking across the Ripley Max Mall checking out some notebooks I found out that there was some Olidata notebooks with Ubuntu Pre-Installed I started testing them and realize that were installed with Gutsy.

After a couple of minutes a Clerk ask, Would you like to know more about the product?, I said : Yes, of course. so he talked about the hardware and when he came to the OS he said: It comes with some linux, but you can format the HD and install Windows XP.

In that moment I realize that Clerks need urgent update about Ubuntu, so took out my hardy ship it  copy and gave him it. also told him that I will be back tomorrow (Sunday) to demonstrate the installation and configuration.

Well Sunday was a good beginning, The Clerk told to his co - workers :). The results were: 2 Laptop full installed : Ubuntu + Compiz Fusion + Restricted Extras. Obiously Compiz Fusion leave them with the mouth open, special because there were on simple notebooks (Pentiun Celeron, 512Mb Ram, no special graphic card) also some convinced clients

Conclusions:

Ubuntu Advocacy also must target clerks and Retailers because their influence in the final customer is crucial and if they underestimate Linux, customer will go with the wrong info about it.

I will keep looking fordward to aproach the sales managers to talk about it

I’m glad to be part of Ubuntu Members :), My contibutions will be bigger each month

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