Posted on February 19, 2009 - by jono
Announcing the Karmic Koala Ubuntu Developer Summit
Hot on the heels of the announcement of the Karmic Koala, I am tickled pink to announce the details of the next Ubuntu Developer Summit taking place at Palau de Congressos de Catalunya in Barcelona in Spain from Mon 25th May – Fri 29th May.
The Ubuntu Developer Summit one of the most important events in the Ubuntu calendar and at it we discuss, debate and design the next version of Ubuntu. We bring together the entire Canonical development team and sponsor a large number of community members across the wide range of areas in which people contribute to Ubuntu. This includes packaging, translations, documentation, testing, LoCo teams and more. UDS is an incredible experience, filled with smart and enthusiastic people, fast paced and exhausting, but incredibly gratifying to be part of the process that builds the next Ubuntu.
For every UDS, Canonical sponsors a number of community members to attend the event. We are looking for those who want to bring some real insight and expertise in their area of Ubuntu, be it development or community governance. If you feel you could offer this but can’t afford to cover your expenses of attending, you should apply for sponsorship.
How To Request Sponsorship
Luckily, requesting your sponsorship is pretty simple, and we a simple system to handle sponsorship requests. To apply for sponsorship, just follow these simple steps:
- Go to summit.ubuntu.com and log in with OpenID. When you have logged in, click the Request Sponsorship link.
- On the first page, add your location and use the About yourself box to tell us why you should be sponsored and tell us about your work on Ubuntu – here you should tell us your vital stats – tell us your 5-A-Day numbers, your work on the sponsorship queue, what you have uploaded, which teams you are in, your LoCo involvement, documentation you have written, any translation work and other work that you have been involved in. When you have done this, click the Next button.
- On the final page, answer the questions and then click Finish to finish your sponsorship request.
All done. 
Everyone should get their sponsorship requests in by Wed 4th March 2009 to be considered. Good luck!
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February 20, 2009
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Karmic Koala?
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February 20, 2009
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Whoa.. Interesting.
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February 20, 2009
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Jono, I’m a little bit away for the past two years from the community (a phd, a marriage and a heart attack are more than excuse), but now I live in Barcelona. I can host one person in my house, if necessary. Just let me know, ok?
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February 20, 2009
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Karmic Koala – I love it…bring it on!
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February 20, 2009
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Wow! This is great!
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February 21, 2009
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karmic koala i liek
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February 21, 2009
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I would love to, but I have not contributed anything. But I love Ubuntu. Period.
All the best!
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February 21, 2009
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Karmic Koala, a charming name.
Ubuntu Developer Summit is a nice event but it’s far away from my hometown. Waiting an online report.
Good luck
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February 21, 2009
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Waiting fot october ‘09
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February 21, 2009
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Love the name, same as person above.
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February 22, 2009
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The netbook Remix could came like default in the Ubuntu desktop version because is simple and easy to use, the philosophy of Ubuntu.
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February 22, 2009
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Am looking forward to seeing Karmic Koala in October…
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February 23, 2009
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You guys are really rocking in this Open World. Keep up. I am sure kinky koala (ya i like that name
) brings much surprises and takes ubuntu to a new level.
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February 24, 2009
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Woohoo for UDS!
I’m waiting for the Bacon community sessions already.
Now if I only got sponsored.
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February 25, 2009
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And the next is Lazy Lama !
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February 27, 2009
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lol@Karmic Koala
Too many laughs for one day.
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February 27, 2009
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I hope that a lot of Romanians will be there , seems that our LoCo team is moving to attend the event
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March 3, 2009
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Hi there !
Mr. Shuttleworth I guess is from South Africa, and the new mascot is from Australia “Koala” !!!???. I don’t know why they choose that name that’s my question !?. Usually it’s always an animal from Africa, not from Australia !?. It was better if he called the new release Fennec
who represent the African continent. And the Fennec is more cut and more smart then the Koala 
. I’m suggestion you a list of African animals. Dromedary Camel, Gray Parrot, The noble African Elephant…etc. And they are all smart 
. Nor, stay at South Africa, there is a big choice of animals. I give an example like the African Penguins is from South Africa and lot of people don’t know that there is Penguins in Africa, but they know that a Koala is from Australia.:)
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March 16, 2009
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It isn’t usually all African animals…since when are drakes (ie ducks) African? I see ‘em all the time in the rivers of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Hedgehogs? Badgers? Fawns? Those are all midwest-USA type animals.
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August 30, 2009
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Are you just not very bright? The names go in alphabetical order. Intrepid Ibix, Jaunty Jackalope, Karmic Koala. IJK, see alphabetical order. The next name will start with an L. And they also have to contain alliteration. Come on work with us here and stop with the eating of the paint chips.
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March 8, 2009
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Not a member but a long time user animals are universal (untamed) the name just rhymes Ubuntu means Karma we are are all one every thing is connected been using linux from the start thank you for Ubuntu Karma get it(play on words)lol
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March 11, 2009
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I think that they should go with Rasta colors. Green, Red, Yellow. It’d be a better color scheme than Brown.
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March 26, 2009
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España. Espectacular!
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April 22, 2009
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hi… i lov ubuntu but m too far away – what are my options of attending this
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June 18, 2009
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Very interesting… thanks.
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July 4, 2009
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Probé Ubuntu 9.04 y es excelente mejor que Windows, estoy ansioso por el nuevo Ubuntu 9.10, soy de lo que pienso que hay que agregar más belleza al escritorio
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July 20, 2009
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I am very interesting to have the new ubuntu edition that is may help to more better open source OS in the world
ZAKLONI
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July 29, 2009
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cmon cmon …. i m eagerly waiting for new one…… !!!
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August 4, 2009
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seems nice..! when is it coming?
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August 13, 2009
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That sounds interesting thanks for sharing Cheers
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August 19, 2009
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I am eagerly waiting for it. Come out come out where ever you are.
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September 2, 2009
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Great, I am waiting for the beta release.
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September 23, 2009
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I hope someone is addressing the current UBUNTU problem with web cams. It was dispiriting to have to revert to XP for my UV camera to record video and sound.
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September 27, 2009
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I am very surprised to see the 9.10 with Grub2 and full of problems in dual boot … I hope that solve this problem but for now I hold my beautiful jaunty.
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November 1, 2009
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Very Use full Options in ubuntu 9.10
All Options Xp Related This Release
Thanks me