[Lugcomms] March meeting transcript

[Donna Benjamin]

(19:51:34) noisymime [n=josh at 98.65.96.58.exetel.com.au] entered the
room.
(19:55:39) KatteKrab: hi everyone!
(19:55:51) harrisony [n=harrison at harrisony.xen.prgmr.com] entered the
room.
(20:01:54) jhesketh: Hello
(20:03:03) ***harrisony waves
(20:03:09) noisymime: Evening
(20:05:52) bazzawilleee
[n=bazza at ppp121-45-35-80.lns10.adl2.internode.on.net] entered the room.
(20:09:04) harrisony: there a meeting on or
(20:15:21) _jhesketh
[n=josh at ppp59-167-115-19.lns1.hba1.internode.on.net] entered the room.
(20:15:42) jhesketh left the room (quit: Nick collision from services.).
(20:15:48) _jhesketh is now known as jhesketh
(20:22:15) KatteKrab: sorta
(20:22:18) KatteKrab: oops
(20:22:21) KatteKrab: I got distracted :)
(20:22:33) KatteKrab: harrisony: there's a get together
(20:22:42) KatteKrab: we don't have a formal agenda tonight....
(20:22:46) harrisony: thats the one
(20:23:01) KatteKrab: how's about everyone who's here update us on their
lug goings on?
(20:26:03) noisymime: Ballarat LUG has been quietly plodding along. We
had a 'Why linux?' introductory session last month that attracted a few
of the latest crop of uni students :)
(20:29:24) KatteKrab: oh - nice idea.
(20:29:35) KatteKrab: noisymime: what was the response like?
(20:30:22) KatteKrab: LUV - started beginners workshops.  Went really
really well.  We've had 2 so far. 
(20:30:39) KatteKrab: anyone else?
(20:31:35) noisymime: KatteKrab: They were a little shy but have been
asking questions since. Will see if m/any turn up for the next meeting
(20:31:47) KatteKrab: cool :)
(20:32:03) KatteKrab: I reckon it's important we reach out to newcomers
(20:32:21) KatteKrab: we had a woman turn up at the beginners workshop
who'd just bought an eeepc and wanted to get media working :)
(20:33:35) bazzawilleee: @noisymime I have been thinking of doing
something similar but have not had the time to do research beyond my own
geeky interest do you have any info I could pilfer?
(20:35:11) KatteKrab: bazzawilleee: where's your lug again?  I forget
these things.
(20:35:14) ***KatteKrab is an old lady
(20:35:23) bazzawilleee: SA
(20:35:48) KatteKrab: bazzawilleee: cool.  there's a few of you there
ey?
(20:36:31) bazzawilleee: we get a decent turn up to linuxsa 20 - 30
maybe depending on the topic
(20:37:13) bazzawilleee: I don't represent LinuxSA just a member but
planned on submitting it as a topic
(20:39:34) elky: o hai thar
(20:41:55) KatteKrab: oh hai!
(20:42:08) Dunearhp
[n=Dunearhp at ppp118-208-82-135.lns2.bne4.internode.on.net] entered the
room.
(20:42:18) ***elky is secretary of SLUG as of last friday and has really
bad lag and may not respond in a timely fashion
(20:42:20) KatteKrab: bazzawilleee: you're all welcome :)
(20:42:30) KatteKrab: hey Dunearhp :) welcome
(20:42:40) harrisony: elky: lag sucks
(20:42:43) Dunearhp: howdy
(20:42:57) KatteKrab: anyone else got any lug news?
(20:43:09) KatteKrab: elky: was there elections? or just changing of the
guard?
(20:43:25) elky: KatteKrab, agm and elections
(20:43:30) KatteKrab: well congrats!
(20:43:42) elky: there's actually 3 slug ctte in the chan at the moment
(20:43:48) KatteKrab: I spose we should all be thinking about software
freedom day preparatiosn again soon ey?
(20:43:59) KatteKrab: yama... although possibly not here. who else?
(20:44:03) ***harrisony :D
(20:44:35) elky: harrisony is an OCM and probably our youngest ever ctte
member
(20:44:53) noisymime: bazzawillee: I'll have a chat with the guy who did
the presentation. It was fairly informal but he covered all the bases on
his slides so they're not a bad base
(20:45:11) KatteKrab: heh - congrats harrisony!
(20:45:35) KatteKrab: Dunearhp: where are you signing in from?
(20:46:09) bazzawilleee: cool I'll have to check them out there is
probably tons of info on the net just haven't got round to it yet cheers
(20:46:32) Dunearhp: brisbane, I noticed the mail on linux-aus and
signed in out of interest
(20:46:58) KatteKrab: Dunearhp: cool :) and welcome.  Are you involved
in organising Humbug? or purely here out of curiosity?
(20:47:21) KatteKrab: hey - what does everyone do for web-hosting?
Sponsored? just using a members box?
(20:48:06) elky: slug is sponsored
(20:48:08) Dunearhp: was on humbug exec for a while, not at the moment
(20:49:00) KatteKrab: Dunearhp: ok cool.
(20:49:14) KatteKrab: elky: yeah - LUV too.  we are hosted at VPAC -
same as linux australia
(20:49:38) KatteKrab: Hmmm - my dinner has arrived.  So I might have to
sign off early tonight.
(20:49:45) ***cafuego would like his president back kthx
(20:49:47) elky: KatteKrab, cool (i already knew that :P)
(20:50:17) elky: KatteKrab, i think the meeting is pretty much over
anyway
(20:50:18) KatteKrab: for others - there's been some talk about using
LA-aus resources for LUG websites....  
(20:50:31) KatteKrab: so would be interesting to hear more about that.
(20:50:43) elky: KatteKrab, yeah, but it's still in planning stages so
there's nothing new to hear
(20:50:44) KatteKrab: someone want to volunteer to post transcript to
the mailing list?
(20:52:25) noisymime: KatteKrab: Blug has a server hosted by the uni,
but if domain hosting was available it'd be a help
(20:53:38) KatteKrab: ok right.
(20:53:55) KatteKrab: so yeah - I reckon we should post to lugcomms for
a quick poll of what the situation is.
(20:54:20) elky: there are currently two initiatives in planning stage
at the moment. firstly a VM scheme by Linux Aus that requires some
hardware replacement before it can get going and secondly a set and
forget software stack. I dont know the status of the latter at all.
(20:54:23) KatteKrab: perhaps it's a non-issue for most people, but
there might be the odd detail like that.
(20:55:01) KatteKrab: elky: cool :)
(20:55:19) KatteKrab: and on that note... I'm outta here for dindins.
(20:55:24) harrisony: if there was the VM scheme would tha tbe open to
similar groups (such as wordcamp australia the wordpress confrence)?
(20:55:26) KatteKrab: have fun ppl!
(20:55:27) elky: ciao
(20:55:54) elky: harrisony, that's undecided yet, but possible.
(20:55:54) KatteKrab: oh - can someone post transcript for me?
(20:56:37) cafuego: harrisony: thanks for volunteering ;-)
-- 
Donna Benjamin - Executive Director
Creative Contingencies - http://cc.com.au
ph +61 3 9326 9985 - mob +61 418 310 414
open source - facilitation - web services
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(19:51:34) noisymime [n=josh at 98.65.96.58.exetel.com.au] entered the room.
(19:55:39) KatteKrab: hi everyone!
(19:55:51) harrisony [n=harrison at harrisony.xen.prgmr.com] entered the room.
(20:01:54) jhesketh: Hello
(20:03:03) ***harrisony waves
(20:03:09) noisymime: Evening
(20:05:52) bazzawilleee [n=bazza at ppp121-45-35-80.lns10.adl2.internode.on.net] entered the room.
(20:09:04) harrisony: there a meeting on or
(20:15:21) _jhesketh [n=josh at ppp59-167-115-19.lns1.hba1.internode.on.net] entered the room.
(20:15:42) jhesketh left the room (quit: Nick collision from services.).
(20:15:48) _jhesketh is now known as jhesketh
(20:22:15) KatteKrab: sorta
(20:22:18) KatteKrab: oops
(20:22:21) KatteKrab: I got distracted :)
(20:22:33) KatteKrab: harrisony: there's a get together
(20:22:42) KatteKrab: we don't have a formal agenda tonight....
(20:22:46) harrisony: thats the one
(20:23:01) KatteKrab: how's about everyone who's here update us on their lug goings on?
(20:26:03) noisymime: Ballarat LUG has been quietly plodding along. We had a 'Why linux?' introductory session last month that attracted a few of the latest crop of uni students :)
(20:29:24) KatteKrab: oh - nice idea.
(20:29:35) KatteKrab: noisymime: what was the response like?
(20:30:22) KatteKrab: LUV - started beginners workshops.  Went really really well.  We've had 2 so far. 
(20:30:39) KatteKrab: anyone else?
(20:31:35) noisymime: KatteKrab: They were a little shy but have been asking questions since. Will see if m/any turn up for the next meeting
(20:31:47) KatteKrab: cool :)
(20:32:03) KatteKrab: I reckon it's important we reach out to newcomers
(20:32:21) KatteKrab: we had a woman turn up at the beginners workshop who'd just bought an eeepc and wanted to get media working :)
(20:33:35) bazzawilleee: @noisymime I have been thinking of doing something similar but have not had the time to do research beyond my own geeky interest do you have any info I could pilfer?
(20:35:11) KatteKrab: bazzawilleee: where's your lug again?  I forget these things.
(20:35:14) ***KatteKrab is an old lady
(20:35:23) bazzawilleee: SA
(20:35:48) KatteKrab: bazzawilleee: cool.  there's a few of you there ey?
(20:36:31) bazzawilleee: we get a decent turn up to linuxsa 20 - 30 maybe depending on the topic
(20:37:13) bazzawilleee: I don't represent LinuxSA just a member but planned on submitting it as a topic
(20:39:34) elky: o hai thar
(20:41:55) KatteKrab: oh hai!
(20:42:08) Dunearhp [n=Dunearhp at ppp118-208-82-135.lns2.bne4.internode.on.net] entered the room.
(20:42:18) ***elky is secretary of SLUG as of last friday and has really bad lag and may not respond in a timely fashion
(20:42:20) KatteKrab: bazzawilleee: you're all welcome :)
(20:42:30) KatteKrab: hey Dunearhp :) welcome
(20:42:40) harrisony: elky: lag sucks
(20:42:43) Dunearhp: howdy
(20:42:57) KatteKrab: anyone else got any lug news?
(20:43:09) KatteKrab: elky: was there elections? or just changing of the guard?
(20:43:25) elky: KatteKrab, agm and elections
(20:43:30) KatteKrab: well congrats!
(20:43:42) elky: there's actually 3 slug ctte in the chan at the moment
(20:43:48) KatteKrab: I spose we should all be thinking about software freedom day preparatiosn again soon ey?
(20:43:59) KatteKrab: yama... although possibly not here. who else?
(20:44:03) ***harrisony :D
(20:44:35) elky: harrisony is an OCM and probably our youngest ever ctte member
(20:44:53) noisymime: bazzawillee: I'll have a chat with the guy who did the presentation. It was fairly informal but he covered all the bases on his slides so they're not a bad base
(20:45:11) KatteKrab: heh - congrats harrisony!
(20:45:35) KatteKrab: Dunearhp: where are you signing in from?
(20:46:09) bazzawilleee: cool I'll have to check them out there is probably tons of info on the net just haven't got round to it yet cheers
(20:46:32) Dunearhp: brisbane, I noticed the mail on linux-aus and signed in out of interest
(20:46:58) KatteKrab: Dunearhp: cool :) and welcome.  Are you involved in organising Humbug? or purely here out of curiosity?
(20:47:21) KatteKrab: hey - what does everyone do for web-hosting?  Sponsored? just using a members box?
(20:48:06) elky: slug is sponsored
(20:48:08) Dunearhp: was on humbug exec for a while, not at the moment
(20:49:00) KatteKrab: Dunearhp: ok cool.
(20:49:14) KatteKrab: elky: yeah - LUV too.  we are hosted at VPAC - same as linux australia
(20:49:38) KatteKrab: Hmmm - my dinner has arrived.  So I might have to sign off early tonight.
(20:49:45) ***cafuego would like his president back kthx
(20:49:47) elky: KatteKrab, cool (i already knew that :P)
(20:50:17) elky: KatteKrab, i think the meeting is pretty much over anyway
(20:50:18) KatteKrab: for others - there's been some talk about using LA-aus resources for LUG websites....  
(20:50:31) KatteKrab: so would be interesting to hear more about that.
(20:50:43) elky: KatteKrab, yeah, but it's still in planning stages so there's nothing new to hear
(20:50:44) KatteKrab: someone want to volunteer to post transcript to the mailing list?
(20:52:25) noisymime: KatteKrab: Blug has a server hosted by the uni, but if domain hosting was available it'd be a help
(20:53:38) KatteKrab: ok right.
(20:53:55) KatteKrab: so yeah - I reckon we should post to lugcomms for a quick poll of what the situation is.
(20:54:20) elky: there are currently two initiatives in planning stage at the moment. firstly a VM scheme by Linux Aus that requires some hardware replacement before it can get going and secondly a set and forget software stack. I dont know the status of the latter at all.
(20:54:23) KatteKrab: perhaps it's a non-issue for most people, but there might be the odd detail like that.
(20:55:01) KatteKrab: elky: cool :)
(20:55:19) KatteKrab: and on that note... I'm outta here for dindins.
(20:55:24) harrisony: if there was the VM scheme would tha tbe open to similar groups (such as wordcamp australia the wordpress confrence)?
(20:55:26) KatteKrab: have fun ppl!
(20:55:27) elky: ciao
(20:55:54) elky: harrisony, that's undecided yet, but possible.
(20:55:54) KatteKrab: oh - can someone post transcript for me?
(20:56:37) cafuego: harrisony: thanks for volunteering ;-)