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19:00 < Yasumoto> alrighty, it's 7:00, so I say we get going, if everyone's alright with that?
19:01 < bmathis> im ready... Yasumoto: are you logging?
19:01 < sn9> as long as there's some going to get
19:01 < Yasumoto> yep
19:01 < cactaur4> bmathis: What Yasumoto does in the privacy of his bathroom is none of your businesss!
19:01 < groundferret> Sure.
19:01 < Yasumoto> bmathis: if you want to also, just in case, that'd be cool
19:01 < Yasumoto> cactaur4: hey! you said we'd keep that between us
19:01 < bmathis> Logging is turned on
19:02 < Yasumoto> Alright
19:02 < bmathis> Cactaur4: haha
19:02 < Yasumoto> so the agenda is:
19:02 < groundferret> ...
19:02 < sn9> non-euclidean logging?
19:02 < Yasumoto> Agenda
19:02 < Yasumoto>    1.
19:02 < Yasumoto>       Team Map
19:02 < Yasumoto>    2.
19:02 < Yasumoto>       Badge Stuff
19:02 < Yasumoto>           *
19:02 < Yasumoto>             Money needs to be in before the 31st or else order will be canceled.
19:02 < Yasumoto>    3.
19:02 < Yasumoto>       Branding
19:02 < Yasumoto>    4.
19:02 < Yasumoto>       IRC Parties.
19:02 < cactaur4> w00t!
19:03 < sn9> go, go, gadget-paste!
19:03 < Yasumoto> haha, yeah
19:03 < groundferret> Ok then. The team map is up.
19:03 < Yasumoto> take a look here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07August26
19:03 < Yasumoto> if you want to follow along (with links :D )
19:03 < Yasumoto> anyone have anything they want to say before we get started?
19:04 < bmathis> nope... lets role
19:04 < Yasumoto> sweet
19:04 < Yasumoto> so, first and foremost
19:04 < Yasumoto> we've got the Team Map
19:05 < Yasumoto> I think it's pretty important, especially considering how large California is
19:05 < AlgorthmicContro> Hmm...cool, how do I join it?
19:05 < Yasumoto> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Members
19:05 < Yasumoto> just follow the pattern, and you'll be up with everyone
19:05 < AlgorthmicContro> I know, so just edit page?
19:05 < Yasumoto> yep
19:05 < AlgorthmicContro> I see, go on
19:06 < cactaur4> I'd like to congratulate the Map people.
19:06 < sn9> why is there a member list both on the wiki and on launchpad, with no sync?
19:06 < Yasumoto> yeah, big thanks to mthaddon (who isn't here right now) for getting the google maps side of things working
19:06 < Yasumoto> sn9: once mthaddon gets the source out, we're going to see about putting everything together
19:07 < sn9> The Source?
19:07 < Yasumoto> the code he uses for making the map work
19:07 < sn9> oh
19:08 < Yasumoto> but I don't think people put their zip codes on there
19:08 < Yasumoto> and some people may not want to be put on the map
19:08 < Yasumoto> if people want to put themselves up there, it's pretty simple so far
19:09 < cactaur4> yeah, I agree
19:09 < Yasumoto> so if no one has any other questions about the map, we can move on?
19:09 < cactaur4> I'm fine.
19:09 < AlgorthmicContro> I do
19:10 < bmathis> theres always one that does ;)
19:10 < AlgorthmicContro> So If I wanted to place myself on the map, I'd write mapdetails:username||Zipcode||  ?after I put myself up on teammap?
19:11 < Yasumoto> (mapdetails:Name||ZipCode||Comment)
19:11 < adaminla> anyone here yet?
19:11 < Yasumoto> heya adaminla 
19:12 < AlgorthmicContro> Yasumoto: Gotcha, thanks.
19:12 < adaminla> howdy
19:12 < Yasumoto> see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07August26
19:12 < Yasumoto> for the agenda for tonight
19:12 < adaminla> k
19:12 < Yasumoto> AlgorthmicContro: you're good?
19:13 < Yasumoto> okay
19:13 < Yasumoto> so next we have the badges
19:13 < cactaur4> I have a feeling this is going to take up the most time.
19:14 < adaminla> I missed the last meeting. What are the badges?
19:14 < Yasumoto> so the massachusetts LoCo team
19:14 < cactaur4> adaminla: They're basically aluminum stickers that say "Powered by Ubuntu". And we have an opportunity to buy some in bulk.
19:14 < Yasumoto> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MassachusettsTeam/Projects/AluminiumCaseBadgesCase
19:15 < Yasumoto> So far we've got three people donating
19:15 < adaminla> Cool. What are the details?
19:15 < Yasumoto> we're getting 300 badges for the team
19:15 < adaminla> for how much?
19:15 < Yasumoto> which comes out to $72
19:16 < Yasumoto> we're planning on selling these for about $1 at events that we put on
19:16 < Yasumoto> which will hopefully be a good fundraiser for the team
19:16 < adaminla> cool
19:16 < sn9> there are going to be events?
19:16 < cactaur4> sn9: Hopefully, if things start looking good for us.
19:16 < Yasumoto> yeah
19:17 < Yasumoto> I think it's really going to depend on people setting things up in their area
19:17 < Yasumoto> like I want to set up a Gutsy release/install party
19:17 < adaminla> In feb there's the so cal linux gig\
19:18 < Yasumoto> yeah, I want us to have a presence there too
19:18 < Yasumoto> so we'll see
19:18 < adaminla> how much do we have raisrd do far?
19:18 < Yasumoto> so if anyone can donate to help us out, just add yourself to the wiki and send an email to the list
19:18 < Yasumoto> bmathis is donating $20, I've got $10, and Flannel's covering the rest
19:19 < adaminla> I can put in $20 also
19:19 < cactaur4> So, are we doing the thing where we get a badge for every $1 we donate?
19:19 < Yasumoto> adaminla: that'd be really sweet :)
19:20 < bmathis> im the bestest!
19:20 < Yasumoto> cactaur4: yeah, it'll probably be something like that
19:20 < Yasumoto> bmathis: *high five* :)
19:20 < cactaur4> awesome
19:21 < AlgorthmicContro> sweet
19:21 < adaminla> how do i donate the money?
19:21 < Yasumoto> I just think it's a great example of things getting done when people just do things
19:21 < cactaur4> That's the next thing.
19:21 < Yasumoto> adaminla: I'll talk to you about that in a bit (check or mail order)
19:21 < cactaur4> Yasumoto: Oh, we have that straightened out?
19:22 < AlgorthmicContro> Yeah, could we do money orders?
19:22 < Yasumoto> cactaur4: yeah, we're going to send them in to Flannel 
19:22 < Yasumoto> and then he'll send them out
19:22 < AlgorthmicContro> So to....Flannel's address?
19:22 < Yasumoto> yeah, if you want to donate, send him an email
19:22 < Yasumoto> and he'll give you his address
19:22 < cactaur4> Shouldn't we kinda put that on the wiki? It's a little important.
19:23 < Yasumoto> yeah, sorry
19:23 < Yasumoto> I'll fix it after the meeting
19:23 < cactaur4> ok, cool
19:23 < Yasumoto> (or someone can do it now :D )
19:23 < cactaur4> I'll do it.
19:23 < Yasumoto> cactaur4++
19:23 < Yasumoto> (does that make you cactaur5?)
19:23 < bmathis> haha
19:23 < Yasumoto> so basically
19:23 < Yasumoto> if you're interested in helping out the team, check out the wiki page
19:24 < Yasumoto> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam
19:24 < Yasumoto> scroll down to "Headlines and ToDo"
19:24 < Yasumoto> and add yourself to the list :)
19:24 < Yasumoto> any other questions about case badges?
19:25 < bmathis> nope
19:25 < cactaur4> Just to make sure, Flannel's e-mail is neal (at) busset (dot) com, correct. (Hiding because this is being logged).
19:25 < cactaur4> ?
19:25 < Yasumoto> lemme check
19:25 < Yasumoto> yeah
19:26 < Yasumoto> wait
19:26 < Yasumoto> neal (at) bussett (d0t) com
19:26 < Yasumoto> (two t's)
19:26 < cactaur4> or, I can just point it to his wiki, and people could figure it out from there
19:26 < sn9> neal, not neil?
19:27 < cactaur4> That way, his e-mail won't be on the internet more than necessary. And I won't be held responsible for any misspellings.
19:27 < cactaur4> I'll do that.
19:28 < Yasumoto> yeah, for sure
19:28 < Yasumoto> sn9: neal
19:28 < Yasumoto> okay, let's move on to branding
19:29 < Yasumoto> So a lot of teams
19:29 < Yasumoto> have really sweet logos and such
19:30 < Yasumoto> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MassachusettsTeam
19:30 < Yasumoto> is a quick example
19:30 < Yasumoto> and I really like https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
19:30 < Yasumoto> I have some graphic design experience
19:31 < bmathis> we can make one that says Calibuntu
19:31 < sn9> how about a state-of-CA going through the doughnut hole of the ubuntu logo?
19:31 < Yasumoto> but that's pretty much with adobe photoshop/illustrator
19:31 < Yasumoto> and I think we have way more talented people that could make something amazing
19:31 < cactaur4> I think it would be awesome of Arnold was on it.
19:31 < Yasumoto> haha
19:31 < cactaur4> And terminating something.
19:31 < sn9> we'd need his permission for that
19:32 < cactaur4> oh, never mind then.
19:32 < Yasumoto> mm, yeah, we would
19:32 < bmathis> ill give him a call and see what he says
19:32 < Yasumoto> well if someone whips one up, I'll write the email to him :)
19:32 < Yasumoto> haha
19:32 < Yasumoto> bmathis: alright, you win :D
19:32 < cactaur4> I will too!
19:33 < Yasumoto> haha
19:33 < bmathis> schwarzy didnt answer
19:33 < Yasumoto> so this is kind of the thing where it'd be cool to have a few people whip up a few designs
19:33 < Yasumoto> even if you're not that talented, maybe sketch something out really quick
19:34 < Yasumoto> and then work with someone that knows an image editing program to make it slick
19:34 < cactaur4> Or learn how to use GIMP, either way.
19:34 < Yasumoto> yeah, exactly
19:34 < Yasumoto> and also, it might be cool to have a motto or slogan that we can use
19:34 < sn9> kubuntu people could use krita
19:35 < Yasumoto> sn9: yeah, good call
19:36 < Yasumoto> so anyways
19:36 < cactaur4> Hooray for free software!
19:37 < Yasumoto> if someone wants to start up a page on the wiki
19:37 < Yasumoto> or a thread on the forum
19:37 < Yasumoto> we can keep everything in one place
19:37 < Yasumoto> does anyone want to work on heading up our "Logo Contest!!!"?
19:37 < Yasumoto> (feel free to change the name)
19:38 < bmathis> maybe post the designs on the wiki and then a poll on the forums for the best one?
19:38 < cactaur4> makes sense
19:38 < bmathis> of course i does
19:38 < bmathis> :)
19:38 < Yasumoto> bmathis: that's a good idea
19:38 < bmathis> thanks!
19:39 < Yasumoto> I think there was some concern about spreading it out into too many places though
19:39 < AlgorthmicContro> I another hooray for bmathis
19:39 < AlgorthmicContro> :)
19:39 < Yasumoto> but it'd be a good way to display everything
19:39 < bmathis> yeah, but you cant have a poll on the wiki page and we havent merged launchpad with anything else, so it seems like a viable solution until then
19:40 < Yasumoto> bmathis: point taken
19:40 < bmathis> i rock!
19:40 < Yasumoto> haha
19:40 < Yasumoto> *high five*
19:40 < cactaur4> I roll
19:40 < bmathis> haha
19:41 < Yasumoto> so to summarize everything:
19:41 < Yasumoto> We need a logo
19:41 < Yasumoto> people'll hopefully sketch something out
19:41 < Yasumoto> (even if it has ... arnold...)
19:42 < cactaur4> ESPECIALLY if it has Arnold
19:42 < Yasumoto> yes cactaur4 ...
19:42 < cactaur4> ok, go on
19:42 < Yasumoto> and then we'll work on voting/improving a design
19:42 < Yasumoto> maybe even combining ideas from a few
19:42 < Yasumoto> and then we can do a buncha cool stuff
19:42 < cactaur4> Should the art be under a GPL?
19:43 < Yasumoto> hm
19:43 < Yasumoto> I don't really know much about licensing
19:43 < bmathis> maybe creative commons
19:43 < Yasumoto> but yeah, something like that
19:43 < cactaur4> yeah, that makes more sense.
19:44 < bmathis> im on a roll tonite
19:44 < Yasumoto> any other comments about branding?
19:44 < sn9> a barrel roll?
19:45 < bmathis> umm... any roll thats a good roll!
19:45 < bmathis> nope... movin on
19:45 < Yasumoto> cactaur4: I turn the floor over to you
19:45 < cactaur4> w00t
19:45 < Yasumoto> for the last topic on the agenda
19:45 < cactaur4> Ok, the last topic, IRC Parties!
19:46 < cactaur4> I think they'll be a good idea at spreading the community part of the LoCo team.
19:46 < sn9> irc is a limited part of the community
19:47 < cactaur4> yeah, but I think having certain parties would be good for bringing in other parts of the community for a short time.
19:47 < cactaur4> They may not be like some of us who stay on IRC for hours at a time.
19:47 < cactaur4> And we can advertise them on the forums, the wiki, wherever else.
19:47 < sn9> that does not counter irc's negative reputation
19:48 < cactaur4> sn9: Which is?
19:48 < sn9> hmm?
19:48 < cactaur4> What is IRC's negative reputation?
19:49 < Yasumoto> it's difficult to use
19:49 < Yasumoto> (one of the criticisms)
19:49 < cactaur4> well, like I'm doing right now, there's a applet which lets you connect.
19:49 < sn9> internet for $400, alex
19:49 < cactaur4> You don't have to download a whole client.
19:50 < sn9> right. i put a java chat on svlug.org, for example
19:50 < cactaur4> yeah
19:51 < cactaur4> And it'll be super casual. We could even have people stream online radio to mimic the music that goes on in a real party.
19:51 < sn9> stream over irc?
19:51 < cactaur4> well, we could put an address to it in the topic bar.
19:51 < sn9> ok...
19:52 < adaminla> xchat works well and is easy to instal lfrom Apps. add remove
19:52 < sn9> yes, but too easily confused with xchat-gnome
19:52 < cactaur4> Yeah, and some people may like IRC and choose to stay.
19:53 < cactaur4> People who never really used it before.
19:53 < sn9> people not yet on ubuntu could go to http://b0at.tx0.org/xchat
19:53 < AlgorthmicContro> cactaur4: I like the idea about mincing music
19:53 < AlgorthmicContro> party music*
19:54 < adaminla> get dowwwwn
19:54 < cactaur4> So, any questions about parties?
19:54 < adaminla> is?
19:55 < cactaur4> is what?
19:55 < adaminla> I think if we can work out how to do it it would be a good way to spread the word.
19:56 < Yasumoto> it reminds me of the #ubuntu-us meet n' greet a few weeks ago
19:57 < cactaur4> Yeah, but we'll cut out the other 49 states for now.
19:57 < Yasumoto> haha, yeah
19:57 < Yasumoto> and it might help people that may not be able to make the meetings still get involved
19:58 < cactaur4> yeah
19:58 < cactaur4> Plus, it could get your friends on IRC!
19:58 < cactaur4> and maybe even on Ubuntu!
19:58 < adaminla> are most of the folks in here tonight in so cal or no cal?
19:58 < sn9> roll call!
19:58 < bmathis> central cali
19:58 < cactaur4> So Cal
19:59 < sn9> norcal
19:59 < Yasumoto> SoCal ftw
19:59 < adaminla> Long /Beach
19:59 < sn9> if there are no more votes, the socals have it
19:59 < cactaur4> w00t!
20:00 < cactaur4> Ok, any more questions about IRC parties?
20:00 < Yasumoto> good job team!! :D
20:00 < bmathis> i think im the only one in the central valley
20:00 < Yasumoto> cactaur4: if there's anything I can do to help, lemme know
20:00 < Yasumoto> otherwise, have fun :)
20:00 < cactaur4> awesome!
20:00 < Scunizi> so cal
20:00 < Yasumoto> Scunizi: yes!
20:00 < cactaur4> Ok, gotta dash now.
20:00 < cactaur4> See you all!
20:01 < Yasumoto> kk, later cactaur4
20:01 < Yasumoto> alright guys
20:01 < Yasumoto> anyone have anything else they want to bring up?
20:01 < Yasumoto> questions/comments?
20:01 < sn9> the sky is blue
20:02 < Yasumoto> alright cool
20:02 < Yasumoto> Don't forget to add yourself to the Team Map https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Members
20:02 < Yasumoto> and if you can, it'd be awesome if you could donate for the case badges
20:02 < adaminla> so i'll send flannel an e-mail and we'll move the badge thing forwaard.
20:02 < Yasumoto> yep
20:02 < sn9> i'm already on the launchpad page, so a sync to the wiki will bing me in anyway
20:03 < Yasumoto> yeah, gotcha
20:03 < sn9> *bring
20:03 < Yasumoto> but I think we'll still need your zip code
20:03 < sn9> 94127
20:03 < Yasumoto> kk, gotcha
20:03 < Yasumoto> alright guys, thanks for coming!
20:03 < Yasumoto> the #ubuntu-california meeting is now over at 20:03

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