21:00:01 [notice(#ubuntu-us-la)] Yo! Meeting about to start! 21:00:21 [ Palintheus] who is avail 21:00:22 [ Palintheus] o/ 21:00:26 [ johndoc] o/ 21:00:27 [ r2d2rogers] o/ 21:00:47 [ Palintheus] :| 21:01:34 [ r2d2rogers] well 21:01:38 [ Palintheus] lets just start 21:01:45 [ Palintheus] r2d2rogers: got any more updates? 21:01:46 [ r2d2rogers] Palintheus: when is the system 76 laptop supposed to arrive? 21:01:53 [ Palintheus] hrm... 21:01:56 * Palintheus emails Carl 21:02:22 [ r2d2rogers] I have a backup for internet as an altell pccard.. 21:02:45 [ Palintheus] hm 21:03:00 [ r2d2rogers] will be meeting dgore about that monday 21:03:00 [ Palintheus] email sent 21:03:04 [ r2d2rogers] thanks 21:03:04 [ Palintheus] k 21:03:26 [ r2d2rogers] if the system 76 card was here I'd prefer to have the corp. sponsored ones together 21:03:34 [ r2d2rogers] s/card/machine/ 21:03:40 [ Palintheus] ya rly 21:03:57 [ r2d2rogers] I think macd's gonna have the best solution for us 21:04:03 [ Palintheus] yeah sounds like it 21:04:26 [ Palintheus] johndoc: macd said he is gonna get that mailed to you this week correct? 21:04:27 [ r2d2rogers] I know I have 2 or 3 power strips we can use there 21:04:38 [ johndoc] to ChrisULM actually 21:04:38 [ r2d2rogers] we'll be against a wall for power.... 21:04:39 [ johndoc] but yes 21:04:51 [ r2d2rogers] not in the section we were hoping for 21:04:59 [ Palintheus] bah 21:05:17 [ Palintheus] any reason they moved us? 21:05:21 [ r2d2rogers] but not a bad placement 21:05:23 [ r2d2rogers] power 21:05:27 [ r2d2rogers] http://www.ares-nela.org/hamfest/Floorplan2008.gif 21:05:36 [ r2d2rogers] got a wall too though 21:05:40 [ r2d2rogers] projector FTW? 21:05:51 [ Palintheus] great...right by the crapper 21:05:58 [ r2d2rogers] lol 21:06:00 [ r2d2rogers] yeah 21:06:21 [ r2d2rogers] not happy about the half the tables unused too though 21:06:32 [ Palintheus] yeah 21:07:26 [ r2d2rogers] will have to see what attracts the least attention and put it on table 6 21:07:28 ::: jms1989_compaq [n=jms1989@unaffiliated/jms1989] has joined #ubuntu-us-la 21:07:33 [ r2d2rogers] not clog up the restroom lines 21:07:38 [ r2d2rogers] maybe that will be the women's? 21:08:02 [ r2d2rogers] ahyhow 21:08:05 [ Palintheus] eh 21:08:05 [ r2d2rogers] other issue 21:08:08 [ Palintheus] k 21:08:13 [ r2d2rogers] sleeves for the CDs 21:08:58 [ r2d2rogers] $10 a box of 100 at sams 21:09:09 [ Palintheus] not bad 21:09:22 [ r2d2rogers] http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=150144 21:09:24 [ ATDT] Title: Sam's Club - Quality Park Paper CD/DVD Sleeve (at www.samsclub.com) 21:10:04 [ Palintheus] avail in store or... 21:10:09 [ r2d2rogers] $108 for 400 Cd's in sleeves 21:10:15 [ r2d2rogers] checking that 21:10:57 [ r2d2rogers] looks like no 21:11:11 [ r2d2rogers] This item ships Office Preferred Delivery via small package carrier of the suppliers choice to the 48 contiguous states only and is generally delivered within 1 to 2 business days. 21:11:15 [ r2d2rogers] doable 21:11:27 [ r2d2rogers] but I don't have the cash for it before the end of the week 21:11:38 [ Palintheus] hrm 21:11:48 [ r2d2rogers] my wife's monthly payday didn't fall between mine this time 21:12:31 [ Palintheus] oops 21:12:42 [ r2d2rogers] has wharp recv'd the business cards? 21:13:02 [ Palintheus] iirc yes, think he commented on some being cut off center 21:13:08 [ r2d2rogers] that's right 21:13:13 [ Palintheus] I would normally be up for it, but we are trying to cut back expenses atm 21:13:18 [ r2d2rogers] yeah 21:13:28 [ r2d2rogers] we'll figure out something 21:13:32 [ Palintheus] k 21:13:41 [ Palintheus] but... 21:13:44 [ r2d2rogers] I've got a client arranging payment with me by monday 21:13:47 [ Palintheus] we need to do it at the latest monday 21:13:52 [ r2d2rogers] I agree 21:14:02 [ r2d2rogers] I'm waiting to see when a payment is drafted also 21:14:39 [ r2d2rogers] if it all works out, I'll get the sleeves and the cd's and just see who's up for helping out there 21:14:48 [ Palintheus] so Im assuming the CDs alone are $68 21:14:55 [ r2d2rogers] you got it. 21:14:57 [ Palintheus] k 21:15:02 [ r2d2rogers] $.17 per 21:15:19 [ Palintheus] hmm... 21:15:43 [ r2d2rogers] will get with the person helping me on thrusday and kick that off 21:16:08 [ Palintheus] if all the people on the table show up $12 per will cover that 21:17:05 [ r2d2rogers] we need to get the label figured out 21:17:23 [ r2d2rogers] that will be good 21:17:31 ::: bobradarbob [n=chatzill@user-0c2ijg8.cable.earthlink.net] has joined #ubuntu-us-la 21:17:45 [ Palintheus] yeah 21:17:47 [ r2d2rogers] less than $20 total for the fest each would be nice (including one admission) 21:17:50 [ r2d2rogers] Howdy bobradarbob 21:17:55 [ bobradarbob] hey hey 21:18:00 [ johndoc] hey bob 21:18:08 [ bobradarbob] eve all 21:18:24 [ r2d2rogers] Summary, 21:18:49 [ r2d2rogers] Palintheus emailed Carl about our loaner demo from System76 21:19:17 [ r2d2rogers] http://www.ares-nela.org/hamfest/Floorplan2008.gif 21:19:22 [ r2d2rogers] out booth is labeled th4re 21:19:38 [ r2d2rogers] we need the sleeves for the CD's 21:19:52 [ r2d2rogers] you can get them shipped from Sam's Club for about $40 21:20:02 [ r2d2rogers] the Cd's will cost about $68 21:20:29 [ r2d2rogers] the Hamfest site was partially corrected from the original verbiage 21:20:35 [ r2d2rogers] no mention of ubuntu... 21:20:44 [ ke5tpy] ah well, something's better than nothing, I guess 21:21:05 [ ke5tpy] if you can't have right, I guess better will do 21:21:09 [ r2d2rogers] I will be meeting David Gore to check out a cellular internet Card from Altell on monday 21:21:36 [ r2d2rogers] we are near a wall on the booth, so we can use a projector on the wall probably 21:21:41 [ r2d2rogers] anything I missed? 21:22:11 [ Palintheus] doesn't look that way... 21:22:18 [ Palintheus] backup plan for delayed release? 21:22:25 [ Palintheus] RC or Gutsy? 21:22:30 [ r2d2rogers] that's my wonder too 21:22:38 [ r2d2rogers] i'd lean toward RC 21:22:48 [ Palintheus] yeah, its been no issue for me 21:22:52 [ r2d2rogers] depending on reason for delay 21:22:56 [ Palintheus] and should be an easy upgrade 21:23:04 [ r2d2rogers] yup 21:23:53 [ Palintheus] any other input on that? 21:24:39 [ Palintheus] guess not... 21:24:59 * r2d2rogers wishes he'd had more time to study for the hamtest 21:24:59 [ Palintheus] OK do we want to rough out what each computer will be doing, or at least what we want on the computers? 21:25:17 [ Palintheus] (screencasts on this one, this one doing that, etc) 21:25:49 [ r2d2rogers] ::nods:: 21:26:05 [ r2d2rogers] do we have much assembled for that so far? 21:26:12 [ r2d2rogers] I have been out of the loop mostly 21:26:15 ::: michaelramm_mac [n=michaelr@adsl-226-3-175.bhm.bellsouth.net] has joined #ubuntu-us-la 21:26:22 [ r2d2rogers] good evening michaelramm_mac 21:26:48 [ Palintheus] well I tried to bring it up and was told it would be best to wait until setup day, to which I disagree.... 21:26:50 [ michaelramm_mac] hey r2d2rogers, what's going on? 21:27:00 [ r2d2rogers] discussion on hamfest plans 21:27:02 [ r2d2rogers] meeting 21:27:15 [ ATDT] New posts from: ubuntuplanet: Yuriy Kozlov: Hardy Release Party in Boston <http://gamemank.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/hardy-release-party-in-boston/> 21:27:37 ::: michaelramm_mac [n=michaelr@adsl-226-3-175.bhm.bellsouth.net] has left #ubuntu-us-la ["Leaving"] 21:27:38 [ Palintheus] I have several screencasts downloaded, installing, desktop tour, app tour, and upgrading 21:27:46 ::: michaelramm_mac [n=michaelr@adsl-226-3-175.bhm.bellsouth.net] has joined #ubuntu-us-la 21:27:47 [ Palintheus] I think that should be good for one computer to loop 21:27:54 [ michaelramm_mac] stupid X button! 21:28:43 [ Palintheus] other than screencasts what do we want on the computers? 21:29:11 [ michaelramm_mac] we are running AL mtg too, so I will be in and out 21:29:20 [ r2d2rogers] did we like the DVD playing idea ? 21:29:26 [ r2d2rogers] cool 21:29:29 [ Palintheus] I still don't know what it is 21:30:39 [ r2d2rogers] I'm not worried about the which one so much as the general idea at this point? 21:30:51 [ r2d2rogers] playing a DVD to sho media stuff? 21:30:52 [ Palintheus] right 21:31:19 [ bobradarbob] Do you mean using something like VLC to play a DVD of some content to be determined? 21:31:26 [ r2d2rogers] yup 21:32:13 [ Palintheus] showing it can play DVDs would be nice 21:32:23 [ Palintheus] I know we want at least 2 just for playing around on yeah? 21:32:29 [ bobradarbob] Just a guess, I'd say you have someone's attention for about 10 min. max in this setting. Use it wisely 21:32:30 [ r2d2rogers] yup 21:32:33 [ wharp] o/ 21:32:35 [ r2d2rogers] prefer 3 to me 21:32:49 [ Palintheus] yeah 21:33:22 [ Palintheus] so 1 screencast, 1 dvd, 3 for actual demo, 1 left 21:33:34 [ bobradarbob] def porn :)) 21:33:40 [ ke5tpy] -_- 21:33:43 [ ke5tpy] Fail. 21:34:05 [ r2d2rogers] johndoc: got another case option for you 21:34:20 [ johndoc] yeah? 21:34:24 [ r2d2rogers] in case the front panel on the one I gave you couldn't be fixed 21:34:38 [ r2d2rogers] woke up FaceThePain on his couch just now 21:34:58 [ r2d2rogers] he'll bring it in tomorrow if he remembers 21:35:23 [ r2d2rogers] the one left.... 21:35:27 [ r2d2rogers] our site for sign up? 21:35:30 [ r2d2rogers] ML? 21:35:33 [ r2d2rogers] formums? 21:35:37 [ r2d2rogers] Ubuntu resources? 21:35:46 [ r2d2rogers] or is that better for the demo machines? 21:35:54 [ r2d2rogers] wiat 21:36:02 [ r2d2rogers] the one left is the ham software machine 21:37:40 [ r2d2rogers] any other concerns/comments/issues/thoughts? 21:37:56 [ Palintheus] on the ham software machine... 21:38:07 [ r2d2rogers] at this point the after party will be us getting to sit around and eat and talk/socialize 21:38:07 [ Palintheus] should we decide on that machine now... 21:38:15 [ Palintheus] need to get it installed/configured 21:38:16 [ r2d2rogers] which is will be? 21:38:39 [ ke5tpy] is there any reason we can't decide on it now? 21:38:41 [ r2d2rogers] I was thinking the system 76 might be the most impressive, depending on what Cark says 21:38:50 [ r2d2rogers] carl 21:39:20 [ r2d2rogers] fresh install... the altell card in it, not sharing the network access 21:39:29 [ r2d2rogers] thoughts? 21:39:33 [ Palintheus] for the ham software? 21:39:36 [ r2d2rogers] yup 21:40:04 [ r2d2rogers] other question is what laptop where... 21:40:14 [ r2d2rogers] has everyone seen the layout and where our booth will be? 21:40:34 [ ke5tpy] let's determine what machine should be farthest from the bathroom :P 21:40:40 [ r2d2rogers] yeah 21:40:45 [ Palintheus] yeah, but still hard to decide without being there, and thats not really as important as whats on the computers 21:41:02 [ ke5tpy] yeah the computers can (and will) be arranged on friday 21:41:04 [ r2d2rogers] cool 21:41:09 [ r2d2rogers] setup day question 21:41:11 [ r2d2rogers] k 21:41:41 [ wharp] need to make sure good/bad/ugly codecs are installed on all the machines we're letting people play with in case they've got some media they want to try out 21:41:44 [ r2d2rogers] so do we like the autoplaying machine next to the try it out machine ? 21:42:00 [ r2d2rogers] wharp: ++ 21:42:14 [ bobradarbob] + 21:42:25 [ Palintheus] but on the same note...do we want to educate people about the codecs that ask? 21:42:33 [ wharp] hm 21:42:36 [ wharp] true 21:42:38 [ r2d2rogers] or demo how easy it is to get them? 21:42:54 [ wharp] that would jsut be a one shot thing unless we want to repeatedly uninstall it 21:43:01 [ Palintheus] well not really where I was going...more on the legality 21:43:10 [ r2d2rogers] ah 21:43:10 [ wharp] ah 21:43:18 [ r2d2rogers] good point Palintheus 21:43:40 [ Palintheus] I mean most won't care...but you never know 21:44:34 [ Palintheus] don't get me wrong, I use them 21:45:43 [ wharp] but telling them will raise awareness of the problem 21:45:51 [ Palintheus] yeah 21:46:08 [ wharp] i doubt it comes up 21:46:18 [ Palintheus] but in case it does, we need to be consistant 21:46:23 [ r2d2rogers] So people who are gonna be in town friday night, hang out/supper? 21:46:27 [ wharp] good luck with that 21:46:46 [ Palintheus] wharp: we can at least try rather than be negative ;) 21:46:59 [ wharp] yeah 21:47:37 [ wharp] if we're going to try we should write up a doc with the things we want to say 21:47:49 * Palintheus nods 21:47:52 [ r2d2rogers] good idea... notes 21:48:53 [ r2d2rogers] wiki or? 21:49:08 [ Palintheus] yeah, would be best 21:49:12 [ Palintheus] (imho) 21:49:46 [ Palintheus] I can try to spend some time on that this weekend 21:50:18 [ Palintheus] ok...back to friday? 21:50:35 [ Palintheus] I will be there mid/early-afternoon 21:50:47 [ wharp] didnt someone say they would look for tablecloths? 21:51:06 [ Palintheus] can't remember :| 21:51:31 [ wharp] want to say ChrisULM did, but not sure 21:51:57 [ r2d2rogers] that was my thought also 21:52:35 [ ChrisULM] wasnt me 21:52:39 [ wharp] hm 21:53:07 [ wharp] what color would we want? 21:53:29 [ r2d2rogers] not white? <G> 21:53:53 [ Palintheus] hm 21:54:08 [ wharp] grey? 21:54:25 [ Palintheus] that would be good imo 21:54:46 [ wharp] would have said brown, but that would be too easy to class with the ubuntu browns 21:54:58 [ wharp] s/class/clash 21:55:02 * Palintheus nods 21:55:34 [ wharp] and they're 8x2foot tables? 21:55:39 [ r2d2rogers] yup 21:57:20 [ wharp] crap, how come I'm not idling 21:57:28 [ r2d2rogers] ? 21:57:34 [ r2d2rogers] woot 21:57:40 [ r2d2rogers] you mean I have a chance to catch up? 21:58:02 [ Palintheus] I can contribute $25 to the overall costs 21:58:14 [ r2d2rogers] Palintheus: +! 21:58:21 [ bobradarbob] gtg, will read summary and catch up - later all 21:58:27 [ r2d2rogers] I can do the same 21:58:30 [ r2d2rogers] up to 21:58:39 ::: bobradarbob [n=chatzill@user-0c2ijg8.cable.earthlink.net] has quit ["ChatZilla 0.9.81 [Firefox 2.0.0.14/2008040413]"] 21:58:49 [ wharp] well....I've already purchased the business cards but I can probably contribute 21:58:55 [ wharp] though I am looking at table cloths atm 21:59:14 [ r2d2rogers] I'm not counting my admission 21:59:34 [ Palintheus] well, if we can find them for $25 shipped I can order and have them shipped to r2d2rogers 21:59:38 [ r2d2rogers] and I think I still want to get some cards from you, I'll be putting 5 or so in that pot too 21:59:52 [ Palintheus] r2d2rogers: yeah same here, that as on top of my admission 22:00:49 [ wharp] I don't think we're going to find 3 for that price with shipping 22:01:15 [ Palintheus] well, I can pay someone back, cash or paypal, whatever 22:01:26 [ ke5tpy] same here 22:02:19 [ r2d2rogers] cloth or paper? 22:02:28 [ r2d2rogers] thinking $$ right now 22:02:40 [ wharp] cloth 22:02:47 [ r2d2rogers] Oh and anyone have a glass jar good for a donation jar? 22:02:56 [ wharp] paper is worse than nothing imho 22:03:16 [ r2d2rogers] k 22:03:21 [ johndoc] r2d2rogers, i think a plastic one would be better, doesn't shatter when it's inevitably knocked off the table 22:03:41 [ r2d2rogers] fair point 22:03:45 [ Palintheus] glass jar...not likely but can look...if not I may be able to round up some mason jars from the parents house 22:04:25 [ wharp] somebody just go buy a big thing of candy from sams in a plastic jar and then we have a jar and candy to hand out 22:04:25 * Palintheus has a couple milk jugs laying around 22:04:36 [ r2d2rogers] wharp: +200 22:04:36 [ Palintheus] easy in, but not out 22:04:48 [ wharp] yeah 22:04:52 [ r2d2rogers] candy for the tables.. 22:04:54 [ johndoc] hand out/eat? 22:04:59 [ r2d2rogers] johndoc: yes <G> 22:05:13 [ r2d2rogers] looks like my time is up 22:05:13 [ johndoc] excellent, wharp wins 22:05:20 [ r2d2rogers] anything left for me? 22:05:44 [ Palintheus] yeah 22:06:05 [ Palintheus] we wanna have an early meeting next week see if others will show up, make sure everyone is on the same page? 22:07:12 [ r2d2rogers] I like that 22:07:24 [ r2d2rogers] and a final one thursday for headcount ? 22:07:26 [ Palintheus] mon tues? 22:07:32 [ Palintheus] yeah 22:07:49 [ r2d2rogers] tuesday 22:07:56 [ johndoc] tuesday we have the lug 22:08:01 [ r2d2rogers] hmm 22:08:12 [ r2d2rogers] IRC from the lug? 22:08:15 [ r2d2rogers] or have other plans? 22:08:17 [ johndoc] i usually am 22:08:30 [ johndoc] we're not going on any field trips, lol 22:08:41 [ r2d2rogers] a good way to discuss the hamfest at the lug too as it's the local event 22:08:52 [ r2d2rogers] I mentioned it to dgore 22:09:00 [ johndoc] irc from the lug is not a problem with me 22:09:02 [ r2d2rogers] but the hamclub has their board meeting that night too 22:09:06 [ r2d2rogers] cool 22:09:15 [ r2d2rogers] tuesday start at 6:30 ? 22:09:19 [ johndoc] as long as we do it and then we're all done so we can then do other lug stuff 22:09:25 [ r2d2rogers] <G> 22:09:31 [ r2d2rogers] 6? 22:09:40 [ johndoc] for this meeting? 22:09:46 [ Palintheus] can't gaurantee an end time ;) 22:10:07 [ r2d2rogers] yeah 22:10:19 [ r2d2rogers] 6 for early people? 22:10:39 [ r2d2rogers] who volunteers to hit the invites?<G> 22:11:11 [ Palintheus] I would but I don't have the email list for the group 22:12:10 [ wharp] at this point we know who is coming so do we need to send to whole group? 22:12:25 [ r2d2rogers] one more time, yes 22:12:35 [ r2d2rogers] ML spam YAY! <G> 22:12:38 [ wharp] k 22:13:06 [ r2d2rogers] I'll hit up C-tel guys tomorrow 22:13:23 [ r2d2rogers] Good night for now... 22:13:24 [ Palintheus] for helping on the fest? 22:13:33 [ r2d2rogers] I mowed the lawn when I got home... 22:13:35 [ r2d2rogers] Palintheus: yup 22:13:52 [ Palintheus] ok 22:14:00 [ r2d2rogers] anyone who doesn't have my cell want it? 22:14:13 [ wharp] what model is it 22:14:39 [ r2d2rogers] LOL 22:14:43 [ r2d2rogers] cell # 22:14:47 [ r2d2rogers] no have my raxr! 22:14:51 [ r2d2rogers] razr even 22:15:06 [ r2d2rogers] email anything else I need to know 22:15:13 [ r2d2rogers] good night for real 22:15:21 [ wharp] night 22:15:41 [ Palintheus] nothing else on anyones mind? 22:15:45 [ Palintheus] (re: fest) 22:16:04 [ wharp] thought i had something 22:16:22 [ wharp] we need a checklist 22:16:33 [ wharp] things we need, need to do, etc 22:16:54 [ Palintheus] yeah, kinda got one going on the wiki 22:16:58 [ Palintheus] just needs expanding 22:17:05 [ wharp] yeah 22:17:15 [ wharp] just hasnt happened