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Ubuntu NC LoCo Team IRC Meeting - July 15, 2010

Agenda

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Open Items

Advocacy

• Team advocacy - What is the team doing to get the word out?

  1. Located the founder of NC LoCo's Facebook page, Adam Petaccia. Any one know him?

     • Chatted briefly on Facebook.

     • Asked about gaining control of FB LoCo page.

     • Still no response yet.
     • Anyone else with success contacting him?

       • -- john-johnghormley 2010-06-02 19:49:53

     • Ignore or mention to higher authority [vote]
  2. Offered support to CharLUG for an Installfest they are planning in 6 wks to 2 mos.
     • Have commitment for Ubuntu Live CDs from Amber.
     • No word from CharLUG on date, yet.

       • -- john-johnghormley 2010-06-02 19:49:53

     • Progress Report

New Items

• Discuss a new meeting time, and maybe changing the frequency to have more productive meetings less often. (holstein)
• Discuss starting a 'meeting chair group' of members that can chair the meetings in rotation. (holstein)
• Review member positions and the job requirements/responsibilities in order to discuss filling open positions. (holstein)

• A new advocacy opportunity with the Kramden Institute; please see this forum post http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1507978

Announcements

Reminder about next Meeting

• Date, Time, reminder that everyone can add to agenda, and link to agenda Location

MootBotUK

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Meeting opened by _marx_ at 22:58

• <internalkernel> I had some way of entering bash commands in pidgin... but I forgot

  <_marx_> hi all, chime in if you are here for the meeting.

  <_marx_> the bot does a head count

  <internalkernel> o/

  <Garagegoblin> here

• holstein here

  <_marx_> yah, holstein made it

  <holstein>

  <_marx_> [link]https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NorthCarolinaTeam/Meeting/Agenda[/link]

• <_marx_> [topic] team facebook page

team facebook page

• <_marx_> all attempts have been made to contact this guy

  <holstein> i friended the guy

  <holstein> no word

  <_marx_> heard anything

  <_marx_> o

  <holstein> jcg2 was trying hard as well

  <_marx_> i sent the logo to his launchpad addresses

  <holstein> i guess we just stay on it

  <holstein> whoever has a facebook account and wants to bother him

  <Garagegoblin> can do, what is the name?

  <akgraner> hey all sorry I'm late!

  <_marx_> Garagegoblin: i think you can find it on the agenda page

  <_marx_> hi akgraner

  <Garagegoblin> ok

  <holstein> this is the guy http://www.facebook.com/mighmos

  <Garagegoblin> thanks holstein

  <_marx_> track some more and he has a launchpad id as well

  <holstein> yup

  <holstein> i think jcg messaged him there

  <_marx_> i did

  <_marx_> as well

  <holstein> lets just all try to contact him

  <akgraner> well if we can't get it we can just start a new one with Ubuntu NC LoCo Team

  <holstein> however

  <holstein> and nicely

  <Garagegoblin> hahaha, so we are trying to get access to the page from him?

  <akgraner> and make sure 4 or 5 people on the team have sdmin

  <holstein> and yeah, we can always just make a new one like akgraner says

  <akgraner> admin even

  <holstein> give it til next meeting?

  <holstein> then somebody make a new one?

  <_marx_> i like that

  <Garagegoblin> I would think that is plenty of time

  <akgraner> nods we've spent 6 months on this already

  <holstein> yeah, its been a while too

  <holstein> yeah

  <_marx_> several have tried to contact hime

  <akgraner> I did as well

  <_marx_> k mootbot

  <holstein> well, you want to just go ahead on a new one then?

  <akgraner> we did invite him to join the team and not just we want access right?

  <holstein> i just friended him

  <holstein> and that was my plan

  <holstein> if i had contact

  <akgraner> holstein, yeah - go that route and ask him to become an active member to help get the word out etc

  <holstein> a cordial inclusive thank-you for starting the FB page

  <akgraner> nods

  <Garagegoblin> good good

  <_marx_> [action] one more month on the facebook guy

• <akgraner> then if nothing by the next meeting - let's just fork it and start a new one

  <holstein> cool

  <internalkernel> yeah... fork it...

  <internalkernel> and him too

  <internalkernel>

  <_marx_> in one month right?

  <akgraner> (geek humor I'm getting it )

  <holstein> hehe

  <holstein> _marx_: not yet

  <akgraner> _marx_, yep

  <internalkernel> you need to watch more IT Crowd akgraner

  <holstein> we can discuss all that

  <holstein> OH

  <holstein> if its set for a month already, thats cool

  <_marx_> [topic]Charlug installfest

Charlug installfest

• <_marx_> John isn't here so I'm closing it for this month

  <_marx_> thoughts

  <akgraner> yeah - I haven't heard anything about a date

  <akgraner> +1 on closing it - until we get more information it can always be added back

  <holstein> agreed

  <Garagegoblin> agreed

  <_marx_> ok

  <_marx_> new items

  <_marx_> i'm going to jump here to Garagegoblin on the Kramden Institute

  <holstein> cool

  <_marx_> [topic] new advocacy opp w/Kramden

new advocacy opp w/Kramden

• <akgraner> that's the refurb computers with Ubuntu on it right?

  <Garagegoblin> half right

  <_marx_> well they've been doing winders

  <akgraner> that's right

  <holstein> where are they?

  <holstein> durham

  <Garagegoblin> I am a member of the Kramden Institute (www.kramden.org) management team

  <holstein> Garagegoblin: OH

  <Garagegoblin> We are located in Durham, NC

  <holstein> +1 for not using windows

  <holstein> nah

  <holstein> what can we do Garagegoblin ?

  <holstein> do you want a demonstration or something like that?

  <holstein> something formal at the institute?

  <_marx_> my apologies, no cue Garagegoblin

  <Garagegoblin> We have just decided that we are going to start a small side group to start exploring the opportunities gained from using Ubuntu

  <holstein> or ubuntu with LXDE or XFCE

  <holstein> something that can really sing on an old p3

  <Garagegoblin> We are more interested in Edubuntu for the software since these computers go out to students k -12

  <holstein> cool

  <holstein> i think a lot of that stuff could and should be revamped to be easily used in lubuntu

  <holstein> or xubuntu

  <Garagegoblin> I would love to see a full implimentation at some point, but we will have to start slow

  <akgraner> Garagegoblin, I've been working with a group in Minnesota who gives refurb computers with Ubuntu on it to military families who's service person is deployed

  <holstein> but, lucid really is rather light-weight

  <Garagegoblin> very nice akgraner, we also did laptops to kids of Ft. Bragg

  <akgraner> Garagegoblin, yep exactly

  <holstein> so, what can we do as a team for you Garagegoblin ?

  <_marx_> so what were the reservations of senoir management?

• holstein is in asheville

  <holstein> but anything i can do to help out, let me know

  <_marx_> hey magedragon25

  <Garagegoblin> Well, we give unlimited tech support to our students

  <akgraner> Garagegoblin, can you and I touch base next week - I'd like to pass some information to you about some folks at Fot bragg - I have a meeting with some of the MWR folks

  <magedragon25> hey

  <Garagegoblin> ok yea akgraner

  <holstein> hey magedragon25

  <holstein> you made it

  <akgraner> Garagegoblin, thanks!

  <akgraner> magedragon25, hey!!

  <Garagegoblin> and so we are going to start a pilot program to see what issues basic users that are used to windows may run into while they are getting used to it

  <magedragon25> hey all

  <_marx_> Garagegoblin: once these machines are out there do they have internet connections

  <Garagegoblin> We would like to start collecting from the millions of great how-to's on the web and start a nice collection to be able to give to the students, if they don't have internet at home

  <Garagegoblin> no not all sadly

  <akgraner> Garagegoblin, awesome! Look at the ubuntu manual project

  <akgraner> Garagegoblin, http://ubuntumanual.org/

  <Garagegoblin> we are also going to start looking into doing a server/thin client program we would be able to offer to schools that need computer labs they can't get funding for

  <holstein> personally

  <holstein> i think it should be offered as an equal alternative

  <Garagegoblin> and churches, also that need computer labs

  <holstein> i treid to do that at a church not to long ago

  <Garagegoblin> right, and that is what we are first going to start with

  <holstein> and it just didnt seem right for them

  <akgraner> Garagegoblin, holstein has migrated a church/school in the weaverville area

  <Garagegoblin> the option of Ubuntu PC's

  <holstein> they didnt 'get it'

  <Garagegoblin> hahaha, that is one huge concern

  <holstein> they spent a lot of money that they didnt have on a windows outfit

  <_marx_> what's to "get"

  <Garagegoblin> the learning curve for the parents will be much bigger than the kids most times

  <holstein> that will be obsolete in a couple years

  <holstein> and just as bad off as what they replaced

  <holstein> but whatever

  <Garagegoblin> hahaha I understand holstein

  <holstein> i hope it serves them well

  <Garagegoblin> all we can do is try

  <Garagegoblin> One major thing that I want to see, is for us to offer training for these machines

  <Garagegoblin> We need to first train our volunteers, and then have and help them train the end users

  <_marx_> so Garagegoblin what can we do to help?

  <holstein> sounds like a great project Garagegoblin

  <holstein> why dont you blast the list if we can do anything

  <holstein> and you and akgraner talk soon

  <holstein> and i can talk to you sometime about what i did at a local church

  <Garagegoblin> Thanks, well from the group, anyone local I would love to try to get involved in what we are doing, the more people comfortable with Ubuntu as a volunteer at Kramden the better

  <holstein> and hopefully, you can be cranking out refurbed ubuntu boxes in the near future

  <akgraner> Garagegoblin, let's come up with some action items that we can do as a team to help you all get started

  <holstein> Garagegoblin: whatever i can do from asheville, count me in

  <holstein> if you need a support IRC channel or something

  <holstein> we can talk about it

  <akgraner> as the team is loaded with talent that covers all areas of the Community and OS

  <holstein> its tough since the end user probably doesnt have internet

  <holstein> be do-able

  <_marx_> well contacts in rdu area

  <holstein> but*

  <akgraner> I don't mind driving to RDU once a month as long as I know in advance

  <Garagegoblin> Well I admit to saying this is still in its infancy but I am glad to get involved with you guys, and appreciate all the support I can get from this team as well

  <holstein> akgraner: i would try and go too

  <holstein> schedule permitting

  <akgraner> nods

  <holstein> Garagegoblin: maybe we could get some facetime with the others?

  <_marx_> ideas can become action items

  <holstein> maybe some of us could come in a couple months?

  <holstein> whoever wants to

  <Garagegoblin> That would be really cool

  <holstein> cool

  <holstein> well, lets do that then

  <Garagegoblin> maybe a training session for our management team and volunteers and a nice sitdown as well

  <holstein> lets talk next meeting about an acutal date somewhere down the road

  <holstein> Garagegoblin: and you can kick that around on your end

  <Garagegoblin> yea absolutely

  <holstein>

  <Garagegoblin> We are going to start the planning of the pilot program to test how many issues, we can solve ahead of time with documentation and training

  <_marx_> [topic] new meeting day and time

new meeting day and time

• <holstein> SO

  <holstein> what do you think guys?

  <_marx_> bad transition

  <holstein> do we want to move the meetings?

  <_marx_> i made a survey

  <holstein> AH

  <_marx_> any week day is good for me

  <holstein> cool _marx_

  <Garagegoblin> I agree

  <holstein> i brought this up

  <internalkernel> most days are good for me as well...

  <holstein> seems like thurday evendins are not happening

  <holstein> for some reason

  <akgraner> Tuesday and Thursdays are horrible for me

  <holstein> evenings are bad for me

  <internalkernel> I think there were some other people that also said they had problems making Thursday night

  <holstein> but my off times are not going ot work for you guys

  <_marx_> jcg is one

  <holstein> monday at 2pm

  <holstein> that would be ideal for me

  <Garagegoblin> Monday would be fine with me

  <holstein> and thats not going to work for anyone here

  <_marx_> dang musicians

  <akgraner> during the day is perfect for me - but I know other people work so i get why it needs to be after 5

  <holstein> so, i will deal with whatever you guys come up with

  <holstein> wednesday?

  <holstein> 6p

  <holstein> 7p?

  <holstein> 8p?

  <internalkernel> should we do a survey monkey for this?

  <_marx_> got one

  <akgraner> another one??

  <internalkernel> push it out to the mailing list, include a forum post as well...

  <_marx_> haven't posted it yet

  <internalkernel> oh - sorry missed the first few

  <internalkernel> lol

  <holstein> _marx_: yeah, do that

  <akgraner> _marx_, you have one right?

  <holstein> i really just wanted to see what you guys thought about the idea in general

  <akgraner> or do you want me to recycle the one I used beofre?

  <akgraner> before even

  <holstein> _marx_: does it address the other issue

  <holstein> meeting once a month?

  <_marx_> well one question should i add a question geographic region of the state

  <akgraner> dang I need to get may nails done - I can't type they are just too long grrrrr

  <Garagegoblin> personally I think you are not going to be able to accommodate everyone, so pick a couple days and a times and let us chose from there

  <akgraner> _marx_, for what purpose - we are all same time zone???

  <holstein> and the logs are always there

  <akgraner> I say only list Mon, Wed Friday

  <akgraner> and 3-7pm

  <_marx_> akgraner: i think mine is pretty close to what you did before

  <holstein> sure

  <akgraner> b/c if you give Tues Thurs then people will chose those

  <_marx_> should i add a regional question?

  <akgraner> and the most active people can't make it those days

  <holstein> for security?

  <_marx_> welcome Garagegoblin

  <_marx_> lol!

  <Garagegoblin> huh?

  <_marx_> jk

  <Garagegoblin> hahaha

  <akgraner> I mean if people want to list where they are from they can - but not sure what we would gain from having it on the survey

  <_marx_> regional groups

  <akgraner> as people are on LP and can list where they are from there if they want

  <internalkernel> we barely have enough for one group...

  <internalkernel> lol

  <_marx_> right

  <akgraner> we really need to encourage people to join LP

  <akgraner> as that is the only real means of tracking members

  <internalkernel> maybe when we have more people, if we have regional groups - then it's going to be me and holstein hanging out...

  <holstein> yeah, and i dont really like internalkernel *that* much

  <holstein>

  <_marx_> well the regional idea, it's a big state

  <Garagegoblin> ok I am going to ask the dumb question...what is LP??

  <akgraner> I think we have the infrastructure in place for when we get groups in all areas

  <akgraner> Launchpad

  <akgraner>

  <internalkernel> well not like *THAT* anyways,,, ehhh, holstein

  <Garagegoblin> oh duh

  <holstein> lol

  <Garagegoblin> <---noob

  <akgraner> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-northcarolina

  <_marx_> [link]http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L2HBFXG

• <internalkernel> so, for starters.. we're talking about mon, wed, or fri 3-7pm

  <akgraner> Garagegoblin, we all are at some time - there are no bad questions I should have spelled it out - sorry about that

• holstein is glad your here Garagegoblin

  <internalkernel> I like the way Mr. Garrison in South Park responds to that

  <internalkernel> there are no stupid questions... only...

  <internalkernel> Ill save it for an logged channel - so meeting times!

  <_marx_> date

  <Garagegoblin> hahaha

  <internalkernel> an /un/logged/ channel

  <Garagegoblin> good call internalkernel

  <internalkernel> date? was that an invitation?

  <_marx_> last call

  <internalkernel> meeting times - what's the last word on this?

  <holstein> we're going to have a poll

  <_marx_> survey posting

  <internalkernel> sounds good... awesome... more surveys.

  <Garagegoblin> ok

  <akgraner> internalkernel, see link above :-P

  <internalkernel> we are starting to resemble congress...

  <Garagegoblin> hahaha

  <_marx_> without the salaries

  <Garagegoblin> more red tape, we NEED more red tape!!!

  <holstein> does this cover the meetin frequency?

  <internalkernel> Garagegoblin: I agree, I think perhaps a survey to determine the questions on the next survey would be appropriate

  <Garagegoblin> hahaha

  <internalkernel> holstein: I think it does

  <_marx_> [topic] meeting chair rotation

meeting chair rotation

• <Garagegoblin> left to right

  <akgraner> Garagegoblin, more cowbell!!!

  <holstein> yeah, i guess we really cant do that though right?

  <holstein> with Mootbot-UK

  <holstein> which means your stuck with it _marx_

  <_marx_> the bot won't care

  <holstein> unless we can work out a way to do it

  <holstein> what i had in mind

  <holstein> was whoever wants to chair meetings

  <_marx_> no anyone can start a meeting w/moot

  <holstein> just say 'i want to chair meetings

  <holstein> and then we start rotating

  <holstein> if we meet once a month

  <holstein> and there are 6 of those folks

  <_marx_> you want the next one holstein

  <holstein> then thats only twice a year

  <holstein> _marx_: sure

  <holstein> but i have to see when it is

  <internalkernel> lol...

  <_marx_> minor detail

  <internalkernel> survey anyone?

  <holstein> hehe

  <akgraner> I know there is talk for mootbot to be able to handle multiple chairs in the future

  <holstein> could we just ask that question on the mailing list

  <akgraner> lets just sign up for them

  <akgraner> stick a table on the meeting page

  <holstein> and just put a list up on the wiki

  <holstein> ^

  <holstein> yeah

  <akgraner> we can add the dates for the year once the new day and time is decided

  <holstein> and if your next and cant do it

  <holstein> you just work it out

  <holstein> trade or whatever

  <holstein> SO

  <holstein> do we need somebody to put that emil together?

  <holstein> and post the folks?

  <akgraner> holstein, can you do that

  <internalkernel> survey says!

  <holstein> i will

  <holstein>

  <internalkernel> sorry couldn't resist that one

  <akgraner> once it goes to the list - I an repost it to forums

  <holstein> OK

  <holstein> lets all try and talk soon

  <holstein> about the survey

  <_marx_> [action] marx post survey to mailing list and forum

• <holstein> it would be nice to know the meeting day before the email

  <holstein> i think

  <Garagegoblin> I voted already

• holstein too

  <_marx_> no prob

• holstein is going ot stuff the ballot box

• holstein kidding

  <Garagegoblin> hahaha

  <_marx_> #endmeeting

Meeting closed at 23:58

People Present

• internalkernel
• _marx_
• Garagegoblin
• holstein
• akgraner
• magedragon25

Actions Recorded

• one more month on the facebook guy
• marx post survey to mailing list and forum

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