Convened at 2011-05-16 17:36:58.926005 by maiatoday
in #ubuntu-za on freenode
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<maiatoday>
Maaz: start meeting about ubuntu-za May 2011 monthly IRC meeting
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* Maaz
gets out his memo-pad and cracks his knuckles
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<superfly>
Maaz: I am Raoul Snyman
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<Maaz>
superfly: Sure
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<nuvolari>
Maaz: I am Johan Mynhardt
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<Maaz>
nuvolari: Okay
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<maiatoday>
Maaz: I am Maia Grotepass
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<Maaz>
maiatoday: Yessir
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* drubin
I am David Rubin
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<queery>
Maaz, i am Dewald Noeth
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<Maaz>
queery: Righto
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<Banlam>
Maaz: I am Gareth Cawood
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<Maaz>
Banlam: Done
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<cortexuvula>
Maaz: I am Andre Hugo
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<Maaz>
cortexuvula: Yessir
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<kbmonkey>
Maaz: I am Wesley Werner
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<Maaz>
kbmonkey: Okay
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<Kerbero>
Maaz: I am JP Meijers
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<Maaz>
Kerbero: Alrighty
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<Kilos>
Maaz, I am Miles Sharpe
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<Maaz>
Kilos: Alrighty
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<jpm>
Maaz: I am also JP Meijers
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<Maaz>
jpm: Righto
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<Banlam>
lol
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<Kerbero>
hehe
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<superfly>
drubin: You need to speak to Maaz ;-)
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<queery>
ai
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<drubin>
Maaz: I am David Rubin
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<Maaz>
drubin: Yessir
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<Morganvd>
Maaz: I am Morgan van Dyk
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<Maaz>
Morganvd: Righto
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<drubin>
superfly: it has been a long time since I have used the bot :( a man forgets these things
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<superfly>
hehe
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<nuvolari>
attendance is good tonight!
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<superfly>
indeed
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<queery>
quite
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<Tonberry>
Maaz: I am Hendrik van Wyk
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<Maaz>
Tonberry: Alrighty
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<Kerbero>
daar is nog twee mense oppad
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<Maaz>
Coffee's ready for queery and Morganvd!
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<maiatoday>
Maaz: topic Review minutes of previous meeting
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Review minutes of previous meeting
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<Kerbero>
hulle stel nog freenode op
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<nuvolari>
there is? who they be?
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<queery>
Maaz, ty
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<Maaz>
You're Welcome I'm sure
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<nuvolari>
kaah
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<nuvolari>
er
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<maiatoday>
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZATeam/Meetings/20110221
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<nuvolari>
lol
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<drubin>
Kerbero: English in the meeting ;-p
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<Kerbero>
hoekom?
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<nuvolari>
Kerbero: for the sake of everyone knowing it
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<maiatoday>
does anyone have any comments on the minutes of the previous meeting besides that we missed some months?
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<Tonberry>
for the sake of other countries reading the log
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<queery>
cause the durbin peeps don't understand afrikaans or klingon
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<nuvolari>
lol
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<drubin>
queery: ek verstaan!!
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<Kerbero>
translate.google.com verstaan afrikaans
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<nuvolari>
queery: drubin understands well enough
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<queery>
oops durban
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<queery>
hehe
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<maiatoday>
We had great release partys
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<nuvolari>
did anyone of you saw the realtime translate on google during GoogleIO?
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<nuvolari>
*youtube
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<superfly>
nuvolari: let's concentrate on the meeting, ok?
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<maiatoday>
Did anyone get pic for the Pretoria release party?
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<nuvolari>
sorry
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<Tonberry>
Did anyone take pics for Stellenbosch?
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<queery>
maiatoday, thank you for posting the pics of the WC release party
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<Tonberry>
i take that as a yes
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<Kerbero>
yes i saw a pic
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<maiatoday>
yes there were a few, I posted them on my blog
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<queery>
yes I did and there are a few on facebook Tonberry
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<maiatoday>
did anybody here go to the pretoria release party?
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<kbmonkey>
nope
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<maiatoday>
Maaz: agreed maiatoday will mail pretoria release party people and see if they have photos
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<Maaz>
Agreed: maiatoday will mail pretoria release party people and see if they have photos
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<superfly>
maiatoday: regarding reviewing the last meeting's minutes, they look fine, but I can't remember actually discussing any of it! :-P
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<maiatoday>
I have jumped to third item on previous minutes already :P superfly
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<maiatoday>
the third item on the previous minutes was loco-contact replacement
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<nuvolari>
kbmonkey: we should organise something for 11.10
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<maiatoday>
I don't think anything has happened with this
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<superfly>
maiatoday: I know, just no one else said anything about them
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<drubin>
maiatoday: no nothing has happened with that.
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<nuvolari>
welcome ender
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<maiatoday>
what should we do drubin?
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<ender>
Maaz: i am Jedri Visser
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<Maaz>
ender: Yessir
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<drubin>
I did look at the date that I was 'voted in' and it was JUST under 2 years ago, September 2009
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<drubin>
So I am going to email the list next week, saying I would like to step down but I think a sane thing would be to have some one join me before I step down.
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<kbmonkey>
yes I like that idea nuvolari!
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<drubin>
so that I can help them and get them updated and stuff better not leave them in the dark.
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<nuvolari>
hello koiosify
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<drubin>
exactly how we pick that person I am not sure...
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<koiosify>
maaz: i am Nicholas Thompson
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<Maaz>
koiosify: Sure
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<marcog>
Maaz: i am Marco Gallotta
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<Maaz>
marcog: Sure
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<maiatoday>
drubin I looked at the Loco team how to and they don't really prescrbe how we should decide on who takes over from you
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<queery>
I guess we can do it here?
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<maiatoday>
so I propose that we ask for volunteers
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<maiatoday>
I also propose that we have more than one person so that is someone is busy the other one can help
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<oogway>
Maaz: I am Hilton Gibson
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<Maaz>
oogway: Okay
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<marcog>
maiatoday: are there any obvious candidates?
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<maiatoday>
Is there anybody here who wants to be the loco contact person
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<maiatoday>
?
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<marcog>
i recall tumbleweed saying he was interested
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<kbmonkey>
I'd volunteer however feel I could've been more around and involved lately, so ja
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<queery>
maiatoday, i agree
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<queery>
I would if someone would help me out
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<maiatoday>
I am super busy so if I take the job I don't want to do it alone
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<maiatoday>
snap
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<maiatoday>
:)
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<queery>
hehe
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<marcog>
is it possible to do it from overseas? :P
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<drubin>
marcog: no
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<oogway>
perhaps we should rotate by region ?
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<marcog>
drubin: awe
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<drubin>
we need one or 2 people
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<drubin>
oogway: no
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<queery>
I also don't agree oogway
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<kbmonkey>
we could have a couple but one person still needs to be the official loco contact, correct? an ubuntu intermediary?
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<drubin>
most places have 1 person. some people have 2
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<Morganvd>
maybe even look at people from each region
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<marcog>
we should really try get someone from outside of WC involved though
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<drubin>
but we can\t have more then that and we can't really rotate them
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<marcog>
1 WC, 1 non-WC
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<drubin>
the Loco-Contact is some one for the Loco council to contact and for Canonical to be in contact with.... it isnt some one that is incharge of the loco :)
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<maiatoday>
ideally the loco should have lots of people involved and the contact is just the contact
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<drubin>
maiatoday: ^5
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<queery>
i like
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<kbmonkey>
ah okay!
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<Morganvd>
i like maiatoday for this
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<maiatoday>
so if it is just to be the contact ie read the mails and pass things on, I am happy to take that roll if I can have queery helping me
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<Morganvd>
seems to be the best person to flow information
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<drubin>
yay!!
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<queery>
im in
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<maiatoday>
is the group ok with the contact changing in this way, or are there other volunteers who want to step forward?
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<Banlam>
I approve
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<Kerbero>
me too
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<queery>
any second's?
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* superfly
doesn't have the time
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<nuvolari>
+1
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<superfly>
I second it!
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<kbmonkey>
I approve too
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<Kerbero>
i'll voluteer next week
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<Kerbero>
*year
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<Kerbero>
lol
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<oogway>
+1
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<Banlam>
lol
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<kbmonkey>
I'll help out more though, deal
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<nuvolari>
lol
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<queery>
Kerbero, you can still help out
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<Kerbero>
as ek mag afrikaans praat
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<queery>
ja maar nie in 'n meeting nie
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<nuvolari>
I just feel that we are a bit disconnected in KZN and should do something about it :/
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<drubin>
maiatoday: VERY happy :)
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<queery>
what about other areas
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<Morganvd>
same in johannesburf
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<maiatoday>
is there someone in KZN (or anywhere else for that matter) that wants to get involved on a more formal level
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<Morganvd>
johannesburg*
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<kbmonkey>
what nuvolari said, we need to get together that might add some glue
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<nuvolari>
kbmonkey: were you at the ubuntu hour we had the start of the year?
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<queery>
who is we?
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<nuvolari>
maiatoday: I would
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<kbmonkey>
I can't recall nuvolari, I was absent during that time.
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<queery>
*are
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<marcog>
how about setting up regional contacts?
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<maiatoday>
great nuvolari that would be great
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<nuvolari>
kbmonkey: we anly had 1, so you would have remembered :P
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<maiatoday>
regional contact would be handy for getting the CDs to the regions
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<superfly>
marcog: in terms of inter-region communication?
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<queery>
I like that nuvolari
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<marcog>
superfly: that, and also heading things in that province
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<nuvolari>
i can get to durban at most once a month
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<marcog>
superfly: i just fear we're too segmented
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<kbmonkey>
I'm open for being a KZN contact / CD distributor
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<maiatoday>
drubin marcog, I can make maaz agree that me and queery become contacts but I don't want to push the group into this if they feel more discussion ie ML is needed
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<queery>
agree
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<superfly>
marcog: absolutely
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<marcog>
maiatoday: i think we need a ML confirmation here
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<nuvolari>
marcog: ML?
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<queery>
but drubin needs to decide
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<marcog>
nuvolari: mailing list
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<nuvolari>
ah
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<maiatoday>
drubin can I task you to take this forward on the mailing list (ML)
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* highvoltage
peeks in
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<maiatoday>
hi highvoltage
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<nuvolari>
o/ highvoltage
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<queery>
close the door behind you highvoltage
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<drubin>
queery: no I don't :) I am just the contact not the boss
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<drubin>
maiatoday: yes please please do
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<maiatoday>
Maaz: agreed drubin will contact the ML and discuss the follow up contact
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<Maaz>
Agreed: drubin will contact the ML and discuss the follow up contact
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<drubin>
maiatoday: I will help you and we can do coffee to help with the hand over proccesss but honestly you doing most of it any way
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<queery>
NEXT!!!
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<maiatoday>
ok on to the agend: look here http://loco.ubuntu.com/meetings/team/91/detail/
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* highvoltage
closes door
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<drubin>
maiatoday: but it might only be Wednesday or next week ;/
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<Banlam>
drubin works too hard
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<queery>
amen Banlam
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<maiatoday>
that's cool drubin, we can set a time later
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<maiatoday>
Maaz: topic Discuss how to get the CDs to everybody
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Discuss how to get the CDs to everybody
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<highvoltage>
maiatoday: nice job on keeping the team reports going. there was lots of discussion about team reports at UDS... and how the average team sucks at keeping them maintained :)
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<maiatoday>
They are in my car boot (does that sound familiar drubin?)
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<maiatoday>
we have been a bit lax in that department highvoltage
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<maiatoday>
but we try
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<drubin>
maiatoday: it is the way of the loco-contact
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<Kerbero>
maiatoday: when yo ubring me your HDD you can give me some cd's
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* nuvolari
don't keep stuff in the boot anymore due to fear of waterdamage :P
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<drubin>
highvoltage: Maia was a master at that! but then both me and Maia go really busy
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<queery>
highvoltage, have you identified yet?
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<maiatoday>
I was thinking more along the line of is there anybody travelling to durban, pretoria, bloem etc who will take cds
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<maiatoday>
also do the people from UCT need cds
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<drubin>
Kerbero: she has the printed cd's
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<Kerbero>
drubin: printed cd's?
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<oogway>
are there points of presence that we could use, for example public libraries ?
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<highvoltage>
drubin: yeah, but sometimes just the effort and trying is already a great start!
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<nuvolari>
ooh, think about it, the cd's are not free for ordering anymore, so it's like valuables :D
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<maiatoday>
I have had some individual request for cds but I don't want to start mailing all over the country, I'd rather send a box to a LUG or other local contact and let them distribute
[18:01:49]
<drubin>
maiatoday: yes that is the way to go.
[18:02:04]
<superfly>
maybe we should put out a request for "couriers" on the mailing list?
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<kbmonkey>
Any requests from KZN maiatoday ?
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* Kerbero
requests a box for stellenbosch university
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<queery>
how many lugs do we have?
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<maiatoday>
superfly: I have sent a request out on the mailing list asking just that
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<superfly>
people who are going in those directions who can drop off CDs with the regional contact
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<superfly>
maiatoday: oh, OK
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<maiatoday>
kbmonkey: no only from pretoria
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* superfly
has been out of the loop for the last 3 weeks
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<maiatoday>
Kerbero: I'll get some to you
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<Kerbero>
thanx
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[18:03:32]
<maiatoday>
marcog do you need cds
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<queery>
drubin, how many LUG's do we have in SA do you know?
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<drubin>
queery: not a clue
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<marcog>
maiatoday: would be nice to have, but tbh uct students can always burn their own
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<queery>
ok ill check on that
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<queery>
and we can contact them
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* Kerbero
only knows of sulug.sun and leg.uct
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<drubin>
marcog: Kerbero : I requested they send another box I will email Canonical again tonight
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<marcog>
cool beans
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<drubin>
^^ please remind me in a little bit... My memory isn't what it used to be
[18:04:35]
<superfly>
GLUG, Durban was restarting their LUG recently
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<maiatoday>
Maaz: agreed queery will make a list of LUGS so we can find out who to send the CDs to
[18:04:41]
<Maaz>
Agreed: queery will make a list of LUGS so we can find out who to send the CDs to
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<oogway>
for lug's check: http://www.ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Help
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<queery>
so can sun marcog, but it's nicer for official distrabution and getting new users
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<drubin>
ie 2-3 hours
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<marcog>
there's something else to consider, why not save the serious effort for LTS releases only?
[18:05:05]
<queery>
will do thanx oogway
[18:05:12]
<marcog>
queery: yeah, but it's typically old users that grab them first
[18:05:13]
<maiatoday>
yeah sure marcog I agree
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<marcog>
the exception is o-week and other events
[18:05:30]
<maiatoday>
but in the mean time the CDs are in my car and people could be using them
[18:05:39]
<drubin>
marcog: I am fine with that.
[18:05:56]
<marcog>
maiatoday: how many do you have?
[18:05:57]
<queery>
true
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<drubin>
marcog: but at least with Stellies giving out the printed cd's has had huge success
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<drubin>
marcog: +- 250 cds are given
[18:06:11]
<marcog>
drubin: how have you distributed?
[18:06:19]
<maiatoday>
Maaz: agreed maiatody will get CDs to stellenbosch
[18:06:19]
<Maaz>
Agreed: maiatody will get CDs to stellenbosch
[18:06:22]
<nuvolari>
wow, that's a lot
[18:06:26]
<kbmonkey>
maiatoday, I request CD's, I will coordinate with you to courrier them (i'll pay) if we cant find a running hand :)
[18:06:26]
<drubin>
Maaz: I have done nothing! :)
[18:06:26]
<Maaz>
drubin: I already know stuff about I
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<drubin>
marcog: I have done nothing... I have literally be wering around
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<drubin>
working*
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<oogway>
why no lug in KZN ?
[18:07:00]
<maiatoday>
cool kbmonkey that would be great
[18:07:08]
<queery>
lol at Maaz
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<marcog>
drubin: cause seriously, unless someone makes an effort to distribute them they end up in the hands of people who mostly just want to hold onto the CD
[18:07:14]
<queery>
and drubin
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<nuvolari>
oogway: we're a bit distributed :/
[18:07:26]
<drubin>
marcog: Honestly you are speaking to the brick wall...
[18:07:31]
<marcog>
lol
[18:07:39]
<drubin>
because currently I am less usefull then a brick wall.... at least that provides support
[18:07:46]
<maiatoday>
do we need more discussion on this topic?
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<Banlam>
lol
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<queery>
I think we can take it further on the list again
[18:08:18]
<maiatoday>
ok
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* kbmonkey
nods
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<Kerbero>
i think:
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<maiatoday>
Maaz: topic Reminder of the things we try to do, e.g. irc meetings, monthly reports, any other?
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Reminder of the things we try to do, e.g. irc meetings, monthly reports, any other
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<Kerbero>
universities are the best place
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<drubin>
we have +- 20mins left.. meetings over 1 hour become useless
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<Kerbero>
to get new users
[18:08:57]
<maiatoday>
I just wanted to list again the things that I know of that we should do and ask if anyone wants to help
[18:09:12]
<oogway>
Kerbero: agreed !
[18:09:17]
* inetpro
stepping into the room... need to read all the discussions
[18:09:29]
<inetpro>
sorry forbeing late
[18:09:34]
<maiatoday>
So basically it's monthly reports and ubuntu hour and meetings and release parties
[18:09:40]
<kbmonkey>
hi inetpro
[18:09:51]
<queery>
hi inetpro, remember to identify
[18:09:52]
<Kilos>
hi inetpro
[18:09:54]
<maiatoday>
I seem to miss the meetings because I loose track so I would like someone to be the meeting prodder
[18:10:05]
<maiatoday>
someone who just reminds as and gets things going
[18:10:15]
<maiatoday>
is there someone who can take this task?
[18:10:19]
<marcog>
maiatoday: what's the next would-be date?
[18:10:31]
<inetpro>
Maaz: I am Gustav H Meyer
[18:10:31]
<Maaz>
inetpro: Alrighty
[18:10:35]
<queery>
the google cal helps me but sometimes I forget too
[18:10:37]
<maiatoday>
it is suposed to be once a month and we have ical
[18:10:43]
<marcog>
13 june?
[18:10:48]
<drubin>
marcog: june 20th
[18:10:55]
<drubin>
at least according to the google cal
[18:11:07]
<kbmonkey>
fyi if you import the ical you can setup an email reminder. I forget everything unless there's a reminder attached.
[18:11:50]
<inetpro>
unfortunately somebody else can not set your reminders for you
[18:12:08]
<inetpro>
or fortunately
[18:12:09]
<maiatoday>
I am talking about setting up the agenda page and sending a reminder to the list
[18:12:12]
<marcog>
drubin: where's the calendar?
[18:12:32]
<marcog>
maiatoday: yeah, but topic at least might remind someone closer to the time
[18:12:55]
<maiatoday>
also I really want to ask everybody to add things to the monthly report because I don't always know of things that are happening
[18:13:01]
<maiatoday>
thanks marcog
[18:13:28]
<maiatoday>
Maaz: agreed maiatoday will send reminder to the mailing list about tasks and volunteers
[18:13:28]
<Maaz>
Agreed: maiatoday will send reminder to the mailing list about tasks and volunteers
[18:13:36]
<oogway>
ical is here: http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-za/ical
[18:13:43]
<inetpro>
we need to perhaps remember to alert/invite via twitter and or identica
[18:13:50]
<Kerbero>
Just to add my exporience: the only reason i ever know about ubuntu hours and release party's is because it is also mailed te the Sulug mailing list
[18:13:56]
<marcog>
ta oogway
[18:13:57]
<nuvolari>
+1 for twitter
[18:14:32]
<Kerbero>
(just had the suggestion to use facebook events)
[18:14:37]
<cortexuvula>
+1 for identi.ca
[18:14:49]
<queery>
Kerbero, are you on the ubuntu-za mailing list?
[18:14:52]
<maiatoday>
ok I'll talk to Kerbero inetpro about after the meeting about setting this up
[18:14:53]
<Kerbero>
no
[18:14:55]
<oogway>
+1 for facebook
[18:14:58]
<queery>
+1 for twitter
[18:14:58]
<marcog>
i've been trialing facebook pages which post to twitter and it's been working really great
[18:15:04]
<maiatoday>
I want to move on to the last item on the agend
[18:15:14]
<drubin>
maiatoday: on the website
[18:15:17]
<Kerbero>
na @ ubuntu-za mailing list - reason: too much spam
[18:15:20]
<Kerbero>
*no
[18:15:30]
<nuvolari>
eh?
[18:15:34]
<nuvolari>
what spam?
[18:15:36]
<marcog>
https://www.facebook.com/algcircle pushes to https://twitter.com/#!/algcircle
[18:15:42]
<drubin>
ubuntu-za is getting HUGE pickup/spam
[18:15:45]
<maiatoday>
sorry to move you along but
[18:15:47]
<marcog>
and the feedback from it has been really positive
[18:15:48]
<queery>
ok well I will repost event's to sulug if I remember
[18:15:52]
<drubin>
we have had lots and lots of people unsubscribe :)
[18:15:52]
<maiatoday>
Maaz: topic LPI 101 Training Interest
[18:15:52]
<Maaz>
Current Topic: LPI 101 Training Interest
[18:15:54]
<Kerbero>
nuvolari: no idea, just heard rumours and i'm already on too many mailing lists
[18:15:55]
<nuvolari>
:? why do I miss the spam?
[18:16:03]
<maiatoday>
this was wesleys topic
[18:16:37]
<oogway>
where, with whom ?
[18:16:40]
<maiatoday>
kbmonkey
[18:16:42]
<kbmonkey>
yes, we had a sudden interest in the LPI exams, linux administration certification for those who missed it
[18:16:50]
<Banlam>
what exactly does the LPI entail?
[18:16:50]
<Kerbero>
can't me create a seperate mailing list that sends on the other only for events
[18:17:01]
<Kerbero>
*we
[18:17:24]
<Banlam>
and why do they have pictures of soccer players on their website?
[18:17:31]
<Kerbero>
(damn dvorak typo's)
[18:17:32]
<maiatoday>
kbmonkey do you have a link
[18:17:33]
<nuvolari>
I'm itching so bad to do LPI but I don't have time to study
[18:17:53]
* kbmonkey
finding the link
[18:18:01]
<Banlam>
www.lpi.org ?
[18:18:14]
<queery>
also want to but no time and no money
[18:18:23]
<kbmonkey>
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-za/2011-May/007715.html
[18:18:34]
<kbmonkey>
thats the mailing list discussion, with links included
[18:18:43]
<oogway>
an example: http://staff.lib.sun.ac.za/~hgibson/docs/cv/lpi-1.html
[18:19:00]
<Banlam>
:P
[18:19:03]
<Kerbero>
nice
[18:19:13]
<nuvolari>
oogway: boetiful!
[18:19:37]
<kbmonkey>
so we were talking about organizing study groups, to help another learn for the LPI 101
[18:19:49]
<Kerbero>
nuvolari: nice dvorak typo there
[18:20:02]
<nuvolari>
Kerbero: lol, not a typo
[18:20:03]
<kbmonkey>
I guess they could be local meets, and IRC study groups could also work
[18:20:06]
<nuvolari>
intended
[18:20:06]
<Kerbero>
hehe
[18:20:28]
<kbmonkey>
I am pretty keen to do this cert, so count me in
[18:20:35]
<inetpro>
IRC study groups sounds like a cool idea
[18:20:46]
<queery>
whats the cost?
[18:20:52]
<kbmonkey>
as long as we help each other with problems, and keep working through the material...
[18:21:13]
<nuvolari>
+1 for IRC study groups
[18:21:18]
<kbmonkey>
there are training courses in Ct and JHB, but none here in KZN.
[18:21:47]
<kbmonkey>
but I am confident and happy to self-learn the 101, hence the study group idea coming in
[18:21:47]
* inetpro
has never seen the study material, how can we get it?
[18:22:03]
<queery>
<kbmonkey> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-za/2011-May/007715.html
[18:22:06]
[18:22:13]
<oogway>
the lpi 101 gets you this: http://staff.lib.sun.ac.za/~hgibson/docs/cv/ubuntu.html
[18:22:33]
<oogway>
i would like lpi 201 and 202
[18:22:38]
<nuvolari>
lo ghostknife
[18:22:40]
<kbmonkey>
follow the first link in there inetpro, there are two book links, and one free CC pdf with material
[18:22:53]
<kbmonkey>
thx queery :)
[18:22:59]
<ghostknife>
nuvolari: pong
[18:23:00]
<queery>
np
[18:23:04]
<inetpro>
kbmonkey: of course, /me should have followed the link :-)
[18:23:47]
<maiatoday>
kbmonkey: do you want people to mail you/ chat after so you guys can organise this, I think we can move on with the meeting or is there a decision that needs to be taken?
[18:24:01]
[18:24:05]
<kbmonkey>
agreed maiatoday
[18:24:06]
<Banlam>
the peopel who manage the ICDL in south africa are apparently the people to conact for the IPL in SA, they do have KZN offices
[18:24:32]
<kbmonkey>
I suggest everyone interested join the ZA mailing list, we can start throwing ideas around there
[18:24:32]
<inetpro>
Maaz: minutes so far
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<Maaz>
Minutes available at json: http://maaz.mene.za.net/logs/meetings/freenode-%23ubuntu-za/2011-05-16-17-36-58.json :: txt: http://maaz.mene.za.net/logs/meetings/freenode-%23ubuntu-za/2011-05-16-17-36-58.txt :: html: http://maaz.mene.za.net/logs/meetings/freenode-%23ubuntu-za/2011-05-16-17-36-58.html
[18:24:37]
<nuvolari>
LPI1 sounds manageable
[18:24:39]
<oogway>
Banlam: thx
[18:24:48]
<nuvolari>
*looks
[18:24:54]
<maiatoday>
okedoke I had a late entry agenda item from oogway, he wants to discuss the new unity interface
[18:25:04]
<Kerbero>
o
[18:25:07]
<Kerbero>
unity is awesome
[18:25:11]
<maiatoday>
I think this is a very wide topic that we can't really make a decision on in this meeting
[18:25:14]
* nuvolari
steps out of unity discussion
[18:25:22]
<Kerbero>
few bugs, but i'm impressed
[18:25:30]
* maiatoday
also steps out of the unity discussion
[18:25:31]
<queery>
oogway, anything specific?
[18:25:32]
<kbmonkey>
haven't used Unity yet
[18:25:32]
<oogway>
who uses it now ?
[18:25:39]
<superfly>
huh? unity? I'm happy with my KDE 4.6 - it's awesome
[18:25:42]
* Banlam
still runs 10.11
[18:25:47]
<Banlam>
*10.10
[18:25:51]
* Kerbero
uses it on both his laptop and main pc now
[18:25:52]
<drubin>
Banlam: me too
[18:25:55]
<queery>
same Banlam
[18:26:02]
<drubin>
ok.. think we really need to end the meeting.
[18:26:04]
<nuvolari>
G3 rocks
[18:26:07]
<maiatoday>
I use unity but you can poll me about it outside the meeing oogway
[18:26:14]
<oogway>
how does it work with touchscreen ?
[18:26:22]
<maiatoday>
Maaz: end meeting