Minutes from Meeting about ubuntu-za June 2011 irc monthly meeting
Convened at 2011-06-20 17:34:15.884274 by maiatoday
in #ubuntu-za on freenode

Minutes
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[17:34:15] STARTED (maiatoday)
[17:36:03] TOPIC: review previous minutes (maiatoday)
[17:44:23] AGREED: maiatoday will organise more task volunteers on the mailing list (maiatoday)
[17:57:24] ENDED (maiatoday)

Present
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* afrodeity
* Skarr[m]
* Maia Grotepass (maiatoday)
* David Rubin (drubin)
* Greg Eames (magespawn)
* oogway
* n8wulf
* Wesley Werner (kbmonkey)
* dewald noeth (Queery1985)
* Arthur Rilke (arthurrilke)
* miles sharpe (Kilos)
* Raoul Snyman (superfly)
* Marco Gallotta (marcog)
* Wynand Meijer (lost_and_unfound)
* jp meijers (KerberoMobile)
* Johan Mynhardt (kuber_pietie)
* Neil Oosthuizen (nlsthzn)

Raw Log
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[17:34:15] <maiatoday> Maaz: start meeting about ubuntu-za June 2011 irc monthly meeting
[17:34:15] * Maaz gets out his memo-pad and cracks his knuckles
[17:34:19] <maiatoday> I am
[17:34:21] <kuber_pietie> KerberoMobile: maaz is not in meeting mode
[17:34:22] <superfly> Ah
[17:34:25] <kuber_pietie> now is
[17:34:35] <maiatoday> Maaz I am Maia Grotepass
[17:34:35] <Maaz> maiatoday: Righto
[17:34:38] <marcog> Maaz: i am Marco Gallotta
[17:34:38] <Maaz> marcog: Sure
[17:34:41] <kuber_pietie> Maaz: I am Johan Mynhardt
[17:34:41] <Maaz> kuber_pietie: Sure
[17:34:43] <superfly> Maaz, I am Raoul Snyman
[17:34:43] <Maaz> superfly: Righto
[17:34:50] <Kilos> Maaz, i am miles sharpe
[17:34:50] <Maaz> Kilos: Alrighty
[17:35:03] <lost_and_unfound> Maaz, Wynand Meijer
[17:35:03] <Maaz> lost_and_unfound: What?
[17:35:08] <Queery1985> maaz, i am dewald noeth
[17:35:08] <Maaz> Queery1985: Righto
[17:35:11] <magespawn> Maaz, I am Greg Eames
[17:35:11] <Maaz> magespawn: Righto
[17:35:15] <drubin> Maaz: I am David Rubin
[17:35:15] <Maaz> drubin: Alrighty
[17:35:23] <oogway> oogway, Hilton Gibson
[17:35:23] <arthurrilke> Maaz: I am Arthur Rilke
[17:35:23] <Maaz> arthurrilke: Yessir
[17:35:26] <KerberoMobile> maaz i am jp meijers
[17:35:26] <Maaz> KerberoMobile: Sure
[17:35:27] <Queery1985> maaz, coffee on
[17:35:27] * Maaz puts the kettle on
[17:35:30] <kuber_pietie> lost_and_unfound: you need "I am"
[17:35:37] <lost_and_unfound> Maaz, I am Wynand Meijer
[17:35:37] <Maaz> lost_and_unfound: Righto
[17:35:41] <Kilos> Maaz, coffee please
[17:35:41] <Maaz> Kilos: Alrighty
[17:35:44] <kbmonkey> Maaz, I am Wesley Werner
[17:35:44] <Maaz> kbmonkey: Okay
[17:35:45] <nlsthzn> Maaz: I am Neil Oosthuizen
[17:35:45] <Maaz> nlsthzn: Alrighty
[17:35:47] <maiatoday> This meeting is also happening in real life in the Brazen head woohoo together with sulug beer evening
[17:35:47] <KerberoMobile> maaz, beer on
[17:35:47] <Maaz> KerberoMobile: Sorry...
[17:35:52] <lost_and_unfound> ah... thanks kuber_pietie 
[17:35:54] <KerberoMobile> :(
[17:36:02] <KerberoMobile> k bye
[17:36:03] <maiatoday> Maaz topic review previous minutes
[17:36:03] <Maaz> Current Topic: review previous minutes
[17:36:08] * nlsthzn wants some beer too
[17:36:10] <Queery1985> im at the beer evening
[17:36:20] <maiatoday> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZATeam/Meetings/20110516
[17:36:27] <kuber_pietie> whut? where is Kerbero gone to?
[17:36:38] <drubin> maiatoday: why aren't we using the loco team website>?
[17:36:42] <maiatoday> also agenda here http://loco.ubuntu.com/meetings/team/115/detail/
[17:36:48] <maiatoday> we are
[17:37:18] <maiatoday> luckily there aren't any agenda points
[17:37:34] * nlsthzn sees a short meeting
[17:37:47] <kuber_pietie> nlsthzn: you'd be surprised :P
[17:37:48] <Kilos> drubin, you didnt mention those lappy's on the lists
[17:37:52] <kbmonkey> yes I could not think of any points to add
[17:37:58] <Kilos> must be someone near paarl
[17:38:00] <marcog> maiatoday: how's it going with the regional contacts?
[17:38:08] <maiatoday> urk I still haven't mailed pretoria people about pics
[17:38:19] <maiatoday> I have a list of regional people and adresses for about 4 of them.
[17:38:28] <kuber_pietie> I mailed one Ubuntu disk last Saturday
[17:38:37] <magespawn> how regional are we talking?
[17:38:42] <maiatoday> I have requested address so that I can mail all cds in one batch
[17:39:02] <maiatoday> magespawn: we discussed on the mailing list and made a list of people to represent different regions
[17:39:21] <maiatoday> so the idea is that I have someone to send the CDs to
[17:39:25] <magespawn> ahh okay will go back and review
[17:39:27] 
[17:39:27] <Maaz> Coffee's ready for Queery1985 and Kilos!
[17:39:35] <Kilos> maqty
[17:39:38] 
[17:39:39] <Kilos> grr
[17:39:43] <Kilos> Maaz, ty
[17:39:43] <Maaz> Enjoy Kilos
[17:39:48] <kuber_pietie> kbmonkey: when I get around to it, will you help with multi-ubuntu install? 
[17:39:50] <Queery1985> maay
[17:39:51] <maiatoday> also we did discuss the loco contact take over on the mailing list
[17:39:55] <Queery1985> maaz, ty
[17:39:55] <Maaz> Enjoy Queery1985
[17:40:06] <maiatoday> and drubin is still helping me :)
[17:40:10] <afrodeity> I have to be somewhere in half-hour
[17:40:18] <kbmonkey> kuber_pietie, yes no problem :)
[17:40:43] <afrodeity> so how is ubuntu LoCo doing?
[17:41:00] <maiatoday> Queery1985:  hasn't made a list of lugs, but it's ok because we have a list regional contacts and we have a url with a list of lugs
[17:41:05] <kuber_pietie> Durbs is doing OK, we had a meeting, unofficial
[17:41:07] <marcog> just in case it's worth mentioning, tumbleweed has been mentoring a few uct students starting to get into some ubuntu dev
[17:41:13] <drubin> kuber_pietie: cool
[17:41:14] <kuber_pietie> but planning an official one for July 16'th
[17:41:17] <marcog> if that goes well it could grow
[17:41:18] <Queery1985> i will be a contact in 4 monthes
[17:41:38] <maiatoday> I did get CDs to stellenbosch people
[17:41:46] <afrodeity> gr8t
[17:41:52] <afrodeity> thanks Maia
[17:42:39] <kuber_pietie> kbmonkey: thinking what I'm thinking?
[17:42:50] <superfly> maiatoday: I finally upgraded the web site
[17:43:01] <kuber_pietie> we should get the rest of the dbn people on here
[17:43:09] <superfly> And I've been keeping an eye on the forums
[17:43:28] <maiatoday> I'll take another action item to sort out volunteers for more people to help
[17:43:30] <maiatoday> Maaz action maiatoday will organise more task volunteers on the mailing list
[17:43:30] <Maaz> maiatoday: Sorry...
[17:43:32] <kbmonkey> and take photos of CD exchange kuber_pietie!\
[17:43:34] <maiatoday> urk
[17:44:00] <lost_and_unfound> what is generally on the cd's? (sorry for noob question new to the Loco) 
[17:44:02] <maiatoday> maaz agree maiatoday will organise more task volunteers on the mailing list
[17:44:02] <Maaz> maiatoday: What?
[17:44:06] <kuber_pietie> maiatoday: gesundheit
[17:44:23] <maiatoday> maaz agreed maiatoday will organise more task volunteers on the mailing list
[17:44:23] <Maaz> Agreed: maiatoday will organise more task volunteers on the mailing list
[17:44:24] <marcog> maiatoday: agree*d*
[17:44:25] <afrodeity> maaz: google Ubuntu CD
[17:44:25] <Maaz> afrodeity: "Download | Ubuntu" http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download :: "ShipIt has closed | Ubuntu" http://www.ubuntu.com/shipit :: "LiveCD - Community Ubuntu Documentation" https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD :: "CDs and DVDs | Ubuntu" http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/cds :: "Use Ubuntu Live CD to Backup Files from Your Dead Windows Computer ..." http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/use-ubuntu-live-cd-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-windows-computer/ :: "change directory:cd ~ instead of cd... - Ubuntu Forums" http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=27594 :: "Ubuntu Free CD |" http://themarketingblog.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/ubuntu-free-cd/ :: "USB Boot CD for Ubuntu 8.10 - Boot without BIOS support | USB Pen ..." http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-boot-cd-for-ubuntu-810/
[17:44:36] <drubin> afrodeity: Not now
[17:44:41] <drubin> afrodeity: we are in a meeting
[17:44:59] <afrodeity> thanks drubin, I know, was just trying to answer noob question
[17:45:02] <maiatoday> anybody want to add anything about the training we discussed last time?
[17:45:06] <superfly> lost_and_unfound: Ubuntu CD's
[17:45:13] <Kilos> lost_and_unfound, the full ubuntu installation and then you update after that
[17:45:32] <kuber_pietie> maiatoday: the LPI?
[17:45:36] <maiatoday> yeah
[17:45:42] <lost_and_unfound> thanks,will keep noob questions till after the meeting =]
[17:46:10] <maiatoday> ok strictly we are at the end of the agenda
[17:46:26] <kbmonkey> must be a new record time
[17:46:30] <kuber_pietie> I so so want to do it. But I'm not sure that I'll always have the time to study
[17:46:34] <afrodeity> when's the next jam?
[17:46:38] <nlsthzn> superfly: do you need more assistance keeping an eye on the forum?
[17:46:49] <maiatoday> I will leave the meeting open the floor is open until 20:00 for people to discuss what they want
[17:46:52] <nlsthzn> *some assistance
[17:47:37] <kbmonkey> maiatoday, the LPI training manual has been updated and now (apparently) includes material for tutors too
[17:47:47] <afrodeity> more jam I think
[17:47:54] <kbmonkey> I haven't gone over the new material yet. That is all.
[17:48:20] <afrodeity> local oggfest would also be kewl
[17:48:30] <superfly> nlsthzn: not hugely, but I'm sure a few other faces would be good... i just have a notification set up
[17:48:55] <Queery1985> just want to say that, though it did not go as planed we had a ubuntu-hour WC last saterday 
[17:49:00] 
[17:49:08] <kuber_pietie> o/ question: what do you think of a yearly award? community-wise for influenital people
[17:49:09] <maiatoday> yay for Queery1985 
[17:49:17] <Kilos> hi Skarr[m] 
[17:49:27] <maiatoday> hmm that's tricky who would decide
[17:49:44] <afrodeity> we can post suggestions on the wiki?
[17:50:05] <magespawn> we could also vote
[17:50:24] <afrodeity> +1
[17:50:56] <drubin> 1/whoik
[17:51:01] * nlsthzn has subscribed to the -za section of UF... I will scare away any trolls and troll when it is to quiet...
[17:51:04] <marcog> i don't necessarily think we should be pushing for influential individuals
[17:51:08] <kuber_pietie> I know it's hard, but there's definitely people out there that make deeptracks
[17:51:15] <Queery1985> its gonna be a lot to adminastrate
[17:51:19] * marcog prefers lots of people contributing little bits
[17:51:26] <kbmonkey> Adding: the link for that LPI manual is http://www.linuxcertification.co.za/linux-system-administration-training-manual
[17:51:31] <afrodeity> maybe its just some way to reward local devs somehow?
[17:51:47] * maiatoday prefers if people to do stuff cause the want to not for a reward
[17:52:09] <afrodeity> just a cake I think
[17:52:25] <kuber_pietie> but i'm thinking outside of devs, people that work with other people and in that way promote ubuntu on a daily basis
[17:52:34] <marcog> maiatoday: agreed!
[17:53:01] <kuber_pietie> ok, then instead of an award, a mention :P
[17:53:03] <afrodeity> +2
[17:53:04] <Queery1985> karma
[17:53:54] <marcog> kuber_pietie: speaking as someone who does lots of influential stuff, a thank-you is adequate for me
[17:53:55] <kbmonkey> I guess the act is reward itself?
[17:54:01] 
[17:54:01] <marcog> indeed
[17:54:10] <afrodeity> zen?
[17:54:15] <kbmonkey> zen
[17:55:24] <kuber_pietie> ya, it's definitely something that need some thought, but I just thought of it in the moment :P
[17:55:34] <afrodeity> maybe if we just take photos of local ubuntu users in action, in everyday situtions, that would be good?
[17:55:48] <kuber_pietie> ooh, like that idea
[17:56:04] <kuber_pietie> and maybe do an article on all the people we can find?
[17:56:20] <lost_and_unfound> I have been unable to find evening classes for linux in PTA, I would like to become involved in training.
[17:56:23] <afrodeity> there's this icafe in salt river which is totally ubuntu last time I looked
[17:56:39] <magespawn> promoting from the inside outwards
[17:56:50] <kbmonkey> really? that's neat and unheard of in KZN
[17:56:57] <magespawn> my mine in hluhluwe is too.
[17:57:11] <maiatoday> ok people, I am going to end the meeting now
[17:57:14] <afrodeity> any sign of normality would be good
[17:57:17] <maiatoday> maaz meeting end
[17:57:17] <Maaz> maiatoday: What?
[17:57:24] <maiatoday> maaz end meeting
[17:57:24] <Kilos> ty maiatoday