Convened at 2016-11-22 18:37:41.295082 by chesedo
in #ubuntu-za on freenode
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<chesedo>
Maaz: start meeting about Ubuntu Monthly Meeting - November 2016
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* Maaz
gets out his memo-pad and cracks his knuckles
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<chesedo>
Maaz: topic Welcoming and Introduction
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Welcoming and Introduction
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<chesedo>
Evening all and thank you for joining in on our monthly meeting!
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<chesedo>
Our bot maaz does the minutes as usual so please introduce yourself to it using `Maaz: I am <firstname lastname>` eg.
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<chesedo>
Maaz: I am Pieter Engelbrecht
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<Maaz>
chesedo: Done
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<nlsthzn>
Maaz: I am <firstname lastname>
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<Maaz>
nlsthzn: Yessir
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<nlsthzn>
>.>
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<kbmonkey>
nlsthzn, :p
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: I am Andrew Mac
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<Maaz>
andrewlsd: Okay
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<chesedo>
nlsthzn: lol
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<nsnzero>
Maaz: I am nsnzero
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<Maaz>
nsnzero: Done
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<chesedo>
The agenda for today is at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZATeam/Meetings/20161122
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<kbmonkey>
Maaz, I am Wesley Werner
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<Maaz>
kbmonkey: Done
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<kulelu88>
Maaz: I am kulelu88
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<Maaz>
kulelu88: Righto
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<superfly>
Maaz: I am Raoul Snyman
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<Maaz>
superfly: Yessir
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<chesedo>
any last minute additions are welcome
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* nlsthzn
gets some more coffee as it is late over here
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<chesedo>
else we can continue if i can get a thumbs up...
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<clr>
Maaz: I am Charl le Roux
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<Maaz>
clr: Okay
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: you can take over if you are ready?
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<andrewlsd>
cool
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<andrewlsd>
If everyone is comfy, and has their coffee we can proceed to review the minutes of the previous meeting.
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* chesedo
is ok with the agenda btw
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: Review minutes of previous meeting
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<Maaz>
andrewlsd: Sorry...
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: Topic: Review minutes of previous meeting
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<Maaz>
andrewlsd: *blink*
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<kulelu88>
Maaz: FML
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<Maaz>
kulelu88: Today, I had to make a deal with my 22 year old fiancé. What was the deal? If he put deodorant on, he could squeeze my boob for as long as he liked. FML
- http://www.fmylife.com/intimacy/16939716
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<kulelu88>
0.o
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<mciverza>
Maaz: Topic: Review minutes of previous meeting
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<Maaz>
mciverza: *blink*
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<mciverza>
:-( sorry chesedo, you'll have to do it.
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<mciverza>
Maaz: topic Review minutes of previous meeting
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<Maaz>
mciverza: You're not the boss of me
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<nlsthzn>
well that escalated quickly
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: topic Review minutes of previous meeting
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Review minutes of previous meeting
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<andrewlsd>
last meeting was https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZATeam/Meetings/20161025
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<chesedo>
oh boy, sorry about that... lost connection...
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<chesedo>
did Maaz get my topic change?
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<andrewlsd>
chesedo: np, I found out what I needed.
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<andrewlsd>
mz got mine.
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: great!
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<andrewlsd>
Any feedback or comments on the minutes of the previous meeting
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: nope, all seems good to me
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<andrewlsd>
thanks chesedo
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<andrewlsd>
anyone else?
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<kbmonkey>
nothing to add from me
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* nlsthzn
regrets never learning to read
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<chesedo>
nlsthzn: don't worry at least you can type :P
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: agreed All happy with previous minutes
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<Maaz>
Agreed: All happy with previous minutes
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: topic Plans for 2016
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Plans for 2016
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<andrewlsd>
I think we need plans for 2017. Not much left of 2016
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: yeah...
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<andrewlsd>
any updates on membership applications for tareq, magespawn and Kapanda?
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<chesedo>
al thought i do not know if we will just rename it?
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<andrewlsd>
hopefully magespawn (not here) has filledhis wiki page
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<andrewlsd>
s/filledhis/filled\ his/
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: i checked if magespawn's wiki was up before the meeting, but still in works...
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<andrewlsd>
thanks chesedo
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<chesedo>
only kilos is in contact with tareq (i think)...
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<chesedo>
and have not heard from Kapanda in a while...
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<andrewlsd>
Any new folks around recently? Any one need help with the GPG keys or signing the Code of Conduct?
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<kulelu88>
which GPG keys?
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<Vince-0>
Maaz: I am Vincent Swart
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<Maaz>
Vince-0: Okay
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<andrewlsd>
IIRC GPG keys are needed to be able to sign the C-o-C
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<andrewlsd>
Welcome Vince-0
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<chesedo>
good question... i think night is new...
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<kulelu88>
oh, okay
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<andrewlsd>
kulelu88: have you signed it? (if not, would you like to?)
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<kulelu88>
I need my own GPG keys right?
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<andrewlsd>
yip
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<chesedo>
and i am too bad at remembering name to be 100% if zaki and ludo are new
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<kulelu88>
aah well when I get to setting up my own email, I will get there, but for now, I'll pass
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<andrewlsd>
np kulelu88, feel free to give a shout if/when that happens.
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<andrewlsd>
Can we proceed to discuss upcoming events?
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: ok with me
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: topic Events
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Events
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<andrewlsd>
Are there any upcoming Ubuntu or open source related events that anyone would like to mention?
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<kulelu88>
all 2017 now
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<kulelu88>
devconf
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* chesedo
is not aware of any
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<kulelu88>
rubyfuza
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<chesedo>
kulelu88: which dates are those
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<chesedo>
*?
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<andrewlsd>
Cape Linux Users Group (CLUG) is having a talk tomorrow ...
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<kulelu88>
devconf: 9 March, 2017, Johannesburg
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<kulelu88>
rubyfuza: 2-4 February 2017 Cape Town, South Africa
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<chesedo>
wow awesome, can you give more details andrewlsd ?
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<andrewlsd>
chesedo: :-)... willl do as soon as my email opens.....
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<andrewlsd>
woops, it was tonight.
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<chesedo>
lol...
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<andrewlsd>
For what it is worth: The information: Speaker: Marc Welz; Topic: Archive Formats and Tricks ; Time: 18:30 ; Venue: UCT Chemical Engineering
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<chesedo>
kulelu88: we will have to remember those
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<kulelu88>
can't you tell Maaz to do so?
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<andrewlsd>
if anyone here would like to get advance notice of their meetups, please sign up to their mailing list via https://wiki.clug.org.za/
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<chesedo>
kulelu88: that is a feature that i often wish it had
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<andrewlsd>
Thanks kulelu88
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<andrewlsd>
the RubyFuZA website is http://www.rubyfuza.org/ and contains details about the conference.
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<chesedo>
who here are ruby devs btw?
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<kulelu88>
devug is having the geek of the year on 13 December 2016
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<andrewlsd>
i::amNot
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<chesedo>
kulelu88: link maybe?
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<andrewlsd>
chesedo: you beat me to it.
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<chesedo>
:D
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* andrewlsd
thinks kulelu88 is busy googling like mad or searching mails.
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<kulelu88>
no, I try to keep track of dev events. get to meet all the local folks.
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<nsnzero>
which group is devug ?
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<chesedo>
kulelu88: should that maybe have been debug?
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<kulelu88>
DevUG: https://www.meetup.com/DeveloperUG/events/233441994/
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<kulelu88>
I see you on zatech andrewlsd ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ :D
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<andrewlsd>
kulelu88: yes.
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<kulelu88>
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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<andrewlsd>
Did anyone here attend DevOps Days
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<kulelu88>
in cape town? no
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* chesedo
does not live in cpt
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<andrewlsd>
chesedo: occasionally people travel to cpt
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<andrewlsd>
:-P
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<chesedo>
that too...
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<andrewlsd>
If no other events, we can move to "miscellaneous" in 3 ..
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<andrewlsd>
... 2
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<chesedo>
yip
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<andrewlsd>
... 1
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<chesedo>
and add that devug to the next agenda
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<andrewlsd>
devug. developer user group <-- How to use developers?
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: topic Miscellaneous
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Miscellaneous
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<kulelu88>
the devug is nice. it's better than seeing 62 different meetups for each javascript library
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<andrewlsd>
LOL
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<andrewlsd>
... because:
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<andrewlsd>
https://hackernoon.com/how-it-feels-to-learn-javascript-in-2016-d3a717dd577f#.emys21i2g
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* chesedo
was actually planning on announcing his js library soon :P
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<andrewlsd>
I am releasing CinderJS. It's a lot like ember, but after it has burn out and cooled down completely.
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<theblazehen>
andrewlsd: vanilla-js.com/
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* andrewlsd
will re-release it as AshesJS
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<andrewlsd>
Hashtag #GetYourOwnJS
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<andrewlsd>
wonderfully miscellaneous all of this.
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* chesedo
found this last week http://youmightnotneedjquery.com/
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<kulelu88>
As an important part of ubuntu-za, is anyone aware of Kilos health, recovery and financial status in OZ?
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<andrewlsd>
ty kulelu88. also keen to hear of that.
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<chesedo>
theblazehen: that is some serious benchmarks!
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<andrewlsd>
?
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<andrewlsd>
hello theblazehen
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<chesedo>
kulelu88: last i know is that about $5000 is still outstanding
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<nlsthzn>
$4,865 of $14k goal
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<chesedo>
or more ^^
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<nlsthzn>
from the website
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<nlsthzn>
and he is in the last few weeks before returning
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<nlsthzn>
last I heard
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<theblazehen>
hi andrewlsd
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<andrewlsd>
thanks nlsthzn
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<kulelu88>
that's very unfortunate :(
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<kbmonkey>
his fund got a quick start but needs more backers
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<chesedo>
thanks nlsthzn
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<nlsthzn>
np
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<nlsthzn>
last donation 26 days ago
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<andrewlsd>
is there anything we can do to re-invigorate the gofundme campaign again.
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* nlsthzn
will wait for payday and add some more
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<kbmonkey>
make another donation
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<kbmonkey>
:)
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<andrewlsd>
kbmonkey: tru dat.
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<andrewlsd>
any other miscellaneous items?
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<kbmonkey>
whoops
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<andrewlsd>
Ok, ... ready for the next topic?
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<chesedo>
those on twitter can also share/retweet this https://twitter.com/sharpeys/status/798316504815017984
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: yes
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<andrewlsd>
excellent chesedo (for the retweet link)
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: topic Elect chairperson for next meeting
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Elect chairperson for next meeting
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<chesedo>
the fb guys may know of some of his fb posts too
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<andrewlsd>
I think that our next meeting is likely to be 23 January 2017
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: in last meeting paddatrapper mentioned that will be able to takes jan if i am correct...
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: 24th
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<andrewlsd>
yip. paddatrapper did say that
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<kulelu88>
it's best if someone here can commit instead
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<kulelu88>
maybe padda is not around
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<andrewlsd>
chesedo: correct, thanks. Next meeting is Tuesday 24 January 2017
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<paddatrapper>
Whoops sorry
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<paddatrapper>
Yeah can do Jab
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<paddatrapper>
Jan
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<andrewlsd>
Thanks paddatrapper
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<chesedo>
he is just writting test this week, so studying hard... but we can choose someone (or backup) and then move it if he is still ok?
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<chesedo>
*tests*
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<andrewlsd>
I'm happy with that.
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<andrewlsd>
chesedo: will you be on standby? or would kulelu88 like to do so?
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: me too
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<chesedo>
kulelu88: would you like to chair sometime?
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<kulelu88>
I'll confirm myself as second backup if padda or first backup fails to attend
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<andrewlsd>
cool.
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<chesedo>
kulelu88: righty
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<andrewlsd>
ok, then...
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<kulelu88>
(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞
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<andrewlsd>
Agreed: paddatrapper to chair next meeting
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: yes, i should be able to standby
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: topic Next meeting
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Next meeting
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<andrewlsd>
Is it agreed that the next meeting will be 24 January 2017
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<andrewlsd>
(I always think we should do date before deciding chair)
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<chesedo>
yes
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: sound like a good thought
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: agreed Next meeting is 24 January 2017 @ 20:30 SAST
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<Maaz>
Agreed: Next meeting is 24 January 2017 @ 20:30 SAST
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<chesedo>
we should agree Maaz on that if all is happy with the swap.
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<andrewlsd>
chesedo: go for it..
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agree Move next meeting before chairman on agenda
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<Maaz>
chesedo: Excuse me?
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agreed Move next meeting before chairman on agenda
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<Maaz>
Agreed: Move next meeting before chairman on agenda
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: done
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<andrewlsd>
superb
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<andrewlsd>
Thanks everyone for being here. The minutes will be posted shortly once the meeting is closed.
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<chesedo>
and thanks for the awesome chairing today
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<andrewlsd>
thanks chesedo for kicking things off and backing me up.
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<chesedo>
andrewlsd: yw
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<andrewlsd>
Good night all.
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<kbmonkey>
Thanks andrewlsd, chesedo :)
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<andrewlsd>
Maaz: end meeting