Convened at 2017-04-25 18:30:35.763817 by chesedo
in #ubuntu-za on freenode
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<chesedo>
Maaz: start meeting about Ubuntu Monthly Meeting - April 2017
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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>
Welcome all and thanks for joining in on our monthly meeting
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<inetpro>
Maaz: I am Gustav H Meyer
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<Maaz>
inetpro: Done
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<Kilos>
Maaz i am Miles Sharpe
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<Maaz>
Kilos: Righto
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<theblazehen>
Maaz: I am Jeandre Le Roux
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<Maaz>
theblazehen: What?
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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: Righto
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<Cryterion>
you 4 minutes early :)
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<Cryterion>
Maaz: I am Gavin Bauer
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<Maaz>
Cryterion: Done
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<theblazehen>
Maaz: I am Jeandre Le_Roux
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<Maaz>
theblazehen: What?
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<Kilos>
8.31
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<chesedo>
The agenda for today is at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZATeam/Meetings/20170425
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<chesedo>
Any last minute addition are welcome
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<inetpro>
Cryterion: no, he's right on time
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<londoner>
Maaz: I am Paul Romano
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<Maaz>
londoner: Righto
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* chesedo
thought he was 35 secs late
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<Kilos>
lol
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<Cryterion>
ok, clocks slow then :)
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<chesedo>
Cryterion: give it redBull :P
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<Cryterion>
lol
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<inetpro>
set your clock to NTP Cryterion
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agreed All happy with agenda
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<Maaz>
Agreed: All happy with agenda
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<chesedo>
Maaz: topic Review minutes of previous meeting
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Review minutes of previous meeting
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<inetpro>
I mean to a NTPd server
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<chesedo>
previous meeting minutes is at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZATeam/Meetings/20170328
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<chesedo>
A read of it might be a nice refresher
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<Cryterion>
I'll look into it later inetpro
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<chesedo>
it is weird as i thought linux auto uses ntp years ago...
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agreed All happy with previous minutes
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<Maaz>
Agreed: All happy with previous minutes
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<chesedo>
Maaz: topic Next Steps
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Next Steps
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<chesedo>
Anyone needing help on any next steps activities?
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<chesedo>
ie. with coc, ubuntu membership, launchpad, mailing list or trello
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<Cryterion>
All done
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agreed No new Next Steps
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<Maaz>
Agreed: No new Next Steps
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<chesedo>
Maaz: topic Events
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Events
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<chesedo>
- ES2017: The Reality: 3 May 2017 (Cape Town) -> https://www.meetup.com/cape-town-js/events/239181272/
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<chesedo>
these are the upcoming events:
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<chesedo>
- Typescript on the Backend: 26 April 2017 (Cape Town) -> https://www.meetup.com/Cape-Town-Backend-Developers/events/239100785/
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<chesedo>
- Google I/O Extended '17: 17 May 2017 (Johannesburg) -> https://www.meetup.com/GDGJohannesburg/events/238958547/
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<chesedo>
for any 4th plus year students, this event might be of interest:
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<chesedo>
- Deep Learning Indaba: 11-15 September 2017 (Johannesburg) -> http://www.deeplearningindaba.com/
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<Cryterion>
We need more in the Durban are
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<Kilos>
hi magespawn
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<chesedo>
Cryterion: sure do...
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<Cryterion>
area*
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<magespawn>
good evening
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<magespawn>
hi Kilos
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<chesedo>
hi magespawn
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<Cryterion>
hi magespawn
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<magespawn>
hey chesedo
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<chesedo>
paddatrapper: which are you completing?
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<magespawn>
hi Cryterion
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<chesedo>
s/are/year/
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<Kilos>
magespawn login with maaz please
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<chesedo>
magespawn: you joining the meeting?
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<magespawn>
Hi Maaz, I am Greg Eames
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<Kilos>
lol
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<magespawn>
even forgot how to log in.
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<Kilos>
maaz first
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<Maaz>
Kilos: Sorry...
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<chesedo>
magespawn: try 'Maaz: I am <firstname lastname>'
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<magespawn>
Maaz I am Greg Eames
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<Maaz>
magespawn: Alrighty
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<chesedo>
Is anyone organising anything else or knows of any other upcoming events?
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<chesedo>
Cryterion: ^ :P
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<magespawn>
Been awhile
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<chesedo>
magespawn: sure has...
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<chesedo>
magespawn: i have just gone over the ubuntu membership section, if you wanted to add anything about yours?
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<magespawn>
Nothing, except that I have not done anything about it yet
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<magespawn>
life has been a bit hectic.
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<chesedo>
magespawn: np
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agreed No other events to add
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<Maaz>
Agreed: No other events to add
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<chesedo>
Maaz: topic Miscellaneous
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Miscellaneous
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<chesedo>
so i am wondering if it might not be a good idea to email the list weekly about them?
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<chesedo>
new events appeared on the slack channel for April after the last meeting...
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<chesedo>
about 5 or so was missed
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<Kilos>
just do it
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<Kilos>
all ideas are good till someone has a better one
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agreed To sent a weekly list email with aggregated events
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<Maaz>
Agreed: To sent a weekly list email with aggregated events
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<chesedo>
Kilos: ty
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<chesedo>
Has anyone upgraded to 17.04?
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<Cryterion>
that'll help I think, mailing list has been quiet latel
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* theblazehen
has
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<theblazehen>
Well, not upgraded. New install
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<magespawn>
Not yet, I here there are some issues with the software installer
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<paddatrapper>
Maaz: I am Kyle Robbertze
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<Maaz>
paddatrapper: Done
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<magespawn>
here=hear
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<chesedo>
theblazehen: your experience?
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<Kilos>
hi oom jan
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<chesedo>
theblazehen: and flavour?
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<Kilos>
login to the meeting
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<chesedo>
wb paddatrapper
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<inetpro>
chesedo: don't remind me, I still need to do some upgrades from 12.04
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<Langjan>
Hello everybody, hi Kilos hoe gaan dit?
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<chesedo>
inetpro: lol
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<Kilos>
ok ty meeting underway
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<Kilos>
i actually made it
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<theblazehen>
chesedo: Running ubuntu server on server (obviously), then installed kde on laptop and just a WM on desktop. Pretty decent
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<Langjan>
Oh ok will chat again tomorrow
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<chesedo>
theblazehen: anything new you may have noticed?
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<magespawn>
theblazehen: a friend said that the package installer apt had issues
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<Kilos>
why Langjan
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<theblazehen>
chesedo: Nothing too special
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<chesedo>
theblazehen: ok
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<Kilos>
Langjan pm
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<inetpro>
magespawn: what issues?
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<theblazehen>
magespawn: As in, during the install? `debootstrap` works fine for me :)
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<Cryterion>
magespawn apt always has issues on 14.04
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<magespawn>
the package install, software center or whatever they are calling it now.
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<magespawn>
the gui for apt
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* inetpro
just sticks to the cli
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<Cryterion>
yes, I gave up on it, I always do updates/upgrades via terminal
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* chesedo
too, gui take too long to load
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<paddatrapper>
Cli is life. Cli is love
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<magespawn>
yup me too.
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<magespawn>
but some cannot live without the pretty pictures
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<chesedo>
lol, we sound like a bunch of techies/admins
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<Cryterion>
lol
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<chesedo>
on a side note: status for education project is same as last
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<Cryterion>
I just plug the updates into crontab now
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<paddatrapper>
chesedo: you mean we aren't and my life is a lie? Lol
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<paddatrapper>
Cryterion: Debian unattended-upgrades package :D
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* chesedo
realised that exams starts in two weeks so may have little time to test for the edu project in the near future
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<chesedo>
inetpro: in the last meeting you mentioned a school that could do with some Ubuntu For Hope PCs?
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<inetpro>
chesedo: yikes, you have some available?
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<chesedo>
chesedo: karl mentioned that he might have after last meeting (when we spoke)
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<chesedo>
may need to get an update though...
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<inetpro>
nice, please remind me to follow up with you tomorrow or so
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<chesedo>
inetpro: will do
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<inetpro>
ty
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<chesedo>
anything else for Misc anyone?
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agreed chesedo do follow up with inetpro for Ubuntu for Hope / school Pcs
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<Maaz>
Agreed: chesedo do follow up with inetpro for Ubuntu for Hope / school Pcs
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<chesedo>
Maaz: topic Next meeting
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Next meeting
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<chesedo>
next meeting seems to be 23rd May
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<chesedo>
and minis on 26 April (tomorrow) and 10 May
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<chesedo>
that right? ^^
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agreed Next meeting is 26 April 2017 & 10 May 2017 @ 20:30
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<Maaz>
Agreed: Next meeting is 26 April 2017 & 10 May 2017 @ 20:30
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agreed Next meeting is 23 May 2017 @ 20:30
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<Maaz>
Agreed: Next meeting is 23 May 2017 @ 20:30
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<chesedo>
Maaz: topic Elect chairperson for next meeting
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<Maaz>
Current Topic: Elect chairperson for next meeting
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<inetpro>
+1 chesedo
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<chesedo>
i have an exam on 24th... will have to sit out
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<magespawn>
what is the minis?
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<inetpro>
paddatrapper: your turn again?
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<chesedo>
magespawn: mini meetings is some we took up two months ago
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<inetpro>
magespawn: you've been scarce sir
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<magespawn>
wow I have been gone long. alrighty then.
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* magespawn
hangs head sheepishly
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<chesedo>
magespawn: they are quick are cover the 'Latest and Greatest news' by theblazehen, 'Local Job Openings and Help wanted' and 'Ubuntu education project'
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<chesedo>
s/are/and/
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<magespawn>
right, i'll attempt to attend those
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<chesedo>
MaNI: speaking of which - did you get that php (or something) position filled?
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<chesedo>
inetpro: seems that it might be your turn again :D
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<inetpro>
sjoe, really nobody else available?
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<chesedo>
theblazehen: maybe you want to take a swing at it?
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* Cryterion
hides in a corner
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<theblazehen>
chesedo: Alright, sure
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<inetpro>
\o/
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* chesedo
fetches a flashlight to find Cryterion :P
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<chesedo>
theblazehen: great ty
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* Cryterion
moves corners
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<inetpro>
big sigh of relief, thanks theblazehen
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<theblazehen>
No problem
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<chesedo>
inetpro: will you show him the ropes on the day
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<MaNI>
chesedo, hehe nope haven't even advertised it yet, why do you ask?
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<chesedo>
inetpro: and be backup?
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<Kilos>
hahaha he always ducks
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<inetpro>
I'll gladly assist if he doesn't know how already
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<chesedo>
MaNI: mini meeting tomorrow has Job Openings section - if you have its details
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<inetpro>
Kilos: the young ones are good at this man :-)
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<chesedo>
Maaz: agreed theblazehen to chair next meeting
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<Maaz>
Agreed: theblazehen to chair next meeting
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<Kilos>
yes inetpro i see that
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<MaNI>
oh okay, thanks for the offer, but that won't be necessary, I'll probably be resigning and moving on with my life instead, bit of a touchy subject at the moment :p
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<chesedo>
inetpro: it will be his first iirc - so need to register with maaz and what not
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<inetpro>
MaNI: eish, never give up!
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<chesedo>
MaNI: ok
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<MaNI>
letting go not giving up
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<chesedo>
And that all. Thank you all for joining in on our monthly meeting!
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<chesedo>
Maaz: end meeting