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= FSM Committee Notes =
== June 2016 ==
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 * Monitoring wiki pages (Ben M: can we get notified of changes? Ben S: It's complicated)
 * Media goblin accounts? - all good
# FSM Committee Notes #
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## June 2016 ##
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== Funding ==
      - http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/bunnings-fundraising-sausage-sizzles/
      - suggestion and (gold coin) donation box near the drinks
* Monitoring wiki pages (Ben M: can we get notified of changes? Ben S: It's complicated)
* Media goblin accounts? - all good
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  * We donated about $50 to EW after the "contribute to free software" workshop last year
  * Meetup.com group (currently paid by Ben S., US$89.94 each 6 months
  * Internet services (System Saviour, paid by Adam Bolte
  * Ben S: renew the freesoftware.org.au domain for about $15 a year
  * Ben S: MediaGoblin, mailing lists and Mumble that I host use some server resources
## Funding ##
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  * Accepting donations / financial contribution * - [http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/bunnings-fundraising-sausage-sizzles/](http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/bunnings-fundraising-sausage-sizzles/)
 - suggestion and (gold coin) donation box near the drinks{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}
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      How to hold money? * We donated about $50 to EW after the "contribute to free software" workshop last year
* Meetup.com group (currently paid by Ben S., US$89.94 each 6 months
* Internet services (System Saviour, paid by Adam Bolte
* Ben S: renew the freesoftware.org.au domain for about $15 a year
* Ben S: [MediaGoblin](MediaGoblin), mailing lists and Mumble that I host use some server resources
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    * Ben F.: Investigate tax status for Bitcoin * Accepting donations / financial contribution
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    * Damien Z.: investigate Paypal for a no bank account in Australia * How to hold money?{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}
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  * List services we need: “how can I help?” * Ben F.: Investigate tax status for Bitcoin
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      Delegate for regular Facebook / Twitter correspondence? * Damien Z.: investigate Paypal for a no bank account in Australia
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    Pay our hosting costs? * List services we need: “how can I help?”
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    Options for hosting https://www.1984hosting.com/ * Delegate for regular Facebook / Twitter correspondence?{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}
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* Pay our hosting costs?{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}
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* Options for hosting [https://www.1984hosting.com/](https://www.1984hosting.com/){: list-style-type="no-bullet"}
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== Recap last meeting ==
 * Email services (freesoftware.org.au):
     Hosted by Ben S., donated (per above)
     Ben F. corresponding re. aliases for topics and office names
  * More time for discussion would be better
## Recap last meeting ##
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* Email services (freesoftware.org.au):
    * Hosted by Ben S., donated (per above)
   Ben F. corresponding re. aliases for topics and office names{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}
    * More time for discussion would be better
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== Next Month ==
 * Talk/Event: Adam Turner
 * Gnews: Michael Verrenkamp to handle - https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Jun_Gnews_2016
 * dinner
 * Announce - Michael
 * Speaker Request to mailing list - Damien
 * Door Stickers & Pens: Ben M
 * Timekeeping - Ben F
 * Damien - Audio
 * Intro & MC - Ben M - CoC, letter to mozilla, intros
 
## Next Month ##
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== Communications ==
* "contact us" link to send emails to the committee.
* others to setup: finance, contact
* Talk/Event: Adam Turner
* Gnews: Michael Verrenkamp to handle - [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Jun_Gnews_2016](https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Jun_Gnews_2016)
* dinner
* Announce - Michael
* Speaker Request to mailing list - Damien
* Door Stickers & Pens: Ben M
* Timekeeping - Ben F
* Damien - Audio
* Intro & MC - Ben M - CoC, letter to mozilla, intros
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## Communications ##
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== Planning ==
 * Hosting - Talk about projector setup - Ben M.
 * SFD and other major events
"contact us" link to send emails to the committee.
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     * http://www.sfd.org.au/melbourne/ others to setup: finance, contact
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    * last years notes: http://freesoftware.org.au/wiki/CommitteeMeetings/20150908
    * third Saturday of September (17th Sep)
    * CFP / call for speakers? - email to mailing list - Damien
## Planning ##
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        Speakers from this year's regular meetings could be good candidates * Hosting - Talk about projector setup - Ben M.
* SFD and other major events
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      Potential speaker: Adam Zammit - Open source/free software at A.C.S.P.R.I. (title of talk TBA) roughly 11-4 * [http://www.sfd.org.au/melbourne/](http://www.sfd.org.au/melbourne/)
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    * Start orgarnising timetable next committee meeting
 * beginners workshop
     * could be a good future event to promote at SFD (November maybe)
     * also good event to speak about at SFD
 * video conference meetup with Sydney / Jitsi for SFD
 * Logo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FSF-Logo_part.svg
 
* last years notes: [http://freesoftware.org.au/wiki/CommitteeMeetings/20150908](http://freesoftware.org.au/wiki/CommitteeMeetings/20150908)
* third Saturday of September (17th Sep)
* CFP / call for speakers? - email to mailing list - Damien
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* Mar 17th - Workshop: encryption * Speakers from this year's regular meetings could be good candidates{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}
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* Apr 21st - Show & Tell * Potential speaker: Adam Zammit - Open source/free software at A.C.S.P.R.I. (title of talk TBA) roughly 11-4{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}
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* May 19th - Privacy & RHoK * Start orgarnising timetable next committee meeting
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* Jun 16th - Adam Turner (DRM) * beginners workshop
    * could be a good future event to promote at SFD (November maybe)
    * also good event to speak about at SFD
* video conference meetup with Sydney / Jitsi for SFD
* Logo: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FSF-Logo_part.svg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FSF-Logo_part.svg)
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* Jul 21st - Mar 17th - Workshop: encryption
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* Aug 18th - Beginners workshop: Bring a difficult document and view/edit it with free software Apr 21st - Show & Tell
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* Saturday 2016-09-17: S.F.D.: 11:00 – 16:00 May 19th - Privacy & RHoK
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* Oct 20th - Potential Speaker: Michael Verrenkamp - The Paradoxes of free software. The odd behaviours of users in light of logic. Jun 16th - Adam Turner (DRM)
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* Nov 17th - Jul 21st -
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* Dec 15th - Dinner Aug 18th - Beginners workshop: Bring a difficult document and view/edit it with free software

Saturday 2016-09-17: S.F.D.: 11:00 – 16:00

Oct 20th - Potential Speaker: Michael Verrenkamp - The Paradoxes of free software. The odd behaviours of users in light of logic.

Nov 17th -

Dec 15th - Dinner{: page-href="wiki:///CommitteeMeetings/20160604"}

FSM Committee Notes

June 2016

  • Monitoring wiki pages (Ben M: can we get notified of changes? Ben S: It's complicated)
  • Media goblin accounts? - all good

Funding

  • suggestion and (gold coin) donation box near the drinks{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • We donated about $50 to EW after the "contribute to free software" workshop last year

  • Meetup.com group (currently paid by Ben S., US$89.94 each 6 months
  • Internet services (System Saviour, paid by Adam Bolte
  • Ben S: renew the freesoftware.org.au domain for about $15 a year
  • Ben S: MediaGoblin, mailing lists and Mumble that I host use some server resources

  • Accepting donations / financial contribution

  • How to hold money?{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • Ben F.: Investigate tax status for Bitcoin

  • Damien Z.: investigate Paypal for a no bank account in Australia

  • List services we need: “how can I help?”

  • Delegate for regular Facebook / Twitter correspondence?{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • Pay our hosting costs?{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • Options for hosting https://www.1984hosting.com/

Recap last meeting

  • Email services (freesoftware.org.au):
    • Hosted by Ben S., donated (per above) Ben F. corresponding re. aliases for topics and office names{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}
    • More time for discussion would be better

Next Month

  • Talk/Event: Adam Turner
  • Gnews: Michael Verrenkamp to handle - https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Jun_Gnews_2016
  • dinner
  • Announce - Michael
  • Speaker Request to mailing list - Damien
  • Door Stickers & Pens: Ben M
  • Timekeeping - Ben F
  • Damien - Audio
  • Intro & MC - Ben M - CoC, letter to mozilla, intros

Communications

"contact us" link to send emails to the committee.

others to setup: finance, contact

Planning

  • Hosting - Talk about projector setup - Ben M.
  • SFD and other major events

  • http://www.sfd.org.au/melbourne/

  • last years notes: http://freesoftware.org.au/wiki/CommitteeMeetings/20150908

  • third Saturday of September (17th Sep)
  • CFP / call for speakers? - email to mailing list - Damien

  • Speakers from this year's regular meetings could be good candidates{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • Potential speaker: Adam Zammit - Open source/free software at A.C.S.P.R.I. (title of talk TBA) roughly 11-4{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • Start orgarnising timetable next committee meeting

  • beginners workshop

    • could be a good future event to promote at SFD (November maybe)
    • also good event to speak about at SFD
  • video conference meetup with Sydney / Jitsi for SFD
  • Logo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FSF-Logo_part.svg

Mar 17th - Workshop: encryption

Apr 21st - Show & Tell

May 19th - Privacy & RHoK

Jun 16th - Adam Turner (DRM)

Jul 21st -

Aug 18th - Beginners workshop: Bring a difficult document and view/edit it with free software

Saturday 2016-09-17: S.F.D.: 11:00 – 16:00

Oct 20th - Potential Speaker: Michael Verrenkamp - The Paradoxes of free software. The odd behaviours of users in light of logic.

Nov 17th -

Dec 15th - Dinner{: page-href="wiki:///CommitteeMeetings/20160604"}