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== Jitsi committee meeting for December the 11th, 2013 ==

=== PiratePad notes ===
Original available [[http://piratepad.net/Ve9FeMEpc0|here]].

Free Software Melb Ctte 11 Dec 2013

Discussion topics:

 * Tell Ben S. how the games night went
   * Network setup before the meeting made it much smoother
   * Versions of some games (e.g. OpenArena) make client–server fail
   * TeeWorlds a favourite
   * Cargo is captivating

 * Planning for dinner for next meeting, Thu 19 Dec 2013!
   * Dinner at restaurant; easy to organise and low barrier to entry
   * Ben F. absent, Adam B. absent
   * Big Ma-Ma again.
   * Elicit RSVPs just so we know how many to book for.
   * ★ (Ben S.) Invite to FSM discussion list

 * No regular meeting January 2014
   * ★ (Ben S.) Announce a month break for FSM meetings

 * BBQ
   * Tentative: 2014-02-20
   * Invite other groups such as LUV, MLUG, MBS (Blender)
   * ★ Discuss next ctte meeting

 * Treasurer's report
   * $50 expenses (hosting costs for 1 year DreamHost site hosting)
   * Collection of funds to pay for server costs - $50pa
     * Ben F keeping record of accounts in GnuCash

 * MediaGoblin instance experiment
   * http://www.freesoftware-asn-au.dreamhosters.com/
   * Difficult to get up and running due to dependencies!
   * Ben F. tried to create an account, didn't receive a new-account confirmation email
   * Some issues with MediaGoblin on DreamHost include
     * Inability to run celeryd - DreamHost kills the processes due to consuming too many resources
     * Too many dependencies that cannot be installed via packages.
   * ★ Ben F. spend a few hours hunting solutions to DreamHost issues for MediaGoblin
   * ★ Theming: What graphic artists do we have who could make our instance look special to us? ... might need a FSM logo

 * Ben S. registered the freesoftware.org.au domain!

 * Naxt AGM?
   * 2014-03-20 (9 months after last AGM)

 * Venue scouting for FSM events
   * Nothing to report this month.
   * ★ Ben F.: Announce that we're looking for assistance with this on both the mailing list and an upcoming meeting.

 * Global Game Jam
   * http://igdamelbourne.org/2013/12/global-game-jam-2014-registrations-now-open-in-melbourne/

 * Trans-Pacific Partnership
   * Ben F. and Bianca Gibson: line up interviews on 3RRR Byte Into It with knowledgeable folks
   * Petitions http://www.avaaz.org/en/no_champagne_for_monsanto_loc/