== Jitsi committee meeting for December the 11th, 2013 ==
=== PiratePad notes ===
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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/
