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= Jitsi committee meeting for September the 18th, 2013 = == Action items == === Adam Bolte === * See if work can lend us a 4G dongle (and determine costs associated with the plan it uses). * Find out from Lev if Alex should bring in his camera, and if I should bring in my video camera. Alex can also bring in a tripod if required. * Talk preparation. === Alex Fraser === * Finish Cargo. :) * Can assist on Software Freedom Day. === Ben Finney === * Send invite e-mail regarding GNU's 30th Birthday dinner to the FSM mail list. === Ben Sturmfels === * SFD Ballarat activities === Adam Bolte and Ben Finney === * Compare notes with Ben and maybe put together a task force for finding venues on short notice. == Pirate Pad dump == The following is mostly just a dump of the Pirate Pad meeting notes (hosted http://piratepad.net/2NU7rk8qo5) with formatting fixes to look usable on the wiki. == Upcoming events == === Software Freedom Day, 21st September === * Failed to find an alternate venue Alternative venues (which declined) include: * RMIT * University of Melbourne never provided a response. * No 802.11 wifi provided by the venue * Use a cell-phone network dongle for turning a spare PC into a wifi router? * Adam to prepare a talk, do kitchen duties. * AF coming for the whole day; happy to help out where needed. * Sven dropped out, and Ben F. sadly cannot make it. :( * Ben S. in Ballarat: Free Software for Artists http://sfd.org.au/ballarat/ * Creative Commons licenses version 4 due for release soon * openclipart.org * http://openclipart.org/detail/19703/whale-by-stumbles * http://thenounproject.com/ -- http://thenounproject.com/noun/hot-springs/#icon-No2101 * Alex may be able to bring a camera (to check with Lev in case it's covered) === GNU's 30th Birthday, 28-29th September === * Hack event? * e.g. MediaGoblin * consensus: high barrier to entry, lots of organisation effort * Dinner & Drinks * Hu Tong Dumpling Bar http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1435735/restaurant/CBD/HuTong-Dumpling-Bar-Melbourne * Saturday 2013-09-28 19:00 * Ben F. to make invite to FSM mailing list * Partners & children welcome * Call to mailing list: please bring a gnu if you have one! === Next Free Software Meet-up, 17th October === Topic options/suggestions: * ownCloud (finally?) * The state of free software social networks including Diaspora and Identica * Free software trivia night. Discussion deferred until next ctte meeting === Next committee teleconference === * Thursday 2013-10-03 20:30–21:30 === Special FSM event: launch of Cargo === * separate from regular meeting. Nov 2013? * Show videos * Demo on several machines * Record event on video for display online == Task force: venue scouting for FSM events == * Adam and Ben F. to coordinate * start with Adam's attempts for FSD 2013 * report back at 2013-11 committee meeting * Find some venues at least friendly to the idea of hosting us * regularly * special events == Misc == * Host MediaGoblin on media.freesoftware.asn.au? * Adam to be overseas Dec 2013–Jan 2014. * Ben S attending a roundtable on Innovation Patent System this Friday.