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

### PiratePad notes ###

Original available [here](http://piratepad.net/Ve9FeMEpc0).

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](OpenArena)) make client–server fail
    * [TeeWorlds](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](DreamHost) site hosting)
    * Collection of funds to pay for server costs - $50pa
        * Ben F keeping record of accounts in [GnuCash](GnuCash)

* [MediaGoblin](MediaGoblin) instance experiment
    * [http://www.freesoftware-asn-au.dreamhosters.com/](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](MediaGoblin) on [DreamHost](DreamHost) include
        * Inability to run celeryd - [DreamHost](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](DreamHost) issues for [MediaGoblin](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/](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/](http://www.avaaz.org/en/no_champagne_for_monsanto_loc/){: page-href="wiki:///CommitteeMeetings/20131211"}