[Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu-be re-activation / IRC meeting

[Tom Van Braeckel]

> Well, as someone who wants to really help, I have to say I can never
> be on this meeting if it’s that day on that hour. I’m mostly on the
> train that specific hour and I can use my Mobistar Everywhere (which
> doesn’t properly work in Ubuntu, so I need Windows for that, but I’m
> working on it!), but it will lag certainly. 
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> The problem is we can never choose a perfect moment. There will always
> be people who will not be able to attend it, so maybe two sessions?
> Every week, but once on for example a Wednesday, and the other times
> on Sunday. 

I like that solution. We could discuss the entire agenda on Wednesday,
write a report on the wiki, and then go over it again on Sunday (with
other people) and add additional information to the report.

I can see this work for idea generation and a lot of other tasks. We
might have to come up with a multiple (2 or 3 ?) phase voting procedure
(only for democratic descision making ;-) and some other solutions, but
I think it's worth the try.

What do other communities do to tackle this issue ?


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> Matthew
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> Van:ubuntu-be-bounces op lists.ubuntu.com
> [mailto:ubuntu-be-bounces op lists.ubuntu.com] NamensCedric Janssens
> Verzonden: maandag 16 maart 2009 18:38
> Aan: Ubuntu Belgium
> Onderwerp: Re: [Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu-be re-activation / IRC meeting
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> Technical point : what about a jabber chat room ?
> Easy to join with Pidgin and other free tools, no ?
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> Regards
> Cedric
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> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Tom Van Braeckel
> <tomvanbraeckel op gmail.com> wrote:
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> * Ok, allow me to propose an IRC meeting time, to get the IRC meeting
> time ideas flowing: how about every Sunday from 19h 'til 20h ?
> 
> * I suggest drawing some attention to this meeting on the website, and
> putting a Javascript-based IRC chat window on there (ideally, only
> visible during the meeting). That way, we keep the threshold to
> participate as low as possible.
> 
> * In general, I think it'll always be a challenge to keep this meeting
> short & focused - but it's certainly doable. Some idea's:
> - Keeping direction by appointing a meeting leader & a secretary.
> - Allowing people to edit the agenda for the meeting on a wiki, and
> sticking to that agenda while the meeting is in progress.
> - The meeting leader can put the agenda-topic in the IRC channel's
> topic
> to keep us from side tracking.
> 
> 
> > Some ideas:
> > -organize a national  Ubuntu-day on or around the release of Windows
> 7(profit
> > the media attention for operating systems)
> > -start an ubuntu-be help forum and news pages.(because the dutch
> forum is
> > becoming a fight-arena)
> >
> > gd
> >
> > Op zaterdag 14 maart 2009 23:03, schreef Jan Claeys:
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > It seems like Ubuntu-be has fallen asleep a bit...
> > >
> > >
> > > I would like to see a bit more activity on this list and inside
> > > ubuntu-be as a community in general:
> > >
> > >       * More reporting on what happens locally (also things that
> happen
> > >         inside LUGs etc.).  (BTW: this also includes announcing
> things
> > >         beforehand on this list, which doesn't always happen
> now!),
> > >       * More cooperation & coordination,
> > >       * More exchange of ideas,
> > >       * Possible activation of people on the "map" (who has access
> to
> > >         that database?) for other tasks, e.g. release parties &
> fair
> > >         booths,
> > >       * More life on the website (news items, etc.),
> > >       * ...
> > >
> > >
> > > I propose we start having regular IRC meetings to discuss &
> exchange
> > > ideas.  My proposal would be to have meetings every 2 weeks, but I
> would
> > > like your input on when would be the best time for these?
> > >
> > >
> > > What do you all think?
> > >
> > > (Please send all your ideas, even if you're not sure they are
> weird or
> > > possible ;-) )
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jan Claeys
> >
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