[Ubuntu-SG] FOSA - Software Freedom Day Singapore 2010 Meeting Summary

[C David Rigby]

On Monday 07,June,2010 10:04 AM, Billy AM wrote:
> On a side note , my apologies for sort of sidetracking the topic , 
> shouldn't we start working on ubuntu.sg <http://ubuntu.sg> ?? Seems 
> bangky is busy with NS for one more year at least so he won't be much 
> help to us with the site. I do have a hosting account currently and 
> won't have much problem add-on with it. Or at least redirect it to the 
> wiki. Its sad to see the offline message for too long...
>
> regards
> Billy
>

Didn't we decide that we would use the wiki for now? I am happy to 
reconsider, but I thought that waswhat we decided last Wed at dinner.

Cheers
David
> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Francis Bond <bond at ieee.org 
> <mailto:bond at ieee.org>> wrote:
>
>     G'day.
>
>     I plan to be there and can bring a laptop and some cables.  I think we
>     should only have one booth -- I would choose productivity but I don't
>     really mind where we are.
>
>
>     On 6 June 2010 19:14, Billy AM <billy at ubuntu.sg
>     <mailto:billy at ubuntu.sg>> wrote:
>     > I be there on that day , whichever day it is ... We shouldn't
>     concentrate on
>     > too much though. We could showcase Ubuntu One , which I suppose
>     is in mobile
>     > and/or productivity. And Empathy on social networking. On a side
>     note , I
>     > have problem with voice chatting on it. I can hear the other
>     side but the
>     > other side can't hear me. Oh well..
>     >
>     > regards
>     > Billy
>     >
>     > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Chow Loong Jin
>     <hyperair at gmail.com <mailto:hyperair at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:47:37 +0800
>     >> Muhammad Heidir <md.heidir at gmail.com
>     <mailto:md.heidir at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> > Hi all,
>     >>
>     >> Hi Heidir,
>     >>
>     >> >
>     >> > I attended the short and brief meeting for Software Freedom Day
>     >> > Singapore 2010. Here is the summary:
>     >> >
>     >> > Event Details:
>     >> > Event: Software Freedom Day Singapore 2010
>     >> > Date: 18th September 2010
>     >> > Location: Central Lending Library, Pavilion (Bras Basah)
>     >> >
>     >> > This year there are 4 separate themes during this event, namely:-
>     >> >
>     >> >       * Entertainment
>     >> >       * Mobile
>     >> >       * Productivity
>     >> >       * Social Networking
>     >> >
>     >> >
>     >> > Summary:
>     >> > In short, the pavilion will be divided into 4 groups each
>     covering a
>     >> > specific theme.
>     >> >
>     >> > After clarification with FOSA Exco, TUSG can either choose to be
>     >> > separated into 4 sub groups each covering a specific theme or
>     >> > concentrate on one specific theme.
>     >> >
>     >> > TUSG participation is confirmed for this event.
>     >> >
>     >> > TUSG has to start planning for this event.
>     >> >
>     >> > Planning Decisions:
>     >> >
>     >> >       * Need to confirm the number of team members who will
>     be able to
>     >> >         represent TUSG during the event
>     >> >       * Need to decide whether to hold 4 separate booths, or
>     concentrate
>     >> >         on 1 specific theme
>     >> >       * Decisions must be made by end of next week, 11th June
>     2010
>     >>
>     >> I probably will need to take care of things on the NTUOSS side,
>     but will
>     >> probably come over to lend a hand from time to time.
>     >>
>     >> >
>     >> >
>     >> > Other Considerations:
>     >> >
>     >> >       * Redesign of brochures and flyers
>     >> >       * Redesign of banner
>     >> >       * Logistics: Laptop, LCD Monitor, Router, Power Supply
>     Extension,
>     >> >         LAN Cables, Internet Access
>     >> >       * Request from Canonical for Ubuntu CDs
>     >> >       * An official meeting to be held to finalize plans
>     >> >
>     >> > Please reply latest by Thursday, 10th June 2010 so that I may
>     be able to
>     >> > lay out TUSG plans to FOSA Exco.
>     >>
>     >> Regarding this, I can provide a laptop, a keyboard, a mouse,
>     either 2 or 3
>     >> LAN
>     >> cables, and a 1->4 power socket splitter with a pretty long wire.
>     >>
>     >> Regarding Internet access, perhaps we could do something
>     similar to what
>     >> we had
>     >> done last year regarding the 3G dongle? Using airbase-ng, I
>     could also
>     >> turn a
>     >> notebook with a compatible wireless card (an Intel one like
>     mine, or
>     >> otherwise
>     >> supported by aircrack-ng) into a wireless accesspoint
>     connecting to it, if
>     >> we
>     >> don't already have a wireless router.
>     >>
>     >> As for the meeting, how about an online meeting at #ubuntu-sg?
>     At the very
>     >> least, I won't be able to attend any physical meetings, as I'm
>     in Kuala
>     >> Lumpur
>     >> at the moment.
>     >>
>     >> --
>     >> Kind regards,
>     >> Chow Loong Jin
>     >>
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>     Francis Bond <http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/fcbond/>
>     Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies
>     Nanyang Technological University
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