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

C David Rigby c.david.rigby at gmail.com
Mon Jun 7 02:51:15 UTC 2010


On Monday 07,June,2010 10:08 AM, Chen Xiangpeng wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recommend putting up a place holder page with links to the following:
>
>    1. Ubuntu-SG wiki
>    2. Launchpad page
>    3. Mailing List Archives
>    4. IRC channel
>    5. Ubuntu's official page
>    6. Ubuntu forums
>
> I can do it if nobody else is doing it.
>
> Regards,
> XP
This works for me! Cheers, David
>
> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 10:04, Billy AM <billy at ubuntu.sg 
> <mailto:billy at ubuntu.sg>> 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
>
>
>     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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>         Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies
>         Nanyang Technological University
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