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| DATE | 2004-06-14 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Meeting Minutes from NYLXS Meeting Thurs, June 10,
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On Mon, 2004-06-14 at 10:18, Inker, Evan wrote:
> Greetings All!
>
> A synopsis of the aforementioned meeting can be found below:
>
> Meeting Attendees:
>
> Mike Richardson
> Peter Siegel
> Ruben Safir
> Ray Connelly (Always a Pleasure Ray!)
> Joe Grastara
> Steve Milo
> Adam Kosmin
> Joanna Cripps
> Paul Robert Marino
Akshay Aurora
> included at this meeting were:
>
> 1. Software Freedom Day 2004 (August 28, 2004)
> Preparations for Software Freedom Day are still being formed within a core
> group of NYLXS
> (Mike Richardson, Evan Inker, Steve Milo, Adam Kosmin & Ruben Safir). We
> still need to formulate a time and place to film the SFD Video Clips
Who exactly is in charge of getting this date set?
> we had
> decided upon earlier in May 2004 as well as get members to submit their
> filming notes. Handouts at SFD will be a bootable Linux Distro (leaning
> towards Mempis or Knoppix Linux) as well as The OpenCD which NYLXS will be
> producing as well as customized CD labels. As reported by Evan, the SFD
> Project has not secured any sponsors sp each group must fend for itself in
> terms of Capital Expenditure layout (aka Money for stuff) and pressed CDs
> will need to be purchased, hence the reason NYLXS should do their own.
> Literature for SFD will also need to be produced as well locally. Funding
> for approximately 500 Blank CDs would be US $150.00.
Fund raising 150.00 is not terribly hard, but we have a larger fund
raising issue in front of us, and we need someone to step up and work on
a fund raising plan.
> Funds will need to be
> secured for this project ASAP. CDs as well as literature will be produced by
> NYLXS members.....
>
> 2. Freedom IT 2005
> The Freedom-IT 2005 Conference was discussed briefly. A separate planning
> and implementation meeting for Freedom-IT was called due to its complex
> nature and need to be discussed as a stand-alone-alone project. Date is
> still pending for the Freedom IT Meeting....
>
What is the date we set for the Freedom IT meeting? Was it Monday
night? Can we please get the meeting dates on the calender and the
anouncedments? (adam)
I was hoping to see the advertizing rates for the internal subway adds.
> 3. Free Software Classes (FSI)
> FSI Free Software Classes are tentatively scheduled to resume the week of
> July 12. Joe Grastara has graciously consented to doing a UNIX 1 and/or Unix
> 2 course on Tuesday Evening and Ruben Safir will be doing a Perl 1 Course on
> Thursday Evenings. In addition, Class space in Manhattan was brought up by
> Ruben and will need to be addressed. Announcements and flyers will be needed
> to be posted ASAP and volunteers are being sought.
>
What were the dates so that I can post them?
> 4. Educational Initiative
> Rob Marino will be doing an Educational Initiative during the Week for June
> 21, 2004 at a Manhattan location to be announced later.
Well we get space from the Board of Education? If not, can someone
contact the NY Public Library about a room and the costs?
> Rob will be hosting
> an NYC Educational Round Table with several NYC Administrators as well as
> two or three NYLXS group members. Please note that this Round Table
> Initiative will be by Invitation Only
We need the details of this written up by Rob and made clear for a
genuine announcement. We need the GNU/Linux 1 book finished.
http://www.nylxs.com/education/gnu_linux1.draft2.sxw is a later draft
Also look under the docs directory.
Akshay, Joe, and Adam agreed, as I recalled, to create the questions
and labs
> ....
>
> 5. In-services
> What: LDAP and Samba 3.0 Inservice -
> When: Wed July 07, 2004 6:45pm
> Where: NYC Location to be announced later
> Notices will be sent to respective mail lists once location has been
> set....
>
Date Date??
> 6. Install fests
> What: NYLXS InstallFest
> When: Sun July 18, 2004
> Where: Kings Games, Brokklyn, NY
> Notices will be sent to respective mail lists within the next week
>
>
Website redisign?
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