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1:30pm - Doors open, set up<br/> | 1:30pm - Doors open, set up<br/> | ||
2:00pm - Business Meeting starts, elections<br/> | 2:00pm - Business Meeting starts, elections<br/> | ||
− | 2:30pm - | + | 2:30pm - Lightening talks... You have something that you are working on? Or want to share something in the FOSS/Linux world that just interests interests you? Can you deliver it in 10 minutes or so? Well then, come on in and tell us about it.<br/> |
3:30pm - Meeting ends, everyone out. Some of us may go to [http://www.regentsquare.net/ds6pax.html D's 6pack] for beer and dogs.<br/> | 3:30pm - Meeting ends, everyone out. Some of us may go to [http://www.regentsquare.net/ds6pax.html D's 6pack] for beer and dogs.<br/> | ||
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==== Vance Kochenderfer ==== | ==== Vance Kochenderfer ==== | ||
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==== Joseph Prostko ==== | ==== Joseph Prostko ==== | ||
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==== Stanley Slomberg ==== | ==== Stanley Slomberg ==== | ||
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* I created a new income stream by using WPLUG.org's spare CPU cycles for cryptocurrency mining. WPLUG now owns a small quantity of Litecoins. | * I created a new income stream by using WPLUG.org's spare CPU cycles for cryptocurrency mining. WPLUG now owns a small quantity of Litecoins. | ||
* I convinced Daniel Mross, a local Bitcoin expert, to speak at WPLUG. He used the occasion to shoot footage for his upcoming documentary, [http://www.bitcoindoc.com|The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin]. | * I convinced Daniel Mross, a local Bitcoin expert, to speak at WPLUG. He used the occasion to shoot footage for his upcoming documentary, [http://www.bitcoindoc.com|The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin]. | ||
− | * I successfully proposed creating a new WordPress Web site to replace the WPLUG.org wiki. I selected the theme that was eventually approved, and I've been designing the new site mostly on my own since then. You can | + | * I successfully proposed creating a new WordPress Web site to replace the WPLUG.org wiki. I selected the theme that was eventually approved, and I've been designing the new site mostly on my own since then. You can follow along at http://www.wplug.org/nojump/wordpress to see how it's coming along. |
So that's the good news. However, I'd be remiss in pointing out that most of the reform plan I proposed last year wasn't implemented. It was called "WAG," which stood for WordPress, Android, and Google+. I wanted to make Android an integral part of WPLUG's presentations, but few people know enough to present on it. I wanted to make Google+ our social media headquarters, but Google started forcing people to use Google+ and made its chat protocol proprietary. Instead of compromising, I backtracked. We now use Twitter. | So that's the good news. However, I'd be remiss in pointing out that most of the reform plan I proposed last year wasn't implemented. It was called "WAG," which stood for WordPress, Android, and Google+. I wanted to make Android an integral part of WPLUG's presentations, but few people know enough to present on it. I wanted to make Google+ our social media headquarters, but Google started forcing people to use Google+ and made its chat protocol proprietary. Instead of compromising, I backtracked. We now use Twitter. | ||
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* MakeMKV, your one-click solution for ripping Blu-Ray and DVD movies on Linux | * MakeMKV, your one-click solution for ripping Blu-Ray and DVD movies on Linux | ||
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== Meeting Minutes == | == Meeting Minutes == | ||
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== Meeting Staff == | == Meeting Staff == |