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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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'''Simplify the rules.''' I still don't like our reliance on Robert's Rules. Why does a group like ours need 800+ pages of copyrighted regulations? | '''Simplify the rules.''' I still don't like our reliance on Robert's Rules. Why does a group like ours need 800+ pages of copyrighted regulations? | ||
− | To paraphrase what Pat has often said, Robert's Rules wasn't even designed for organizations like ours. It expects groups to only meet for a limited time. Thanks to the Internet, a group like ours can be considered perpetually "in session." Why are we limited to proposing bylaws changes at in-person meetings when we could just as easily do it using a tool like Loomio? I'd like to explore ideas for replacing our rules with a simpler, original framework that we can release under an open license | + | To paraphrase what Pat has often said, Robert's Rules wasn't even designed for organizations like ours. It expects groups to only meet for a limited time. Thanks to the Internet, a group like ours can be considered perpetually "in session." Why are we limited to proposing bylaws changes at in-person meetings when we could just as easily do it using a tool like Loomio? I'd like to explore ideas for replacing our rules with a simpler, original framework that we can release under an open license. |
− | How about this | + | How about this: you can propose a vote at any time by posting it on Loomio, and WPLUG members have 10 days to vote on it. If it gets the support it needs before 10 days, voting ends early. Nice and simple! We wouldn't even need to produce ballots. |
== Speaker/Presentation == | == Speaker/Presentation == | ||
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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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Your name here | Your name here | ||
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== Meeting Minutes == | == Meeting Minutes == | ||
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== Meeting Staff == | == Meeting Staff == |