[wplug] Global Linux Meeting March 7 Sat BerkeleyTIP -Global - For Forwarding

Wed Mar 4 10:49:39 EST 2009

John had asked awhile back if he could post his meeting announcements
to our list.  I had no problem with it then, nor now.

Dave

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Michael Semcheski <mhsemcheski at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone on the list have interest in this kind of stuff?
>
> It doesn't bother me too much, but... if there's a majority opinion that we
> want to politely unsubscribe ourselves from future BerkeleyTIP (I have not
> idea what that is) message, we should do that.
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:28 AM, john_re <john_re at fastmail.us> wrote:
>>
>> Ekiga(Gnome meeting), Asterisk, Xen, Virtualbox, Debian 15 Years, Free
>> and Open Future, Amarok, ZFS, FreeBSD, Python, OLPC
>>
>>
>> =====  SCHEDULE
>> Schedule: All times Pacific Std Time = GMT -8H
>>             ex: 10A PST = 1P Eastern ST
>> 10 A    Begin:  Set up.  Get on IRC & VOIP
>> 11 A    Ekiga3 talk LIVE
>>        INSTALLFEST begin
>> 12 N    Asterisk, OLPC;
>>        PROGRAMMING PARTY: VOIP Conference client & server
>>  1 P    Xen, Virtualbox; GNOME
>>  2 P    KDE – GUI; Macintosh
>>  3 P    Debian; BSD; College & University groups
>>  4 P    Free & Open Future; Culture; Hardware
>>  5 P    LIGHTNING TALKS
>>        Python; INetWebDev; Local Simultaneous Meetings Arrangements
>>
>>
>> =====  PHYSICAL LOCATION: UC Berkeley FREE SPEECH CAFE
>> At Moffitt Undergrad Library.
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=37.872558,-122.260795&spn=0.001776,0.002529&z=19
>> http://sites.google.com/site/berkeleytip/directions
>> BART: Berkeley Downtown Station.
>> Caltrain: Berkeley Station, bus up University to campus.
>> Car: 880 Freeway, University Exit.
>>
>> =====  IRC & VOIP
>> Join IRC freenode.net #berkeleytip, & we'll help you get on VOIP
>> http://sites.google.com/site/berkeleytip/remote-attendance
>>
>>
>> ===== Come to the: Great global meeting planned for this Saturday!  :)
>>
>> Yes!  You can join in with the friendly global BTIP people - get a
>> headset & join the VOIP conference, from home, or wherever.  Hey -
>> invite your friends over & you can haz parte.  ;)
>>
>> Be the first in your state - or country - to join in.  Since Chaitanya
>> joined from India in February, we have now officially moved up to
>> global.  :)
>>
>> BerkeleyTIP - Global Monthly GNU(Linux), BSD & All Free SW HW & Culture
>> meeting.
>> Talks, Installfest, Potluck & ProgrammingParty
>> Educational, Productive, Social
>> http://sites.google.com/site/berkeleytip/
>>
>>
>> =====  TALKS:  11A LIVE, - DOWNLOAD & WATCH VIDEOS BEFORE
>> Ekiga 3 on KUbuntu 8.04 - Chaitanya Mehandru, LIVE 11AM PST = GMT -8H
>> Asterisk Free Software Telephone System - Paul Charles Leddy, NYLUG-08
>> Xen Virtualization - Ian Pratt, FOSDEM-08
>> Virtualbox, Achim Hasenmueller, FOSDEM-08
>> Debian, Bdale Garbee, FOSDEM-09
>> Free and Open Future - Mark Surman, FOSDEM-09
>> Amarok v2 - Akademy-08
>> Debian: 15 Years and Counting - Steve McIntyre, Debconf-08 - Keynote
>> ZFS for FreeBSD - Pawel Jakub Dawidek, MeetBSD-08
>> Python on the OLPC laptop -  Ed Cherlin, BayPIGgies-08
>>
>> Links to the videos & more info here:
>> http://sites.google.com/site/berkeleytip/talk-videos
>> Suggestion:  Download & watch the videos _you_ are interested in
>> _before_ the meeting, so you can spend the scheduled topic time
>> _discussing_ that talk.
>>
>> All the talk/video speakers are invited to join in for Q&A & discussion.
>> [Please pass that word on to the speakers, because I probably wont have
>> time to notify them individually.]
>>
>> Thanks to all the speakerz, videographerz, & sponsoring groupiez.  :)
>> & doubble plus big thanks to David Fox, r noo talk/vid finder/scheduler.
>>  :)
>>
>> ==  LIGHTNING TALKS - 5PM - Sign up anytime.
>>
>>
>> =====  PROGRAMMING PARTY:
>> 1) Help get Ekiga 3 compiled, running & packaged for KUbuntu8.04
>> 2) Help get a local Asterisk VOIP conference server working.
>> 3) Whatever _you_ are interested in - Email the list inviting us to join
>> on your project.  :)
>>
>>
>> =====  PEOPLE ARE TALKING:
>> Chris said:  the meeting went very well for Feb. 7.
>>
>> Windsor said:  I am interested in Jack's
>> idea of focusing a group on promotion of Linux as a desktop operating
>> system and targeting perspective Linux users. I'm enthusiastic about
>> doing something to this effect, like hosting an install night, standing
>> in Sproul Plaza near a card table, etc..
>>
>> David said:  the USB headset I ordered and will
>> pick up at the post office tomorrow -
>> Markt9 (from virtual lug) told me that it was a very nice one. I can't
>> wait until I get the chance to try it live.
>>
>> & Windsor says: I posted some guidelines for people editing the web
>> page. Also, (and I'm not trying to be a kill-joy) I think the smilies
>> should be left in IRC and private e-mails. Every time I see one on the
>> site I think of myspace.com or icanhazcheeseburger.com.
>>
>> john_re says: Thanks for the tipz, everyone. - I'll keep 'em in mind.
>> ;)
>>
>> ps: & more doubbble pluz big thanks to Windsor, for the new website
>> design.  :)
>>
>> [Someone, call the doctor, got a case of love bipolar.  Staccato, roller
>> coaster, can't get off this riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide.]
>> http://equine-ranch.com/horseinfo.php?horseid=240482
>>
>>
>> =====  JOIN THE MAILING LIST
>> & say "Hi", where you're from, what you're interested in, & whatever
>> project you invite others to join in on.
>> http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal
>> Click "Join this group" on the right side of the page.
>>
>>
>> =====  FLYER
>> - Opportunity - Put 10 up so your friends will know.
>>
>> http://sites.google.com/site/berkeleytip/home/March09_BTIPFlyer.odt?attredirects=0
>>
>>
>> ====  FOR FORWARDING -
>> You are invited to forward this message anywhere appropriate.
>>
>> C-ya there :)
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