Group: LibrePlanet Ontario/Meeting Notes
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| − | + | Duke of Kent Pub, Yonge & Eglinton, Toronto, Ontario | |
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| + | (bullet points rearranged slightly from the order in which they were discussed) | ||
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| + | === Meetings === | ||
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| + | * Host some meetings in other locations, eg. Kitchener-Waterloo or Ottawa | ||
| + | * There was some interest from people in KW, but lack of easy/cheap prevents them from attending meetings in KW | ||
| + | * There have been sightings of Libre Software people from the Otttawa area in the IRC channel ( irc://irc.freenode.net/#lp-ca-on ) | ||
| + | * Meetings should be scheduled at regular times and at a regular venue | ||
| + | * We'll try the Alleyne Computer Centre (???) | ||
| + | * Meetings on a Saturday would encourage turnout from other localities | ||
| + | * Hold virtual meetings to alternate with meatspace meetings | ||
| + | * Streamcast meatspace meetings with a full stack of Libre software | ||
| + | * The software demonstrated | ||
| + | * The platform OS running the software demonstrated | ||
| + | * The streamcasting recording/broadcast software | ||
| + | * The editing software | ||
| + | * The output format should be in an open format, released under a Free Culture license | ||
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| + | === Web site === | ||
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| + | * Set up web site http://libreplanetontario.ca (???) to re-redirect to the Wiki page http://wiki.libreplanet.net/wiki/Ontario (???) | ||
| + | * Post an RSS feed aggregator on a subdomain http://news.libreplanetontario.ca (???) | ||
| + | * Potential feeds: Blaise Alleyne's blog, !Libreplanet group in the !Fediverse, Wiki updates | ||
| + | * Wiki should have sub-pages for chapters, eg. Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa, Toronto | ||
| + | * Put them all in a Category:LibrePlanetOntario | ||
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| + | === Other === | ||
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| + | * Matt Lee from the FSF will be coming to Toronto on (??? Dates ???) | ||
| + | * Invite Matt Lee to speak at the next LibrePlanet Ontario meeting | ||
| + | * There should certainly be a post-meeting meeting at a local pub! | ||
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| + | * Free Software projects could have a "Product Channel" | ||
| + | * Corporations can issue RFQs, Purchase Orders, buy a license, get it all OK'd by their Legal Dept. | ||
| + | * Channel partners (independent consultants, perhaps the developers) can provide support | ||
| + | * Dual-license for corporate use? Maybe, maybe not. | ||
| + | * May result in things like Marketing Managers on Free Software products; project focus being driven by sales rather than what's good for the project | ||
== December ??, 2014 == | == December ??, 2014 == | ||
Revision as of 14:16, 27 January 2015
Notes from Previous Meetings
January 20th, 2015
Duke of Kent Pub, Yonge & Eglinton, Toronto, Ontario
(bullet points rearranged slightly from the order in which they were discussed)
Meetings
- Host some meetings in other locations, eg. Kitchener-Waterloo or Ottawa
* There was some interest from people in KW, but lack of easy/cheap prevents them from attending meetings in KW * There have been sightings of Libre Software people from the Otttawa area in the IRC channel ( irc://irc.freenode.net/#lp-ca-on )
- Meetings should be scheduled at regular times and at a regular venue
* We'll try the Alleyne Computer Centre (???) * Meetings on a Saturday would encourage turnout from other localities * Hold virtual meetings to alternate with meatspace meetings
- Streamcast meatspace meetings with a full stack of Libre software
* The software demonstrated * The platform OS running the software demonstrated * The streamcasting recording/broadcast software * The editing software * The output format should be in an open format, released under a Free Culture license
Web site
- Set up web site http://libreplanetontario.ca (???) to re-redirect to the Wiki page http://wiki.libreplanet.net/wiki/Ontario (???)
* Post an RSS feed aggregator on a subdomain http://news.libreplanetontario.ca (???) * Potential feeds: Blaise Alleyne's blog, !Libreplanet group in the !Fediverse, Wiki updates
- Wiki should have sub-pages for chapters, eg. Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa, Toronto
* Put them all in a Category:LibrePlanetOntario
Other
- Matt Lee from the FSF will be coming to Toronto on (??? Dates ???)
* Invite Matt Lee to speak at the next LibrePlanet Ontario meeting * There should certainly be a post-meeting meeting at a local pub!
- Free Software projects could have a "Product Channel"
* Corporations can issue RFQs, Purchase Orders, buy a license, get it all OK'd by their Legal Dept. * Channel partners (independent consultants, perhaps the developers) can provide support * Dual-license for corporate use? Maybe, maybe not. * May result in things like Marketing Managers on Free Software products; project focus being driven by sales rather than what's good for the project
