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Notes from Previous Meetings

24 March 2016

A mumble meeting with Sergio Durigan Junior, Blaise Alleyne, Bob Jonkman, Stephen Paul Weber and Daniel Villarreal.

Agenda for 24 March 2016

    • Open Data Day (beginning of March) (not a DFF event)

28 July 2015

Our first mumble meeting! Happened at 7 p.m. and used LibrePlanet BR's mumble server (while we don't have our own).

  • We defined an initial agenda for our Software Freedom Day in Toronto
    • What is Free Software by Sergio
    •  ??? by Blaise
    • Keysigning party by Bob Jonkman
    • Free movie exhibition by Laurel L. Russwurm
    • Lightning talks (to be organized by Rudolf)
  • A few comments about the venue
    • We have to visit Mozilla's office to decide if it's a good place for the event, and if they are willing to have the event there.
    • Likewise, for hacklab.to (https://hacklab.to/)
    • Bob will contact GTALUG to find out about Ryerson
  • Things TODO now:
    • Create a wiki page. This page can be hosted here or at SFD's website.
    • Get to a point where we feel comfortable in sharing a "Save the Date" message.

29 June 2015

Held at the HeroBurger restaurant on Mt. Pleasant Rd.

  • We lamented the state of Free Software gaming, and the prevalence of proprietary gaming engines like Steam.
  • We lamented the state of Free Software administration, and how it seems that SysAdmins today don't know how to use Free Software tools.
  • Outreach:
    • Sergio and Bob attended the Ubuntu/Debian Release Party in April
    • Rudolf attended a computer language interest group [I forgot details]
    • Bob attended a MapTime meetup in May, and a couple of GTALUG meetings
  • Some of us (Bob, Sergio) exchanged GnuPG fingerprint strips, with the intention of digitally signing each others' keys. This could become a regular occurrence at LibrePlanet meetings.
  • We discussed Software Freedom Day:
    • Software Freedom Day is Saturday, 19 September 2015
    • A venue is needed. Suggested locations:
      • Alleyne Inc. offices (Blaise will check)
      • Mozilla offices (Sergio will attend a MapTime or Mappy Hour[1] and investigate availability)
      • FreeGeek Toronto (someone needs to contact them)
    • Suggested format? After some discussion, it was decided to keep it simple for the first year. One stream of programming, with a second stream of Free Culture films; Laurel Russwurm can repeat the Free Culture Film Festival held in Kitchener in 2014.
    • Suggested schedule:
      • 10:30am - Presentation: What Is Free Software (Sergio)
      • 11:30am - Five Lightning Talks (organized by Rudolf)
      • 12:00am - Presentation (TBD)
      • 1:00pm - Presentation (TBD)
      • 2:00pm - Workshop (TBD)
    • Need to reach out to other Free Software organizations in Toronto; issue a Call For Presentations, Lightning Talks

20 January 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

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
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