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== Wiki Spam == | |||
* Steven has been working on taking care of the spam. | |||
* Kizmut made some templates for spam pages. | |||
* Brandon disabled the MediaWiki Write API but that hasn't done anything. | |||
== Community Gathering == | == Community Gathering == | ||
* It's been moved up a week. | |||
* We had previously decided that we should start planning that today. | |||
* Ideas: | |||
** A Showcase which clarifies the difference between the free software movement and "shareware" or "free as in beer". | |||
*** Dana can put together a presentation on LibreOffice / Free Software & hand out USB copies. | |||
** "Sometimes it's better software but that's not the point." | |||
** Perhaps start the conversation with an analogy to Bank of America | |||
** We'll have to arrange food. | |||
*** Brandon will do some research on food. | |||
*** Middle East gives those platters for 1/5 off. | |||
** Should we also use this time for training? | |||
** Can we invite the FSF to come? Possibly speak? | |||
*** Dana can talk to some friends to the FSF | |||
** Perhaps a music performance created using free software? | |||
** Can we do a security culture demonstration? | |||
*** Live packsniffing / wireshark | |||
*** Third party cookies, etc. | |||
*** Steven can work on the live demo. | |||
** We can bring USB sticks with free software (LibreOffice) with Mac & Linux versions. | |||
* Equipment: | |||
** Projector / Screen | |||
*** Dana can bring these but he doesn't have a car to move them. | |||
*** Maybe the church has a screen? | |||
** Two laptops | |||
** Internet | |||
*** Is there internet at St. Paul's? | |||
*** If there's not any there, we need to bring some. | |||
**** Would Media be willing to let us use a hotspot for the evening? | |||
**** Brandon will look into this. | |||
** Food | |||
== Open House Description == | == Open House Description == | ||
* We are the technology activists who provide the IT backbone of Occupy Boston. | |||
== Research Wiki == | == Research Wiki == | ||
* Should Ravi's project have to go before GA for approval, because it's not OB specific. | |||
* Because it shouldn't impact OB services, it probably doesn't have to go before GA. Ravi should announce this at GA though. | |||
== Occupy MBTA == | |||
* They've started a Wordpress account to blog. Should we be helping them with this? | |||
* Should we install a multi-site instance of wordpress? | |||
** Let's incorporate those features into Groups v2. | |||
== Groups v2 == | == Groups v2 == | ||
* phpbb & vanilla integration into drupal don't seem to be as miraculous as we'd hoped. | |||
* Perhaps we should look into drupal forums again. | |||
** Let's examine the Advanced Forums module in drupal | |||
== Wireless Access Points == | == Wireless Access Points == | ||
* We got a donation of 5 WAPs. | |||
== Ticket #52 Meeting == | == Ticket #52 Meeting == | ||
* Dana can't do anything this week, but next week is OK. | |||
* Sunday before OBIT? | |||
* Wednesday during OBIT? |
Revision as of 20:23, 26 February 2012
Wiki Spam
- Steven has been working on taking care of the spam.
- Kizmut made some templates for spam pages.
- Brandon disabled the MediaWiki Write API but that hasn't done anything.
Community Gathering
- It's been moved up a week.
- We had previously decided that we should start planning that today.
- Ideas:
- A Showcase which clarifies the difference between the free software movement and "shareware" or "free as in beer".
- Dana can put together a presentation on LibreOffice / Free Software & hand out USB copies.
- "Sometimes it's better software but that's not the point."
- Perhaps start the conversation with an analogy to Bank of America
- We'll have to arrange food.
- Brandon will do some research on food.
- Middle East gives those platters for 1/5 off.
- Should we also use this time for training?
- Can we invite the FSF to come? Possibly speak?
- Dana can talk to some friends to the FSF
- Perhaps a music performance created using free software?
- Can we do a security culture demonstration?
- Live packsniffing / wireshark
- Third party cookies, etc.
- Steven can work on the live demo.
- We can bring USB sticks with free software (LibreOffice) with Mac & Linux versions.
- A Showcase which clarifies the difference between the free software movement and "shareware" or "free as in beer".
- Equipment:
- Projector / Screen
- Dana can bring these but he doesn't have a car to move them.
- Maybe the church has a screen?
- Two laptops
- Internet
- Is there internet at St. Paul's?
- If there's not any there, we need to bring some.
- Would Media be willing to let us use a hotspot for the evening?
- Brandon will look into this.
- Food
- Projector / Screen
Open House Description
- We are the technology activists who provide the IT backbone of Occupy Boston.
Research Wiki
- Should Ravi's project have to go before GA for approval, because it's not OB specific.
- Because it shouldn't impact OB services, it probably doesn't have to go before GA. Ravi should announce this at GA though.
Occupy MBTA
- They've started a Wordpress account to blog. Should we be helping them with this?
- Should we install a multi-site instance of wordpress?
- Let's incorporate those features into Groups v2.
Groups v2
- phpbb & vanilla integration into drupal don't seem to be as miraculous as we'd hoped.
- Perhaps we should look into drupal forums again.
- Let's examine the Advanced Forums module in drupal
Wireless Access Points
- We got a donation of 5 WAPs.
Ticket #52 Meeting
- Dana can't do anything this week, but next week is OK.
- Sunday before OBIT?
- Wednesday during OBIT?