August 2007 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

Re: [wlug] Reminder AGM in September
by Bruce Kingsbury 07 Aug '07

07 Aug '07

On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 16:01 +1200, Ian McDonald wrote: > WlugCharter page. See rule 5 and rule 9. Also see WlugCharterDiscussion So a post to the list, now, is sufficient notice? "The WLUG Comittee have proposed a small change to the constitution to clear up the issue of who's allowed to sign cheques, because the current wording seems to exclude the President from being a signatory. This will be brought up at the AGM. You have been notified." :)

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Reminder AGM in September
by Ian McDonald 07 Aug '07

07 Aug '07

For the wider audience - This is in regards to a small issue with our Charter in that it appears the President can't legally sign cheques. Ian WlugCharter page. See rule 5 and rule 9. Also see WlugCharterDiscussion On 8/7/07, Bruce Kingsbury <zcat(a)wired.net.nz> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 14:54 +1200, Ian McDonald wrote: > > On 8/7/07, James Pluck <papabearnz(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Erm - WOFTAM? From context I'm guessing "Waste of *Free* Time and > > > $SOMETHING" > > > > > $SOMETHING = money > > > > That reminds me... there was going to be a small change to the > constitution (clearing up who's allowed to sign cheques) and I was > supposed to look into what notice we're required to give. > > I haven't done that. > > Where do I find this? > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Web1: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Web2: http://www.jandi.co.nz Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz -- Web1: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Web2: http://www.jandi.co.nz Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Reminder AGM in September
by Ian McDonald 07 Aug '07

07 Aug '07

Folks, According to the constitution we are required to make periodic notices advising of the AGM. So consider this another periodic notice as per our constitution. Our AGM will be at the regular slot in September and we won't have a formal speaker but I'm sure we can discuss ideas if we have time - just like when we had a speaker mishap last time. Remember - we're always keen to get people involved on the committee. I'll be stepping down and so will some (but not all of the others). It's not a huge workload and feel free to discuss it with any existing committee member. We will vote for committee members and my aim is that we will just have a simple first past the post vote now we don't have Craig to run the STV system. Of course, this is open to discussion if anybody wants to discuss it. Ian Current El Presidente -- Web1: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Web2: http://www.jandi.co.nz Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Fwd: full circle magazine - issue #3 released!
by Ian McDonald 05 Aug '07

05 Aug '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ronnie Tucker <ronnie(a)ronnietucker.co.uk> Date: Aug 4, 2007 1:57 PM Subject: full circle magazine - issue #3 released! To: ubuntu-news(a)lists.ubuntu.com full circle #3 Full Circle - the Ubuntu Community Magazine are proud to announce our third issue. It contains : * Xubuntu install step-by-step - Alternative Disc! * How-To : Get a Stunning Ubuntu Desktop, Learning Scribus part 3 and Ubuntu in Photography. * Review of Ubuntu on a Macbook. * Preview of several new Compiz Fusion effects. * Letters, Q&A, MyDesktop, MyPC, Top5 and more! Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-3/ English language only at the moment, translations on the way... -- Cheers! Ronnie e: ronnie(a)ronnietucker.co.uk w: www.ronnietucker.co.uk -- ubuntu-news mailing list ubuntu-news(a)lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-news -- Web1: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Web2: http://www.jandi.co.nz Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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WLUG Fixit Meeting is today!
by Meeting Reminder bot 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

A reminder, the WLUG Fixit Meeting is today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm fairly sure this will be the last workshop at this venue (as I was the last two times :) so we plan to make it a big one; Rod's listing it in whatsonhamilton and various other places, so please come along if you need help or if you're able to help others. And if you know anyone who might be interested in Linux bring them along too. Time: 10am to 4pm Location: IT Training and Language Centre 17 Devon Road. (http://zoomin.co.nz/?search/address/17+devon+road%2C+hamilton) The room has plenty of benches, power and network sockets. We'll also provide tea and coffee and a light lunch. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rod (http://www.wlug.org.nz/RodAldridge) or Bruce (http://www.wlug.org.nz/BruceKingsbury) ChrisOh Is there any one familiar with wiki's and how to set up alias' etc in apache for wiki plugins available to come, even for a short period. I am a bit stuck at present trying to phpwiki going on my work machine.

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Fwd: CS SEMINAR: Thursday 9 August, 11.00am, I.G.09
by Ian McDonald 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

This looks interesting. Found out recently Auckland time are leading the firefox project to get things to work offline. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Masood Masoodian <masood(a)cs.waikato.ac.nz> Date: Aug 3, 2007 1:50 PM Subject: CS SEMINAR: Thursday 9 August, 11.00am, I.G.09 To: seminar-announce(a)cs.waikato.ac.nz Title: FOXHOLES: News From The Front Line Of The Browser Wars Speaker: Robert O'Callahan, Mozilla Corporation Date: Thursday, 9 August 2007 Time: 11:00am to 11:50am Room: I.G.09 (NOTE THE CHANGE OF ROOM) Once viewed by some as technologically stagnant, the World Wide Web is being refreshed by renewed competition in Web browsers and the popularization of advanced "AJAX" Web applications. Yet the Web's future is darkened by severe security threats and competition from technologies that seek to replace the Web as we know it. As a contributor to Firefox, I will discuss challenges facing our project: competition from Internet Explorer and other browsers; changes to fundamental assumptions about code-level security vulnerabilities; sustaining and evolving a complex and fragile codebase; and the successes and failures of our tools and processes. Looking forwards, I will discuss our efforts to keep the Web vital, in concert with like-minded browser vendors and standards organizations, by enhancing the Web platform with vector and 3D graphics, offline Web applications, accessibility, richer typography and layout, enhancements to the Javascript language, efforts to improve cross-browser compatibility, and more. I will talk about why everyone should care and what people can do to help. BIO: Robert O'Callahan obtained his PhD from Carnegie Mellon University with the help of Daniel Jackson and Jeannette Wing. After three and half years at IBM Watson working on programming languages and tools by day and Mozilla by night, he volunteered for full-time duty in the browser wars, with the substantial fringe benefit of returning to the most lovely country in the world -- he now runs a Firefox development team based in Auckland, working for the Mozilla Corporation. ---------------------------------------- Dr Masood Masoodian Department of Computer Science The University of Waikato Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand Tel: (+64) 7 838 4978 Fax: (+64) 7 858 5095 URL: www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~masood -- Web1: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Web2: http://www.jandi.co.nz Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Linux media player box - 9 MB ISO!!
by Ian McDonald 02 Aug '07

02 Aug '07

Linux.com have an interesting review of GeeXBoX. http://www.linux.com/feature/118210 Looks really interesting for that old PC lying around! -- Web1: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Web2: http://www.jandi.co.nz Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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WLUG Fixit Meeting tomorrow
by Meeting Reminder bot 02 Aug '07

02 Aug '07

A reminder; the WLUG Fixit Meeting is tomorrow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm fairly sure this will be the last workshop at this venue (as I was the last two times :) so we plan to make it a big one; Rod's listing it in whatsonhamilton and various other places, so please come along if you need help or if you're able to help others. And if you know anyone who might be interested in Linux bring them along too. Time: 10am to 4pm Location: IT Training and Language Centre 17 Devon Road. (http://zoomin.co.nz/?search/address/17+devon+road%2C+hamilton) The room has plenty of benches, power and network sockets. We'll also provide tea and coffee and a light lunch. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rod (http://www.wlug.org.nz/RodAldridge) or Bruce (http://www.wlug.org.nz/BruceKingsbury) ChrisOh Is there any one familiar with wiki's and how to set up alias' etc in apache for wiki plugins available to come, even for a short period. I am a bit stuck at present trying to phpwiki going on my work machine.

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Saturday Workshop
by Michael Denigan 02 Aug '07

02 Aug '07

The next WLUG workshop is on Saturday 4th August at the IT Training Centre 17 Devon Road, Frankton form 10 am to 4pm. Don't miss this chance to encourage anyone who is interested in Linux to see it in action. If they like what they see we can help them install Linux and get them off to a flying start. If anyone needs help or wants to know how to make best use of their machine or sort any problems come and bring your machine. Or just come and help others. Many thanks to Michael Deningan for the use of the venue. Roderick Aldridge

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