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slashdot: Forkable Linux Radio Ad Now On the Air In Texas
by Peter Reutemann 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

Just came across this post on slashdot (I know, Richard Stallman will cringe when hearing only "Linux" and not "GNU/Linux"): http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/09/20/209211/Forkable-Linux-Radio-Ad-Now… Maybe an idea to promote Linux here in NZ as well? Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Software Freedom Day roundup
by Bruce Kingsbury 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

My first impression was that SFD was a disaster (entirely my fault of course!) because quite a few things went wrong and we were fairly disorganized, but others have told me I'm just being a pessimist and looking back it actually seems to have been pretty successful. We gave away 130 OpenDisc-lite CDs on eday, and at least another 100 OpenDisk-plus DVDs on SFD (I'm not sure how many we started with but over 100 and we've got very few left), about 60 Ubuntu CDs, we've got 38 feedback forms, Liz's photos look great, still waiting for others to get photos uploaded, and the video looks pretty good too (yay kino and being able to adjust the gamma). So a big thanks and well done to everyone who came along (and if you didn't, how about getting involved next year?!)

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A meeting is scheduled for this date, but you haven't told us what you want it to be yet. If you're seeing this message, feel free to suggest or offer to present a meeting topic - the MeetingTopics page might be a good place to start.

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

As per the WLUG charter, please note that there is a WLUG executive committee meeting one week from today. If you wish to get an item on the agenda for this meeting, please email it to secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Committee meeting, location yet to be decided. Agenda: followup to SFD, things we got right and need to do again, things we got wrong and need to improve on. Graham has made some excellent suggestions for how we can do the event next year which we should discuss. Desperate need to get more students involved in WLUG. The "annual" WlugSurvey needs to be done again.

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Software Freedom Day timelapse video
by Bruce Kingsbury 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

Timelapse video of WLUG's SFD event as seen by our live webcam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0sJ66ofnR8 -- Disclaimer: By sending an email to any of my addresses you are agreeing that: 1. I am by definition, "the intended recipient" 2. All information in the email is mine to do with as I see fit and make such financial profit, political mileage, or good joke as it lends itself to. 3. I may take the contents as representing the views of your company. 4. This overrides any disclaimer or statement of confidentiality that may be included on your message.

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SFD
by Liz Quilty 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

I think its safe to say that the SFD was another sucess I've uploaded the photos i took here http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishes/sets/72157622284205669/ Let me know if there are any you want taken down at all or if you want a larger copy for whatever reason. I heard a fair bit of good feedback from several people, and also managed to get all the sponsors names out and about a fair bit. Anyone else got anything to contribute? Liz

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Message from Rod
by Chris O'Halloran 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

Can anyone (or two or three) help to welcome people as they come in, get those interested to fill in a form to be in the draw for the USB sticks, answer queries, etc. Three people would be good at 10am to start, fewer needed later. Rod

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General reminder - please post from your nominated email address
by Chris O'Halloran 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

Hello all, As the list moderator I've been processing quite a bit a email from those of you who are posting from email address that you didn't use to sign up for the wlug-list. I appreciate that many of us accumulate email addresses but if you want your contributions to the list to be processed without delay, I suggest you take a moment before posting to remember which email you signed up to the list with. Regards, Chris O'Halloran wlug list moderator

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sfd prep
by John Billings 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

Hey, Bruce and I are meeting at the hub tomorrow at 10 am to do the last minute scurrying about. We have this to do list: how many tables do we need? Get them network check projector and AV system for conference room coffee, etc print membership forms create/print eval/survey/prize entry forms (all one doc) round up some demo boxen ... other things we are forgetting? I think we should try to find a whiteboard, might be one wintec can let us use. So anyone interested to help, your invited to join us. Best, John

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WLUG Fixit Meeting tomorrow
by Meeting Reminder bot 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

A reminder; the WLUG Fixit Meeting is tomorrow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday September 5th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm SaturdayWorkshop at Te Whanau Pūtahi (http://zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/hamilton/fairfield/-te+whanau+ptahi/) the community church at the end of Oxford Street. We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc.

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