January 31st, 2012 IRC Meeting

Agenda

1. Conference topics & speakers

2. Conference outreach

3. Budget review - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkPs3eiAOk5mdFNGcE9ZOXpQNHJ4RVhrQzFtOWFzX1E&hl=en_US#gid=0

4. Anything else others want to bring up.

Attending

• bsod - http://activepolitic.com:82/
• jokeefe - James O'Keefe, Somerville

Summary

1. Conference topics & speakers

2. Conference outreach

3. Budget review

Meeting Minutes

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[11:49] == jokeefe [401c5302@gateway/web/freenode/ip.64.28.83.2] has joined #masspirates [11:49] <jokeefe> hi all [11:50] <GrimJack> Good morning [11:52] == SplendidSpoon [~lpespisa@38.111.20.226] has joined #masspirates [11:56] <wingedearth> merry meet [11:57] <SplendidSpoon> Ahoy! [11:57] <GrimJack> So I guess I should intro myself... [11:58] <wingedearth> please do [11:58] <GrimJack> Hi.. I'm a mid-40s guy in MA who's been online, in one form or another, since my c=64 days in the 80s. [11:58] <jokeefe> :-) [11:58] <wingedearth> that's a long time to sit in front of a computer screen [11:59] <GrimJack> I added MassPirates to my Twitter a few weeks back and saw the messages about the meetings.. [11:59] <GrimJack> Thought I'd drop in since I'm still awake. Heh. [12:00] <jokeefe> welcome [12:00] <jokeefe> ok, its noon [12:00] <GrimJack> I work 3rd shift. [12:00] <jokeefe> thanks for the intro, GrimJack. I'll continue with the intros [12:00] <SplendidSpoon> Nice t' meet ye, matey [12:00] <jokeefe> James O'Keefe, Somerville [12:00] <jokeefe> meeting agenda at http://masspirates.org/wiki/index.php?title=January_31st,_2012_IRC_Meeting [12:02] <wingedearth> Andrew A. Anissi, the ethereal plane, presently manifested in Boston in human form. yar. [12:02] <SplendidSpoon> hahah [12:03] <SplendidSpoon> Lauren Pespisa, live in Boxboro, work in Cambridge (at work now so pardon me if I am not quick to respond) [12:03] <wingedearth> likewise [12:04] <jokeefe> bsod hangs out here so he might not be by [12:04] <jokeefe> its all public anyway [12:06] <jokeefe> so conference report [12:06] <jokeefe> page is up, people can register by making a donation, donation page is up [12:06] <jokeefe> have one person who will be talking about open data initiatives. [12:06] <SplendidSpoon> w00t [12:06] <jokeefe> for a speaker [12:07] <jokeefe> two other people were interested, but had conflicts and cannot make it. [12:07] <jokeefe> one will ask around to see if someone else wants to do a talk on increasing diversity in opensource [12:08] <jokeefe> I have my how to run for office talk [12:08] <jokeefe> so we have two [12:08] <jokeefe> would be good to get two to four more [12:08] <jokeefe> how to secure yourself on the internet would be good [12:08] == erixoltan [60e93109@gateway/web/freenode/ip.96.233.49.9] has joined #masspirates [12:09] <jokeefe> hey erixoltan! [12:09] <erixoltan> duude... [12:09] <erixoltan> hey [12:09] <jokeefe> please id, thank you [12:09] <erixoltan> Erik Zoltan, Framingham, proud owner of a new print copy of "No Safe Harbor" [12:10] <jokeefe> we also talked last week about a talk on net censorship: DMCA/ACTA/SOPA/oh my [12:10] <jokeefe> nice [12:10] <jokeefe> I could give it, but would prefer that someone else did. [12:11] <wingedearth> can you explain the subject? [12:11] <jokeefe> the various laws? [12:12] <wingedearth> "increasing diversity in opensource" [12:12] <jokeefe> ah [12:14] <jokeefe> part of it is providing tools and training so people can help on opensource projects quickly - https://openhatch.org/ [12:14] <wingedearth> is this about creating multiple competing opensource projects, or is it a racial thing? [12:14] <erixoltan> lmao [12:15] <jokeefe> making opensource efforts welcoming for people who are not white, males, geeks. not that there is anything wrong with white, male, geeks, being one of them.

[Widespread disconnection that SplendidSpoon characterized as: We were just talking about how I wish I could give a talk and help more but Im bad at that sort of thing]

[12:23] == jokeefe [401c5302@gateway/web/freenode/session] has joined #masspirates [12:24] <jokeefe> sorry, got discconected [12:24] <jokeefe> where are we? [12:24] == wingedearth1 [~wingedear@38.111.36.79] has joined #masspirates [12:24] <wingedearth1> hello? [12:24] <wingedearth1> my connection just dropped [12:24] <wingedearth1> weird [12:24] <wingedearth1> nick wingedearth [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> Wish I could be more help and give a talk but I am just not a public speaker [12:24] <wingedearth1> I'd be interested in attending the talk [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> I could do short things like introducing people etc [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> But I am still a n00b at discussing policy [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> or really anything [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> I'll help any other way I can tho [12:24] <wingedearth1> maybe we should discuss the policy here and now for some analysis and practice [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> That'd be better if we always kept this channel open [12:24] <wingedearth1> I think it is always open [12:24] <wingedearth1> bsod's always here [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> Maybe I should idle in the pirate irc server more often [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> oh [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> also typing in irc != giving a talk [12:24] <wingedearth1> != giving a talk [12:24] <wingedearth1> oh, I see [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> Sorry Im a coder [12:24] <wingedearth1> yeah, it's not the same as public speaking, but it might help clear up the issues [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> I actually know the issues pretty well [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> I just am not a person with words [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> So I can't explain them that well to people haha [12:24] <SplendidSpoon> Im much better at providing links to websites with better writing [12:24] == wingedearth [~wingedear@38.111.36.79] has quit [Ping timeout: 244 seconds] [12:24] -NickServ- This nickname is registered. Please choose a different nickname, or identify via /msg NickServ identify <password>. [12:24] <wingedearth1> sometimes that can be a time saver [12:24] == wingedearth1 has changed nick to wingedearth [12:25] <wingedearth> that's better [12:25] <wingedearth> we were discussing something having to do with opensource and tools for training [12:25] <jokeefe> guess i wasn't the only one [12:26] <wingedearth> yeah I dropped also [12:26] == erixoltan [60e93109@gateway/web/freenode/ip.96.233.49.9] has joined #masspirates [12:26] <GrimJack> Want me to paste the last 10 mins? [12:26] <erixoltan> sorry seem to have lost my connection... [12:26] <jokeefe> will if you can think of anyone we could ask to do either talk: security or net censorship history, that would be great [12:27] <jokeefe> yes, an number of us did [12:27] <erixoltan> k [12:27] <SplendidSpoon> You didn't miss much [12:27] <SplendidSpoon> We were just talking about how I wish I could give a talk and help more but Im bad at that sort of thing [12:27] <jokeefe> k [12:28] <jokeefe> erixoltan, do you want to give a talk? [12:28] <wingedearth> I'm a better writer than live talker [12:28] <wingedearth> and I'm kinda short on time [12:28] <erixoltan> Where can I go to see a list of all the topics... [12:29] <jokeefe> I think a public speaking talk would be good then [12:29] <jokeefe> "Talking with people about the Pirate Party" [12:30] <SplendidSpoon> oh! [12:30] <SplendidSpoon> Good idea [12:30] <wingedearth> a talk on talking? [12:31] <jokeefe> they have clubs for that [12:32] <jokeefe> anyone have a video camera they could bring? [12:32] <erixoltan> I will volunteer to produce video of the talk. [12:32] <jokeefe> great! [12:32] <jokeefe> will you be recording it or should we get others to do that? [12:33] * SplendidSpoon doesn't have a camera [12:33] <erixoltan> I can use my crappy camera, but if someone has something better then it would probably produce better sound quality. [12:33] <[bsod]> o, we got a framingham person today eh [12:33] <wingedearth> is this for the march conference? [12:33] <[bsod]> i usta live there [12:34] <jokeefe> hi, bsod, I have a flip, but it doesn't have audio in, only the built in mic [12:34] <erixoltan> Interesting coincidence, and my favorite screen saver is called BSOD... [12:34] <[bsod]> heh