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ograadditionally he and his mates made the http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuCdLabelAndSlip for us12:02
mhzmako: bye12:02
\shwhich looks really nice...good work mhz12:03
kjcolemako: bye!12:03
mhz\sh: thx12:03
Seveasnice artwork12:04
ograi'd like to see him as member, and he wants to take over responsibility for a chilenian/latin american edubuntu mailing list ... which i appreciate very much12:04
mhz\sh: thxubunut12:04
mhzSeveas: also, one of the new comers and us are organizing the Free Software Institute for LAtin America, and are already working on training course about ubuntu12:04
Seveasogra, how long has he been contributing to edubuntu?12:04
ograSeveas, since #edubunt exists12:04
ogra+u12:04
Seveasmhz, very cool, please make it available in english too :)12:04
Kamion~5 months I think12:04
ograhe's a guy of the first hour in #edubuntu12:05
Kamionis that accurate?12:05
ograyup12:05
Seveasfwiw, my doubts about mhz that I had after reading the wikipage are gone12:05
mhzSeveas: sure as soon as we can finish the spanish one and test it, then we can translate it12:05
mhzSeveas: hehee, thx12:05
KamionI'm happy to say yes based on what I know from beforehand12:05
mhzKamion: i appreciate it12:06
ograelmo, ?12:06
mhzogra: thank you very much for your confidence12:06
mhzelmo: can i add i did some help to Henrik when you guys were even thinking of moving to Moin?12:07
elmosorry, one sec, need to catch up12:07
ograoh, yes, mhz is moin wiki specialist :)12:07
mhzmaybe that doesnt involve ubuntu directly :)12:07
ogranot really, but was very helpful very often already *g*12:07
mdkeyes he helped when we moved away from zwiki12:08
mhzheheh12:08
MagicFabCan someone explain what mako meant by "work with me for the next 2 weeks"?12:08
ograMagicFab, you ? 12:08
mdkeMagicFab, exchange emails etc12:08
SeveasMagicFab, he'll contact you and give pointers on what to do12:08
elmoogra: what are you pinging me for?12:08
Seveaselmo, +1/0/-1 on mhz 12:08
ograelmo, mhz membership approval12:08
elmodidn't we lose mako tho?12:08
ograhmm, yes12:08
ogragrmpf12:08
Seveasyes, but mako said that Kamion and elmo could vote already12:09
Seveas<mako> please, go ahead, i'll reconnect ASAP and comment on the log.. take votes from the other two :)12:09
ograelmo, <mako> if you get kamion and elmo to agree, i doubt you will get a fight from me :)12:09
mhzhehhe12:09
elmoblah, one more sec, then12:09
ogratake your time :)12:09
mhzelmo: you can also see info about my talks12:10
mhz:)12:10
SeveasAfter that there are 2 more iems on the agenda: Scheduling the next meeting and the SebPayne issue12:10
Seveas(the latter is not on the wiki, we all forgot about it I think :))12:10
elmoack for mhz12:10
ograyay12:11
Seveascool12:11
Seveasmhz,you'll make it :)12:11
mhzwhat is the meaning of ack (me not english native)12:11
Kamionmhz: acknowledge12:11
GnuKemistmhz: congrats!12:11
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Seveasmhz, that he wants you as member12:11
mhzelmo: thx!!!12:11
ogramhz congrats12:11
Seveaskjcole, oops12:11
MarioMeyercongrats, mhz 12:11
mhzSeveas: gooooogle12:11
\shcongrats mhz :)12:11
mhzogra: educooool12:11
Seveascompletely skipped that12:11
juliuxcongrats mhz 12:11
kjcoleI had an item earlier on the agenda that got missed.12:11
ograhehe12:11
mhzKamion: thx, indeed12:11
Seveaskjcole, you should have shouted :)12:11
Seveassorry12:12
mhz\sh: me much more relief now, thx12:12
mhzjuliux: 2 u 212:12
kjcoleI'm not an assertive guy. ;-)12:12
mdkeseveas you are losing your touch12:12
\shmhz: it can be a hard time :) 12:12
Seveaskjcole's proposal is about 3-letter codes for locoteams12:12
mdke:)12:12
SeveasKamion, elmo, what are your thoughts about this?12:12
mdkewelcome mhz 12:12
mhzGnuKemist: thx12:12
mhzmdke: thx12:12
mhzthx to you all guys :D12:12
\shiso code?12:12
Seveasairport codes12:12
\shoh well..12:13
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elmoI'm not sure I understand the proposal?12:13
Seveas(don't know whether that's an iso standard - anyone?)12:13
kjcoleBackground: 12:13
MagicFabI have to go - but I must say there should be some other way of measuring involvement, I almost feel insulted12:13
GnuKemistMagicFab: don't12:13
=== ogra would have a hard time to get airport code for his area ... there are some sports airports though
kjcoleI was talking to mdub at UBZ about mailing lists, etc for the Washington, DC loco12:14
Kamionis this like ubuntu.tx.us?12:14
GnuKemistMagicFab: I'm sure you'll make it12:14
\shogra: u have a 4 letter airport code ,-)12:14
Seveaselmo, simply said: if you want 2 locoteams in the US, name them ubuntu-lax and ubuntu-wdc for instamce (for LA and DC)12:14
ogra\sh, ??12:14
\shogra: rohr :)12:14
kjcoleHe said it LoCo's sorta became CoCo's (Country Communities) and there wasn't namespace for12:14
mdkelet's hear kjcole's proposal12:14
KamionI would have thought that the DNS subdivisions would be a better way to do that12:14
kjcolesmaller stuff.  12:14
ogra\sh, lets keep it english.... pipe ;)12:14
smurfogra: airports have a four-letter-code (every one of them, cryptic) and a three-letter-one (commercial airports only, somewhat understandable abbrev unless you're in canada)12:15
kjcoleI argued that "LoCo" usually meant more "local" than that, and he agreed, but didn't want to create "ubuntu-us-washington-dc" etc12:15
SeveasKamion, I'd think so too - plus it's easier to setup since all ubuntu-CC.org domains are already in canonicals hands12:15
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ograsmurf, even sports airports ? i live 10km away from one :)12:16
kjcoleSomething short and sweet.  ubuntu-dca would work... (DCA being the code for Washington National Airport)12:16
Seveaskjcole, how about ubuntu-us-dca and/or dca.ubuntu-us.org?12:16
KamionI really think airport codes are a pretty obscure way to do this sort of thing12:16
smurfogra: it should have one12:16
mdkeme too12:16
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ograsmurf, cool, i'll try to find it out then :)12:16
GnuKemistnot sure this is really usefull... no insult...12:16
kjcole3-leter codes are more uiniversal. Would work well in other countries that have airports.12:17
MarioMeyerin Brazil we are already planning regional subdomains to ubuntu-br.org12:17
SeveasMarioMeyer, how are you going to name them?12:17
\shKamion: it is12:17
MarioMeyerlike rj.ubuntu-br.org12:17
GnuKemistMarioMeyer: we are?  ;)12:17
Seveasrj for Rio?12:17
MarioMeyerwhere RJ is the 2 letter code for the state of Rio de Janeiro12:17
smurfIMHO regional subdomains make more sense, and I wouldn't proscribe their form -- that's too country specific12:17
Seveassmurf++12:17
Kamionkjcole: I don't think it needs to be universal - you can do country+subdivision12:18
dholbachyes, that makesmost sense12:18
Kamionwhich is easier to handle if you don't happen to have a list of airport codes in your head :)12:18
\shsmurf: i think the idea of having ffm.ubuntu-de.org is much better then having airportcodes as suffix12:18
smurfas we already have *lots* of ubuntu-??.org domains, I do hesitate to register even more of them12:18
Seveas\sh, you could even du frankfurt.ubuntu-de.org :)12:18
GnuKemist\sh:  and ffm stands for?12:19
\shSeveas: yeah..:)12:19
SeveasFrankfurt am Main12:19
\shGnuKemist: frankfurt/main12:19
ograGnuKemist, frenkfurt12:19
GnuKemistahh12:19
Seveasthere's frankfurt/universe too12:19
Seveasfor the MOTU :)12:19
ogralol12:19
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GnuKemistso we'd add the 2 letter abbreviation of the local states to the team?12:19
dholbach:)12:19
kjcoleI'm not committed to the airport code idea, but it was one option.  As for remembering them, that's what the wiki's for. ;-)  (Whatever scheme is chosen, longer name could be provided on the 12:19
\shsmurf: peanuts ,)12:19
Seveaskjcole, cool, so this is settled then?12:20
kjcoleLoCoTeams page and a link to the short name.12:20
Kamioncreate this sort of thing on demand, I think - e.g. the UK doesn't need subdivided teams, but the US does12:20
\shkjcole: subdomains with country or area codes are much easier for the local people...airportcodes..i think nobody can think about that12:20
GnuKemisthow many letters?12:20
SeveasGnuKemist, you decide :)12:21
GnuKemisthehe12:21
GnuKemist2 then12:21
GnuKemistit is universal I think12:21
Seveasok, anyone has more questions/remarks?12:21
GnuKemistall US staes use 212:21
GnuKemiststates12:21
\shGnuKemist: i think this depends on the fantasy of the people...rio.ubuntu-br.org or rj or whatever12:21
kjcoleOK.  (Guess I've always had some familiarity with the airport codes of interest to me. I was assuming local folks would know their own.)12:21
Seveaskcole, for the administsative tasks regarding setting up these subdomains you can simply contact smurf, he administers all ubuntu-CC.org domains12:21
MarioMeyerrio would sound like the City of Rio.. and rj would be the State...12:22
MarioMeyerwhich are named equally12:22
GnuKemist\sh: people could do riolandofcarnival.blah12:22
Seveaslet's move on and not get dragged away in names...12:22
GnuKemist;)12:22
kjcoleWill contact Smurf then.12:22
SeveasSebPayne was supposed to deliver a progress report today as part of being approved as a member12:22
smurfkjcole: Just make sure you all agree on a naming scheme *first*. ;-)12:23
Seveashowever, his wikipage hasn't changed since oct. 30 and apart from begging for an IRC cloak I heared nothing from him12:23
Seveasanyone with better news?12:23
dholbachSeveas: none12:23
Kamion(did we explicitly tell him *he* needed to deliver a report? my memory is that we said "we'll revisit this in a month" or something equally vague :-/)12:23
dholbachSeveas: i didnt see him much around in #ubuntu-motu either12:23
ogranope12:23
SeveasKamion, we did12:23
smurfKamion: I think so12:23
ograyp12:23
ograyup12:23
Kamionok12:23
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Seveascya MarioMeyer 12:24
smurfPing him and tell him to give us an update at the next cc meeting?12:24
\shsebpayne was who?12:24
SeveasSo what to do with this? Insist that he shows up next time with this report? deactivate?12:24
Seveasspayne12:24
Kamionthere is a progress report there, even though it was last edited on the 30th12:25
Ubuntuser_BAi'll be back in 2 weeks... ;)12:25
GnuKemistUbuntuser_BA: ;)12:25
SeveasShall I ask him to come to the next meeting?12:25
Kamionif somebody could ping him, that would be good; he does need to show up12:25
Seveasok, I;ll do that12:25
smurfSeveas: +112:25
Ubuntuser_BA;)12:26
Kamionhis membership will automatically deactivate on the 26th12:26
SeveasIf i'm not forgetting more, only datetime of next meeting should be decided12:26
\shah..12:26
Kamion(I set the expiration date to one month from the meeting in which he was approved ...)12:26
\shspayne..now 12:26
dsasCould I just quickly bring something up re launchpad and ubuntu teams?12:26
mhzSeveas: what about edubuntu.cl ? or those flavours?12:26
mhz.oO(too many flavours could mean too many problems with names)12:26
mhzSeveas: I like that edubuntu.ubuntu-cl.org12:26
Kamiondsas: sure (under any other business)12:26
mhzor santiago.ubuntu-cl.org12:26
mhzetc12:26
dsasWould it be possible to encourage a policy which says that each ubuntu group on launchpad has at least two administrators, where feasible?12:26
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mhzsmurf: that santiago.ubuntu-cl.org is good because we reuse same resources, more efficently. I agree12:26
dsasAt the moment groups with only one Administrator run the risk of having that administrator be a bottleneck for approving new members. That will become more of an issue closer to release date as everyone gets busier.12:26
mhzsmurf: maybe in Chile we have more problems with regions unless we can use 1.ubuntu-cl.org  In chile we use numbers for regions12:27
Seveasdsas, that should be decided within the group12:27
Kamiondsas: from personal experience I know that's not feasible for all groups12:27
smurfmhz: not a problem, if somewhat unusual12:27
mhzgood12:27
Kamionbut perhaps something can be done in the Launchpad UI to encourage adding people you trust as administrators12:27
mdkedsas, if you have a problem with a group, best thing is to email them or contact them another way12:27
mhzsmurf: I had booked edubuntu.cl  So it is not necesary? should we use edubuntu.ubuntu-cl.org?12:28
SeveasKamion, while you're approving, could you approve David Larlet12:28
Seveashe was accepted oct. 2512:28
dsasRight ok, having difficulty getting in touch with the admin of a group, but apparently he's not been saw online for the last few days, so I'll try and get in touch in a weeks time.12:28
Seveasbut wasn't registered on launchpad back then12:28
Kamionif there are possible UI enhancements, do bring those up on #launchpad, or as bug reports12:28
StrikeForceWhen do you go through the approval process?12:28
StrikeForceor have I missed that?12:28
StrikeForceI came in a bit late :(12:29
Seveaswe already did that StrikeForce 12:29
StrikeForceno worries 12:29
KamionStrikeForce: see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommunityCouncilAgenda for instructions; we're looking for sustained (multi-month), significant contributions12:30
StrikeForceKamion, I have but I did it through launchpad12:30
Seveaslast item: Date/time of the next meeting. Shall I ping all regular CC meeting visitors and ubuntu-devel to coordinate new times?12:30
StrikeForceKamion, the signing and all of that12:30
ograat least 4 weeks of contribution and forseeable ongoing activity ...12:30
\shSeveas: in 2 weeks time :)12:31
StrikeForceogra, re packaging?12:31
Seveas\sh, it's feasible :)12:31
ograStrikeForce, yes ?12:31
SeveasStrikeForce, please discuss this after the meeting12:31
KamionSeveas: David Larlet done, thanks for chasing that up12:31
SeveasKamion, thnx12:31
KamionStrikeForce: for the moment, you do need to bring this up on the agenda or we won't notice, sorry12:31
Seveas\sh, I have a secret plan already :)12:32
\shSeveas: post it on the fridge :)12:32
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Kamionlet's do the next meeting two weeks from now as per usual; perhaps we can convene people specially to talk to Rolando Blanco, since he can't do Tuesdays12:32
david`bgkthanks Kamion 12:32
SeveasKamion, ok, but mako sort of complained abot the scheduled times in general12:33
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SeveasI think coming up with a better schedule may be worthwile - since people from .au/.nz for instance have a hard time showing up12:33
Kamionwe can't discuss that with him absent; we'll have to sort it out next time round12:33
Seveastrue, but I could gather some opinions already12:33
Kamionlikewise sabdfl, I don't know his schedule well enough to comment12:33
mhzSeveas: what if we rotate shcedules?12:34
StrikeForcedue to work committments12:34
Seveasmhz, we already do12:34
\shSeveas: should we change times like for TB?12:34
mhzohh12:34
Kamionthe sad fact is that it has to be reasonably convenient for the CC otherwise it won't happen12:34
Kamionwith three of us on London time we are somewhat constrained12:34
Seveaseven then the schedule can be improved12:35
Kamionwe've tried rotating times, and the 6am one was laughably inquorate :-)12:35
Seveascurrently it's 14:00 / 22:00 - that's only 8 hours apart12:35
Kamion14:00 is harsh on mako12:35
Seveashehe :)12:35
mhzKamion: heheh12:35
Seveasanyway, I propose that we all think about this for the next meeting and end this one here :)12:36
KamionI can handle back to 09:00 or so (08:00 is hard because the child is getting ready for school), but again that's getting pretty late for mako12:36
mhzKamion: indeed. however, if meetings take place every 2 weeks, then there is not much sufferinf12:36
mhzsuffering12:36
Kamionmhz: I'm speaking as somebody who *has* to show up :P12:36
mhzahh12:36
juliuxgn8 everybody12:36
ograand who cant make tuesdays12:36
Seveasgn8 juliux 12:36
GnuKemistwell, I guess I'll check back with you guys...  cheers12:36
ogranight juliux 12:36
mhzjuliux: bye, congrats and thx12:36
Kamionok, let's make it 14:00 in two weeks time, and we'll discuss it more then with everyone present12:37
\shjuliux: sleep well...and again congrats12:37
Kamionthanks for showing up, everyone12:37
Seveasack, see you all in 2 weeks :)12:37
Kamionmeeting closed12:37
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mhzokidoki12:37
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kjcole09:00 UTC?  ... -5:00 = 04:00 EST. ;-)  Oh well. 12:37
\shSeveas: outch12:37
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kjcoleTa-ta all.12:37
mdkebye12:38
Seveas /savelog12:38
Seveasmeh - crap12:38
Seveasgonna grab the log and write the report tomorrow12:38
Seveas'night all :)12:38
StrikeForcenight12:38
dsasnight12:38
KamionSeveas: thanks, dude12:38
StrikeForceWelltime to get ready for work :(12:38
dholbachnight Seveas 12:38
Seveasgotta go to my fiancee now - she's sick :(12:39
StrikeForcehopefully I make it on time next time :(12:39
Seveasthat's why she yelled, needed a bucket :/12:39
\shSeveas: oh..hope she will get better soon 12:39
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\shmy wishes...12:40
ograSeveas, i know how you feel... we're not engaged, but i had to hunt medicine as well today :)12:40
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ogra\sh, pfft, they'll fire you anyway ... no matter if you do your work properly12:41
sistpotygn8 \sh12:41
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ogra...the fun of economization12:42
\shogra: that is correct..but the best thing is to play by the rules...12:42
ogra\sh, sure, i dont want to get you out of your job...12:42
\shogra: but husti will be fired before me :)12:42
ograheh12:43
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makosort of12:43
ograhe never had any clue about his work12:43
makostill in the meeting12:43
\shi think so..he looks like that it can happen every time soon12:43
\shmako: read the logs say yes...go back to your meeting and send me one of those 100$ laptops :)12:44
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ogralol12:44
=== ogra wants one too
\shogra: actually I had a question about this 100$ laptop...if it is good for firefighters work :)12:44
ograyou want to be a fireman ? 12:45
\shogra: rochus was asking...since I spread all those ubuntu cds, I have to talk about linux, ubuntu, projects, nifty tools, bread for the world etc.12:45
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ogra\sh, the 100$ lappie is not for the public ... it will only be sold to schools12:46
MarioMeyermeeting over yet?12:46
\shogra: I read the MIT pages now 30 times :) 12:46
ograMarioMeyer, yup12:47
MarioMeyer:P12:47
ogra\sh, mako can tell you more i guess ... but i'm pretty sure you cant buy it anywhere for 100$12:47
MarioMeyerogra you are on motu, arent u?12:47
ograMarioMeyer, sort of, yes12:48
\shogra: i'm more interested how to spread this news...german schools could need those tools as well...when I see the it infrastructure in schools here...it's horrible12:48
MarioMeyerdo you know if there are any plans for a php5-mysqli package?12:48
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ogramysqli ?12:48
\shMarioMeyer: php5 is main...ask infinity12:49
MarioMeyermysql improved12:49
MarioMeyerhummm12:49
ogranever heard of that ...12:49
\shMarioMeyer: infinity is sort of php5 maintainer in ubuntu and debian(?)12:49
ograi know php5-mysql though12:49
MarioMeyerthx, \sh 12:49
\shogra: there is a diff. between mysql and mysqli12:49
MarioMeyermysqli is Object Oriented12:50
\shbut anyways...I need to go to bed...12:50
MarioMeyerwith other improvements12:50
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makoogra, \sh i'll tell you more when i get out of here12:50
\shmako: i'll mail u..this is easier....12:50
\shogra: gute besserung to susus12:51
ograi'll tell her12:51
ogra\sh, she says thanks :)12:51
\shogra: she should sleep...give her some rum and hot water, mixed together with some sugar .. and she sleeps one week :)12:52
\shwell...I sleep now...good night everybody...*disappeared*12:53
ograheh12:54
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=== ..[topic/#ubuntu-meeting:Seveas] : Agendas: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingAgendas | Calendar: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/event | Logs: http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs/ | 23 Nov 12:00 UTC: Edubuntu | 23 Nov 14:30 UTC: Accessibility Team | 24 Nov 14:00 UTC: Dapper Development Status | 07 Dec 14:00 UTC: Community Council
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JaneWhi all01:00
juliuxhi01:01
JaneW**roll call**01:01
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JaneWI'll note who was at each meeting so that if decision are taken, we'll have a record of who participated in them01:01
Simiramorning JaneW 01:02
JaneWhi Simira 01:02
=== mhz is here, alive and kicking
JaneWso if you want to be listed say 'here' now01:02
mhzJaneW: hi Ms. Cakes01:02
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JaneWhi mhz01:03
ograhere01:03
juliuxJaneW, here01:03
ogra:)01:03
ograwhere is flint 01:03
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mhzeverybosy say 'here' and put your hands in the air01:03
=== Seveas waves
crimsunhere01:03
juliuxbut i cann't promise that i can be at all meetings  because 12 UTC isn't a goog time for students01:03
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JaneWhi kjcole 01:04
mhzjuliux: but yor are not a student... you are an ubuntu memeber :)01:04
spaceyhi01:04
juliuxmhz, argh01:04
mhzhehehe01:04
kjcoleWell, I want a reasonable New York time... or we'll invade your country and bring "freedom and democracy". ;-)01:04
mhzkjcole: lol01:05
Seveasspoken like a true Bush :)01:05
juliuxkjcole, lol01:05
mhzyou have already01:05
juliuxkjcole, come on, i will wait for you here01:05
kjcoleWe'll do it again! And get it right THIS time... for sure!!!01:05
juliux*g*01:05
mhzjuliux: maybe you could play some german experiments on kjcole 01:05
mhz:)01:05
juliuxmhz, we have in germany something thats called "suse"01:06
mhzjuliux: LOL!!01:06
kjcoleNoooooo!01:06
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mhzogra: simply adding lemon juice to his wounds will do01:06
spaceyJaneW, here :>01:06
juliuxogra, merkel?01:06
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ograah, yes, suse ... but thats not german anymore ;)01:06
mhzindeed01:06
ograjuliux, thats no experiment... thats simply just sucking01:07
ograhey flint01:07
kjcoleMr. Flint... You just missed me being an Ugly American.01:07
juliuxogra, ok01:07
ogramorning01:07
flintya it is morman...01:07
juliuxhey flint 01:07
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mhzhi there flint 01:07
kjcoleJeff Elkner said last night he'd be joining us this morning...01:07
mhzwow, more people!01:07
flintoh god.. it is early, hi kevin it is snowing in vermont...01:07
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ograkjcole, he's in #edubuntu01:08
mhzflint: unveliebalbe, its raining in Chile (this never happens in this time of year)01:08
ograheh, speaking of the devil 01:08
mhzflint: maybe it is Day After tomorrow's efect01:08
flintmhz, hey dude.01:08
mhzhip01:08
ograJaneW, do we have something like an agenda ? 01:08
jelknerkjcole: i'm here now (thanks to ogra)01:09
flintmhz, it is beautiful anyway, what is up Jane?01:09
mhzindeed01:09
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mhzjsgotangco: wb01:09
flinthey jeff!01:09
jelknerhey paul!01:09
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mhzjsgotangco: was playing games again? :D01:10
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mhzheheh01:10
ograseems common at this time of day01:10
jelknerso what's on the agenda?01:10
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ograheh01:10
kjcoleJeff, after this meeting I'm at the Accessabilty/Special Needs meeting... (Different Bat-Time, Same Bat-Channel)01:10
ograwb jane01:11
mhzogra: you are a geniuos01:11
Seveasogra was right :)01:11
flintmorning Jane...01:11
mhzSeveas: no wonder he's Mr. Edubuntu01:11
jsgotangcokjcole: what time is that?01:11
jane_hi, what was the last thing I said that went through - please01:11
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kjcoleWas supposed to be one hour from now, but the fridge says two.01:11
ograjane_, should we move the meeting times a bit ? your line dropps every meeting around this time :)01:11
mhzjane_: you said hi01:11
mhz:)01:11
jsgotangcowe'll have to wait for henrik then or dholbach 01:11
Seveasa11y is at 14:30 utc - it is 12:11 utc now...01:11
jane_ogra: I know, it;s damn annoying!01:12
ograjsgotangco, this is edubuntu .... we'll have another one later01:12
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mhzjane_: if you need me, i can go there and kick your ISP butt01:12
jsgotangcook (im supposed to be here anyways)01:12
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jane_Ok in order to make the session a bit more structured and make note taking quicker and easier let's try to stick to the following format for each meeting:01:12
jane_We have following categories: Technical, 01:13
jane_ , Documentation01:13
dholbachi'm here too :)01:13
jane_ , Art Work01:13
jane_ , Community, Management etc01:13
jane_let me know if there are others required...01:13
jane_for each of these let's work though:  Progress in last week, Issues/Blocks, Planned Activities for next week. 01:13
ogralooks fine to me01:13
mhzjane_: Social01:13
jane_we can also discuss requirements for additional meetings in any of these areas01:13
jane_Ideally I'd like for each category to have a leader, or representative, who will discuss it01:13
ogramhz, community01:13
mhzjane_: I meant education01:13
jsgotangcoSocial is community imo01:13
jane_is there agreement on this?01:13
jane_hi dholbach 01:14
kjcoleAye.01:14
mhzogra: would education be community too?01:14
jelkneryou're the boss, jane01:14
jsgotangcobasically01:14
flintjane, what about educational as a category?01:14
mhzflint: thx01:14
ogramhz, hat specific educational things would you like to discuss ? 01:14
jane_I also mentioned that I will note who is present at each meeting, so that we have a record and know who partook in decision etc...01:14
flintelkner is such a suckup...01:14
mhzogra: mainly, teachers work, students work, schools needs, etc01:15
mhzogra: or maybe they are Technical ?01:15
jelkneri have a number of educational things i would like to discuss, but i think they are dapper+101:15
flintJaneW, the idea here is to develop coursework, but also as part of an operational category01:15
jane_ok so we will start each week as usual with Oli, and hopefully his growing dev team on the technical, progress, issues and plans01:15
jelknermhz: it looks like the broader educational goals of edubuntu need to wait until after dapper01:16
ogramhz, i think they spread over the other categories01:16
mhzflint: indeed. We'll start desingning training courses for teachers01:16
jane_flint: I am not sure we are in aposition to develop course work at this stage01:16
mhzflint: we = in chiel01:16
mhzflint: we = in chile01:16
jane_flint: we are still building a framework.01:16
mhzjelkner: okis01:16
flintna, you have a released product.  01:16
spaceyjane_, presence here:)01:17
jane_thanks space01:17
jane_y01:17
mhzjane_: IIUC, we'll start with Technical?01:17
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ograok, lets get started, my technical report is small this time ... i was busy with ubuntu stuff last week, but the Cd builds have started and i was promised a live filesystem for the liveCD this week01:17
spacey:P01:17
jane_ogra: and are you expecting it to build and work already ?:)01:18
ograi havent done much with ltsp the last week, but have started a little tool in my sparetime for managing ltsp setups01:18
flint...as opposed to a dead file systen :^(  I am all for that :^)01:18
ograhttp://people.ubuntu.com/~ogra/LTSPManager/01:18
flintogra, what and why a live file system?01:18
kjcoleFlint, for a LiveCD...01:19
ograif you want to test the CD, have a look at the report of the current build01:19
ograhttp://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/daily/current/report.html01:19
spaceyogra, looks fancy :)01:19
ograif its empty, it will most likely work01:19
flintogra, kjcole, oh yea, still sleepy...01:19
ogranote that the CD depends on ubuntu, so if there is breakage at a low level in ubuntu, it will affect many packages01:20
jelknerogra: wow, oliver, that looks cool!01:20
ografeel free to contribute ;)01:20
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ograflint, the live FS will be the base for the liveCD01:21
mhzogra: wow, nice work01:21
ograit will contain only the workstation install, no server parts yet01:21
flintogra, Gotcha... thanks.01:21
mhzogra: i agree WS are more important here01:22
ograbut if ltsp manager might oonce work, we could ship it on the livecd together with the ltsp packages and it would be easy to setup01:22
mhzatm01:22
mhzindeed01:22
flintso you can use the live cd to boot a workstation?01:22
ograbut since i do it in my sparetime i'm not sure if it can make dapper ... if not some contributors step up 01:22
ograflint, you can use the liveCD as you use a ubuntu livecd01:23
ograjust with the edubuntu desktop on top01:23
flintgotcha... that talk of workstation confused me in my pre-coffee state.01:23
ograi mean the workstation install we offer on the install CD :)01:24
mhzflint: hehehe01:24
ogramy tech plans for next week:01:24
ogra* getting ldm changed to please mdz's requirements01:25
ogra(he's not yet happy with my code)01:25
ogra* getting the sound stuff implemented completely ..01:25
flintgo ollie!01:25
ogra* finishing the spects01:25
ogra* having our first liveCD build 01:26
ogras/spects/specs01:26
jsgotangcoyay01:26
mhzogra: you know you have one "pain_in_the_back_ tester here01:26
mhzogra: thx for such load of work01:27
ograoh, and * doing some etherboot tests, it seems to become a problem that it wasnt tested proerly01:27
jane_ogra: any issues/blocks?01:27
ograjane_, only mdz and his eagle eyes that find the bugs in my code ;)01:27
flintmhz, ogra, I expect to be testing in my new lab in 1 week.01:27
jane_ogra: LOL01:28
ograsound is merely done, just needs the code around it ...01:28
ograliveCd is mostly done by others, i only have to care for it to be done (indeed i want to know more about theprocess to be able to do this myself, but thats not relevant for the current CD)01:29
mhzogra: what yo mean by "etherboot tests, it seems to become a problem that it wasnt tested proerly"?01:29
mhzogra: others such as highvoltage?01:29
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ograwe have no proper solution for etherboot (nobody tested it for breezy) and the amount of support quetions wrt etherboot raises01:29
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kjcole(FYI: 12:30 UTC...)01:30
ograi got some etherboot cards at ubz, but havent worked with them yet, so setting up a client and do some tests is on my agenda for next week01:30
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ograthats all from the tech side for now, any questions ? 01:31
juliuxogra, the skolelinux people use eherboot i think01:32
ograjuliux, yes, with ltsp 4.something01:32
jane_guys please look at http://wiki.edubuntu.org/MeetingRecords and see if this format is useful01:32
juliuxogra, and there will be some of them in essen so you/we can talk with them01:32
jane_nothe that I am editing, so please don;t try to edit NOW01:32
ograjuliux, that wont help01:32
juliuxogra, ok i will be quite01:32
ograjuliux, they are different implementations ... i need to find the right solution for our implementation01:33
juliuxogra, ah ok01:33
ograwhich should be straight forward, once i have the HW set up :)01:33
kjcolejane_, lots to read there, but at a quick skim, the MeetingRecords look pretty good.01:34
jane_kjcole: focus on the tables near the top for now, that's the change01:35
mhzjane_: wow! that takes time to wiki it! Thx. I would be ok with it, too, if it were only lisitings :)01:35
flintjane_, how did you generate the outline.  That is very cool.01:35
jane_I am thinking it's easier to skim through than a wad of notes01:35
jane_flint: my copius wiki knowledge ;)01:35
flintjane_, indeed!01:35
jelknerjane_: looks great01:36
jane_mhz: thanks for all your testing and other help01:36
mhzjane_: np, I love what I do :)01:36
jane_ogra: so are all your items covered in the table?01:36
ograyup01:36
ogralooks good 01:36
crimsunogra: I'll ping you post-meeting RE: sound (read the spec on earlier)01:36
kjcolejane_ clear, concise... I like it.01:36
ogracrimsun, the spec isnt accurate yet ...01:37
mhzjane_: however, i'd suggest that for your own time saving sake, you think of listing over tabling (in this current Moin version. Next will include 100% WYSIWYG editor)01:37
jane_mhz: cool, cos table editting in moin suck atm!01:38
mhzand so tables will be easier to deal with01:38
mhzjane_: exactly!!!01:38
mhzlol01:38
jane_mhz: but I handled the BreezyGoals table, so I can do anything ;P01:38
ograheh01:38
mhzjane_: current Moin beta already supports it01:38
jane_ok, do we have a doc team person here today?01:38
mhzjane_: indeed, you grok Moin syntax01:39
ograjsgotangco is here01:39
jsgotangcoaye01:39
jane_hi jsgotangco :)01:39
kjcolemhz, oh? Do tell! (Time for me to install the beta.)01:39
jane_jsgotangco: are you still our man for Dapper?01:39
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ograthere was a request for a "where to purchase" webpage 01:39
jsgotangcojane_: hi :) sorry just got to talk to cvd over the phone 01:39
jane_jsgotangco: hope we haven;t list you to the worl of cell phone gaming....01:39
jane_world even01:39
mhzkjcole: you'll love it01:40
jsgotangcojane_: i'm always your man01:40
jane_ogra: oh right, ok I'll add that01:40
jsgotangcojane_: but i believe some people have started some stuff01:40
jsgotangcolike kjcole and elkner01:40
jsgotangco?01:40
jane_ogra: any news on CD prints from your contact?01:40
=== kjcole finally installed Edubuntu (and am underslept), and have started fooling with docbook in earnest.
jsgotangcoi'll be happy to help them out on the docbook conversion stuff01:40
jsgotangcokjcole: you can focus on the writing...01:40
jane_yes kjcole and jelkner how's that cookbook?01:41
jelknerkjcole and i are meeting to start on the book next week01:41
ograjane_, not yet \sh is meeting him more often ...01:41
jane_jelkner: awesome :))01:41
ograjane_, i know he already has edubuntu for sale in his online shop01:41
=== kjcole has also put in a small handful of documentation bugs for the current stuff into launchpad.
mhzjane_: sorry, is lightweight, Technical?01:41
jsgotangcosure01:41
jane_ogra: really? and how is it packaed?01:41
\shaeh...someone pinged me?01:41
ogra\sh, amu and CD sales01:41
jane_mhz: lightweight?01:41
ograjane_, i havent seen the packaging yet01:42
kjcolejelkner, she's been hanging around you too long.01:42
ograprobably \sh has01:42
flintThe cookbook is the update of the Tuxlab stuff?01:42
kjcoleflint, right.01:42
\shaeh...I never saw a cd of amu...but I can ask him to show me at least on of those...01:42
ograjane_, but i wanted to ask him to use our artwork01:43
jane_ogra: If at all possible it would be nice if he used our stuff from mhz01:43
jane_^snap01:43
ograyup01:43
ogra:)01:43
jane_ogra: also if his version is more 'official' I'll list it above others...01:43
jane_as a preferred option01:43
jsgotangcokjcole: where are you doing it? some online rcs or something?01:43
ograi just pinged him in #kubuntu01:43
ogralets see, probably he likes to join01:44
mhzjane_: cool if it is used (at least some) so I have more arguments to talk about with Pablo :)01:44
JaneWmhz: exactly :))01:44
JaneWmhz: however it means he'll need to design a whole new one for 6.04 ;P01:44
\shogra: i pinged him as well on kubuntu-de01:44
ograheh01:44
JaneWshall we discuss the translation issue and where / how to store translated wiki pages?01:45
mhzJaneW: np, actually I have been drawing some stuff already :D01:45
JaneWmhz: great01:45
JaneWwas there ever an Artwork team meeitng?01:45
kjcolejsgotangco, I was trying to learn everything at once: docbook, bzr, launchpad, etc.  But since it's primarily just jelkner and myself, and we live 3 miles apart, we've agreed to speed things up and just get started via e-mail exchanges and/or shared access to a ssh-able account.01:45
JaneWpips1 and highvoltage were going to arrange one01:45
flintyea, but try to drive that 3 miles...01:46
mhzJaneW: regarding lightweight, I am seriusly considering working on wmaker theming stuff, as many of the visits I have done to schools so far (about 6), IT stuff is really poor01:46
ograJaneW, did we document the new artwork requirements somewhere ? 01:46
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mhzJaneW: no idea about artwork meetings01:46
jsgotangcokjcole: if you're doing it in docbook and having a hard time, please let me know01:46
jsgotangcokjcole: and i can set up an online repo so we can work with revision control01:47
kjcolejsgotangco, so far, what I've seen of docbook doesn't look too difficult, but listening to others talk about it leads me to suspect perhaps I haven't looked deep enough to find such trouble. ;-)01:48
jelknermhz: can i get an email for you?  i'd like to ask you some questions about setting up for spanish learners...01:48
mhzJaneW: is EdubuntuStudyPackages technical or doc?01:48
ograJaneW, oh, i see you have documented it i the meeting records ...01:48
flintjsgotangco, it seems silly to set up YACVS when access to Bazar-NG is upon us...eh?01:48
mhzjelkner: http://wiki.edubuntu.org/MauricioHernandez01:48
ograJaneW, note that the artwork stuff is not related to ltsp ...01:48
mhzsure01:49
jsgotangcoflint: not really....01:49
JaneWogra: yes but highvoltage wanted to create a team to manage the wiki, website and galleries etc01:49
jsgotangcokjcole: well the docbook thing needs at least to render properly in Yelp if we want it in the distro01:49
JaneWmhz: what is EdubuntuStudyPackages?01:49
ograJaneW, its under * Enhancements to LTSP - owner OliverGrawert01:49
jsgotangcokjcole: its not really vodoo but it can be hairy sometimes01:49
ograJaneW, it should be a separate item :)01:50
mhzJaneW: apt-get install mathematics-keduca (i.e.)01:50
JaneWogra: not anymore ;P01:50
ograheh01:50
mhzJaneW: apt-get install chemestry-ghemical (i.e.)01:50
kjcoleflint, that was sort of my thinking: having never used any RVC, CVS, SubVersion, whatever, I figured I'd skip 'em all and go straight to bzr, so I wouldn't have to un-learn anything later.01:51
JaneWmhz: yes it sounds like technical why?01:51
mhzJaneW: because some LA guys (Venezuela and Chile, so far) we have started some planing on how to do it01:51
ograthe packaging is technical, the content is doc 01:51
kjcoleEven if bzr's not quite ready for prime-time, it does appear to be getting used, so I thought "good 'nuf".01:51
mhzJaneW: ogra has given some opinions actually, too01:52
ograsame as the artwork packages01:52
flintkjcole, you are the evil-knevil of version control.  Go ahead and jump!01:52
mhzkjcole: I am also very close to start learning bzr, esp. for EdubuntuStudyPackages01:52
ograits very easy01:53
mhzso it seems01:53
jsgotangcovery01:53
ogravery very 01:53
ogra:)01:53
kjcolemhz, we definitely need to stay in touch (considering you also have an interest in the Accessible/Special Needs stuff too...)01:53
mhzogra: however, your 'easy' may be very diff from my 'easy' :D01:53
mhzkjcole: indeed, sure.01:53
ogramhz, not really ... i never used version control systems before baz... and baz sucked... bzr is fun to use, especially thanks to Keybuk and his bzrk :)01:54
mhzoh01:55
flintogra, kjcole has some german in his background, so it might be easier for him than the rest of us:^)01:55
mhzI used svn once and it seemed easy when you understand what it does01:55
ograflint, no german knowledge required for bzr ;)01:55
JaneW5 minutes to go01:55
flintfor instance the only thinge easy for the irish are drinking and reproduction.01:55
JaneWany other pressing items?01:56
JaneWwe seem to have no issues so far - which is good01:56
mhzArtWork/ theming01:56
JaneWand so far progress seems faurly steady01:56
JaneWfairly01:56
mhzDoc/Translations of Edubuntu wiki pages01:56
JaneWwe just need to make sure we are on track for dev milestones01:56
JaneWmhz: yes, did you see my e-mail?01:56
mhzCommunity/I need to talk to some guy ogra pointed in order to get the edubuntu-cl ML01:57
mhzJaneW: hmm, now I have :)01:57
ograthat'd be jdub01:57
JaneWmhz: yes jdub is in charge of all mailing lists01:57
JaneWmhz: will it be a CHILE list or a general Spanish language list?01:58
mhzJaneW: I also saw your spec on 'content'. EdubuntuStudyPackages is considered under that category?01:58
ograoh, just for info, i'll be at linuxtag in essen with \sh and juliux presenting edubuntu ....01:58
jelknerJaneW: where is the spec on content?01:58
kjcoleogra, bzrk... that graphic thing demo-ed at UBZ?  It looked like a neat package.  I'll have to dig it up.01:59
ograadditionally there is a IRC based conference i will hold a talk about edubuntu: http://umeet.uninet.edu/01:59
mhzJaneW: hmm, I usually prefer small stuff so you can give others more options to contribute. if it were my decision, I'd do it for latinamerica, because spanish is not quite the same, but spanish seems to be more universal concept01:59
ograkjcole, deb http://people.ubuntu.com/~jbailey/snapshot/bzr/ ./01:59
=== JaneW just saw https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuStudyPackages for the first time now, so forgive me if I am a bit lost in this discussion...
JaneWwhat content?02:00
jelknerEdubuntuStudyPackages02:00
mhzJaneW: Doc/ or Marketing/ we are working on a paper to hand in with CD's. and also one for Edubuntu only02:00
ograJaneW, do you remember my library server idea from the beginning ? its nearly the same ...02:00
kjcoleogra, thanks.02:00
mhzin spanish 02:00
JaneWogra: oic, well yes it is a good idea02:01
JaneWogra: is someone going to own it and run with it?02:01
ograproviding content for the signle apps02:01
ogramhz, ?02:01
JaneWguys we need to wrap up and vacate the venue soon...02:01
JaneWturn off the lights when you leave and head back to #edubuntu...02:01
mhzogra: ?02:01
flintJaneW, mhz, how hard is it to cross link pages in moin?02:02
mhzJaneW: this spec http://wiki.edubuntu.org/ExampleContent?highlight=%28spec%29%7C%28content%2902:02
JaneWogra: a bit like example content then?02:02
ograa bit more02:02
mhzflint: piece of cake02:02
ogramhz, <JaneW> ogra: is someone going to own it and run with it?02:02
mhzflint: i can help you in #edubuntu02:02
JaneWflint just mention a page in another and hey presto02:02
mhzogra: own it? (my spanish attacks sometimes)02:03
jelknerwhen is the next meeting?02:03
ograJaneW, its real teaching content, not only examples 02:03
flintmhz, jane could could cross link edubuntu study packages to her page...02:03
JaneWmhz: we can help with that, we just don;t have time to love to many whole things at once :)02:03
ogramhz, own it == take responsibility for it ...02:03
mhzJaneW: ooooh02:03
mhzogra: I can, yes02:03
JaneWogra: well the ppl with teaching experience and qualifications should handle that02:03
jsgotangcomhz: but those things are very country-centric but its your package so :)02:03
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mhzjsgotangco: yes, but the effort can be translated 02:04
jelknerJaneW: i *want* to get involved in that, i'm trying to figure out how...02:04
ograJaneW, yup... but packaging it is a ggod idea i think 02:04
mhzjsgotangco: for example: content about Ubuntu Training Course02:04
jelkneranyway, when is the next meeting (before we vacate)02:04
jelkner?02:04
flintthis is why i thought finding out more about scorm was a good thing...02:04
JaneWyes I have kids to fecth02:04
jsgotangcothis looks like jdub's sample content stuff for dapper02:04
flintI have coffee to drink.02:04
JaneWI will finish the meeting notes in the next 1002:05
jsgotangco(only that its not a sample)02:05
jelknerJaneW: so, jane, when is the next meeting?02:05
JaneWplease edit/ add/ amend as necessary afterwards02:05
JaneWjelkner: 6 days 23 hours02:05
jelknerahh02:05
jelknergood02:05
ograJaneW, you noted that we have a a11y/edubuntu meeting at 14:30 UTC ?02:05
JaneWsame time, same place each week unless otherwise stated02:05
jelknerally?02:05
mhzokidoki.02:05
JaneWogra: I didn't02:05
ograoh02:05
flintnice stuff jane.  I declare a motion to adjourn.02:06
ograjelkner, accessibility02:06
JaneWI may miss that or part of it, but I will try to be here at least some of the time02:06
JaneWciao02:06
mhzflint: jelkner: would you be interested in packaging educational content?02:06
jelknermhz: sure would!02:06
ograbye JaneW and thanks02:06
flintmhz,02:06
jelknerbye jane02:06
flintmhz, indeed I would.02:06
mhzcould we move back to#edubuntu?02:06
JaneWthanks to all :)02:06
ogralets move over to #edubuntu 02:06
mhzby JaneW thx02:06
flintlater jane02:06
jelknermhz: i'll talk to you more in an email...02:06
mhzok, jelkner 02:06
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flintmhz, email flint@flint.com02:07
kjcoleTa'ta all.02:07
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jelknerkjcole: kevin, can we meet sunday on the book?02:07
kjcolejelkner, As far as I know, yeah.  Thanksgiving affect your schedule?02:08
jelkneri'll be back late saturday night, so sunday is a go02:08
kjcolejelkner, see you sunday then.02:08
jelknergreat02:09
jelknercya02:09
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mhz_breakfastkjcole: we stillhave 30 mins, right?03:01
kjcolemhz, I see that now.  I just looked at the fridge again, since there was no one else on the meeting channel. (I wish I hadn't run so fast.)03:01
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jsgotangcoerrr meeting?03:16
mhz_breakfastjsgotangco: 12 more mins?03:17
jsgotangcoahh03:17
jsgotangcomy clock is too fast then03:18
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mhzre03:24
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jsgotangcohiya03:25
dholbachhey :)03:25
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mhzanyone know from henrik?03:26
dholbachhe's on irc03:27
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dholbachhey henrik :)03:27
mhzhehe, hi hno73 03:27
hno73yo 03:27
TheMusoHello all.03:27
jsgotangcohiya03:27
mhzHI ALL03:27
jsgotangcoshall we?03:28
dholbachwe still have some minutes to go03:28
mhzyup03:28
jsgotangcook03:28
mhzohh03:28
mhzok03:28
kjcoleHi-ho it's back to work we go... ;-)03:28
dholbachogra and janew are not yet back, are they? :)03:28
mhznope03:28
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dholbachdid everybody have a look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AccessibilityTeamGoals ?03:30
TheMusoYes.03:31
dholbachif you want to discuss something specifically, i think now it's time to add it :)03:31
=== TheMuso brings it up in another console for reference.
hno73we can also do introductions03:31
=== hno73 is Henrik Omma
TheMusoI have added something in comments :)03:31
dholbachhno73: good idea03:31
=== dholbach is Daniel Holbach
hno73ah, yes also see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AccessibilityTeamGoals/Talk03:32
=== TheMuso is Luke Yelavich.
=== mhz is MauricioHernandezZ.
hno73Perhaps we can add the points from today to that talk page03:32
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dholbachwhat do you think about, everybody stating his interest in the team? or a brief idea, he'd like to accomplish in it? or do you think we should take the goals page and discuss it from top to bottom?03:33
kjcoledholbach, let's see what we all bring to the table here.03:34
dholbachok, who wants to start?03:35
jsgotangcowell i started blogging a lot about a11y generally03:35
jsgotangcopushing in planet as well03:35
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jsgotangcothe HandsFreeEmail exercise wsa really good03:36
ograi'm here because a11y might be intresting for inclusion in edubuntu, to find out which requirements for our specific apps like ltsp are needed etc ...03:36
dholbachyeah, that was a brilliant idea03:36
=== jsgotangco did some cheating though
TheMusoAs some of you probably know, I am the one responsible for the releases of the Hoary Live CD derivatives earlier this year. I have also started working on such a derivative based on Breezy, and in order to add extra features such as spoken feedback for language and keyboard selection, I have actually had to learn the architecture of the D-I system.03:36
TheMusoSo I am willing to help with CDs, screen reader implementation, at the very least.03:37
dholbachTheMuso: do you have a webpage or something, where i could read up on your efforts?03:37
TheMusohttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/AccessibleHoaryLiveCDDerivative03:38
=== TheMuso hasn't touched it since the last release earlier this year.
dholbachthanks03:38
mhzI have great interests on any "bringing access of knowledge and IT to people" ideas and biz. I am totaly new to these a11y concepts but I do think it is fair from us we take care of such matters, so count on me.03:38
jsgotangcoi haven't tried that but i guess it has the AT tools by default?03:38
kjcoleI'm here because I'm trying to spread open-source in a hostile environment (hostile to open source), and the defense given is always "Deaf folks need special educational programs"03:38
=== jsgotangco issue really is that the common AT tools in gnome are not in the cd
hno73I have mobility impairment wehich has led me to be interested in this. I've been asked to look at a11y more generally, but I still need to catch up on VI stuff03:39
TheMusojsgotangco: Yes, but they need to be better integrated anyway.03:39
jsgotangcoOOo for example03:39
hno73I also manage several websites, so I'm trying to make those more accessible now03:39
TheMusojsgotangco: OOo is receiving a bit of work to work with atk from some Novell guys.03:40
jsgotangcoahh03:40
TheMusoBut far from usable. It does work with the java access bridge.03:40
mhzTheMuso: but didnt novel fired many guys?03:40
jsgotangcohno73: i need to ask you something later after this meeting03:40
TheMusomhz: I think so, but they are going with GTK, and I have a feeling accessibility may have been one reason why.03:41
kjcole(FYI I'm at a university for deaf and hard-of-hearing. The campus also houses a primary and secondary school for deaf students.)03:41
mhzkjcole: please wiki such info ;) so we all and others can notice03:41
dholbachI work on GNOME for Ubuntu together with Sbastien, and I noticed in bug reports, that a lot of stuff doesn't work properly and is not, what people expect. I feel that many software is out there and was not considered for Ubuntu yet, so I'd try to get it in as soon as possible and we should do all we can to integrate this software to make Ubuntu as usable as possible.03:42
kjcolemhz, I put up the SpecialNeeds page and linked it to the AccessibilityTeam last week.03:42
TheMusodholbach: Agreed.03:43
dholbachHowever, I'm not very experienced with a11y technologies. I hope we can form goals, we can work on and get new people involved into this.03:43
mhzkjcole: oh, yes, sorry03:43
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=== jsgotangco just started doing research
hno73I have some contacts with an AT-IT charity, AbilityNet, that may be able to provide some testing for us03:43
TheMusoBTW guys. There is now an accessibility team in Launchpad, thanks to hno73.03:43
dholbachoh cool03:44
mhzthx hno73 03:44
dholbachTheMuso: you have the URL to the team?03:44
mhzhno73: :D http://www.omma.org.uk/mirror/03:44
jsgotangcojoin it, its an open team at th emoment03:44
TheMusodholbach: Give me a minute.03:44
hno73Should we also have some structure time-wise, like bi-weekly IRC meeting? To make sure we keep things turning over03:45
dholbachas a first target, i'll try to get us an accessibility mailing list, so we can assign bugs to that list and we can discuss everything on there, to detach the team a bit from IRC :)03:45
hno73uh, looks like I've broken that link ... ops03:45
jsgotangcowell we can start with the BOFs that weren't tackled during UBZ03:45
TheMusohttps://launchpad.net/people/accessibility03:46
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TheMusojsgotangco: A very good start.03:46
hno73jsgotangco: ++03:46
mhzhno73: i think every 2 weeks is good03:46
dholbachyeah03:46
TheMuso2 weeks fine here.03:46
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jsgotangcocan we add those bofs/specs in https://launchpad.net/people/accessibility/+specs03:48
jsgotangco?03:48
TheMusoI think it is a good idea.03:48
hno73So, from a technical perspective, which of the goals on the wiki are low anging fruit?03:48
mhzhno73: should yup03:48
mhzsorry03:48
mhzjsgotangco: yup03:48
hno73dholbach, ogra ^03:48
hno73hanging03:49
ogragood question03:49
dholbachyeah, it is03:49
ograwhat is already there ? 03:49
dholbachi think we, as a team, should start on testing those features listed on the goals page03:49
jsgotangcothere's no AT solution for gdm for example03:49
ograi mean, stuff thats already packaged and working that we only need to arrange03:50
dholbachand identify how they are wrong03:50
jsgotangcoahhh03:50
TheMusoBut how can one define working with stuff like a11y? Different users have different levels of use from a program, for example gnopernicus.03:50
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ograTheMuso, i think we need to spot the common bits first.... thats the low hanging fruit ...03:52
TheMusoRight.03:52
jsgotangcoand how can we actually test them03:52
jsgotangcoa methodology perhaps?03:52
jsgotangcoor cheat sheet03:52
dholbachi think we should start dividing the wiki page into different pages, like AccessibilityTeam/VisualImpairement03:52
dholbachand then start listing problems we encounter on testing ubuntu from that perspective03:53
TheMusodholbach: Good idea.03:53
hno73I'd like to see us identify some fairly easy items in this cycle, so we can actually tick some bioxes and build up a teams on the basis of those achievents03:53
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dholbachthen we could have subpages for: spotted problems (list the upstream bugs, we file on those products), new software we want to have, test plans, ...03:53
kjcoleWe need to recruit: Nothing like folks with a vested interest doing the testing -- in an organized fashion.  I keep trying to convince a blind friend to give Linux a go, but so far, no luck.  (Unfortunately, he's moved out of the area, so I can't give the "personal" touch to helping him get started.)03:54
dholbachhno73: absolutely, once we have a plan with goals, we should prioritize them03:54
ogradholbach, having a metapackage and different debconf setups for these categories would be cool i think03:54
mhzhno73: what if we could design a survey or poll? users could answer and hence we'll know needs in priority03:55
hno73kjcole: right. I think the best way to recruit is to show that we have gotten one or two things in place03:55
dholbachogra: that's another question, how/when to enable those features03:55
TheMusomhz: THe problem is who will do the survey?03:55
TheMusoAs hno73 said, it might be better once we have a few good things in place and working.03:55
mhzTheMuso: i can contact people here in chile who can help us03:56
dholbachthere are different sets of goals, i feel: agreeing on goals, doing testing, getting people involved/testing ubuntu03:56
mhzi translate it 03:56
TheMusoI am in touch with a large blind user community which could be handy.03:56
TheMusoWhich is worldwide.03:56
dholbachand we should discuss them separately03:56
kjcolePersonal experience is there's a lot of resentment when a group of hearing people set out to create what's "best" for deaf folks, by trying to imagine themselves as deaf.03:56
hno73TheMuso: who use Linux?03:56
dholbach(and handle them separately on the wiki)03:56
dholbachdoes that make sense?03:56
TheMusohno73: Not many at all.03:56
TheMusoAnd they use the console, like me.03:56
mhzgood, IMHO, for us more IT friends it may be diff goals or priorities than other end users03:57
hno73TheMuso: could we send out dapper test discs to them?03:57
TheMusoFor those who don't know, I have a vision impairement.03:57
kjcoleTheMuso, that sounds great!03:57
hno73one problem is that testing often gets done after vthe release03:57
mhzTheMuso: good point03:57
TheMusohno73: They are all contctable via mailing lists, but have chosen there distro of choice. Still worth a try if we point them to where we can download it.03:58
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hno73TheMuso: I guess you would say bash is better than the DOS console an day?03:58
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TheMusoYes.03:58
TheMusoOne thing that would wu them for sure is having spoken installation.03:58
TheMusoi.e. Ubuntu Express/Standard D-I.03:58
kjcoledholbach, agreed (re: separate handling of separate issues).03:59
jsgotangcothat looks hard03:59
mhzdholbach: yup, separate03:59
TheMusoSpoken installation with software speech. It can be done with hardware already.03:59
TheMusoNot implemented in Ubuntu yet, but has been done in Debian.03:59
dholbachhm, i seem to have quite some lag :)03:59
TheMusoHardware speech this is.03:59
mhzTheMuso: maybe we could talk to CuaimaProject guys. They are developing a MetaInstaller made in Python and some java (clients side)04:00
jsgotangcohow about thte hardware interfaces themselves? do we have good support?04:00
TheMusojsgotangco: For most of them, yes.04:00
TheMusoBut the screen reader as well as drivers is kernel code.04:00
mhzTheMuso: has Python some work on speeching?04:00
jsgotangcoahhh04:00
ogramhz, the preferred way would be to use and improve d-i 04:00
TheMusomhz: GTK does via atk.04:00
mhzoh04:01
ograor ubuntu express ....04:01
ogramhz, but indeed we can look at the code and grab ideas :)04:01
TheMusoogra: Am I right in guessing that even with Ubuntu Express, D-I will still be used for initial keyboard/language selection?04:01
dholbachwhat do you think, should we do until the next meeting? (in two weeks time) how do we organize ourselves?04:01
hno73I feel we should keep a close eye on the Ubuntu Express development and make sure they dont forget AT04:01
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dholbachkjcole: debian-installer04:02
TheMusokjcole: Debian installer.04:02
hno73since they are buyilding a new tool after all04:02
ograTheMuso, express will run from the liveCD which you still have to set up on boot, yes04:02
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TheMusoWell we need that to be spoken, with either hardware or software speech.04:02
kjcoledholbach, TheMusu, thanks.04:02
kjcoles/u/o/04:02
TheMusoogra: Is there also the possibility that the standard d-i install may be available in cases where X cannot be configured correctly for the display hardware, or the user explicitly requests it?04:03
ogranot on the liveCD as far as i know ...04:03
TheMusoOk.04:04
kjcoleFor the next meeting, I'm going to try to bring in one hard-of-hearing student here, who's become a Linux fan and may have an insiders perspective.  (He's not at all technical. Just a basic user, who's found a whole new toybox to play in.)04:04
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ograthere will still be a d-i based installation iso available ... but the future for shipit will be the liveCD/express combo04:04
mhzogra: but IIRC, dev team told me users can choose a way to install instead of booting LiveCD?04:04
TheMusoogra: Understand. Well we should get both accessible.04:04
ogramhz, thats the DVD04:05
mhzboo04:05
mhznot fair04:05
mhzkjcole: cool04:05
TheMusoI have some ideas for speech accessibility.04:05
TheMusoBut lets not get too far ahead. :)04:05
hno73TheMuso: wiki tem :)04:06
hno73then04:06
mhzogra: sorry, that means X is a must to install from LiveCD?04:06
hno73them04:06
ogramhz, yes, afaik04:06
jsgotangcocan we make a goal to at least make what's avaialble have improved integration?04:06
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hno73I think we should make some plans for testing04:07
dholbachi thought we could have AccessibilityTeam/<Impairement>/{Software,Tests,Goals,Visions,TODO}04:07
TheMusoThat will be easier for keyboard accessibility I think.04:07
hno73try to find people who can test and help them with submitting bugs04:07
jsgotangcoyes04:07
TheMusoIndeed.04:07
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=== TheMuso has himself.
hno73these might not be people who are used to Linux or know what a BTS is04:08
mhzhno73: any list of applications needing to be tested?04:08
TheMusohno73: That is the problem. Those who are used to using Linux are happy with what they have got, and if they were interested in seeing GNOME tools improve, they would be actively contributing.04:08
=== kjcole has access to three schools, but participation is the problem. ;-)
hno73https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AccessibilityTesting/AssistiveApplications for a start04:08
mhzkjcole: particpation will come once we start evagelising 04:09
TheMusoI think we need to have a few must-have features to get people's interests before we see some greater and wider participation in testing.04:09
mhzhno73: duh! srry04:09
TheMusoIMO04:09
hno73We ned to make it easy, which is why I'm suggesting we send out physical discs04:09
TheMusoI could certainly distribute discs here in Australia.04:10
hno73So, what are the killer AT features? :)04:10
TheMusoFor vision impairement and those who need spoken output, software and hardware speech at first installation/language setup, and then in GNOME for Ubuntu Express, and for the standard D-I install.04:10
TheMusoAnd have accessibility set up for them once the system boots for the first time.04:11
hno73which is also the most controveetial04:11
jsgotangcohow big an issue AT is in AU?04:11
TheMusoThat is the single hardest thing for blind people to manage. They generally need to get help to install Linux, unless they have a hardware speech synthesizer.04:11
hno73defaults are always controvertial04:11
kjcoleForgetting the philisophical and technical for a moment, what's so great about Ubuntu that would induce someone who has problems with written and spoken language, to switch from what they already sort of know (i.e. Winblows)?04:11
mhzTheMuso: could we have braille intructions as well?04:12
TheMusomhz: Yes.04:12
mhzlke Cd-in04:12
TheMusohno73: You referring to things like speech rate?04:12
kjcoleBraille weighs a lot.04:12
jsgotangcokjcole: we have an commitment to it (AT) explicitly04:12
hno73TheMuso: no, to having AT features enabled by default04:12
TheMusokjcole: I think mhz was ferring to Braille displays.04:12
mhzyup04:13
hno73which is why the derivative is important04:13
kjcoleOr are we talking about Grade-2 encoded ASCII that prints nicely.04:13
hno73but it needs wider distribution04:13
TheMusoThats why I am so strong of the opinion that a separate release is necessary.04:13
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mhzGUYS, i gotta run, I'l be back by night :( I hope this all gets logged in url as usual04:13
TheMusoThanks for coming mhz.04:13
mhzsorry, Bye04:13
kjcoleTheMuso, my bad. ;-)04:13
dholbachmhz: i'll write it up... bye :)04:13
dholbachin software design, some people use 'personas', fictional people using the software - can we try testing ubuntu from that perspective? (like in the try-to-send-a-mail exercise?) does that makes sense? i say this, because i feel we should get started as the a11y team and not solely rely on getting other people testing it04:14
dholbach(i'm not opposed to people testing ubuntu at all... :-))04:14
hno73TheMuso: OK, lets talk afterwards about getting a dapper derivative running and getting it distributed a bit04:14
TheMusohno73: Ok.04:15
hno73dholbach: sure, that sounds good04:15
dholbachi just feel, we need to get started, somewhere :)04:15
TheMusoIf we tried to think of test like the email exercise, that could work.04:15
dholbachand apart from distribution/testing i don't see much goals yet04:15
jsgotangcosure04:15
jsgotangcoat least we're just spewing out ideas at the moment04:16
ogracategorization ? 04:16
TheMusoI think everything else is so tangled with each other, that it is hard to get one a11y goal settled upon.04:16
dholbachit's hard, yes04:16
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dholbachwe could investigate in software, that is not in ubuntu yet, we could come up with test plans based on whatever the impairement is and start to make notes, what does not "just work"04:17
hno73I think it's ok if we make it clear that these are hypothetic cases, because otherwise we get stuck in 'everyone has individual needs' debates04:17
hno73so the stereotyping of users needs to have a clear justification, but then it can work04:18
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hno73(we know that this is a good method, but others might find it odd)04:18
kjcoleI'll try to find out if there's been any good studies on deafness and computer literacy (since it's primarily literacy that's an issue in the community I know best).04:18
jsgotangcoi'm interestred in mobility impaired issues04:19
dholbachi will start separating the wiki pages tonight, so that's it's easier to chip in any information we might find useful04:19
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hno73cool04:19
dholbachi found dogtail, a tool to test UIs from a a11y perspective - i have no idea, how it works, but i'll take a look into it04:19
dholbachat-poke was another one04:20
dholbachi'll try to get them into dapper asap04:20
kjcoleSounds like we have the beginnings of plans. ;-)04:20
ogradholbach, dogtail also tests a11y ??04:20
=== jsgotangco wonders what's with the names
ograi only know it as a general testing tool04:20
hno73I can start on designing some use cases, but I think they should be debated a bit04:20
hno73so we can determine where the boundaries go04:20
dholbachogra: "dogtail is a GUI test tool and automation framework written in Python. It uses Accessibility (a11y) technologies to communicate with desktop applications." :)04:20
TheMusoNice.04:21
dholbachhno73: that's super - we can discuss them in the next meeting04:21
hno73dholbach: great04:21
dholbachand i'll try to take care of the mailing list04:21
dholbachi'll announce it on ubuntu-devel-announce@ as soon as it's there04:21
TheMusodholbach: That would be great.04:21
dholbachyeah04:22
dholbachthe bugs we currently get for a11y are not that much, so i consider assigning them to the mailing list as well (at least as a QA contact)04:22
dholbachso we're aware of what happens04:22
TheMusoOk.04:22
dholbachand what our users think04:22
dholbachdoes somebody have contact to other a11y teams?04:23
hno73the elusive mailing list :)04:23
dholbachlike gnome, debian, redhat, sun, ...?04:23
TheMusodholbach: I am on the speakup mailing list, but that is more users and one or two developers.04:23
hno73a bit with the gnome team04:23
TheMusoI am on the gnome accessibility user and devel lists, as well as the kde accessibility user list.04:23
hno73It's all very spread around04:24
dholbachit will be good to see, which problems they're facing, what they work on and what they have achieved, so we're up to scratch :)04:24
=== zyga has an a11y related idea
TheMusoI am also on the linux for blind general discussion list.04:24
dholbachTheMuso: WOW!04:24
zygaphone04:24
TheMusodholbach: The traffic is very little.04:24
dholbachit would be cool, if we could do some "market research" until next time04:24
hno73I think Sun manages to keep a general level of activity going because they pay 3-4 people to work on it04:25
TheMusoYeah.04:25
hno73but I'm not aware of any very active grass-roots teams04:25
TheMusoAnd there is also Michael Meeks from Novell.04:25
TheMusoMostly, it is users asking questions about magnification, and users having problem with gnopernicus.04:25
hno73:)04:26
TheMusoThe festival problem is a big one.04:26
dholbachyeah, we need to have clearly in mind, that we cannot do much upstream development04:26
dholbachunless somebody steps up for it04:26
dholbacha working festival would be great04:26
hno73Perhaps we should start by identifying stuff that works in Debian but is broken in Ubuntu :(04:26
TheMusoIMO, gnopernicus is not the answer.04:26
dholbachhno73: ++04:27
dholbachogra: do you think edubuntu has different requirements than ubuntu?04:27
=== TheMuso will set up a Debian installer ASAP, and get GNOME and a11y tools on.
TheMusos/installer/install/04:27
dholbachdoes anybody of you actively use KDE?04:27
hno73I think we should avoid focusing on existing technology that sucks04:27
=== jsgotangco does
hno73when there is better stuff on the horizon04:27
ogradholbach, not edubuntu specifically, but ltsp04:27
TheMusohno73: I think ti sucks, don't know about others. :)04:27
jsgotangcoi have some AT here installed04:28
hno73so we don't drain our efforts04:28
dholbachogra: is the ltsp community aware of that?04:28
TheMusodholbach: KDE's accesibility is coming along, but is nowhere near what GNOME has.04:28
hno73we don't have very many users now, but we need to plan for the future04:28
jsgotangcokmouth is horribly broken it seems04:28
dholbachTheMuso: oh i see, i didn't know04:28
jsgotangcono not kmouth, i meant KSayIt04:28
kjcoleI'm talking with my wife, who is deaf, and asked her what possible leads on research and guinea pigs... She says "The World Bank".04:28
jsgotangcohaha04:28
zygare04:28
TheMusoOne bug that needs fixing in Ubuntu, is getting gnome-mag built with XDamage extensions for full-screen magnification.04:28
TheMusoI started looking into it but didn't follow through.04:29
ogradholbach, i dont think so ... since *i* am the the ltsp community for ubuntu ... its a totally new implementation04:29
dholbachTheMuso: will note that down04:29
=== jsgotangco will focus on KDE AT then
zygaabout the idea: we could identify packages from main that are a11y-friendly and display an icon next to them, similar to the 'ubuntu' icon currnelty present04:29
kjcoleThere's some sort of global accessibility group there.04:29
TheMusojsgotangco: As far as I can see, you won't have much to go on. GNOME will still be the environment for a11y, until QT4 and KDE4 come out.04:30
TheMusozyga: Not useful for those who can't see.04:30
ogradholbach, i.e. ltsp uses esd for sound and will have a new gstreamr ltspsink ... this must be taken into account ...04:30
dholbachogra: so we need that on the test plan as well04:30
TheMusoActually, there are also some audio requirements noted by the a11y free standard group.04:30
dholbachogra: once it's ready04:30
zygaTheMuso: yes but that data could be used in gnome-app-install to say 'this program is not a11y friendy'04:30
Riddelljsgotangco: cool04:30
TheMusoFOr multimedia frameworks.04:30
TheMusoIf the link is requested, I will post it.04:30
RiddellTheMuso: why?04:30
dholbachoh Riddell is here too04:30
Riddelldholbach: I'm always here :)04:31
dholbachRiddell: do you know how active the kde-a11y folks are?04:31
Riddelldholbach: pretty active04:31
dholbachTheMuso: we will have a AccessbilityTeam/Links page too04:31
TheMusoRiddell: This is only from what I have been able to gather.04:31
dholbachi will create the wiki pages tonight04:31
TheMusoI have not been able to test everything, and to be truthful, I don't know what works with kttsd for example.04:31
Riddellyeah, I've not tested kttsd, have you jsgotangco?04:32
kjcoleTime for me to go pretend to work on the day before Thanksgiving.  (I'm sure someone will "unofficially" tell us we can leave early today.)04:32
jsgotangcoRiddell: it works pretty much04:33
TheMusojsgotangco: What have you found? How does one use it?04:33
=== jsgotangco has KTTSManager installed
jsgotangcowell it pretty much works by itself04:33
hno73Perhaps we should consider a testing Live DVD with both the Gnome and KDE stuff installed by default04:33
jsgotangcoit says stuff like i have x number of mails from kopete04:34
TheMusojsgotangco: What do you mean?04:34
TheMusoWhat about menus?04:34
TheMusoLike the applications menu?04:34
hno73Different people will find diferent tools useful04:34
jsgotangcoi havent tried that yet04:34
dholbachhmmmmm04:34
=== TheMuso must check his setup.
=== jsgotangco tests now
hno73I've tried running kmag in gnome, which seems to work well, etc.04:34
TheMusoRight.04:35
Riddellthe KDE accessibility guys have a really nice looking new magnifier using composite in the works04:35
jsgotangcokmag is pretty good04:35
jsgotangcobut kde lacks an on screen keyboard04:35
Riddelljsgotangco: that's the part that will stay missing until qt4/kde4 alas04:35
jsgotangcoahhh04:35
hno73KDE and Gnome also made a statement that they will actively collaborate on AT, and I think we should support that sentiment04:36
=== jsgotangco can't find the settings for talking menus via KTTS
dholbachcan everybody interested in a11y tell me their mail address in a query, so i can get a mail out and we can follow up like that until we hav ethe mailing list?04:36
TheMusohno73: I agree.04:36
TheMusoThey are looking at using dbus.04:36
Riddelljriddell@ubuntu.com04:37
hno73query? henrik@ubuntu.com :)04:37
Riddelloh, query, ah well04:37
ograogra@ubuntu.com04:37
jsgotangcojgotangco@ubuntu.com04:37
dholbachwhen you think we should wrap up, could everybody state what they're going to do until the meeting in 2 weeks time?04:37
=== jsgotangco tests further kde stuff i guess
=== hno73 will set up some use cases
kjcolekjcole@gri.gallaudet.edu04:38
=== TheMuso will continue working on a Breezy live CD derivative, hopefully with spoken language selection.
jsgotangcohno73: the use cases can be useful for testing what we currently have and help us test it04:38
=== dholbach will look into new software, will set up the wiki pages ASAP, get the mailing list going
=== kjcole will try to recruit some students here for testing, and will look into research on computer literacy among deaf
hno73TheMuso: would you consider basing it on dapper instead?04:39
hno73so we can stay ahead of the ball a bit?04:39
=== ogra will test the apps with ltsp, once they are there
TheMusohno73: Yeah I could. I will try to base it on flight.04:40
TheMusoTrouble is, a lot has changed since then, and things could be broken.04:40
hno73TheMuso: I'll encourage some dev people to help you04:40
hno73if need be04:40
TheMusoThats why I am trying with breezy for the moment, to give me a stable environment in which to work,.04:40
hno73TheMuso: tell me if you need access to a server to build on, etc.04:41
TheMusoAs some of the work involves creating debian-installer udeb packages.04:41
TheMusohno73: Ok. I am only doing i386 atm.04:41
TheMusoAnd have access to PowerPC.04:41
dholbachTheMuso: is this something, that cannot be in the proper d-i at the moment?04:41
dholbachTheMuso: if you need an amd64 to work on, tell me04:42
TheMusodholbach: It involves making udebs of core alsa packages.04:42
hno73TheMuso: yeah, but I mean one with a decent connection for moving stuff around04:42
TheMusohno73: That might be helpful.04:42
dholbachTheMuso: did colin watson have reservations on this?04:42
TheMusoI have emailed Colin a while back, but never got a responce04:42
dholbachhe must have been busy then... as a team we should ask again04:43
TheMusoI wouldn't be surprised if my approach is hacky, but I am just trying to see if I can get it working. Software speech for installation has not been done yet.04:43
TheMusodholbach: That would be great!04:43
dholbachTheMuso: he's not someone who doesnt respond to people04:43
TheMusoI didn't think so.04:44
hno73OK, I think we've gotten a fair bit done :)04:44
jsgotangcoare you implying something? :D04:44
dholbachyeah04:44
hno73huh ?04:44
dholbachi'm quite happy, with what we discussed... for a first meeting this was really good04:44
TheMusoAgreed.04:45
dholbachnext time, we'll be better organized :)04:45
jsgotangcopretty good brain storm04:45
dholbachROCK :)04:45
kjcoleI'm just here for the karma points. ;-)04:45
dholbachtssssss :)04:45
TheMusoMaybe we should also think of an agenda for the next meeting, and put it on the page linked to in the topic.04:45
jsgotangcolol04:45
jsgotangcoannounce the formation on the fridge!04:45
jsgotangcoand make fridget accessible!04:46
jsgotangcoheh04:46
TheMusohahaha.04:46
hno73The AT team forms (again)04:46
=== TheMuso must look at that site one day.
dholbachTheMuso, jsgotangco : yeah, this was a first meeting, with less people to be sure, we come to at least *SOME* conclusions :)04:46
kjcoleAgenda? We don't need no stinking agenda!  (But it's a good idea, Lord.)04:46
TheMusoLike the discussion of moving some important packages from Universe to main, upgrading them, etc.04:47
dholbachTheMuso: we should have a TODO page on the wiki for that04:47
=== hno73 is working on a general accessible moin theme, which I'll try to push onto the fridge as well in time
TheMusodholbach: Yeah.04:47
jsgotangcowhat else is in universe that needs to be fleshed out?04:47
TheMusoBrlTTY.04:47
jsgotangco(aside from some KDE stuff)04:47
jsgotangcoahhh04:47
dholbachTheMuso: yeah, didnt manage to do that for breezy04:48
dholbachTheMuso: because it needed something newer in main and it was past upstream version freeze, when i got that bug04:48
Riddelljsgotangco: moving kdeaccessibility to main would be cool but it probably has a lot of dependencies04:48
TheMusoIt also needs an upgrade. I remember reading something about it possibly being done for Debian, but haven't checked that.04:48
jsgotangcoRiddell: it has tons, i can make an inclusion draft perhaps04:48
=== jsgotangco has to investigate
hno73This is why I think we need to focus on dapper04:49
hno73to get the bug reports in on time04:49
dholbachyeah04:49
jsgotangcoright04:49
dholbachanything else, we need to discuss (apart next meeting's time and date)?04:49
TheMusohno73: Fair enough.04:49
=== TheMuso can do this time again if given some advanced notice.
hno73same time in 2 weeks would work for me04:50
jsgotangcoi think this is a good time04:50
TheMusoI just don't like using dapper for my main systems.04:50
dholbachwe will spread the word next time beforhand04:50
dholbachdecember, 7th, 14:30 utc?04:50
jsgotangconice04:50
TheMusoSounds alright.04:50
kjcoleA wee bit awkward for me timewise, but doable. (I go to the Edubuntu meeting at 7:00 AM my time.)04:50
dholbachexcellent... a notice one week before should be fine, so we can get an agenda together and the wiki up to scratch04:51
TheMusokjcole: Well this meeting for me is 1:30AM my time.04:51
dholbachTheMuso: where do you live?04:51
TheMusodholbach: Australia.04:51
dholbachoh i see :)04:51
jsgotangcoits only midnight here in manila04:52
TheMusoBut as I said, given advanced notice, I can do it.04:52
kjcoleTheMuso: I feel for you.  So far, I haven't had any meetings THAT awkward.04:52
jsgotangcokjcole: try 4am meetings04:52
dholbachif you have another idea of when to meet, just say so - we can rotate the times04:52
TheMusoWell I can make just about any time. I can fit in with everybody else.04:52
kjcolejsgotangco: I'm not that dedicated / masochistic.04:52
jsgotangcolol04:53
jsgotangcohno73: you got a minute or two via pm?04:53
hno73jsgotangco: yep04:53
kjcolejsgotangco: although, truth be told, two days ago I installed Edubuntu, and stayed up almost 24 hours tinkering with it and restoring stuff to it.  (It was a Fedora box.)04:54
dholbachok, then we close this meeting for now?04:54
TheMusoSounds fine by me.04:54
kjcoleYup. Later all...04:55
dholbachthank you very much, everybody who attended the meeting and gave so good input04:55
dholbachwe will form a rocking accessibility team04:55
TheMusohno73: Did you have something to talk to me about? I am going back through the logs to work out what it may have been.04:56
dholbachand make dapper an excellent release04:56
TheMusoSOrry, it was jsgotangco.04:58
jsgotangcoer?04:58
TheMusoNever mind, I think ti was covered.04:58
TheMusohno73: We covered the derivative a little in the meeting, unless there is anything else you want to mention?04:59
dholbach*wave*05:01
=== TheMuso will now go and get some sleep. :)
hno73TheMuso: cool, lets sum up on email05:02
TheMusoOk.05:02
TheMusobye all.05:03
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jsgotangcok good night as well05:05
\shwhat meeting was now?05:23
Riddell\sh: accessibility05:26
Riddelljust happened05:26
\shoh...05:29
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