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ikthow long till meeting?08:05
head_victimI believe, 2 hours :)08:07
ikttime for some quality kfc08:10
head_victimHah you and your kfc08:10
sagaciwow, thanks for the indirect reminder :P08:12
head_victimI'm actually doing my grocery shopping between now and then. THank goodness for online grocery stores.08:13
sagacisee you all at 9/8pm08:14
iktmmmm09:26
birchbhi09:45
head_victimEvening birchb 09:46
birchbWell that sucked. Took me ten minutes to figure out to get here :-(09:46
head_victimHmm that does suck, what page were you coming from (and we'll try to make it easier)09:47
birchbFirst of all the instructions were loosey goosey. You assume we all know IRC. 09:47
birchbYour server is actually chat.freenode.net:700009:48
head_victimYep, but where were you coming from? The wiki page, the loco page, somewhere else?09:48
birchband then the dfault Ubuntu client doesn't have a way to specify the IRC channel. :-(09:48
birchbFacebook message09:49
head_victimOk, good to know. jaddi27 maybe next time we can link to a web client that you just have to click to open?09:49
head_victimbirchb: sorry I was just trying to figure out where it wasn't working. It should be easy to join in, that's why we use IRC.09:49
birchbWahahahh09:50
birchbUP on Natty, clieck the 'mem' menu "Chat Account...' menu item09:51
head_victimYou can also just use the link - webchat.freenode.net/#ubuntu-au09:51
head_victimSorry, http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-au is the more direct link09:52
iktje09:53
ikthe's not kidding though09:53
iktthe default empathy irc chat is horrible09:53
iktI said that in 11.04 testing but nobody seemed to care =(09:53
iktmight make a bug report against empathy09:53
head_victimI've only ever used xchat sorry09:54
head_victimJust putting stuff to fb and twitter/identica now to try and make it easier in case others are lookinga s well09:55
iktkk09:56
sagacibrb09:56
birchbThat web link you sent me doesn't work cos it uses Flash. Nice try though.09:56
iktbirchb: grab xchat09:56
ikthead_victim: yeah I use irssi, but xchat + any other irc in the world is easier to use than the default empathy09:56
birchbAnyhoo, does anyone here live ni Melbourne and know the Camberwell Sunday market??09:56
ikt<- adelaide09:57
* head_victim is a Brisbanite09:57
head_victimHmmm is it gorilla that lives down there? I know there are a couple of Melbournians in here.09:57
birchbOK, well I'll explain. The market is a 'flea' market in a carpark. People rent a spot from Rotary for $50. They sell their junk on tables. 09:58
birchbSooooo09:58
birchbThere's a large number of folk looking for bargains.  10:00
sagacihi all10:00
jaddi27head_victim, Yes, I will try to remember to put links to the webchat irc client on the Facebook events from now on10:00
jaddi27hi sagaci 10:00
head_victimjaddi27: no worries, just trying to lower the level of entry to make it as easy as possible.10:00
jaddi27Yes, that is fine10:00
head_victimbirchb: sounds like a good spot to promote :)10:00
birchbPerhaps it would be an opportunity to 'sell' Foss, specifically give away Ubuntu disks...10:00
sagaciready to go?10:01
jaddi27yes, i am10:01
sagaci#startmeeting Ubuntu-AU October IRC Meeting10:01
meetingologyMeeting started Sun Oct  9 10:01:33 2011 UTC.  The chair is sagaci. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/AlanBell/mootbot.10:01
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head_victimbirchb: definitely worth a try. We currently don't have any pressed CDs to give away but I could post some business cards or something if that would help.10:01
sagaci#topic Roll Call10:01
head_victimo/10:01
jaddi27hello10:01
ikto\10:01
sagacihello10:02
jaddi27to all those who are new, say hello to make sure your attendance is registered10:02
head_victimbirchb: we should be getting some pressed CDs after the release of 11.10 though10:02
sagacihi xannen 10:02
birchbWould it be OK to ask for a gold coin to cover the cost of the spot?10:02
xannenhi sagaci and friends <310:02
head_victimbirchb: as long as you're covering costs I don't see a problem but I'll definitely ask the powers that be for guidance on the issue.10:03
sagacianyone else around?10:03
birchbI'll shut up now. Need Melbournites though.10:03
head_victimEvening xannen 10:03
head_victimbirchb: tis ok, might be somethign worth bringing to the mailing list as well, there's a LOT more people on that than in here.10:04
xannenanyone still playing diablo 2 lod 1.13?  :D10:04
sagacixannen: maybe for #ubuntu-au-chat since we have our monthly meeting at the moment10:04
sagaci#chair sagaci head_victim jaddi27 10:04
meetingologyCurrent chairs: head_victim jaddi27 sagaci10:04
xannenah sorry my bad, didn't know :P10:04
sagaci#topic Release Party Updates10:05
sagaciJust yesterday we had a small release party for Sydney at the Ampersand Bookstore/Cafe... there were six people who came along, ranging from primary-schoolers to veteran IT/linux/ubuntu users10:06
sagaciWe chatted about ubuntu and linux general... we did get a picture, but just waiting for permission off one of the attendees until we can post it to flickr/loco.ubuntu.com10:06
xanneni'm curious as what's happening at bris party?10:07
head_victimLooks like it was a good little group that went.10:07
sagacithe other attendees found out via omgubuntu and facebook. none were on IRC or in this official team, to my surprise10:07
sagacibut all were keen to have a similar event for each cycle10:07
head_victimJust goes to show the value of social media I guess. Glad we're branching out.10:07
sagacigood attendance, considering it was the first one in a few years for sydney10:08
jaddi27I am glad I made that Facebook event the day before then10:08
sagacithere was a bit of confusion about the time but I guess we can just blame daylight savings for that10:09
sagaciI'll do a small report of the event for the wiki, and review for next meetings10:09
head_victimYeah I'm beginning to notice dramas with that myself :/ 10:09
xannenLOL DL saving10:09
jaddi27Yes, Facebook times are very difficult to get correct.10:09
sagaci#action sagaci to write review/reflection of Sydney release event10:09
meetingologyACTION: sagaci to write review/reflection of Sydney release event10:09
head_victimThe loco.u.c is having fits over it. Where possible I'd suggest making sure you log events/meetings to a UTC time, not a location time.10:09
xannencatch a photon light, put it in a bottle, save it for a rainy day :D10:09
sagaciBrisbane update?10:10
head_victimsagaci: well it's going ahead next weekend10:10
jaddi27UTC is not possible on Facebook, but i did add the time to the description to try to alleviate the issue somewhat10:10
head_victimjaddi27: good to know, thanks.10:11
head_victimThe Brisbane release party is going to return to the Breakfast Creek Hotel as it seems this has been a popular venue in the past.10:11
birchbEasy to understand if you just say "Sydney time" or whatever.10:11
xannenThat's what I was thinking too.10:11
sagaciyeah, I guess we'd have to make a decision, but I strongly prefer local time10:12
head_victimLocal time is ok for real world events, but when we're running online ones UTC is far better in my opinion.10:12
sagacihead_victim: agreed10:12
xannenHere's an idea:  Put both?10:12
jaddi27Yes, I can do that10:13
xannenLOL10:13
sagaciyeah, for local events10:13
birchbUTC sux10:13
xannenIt's like we're doing admin 101 :D10:13
head_victimxannen: can't for the loco.u.c pages other than in the description.10:13
jaddi27For someone in Sydney or Melbourne, that has a Facebook account, can you tell me what times it has listed for this event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=14251410251312710:13
head_victimIt hasn't really been an issue until day light savings rolled around.10:13
xannenhead_victim, well, I guess do what we can, and the more info and clarity we can state, the better?10:13
sagacihead_victim: should be able to, as long as the event venue is in the right timezone10:13
jaddi27xannen, agreed10:14
sagacijaddi27: 08 October · 13:00 - 14:3010:14
jaddi27ok. that means Facebook is not aware of daylight saving10:14
jaddi27I will just put the time there, and again in the details with timezone information10:15
xannenIs there a googleplus page?10:15
jaddi27You can't do google plus pages yet, as far as i know10:15
sagacigorilla: ping for melbourne event...?10:15
jaddi27You just +1 anything on the internet10:15
xannenAh, okay.  I don't trust facebook that all.10:16
head_victimLast I heard googleplus were actively discouraging groups using their service, it was strictly individuals only.10:16
jaddi27xannen, http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-au has all of our upcoming events10:16
jaddi27and you can subscribe to an ical feed of it10:16
sagaciikt: ping... adelaide event?10:16
iktno adelaide event afaik, it's definitely on my list of things to organise for 12.0410:17
head_victimikt: a Sunday evening would suit if you wanted to do one next weekend or evening the weekend after.10:17
iktjaddi27: i think with google plus you have a circle, and then you post to that circle although that's more of a group thing :/10:17
ikthead_victim: yeah definitely, I'll send a msg to the mailing list to see if we have some internet10:18
iktinterest*10:18
iktalthough 1 week is fairly short notice10:18
sagacirighteo then10:18
sagaci#topic Roadmap for Ubuntu-AU/Ubuntu 12.04 LTS10:19
jaddi27ikt, Yes, I could set up a google+ circle for ubuntu-au, but I am not sure that it is worth it at the moment10:19
head_victimI already have a circle in my account for UbuntuAU'ers10:19
iktshare circle with me plx :P10:20
iktI have a massive ubuntu circle, has around 50 people in it I think10:20
sagaciI have a few ideas for events/goals of the next cycle but I'll just swing it around for anyone else to have a say first10:21
xannenfree intel core i7 for everyone?  :D10:21
head_victimsagaci: focus points being events, socialising and translations?10:21
iktwtb more australian bug triagers10:21
jaddi27I am guessing this is one of your goals, but I would like to see the translations at or close to 100% complete10:21
sagacihead_victim: yup10:21
head_victimikt: as soon as you're willing to hold a session on how to do it I'm sure you'll get more :) Bug triaging is well beyond me at this stage though.10:22
jaddi27We should also decide on the local version customisations we want to include, as has been raised at previous meetings10:22
sagacibase packs have been updated but then again, no point until we're 95-100% complete10:22
xannenikt, are you a bug coder/fixer?10:23
head_victimjaddi27: has there been much more movement on the locolisation images from Canonical yet?10:23
iktxannen: nah, I deal with the easy stuff :P10:23
jaddi27I am not really sure - I think sagaci knew more about it than I did10:23
jaddi27If I can find the link, I will check it out10:23
birchbwhat localisations pry tell?10:23
head_victimbirchb: there was a push to start looking at LoCos being able to spin their own customised editions for download.10:24
birchbWhy?10:24
head_victimCustomising language, default wallpapers and settings, etc.10:24
jaddi27https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-cd-localization10:24
sagaciit was pretty primitive this cycle but the tools are there to make all the possible defaults, like wallpapers, bookmarks, etc10:24
ikthttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects#Translation10:24
birchbTimezone fixes would #1 for me.10:25
sagacievents - a few jams, release parties, classroom events10:25
birchbEspecially now that the NIH tz db is out of action.10:26
iktfree t-shirts >:D10:26
head_victimikt: free? You paying? ;)10:26
head_victimsagaci: I'm really hoping I can work on some Ubuntu Hours now I have a weekday job10:26
jaddi27ikt, I'd be up for one if you are getting them10:26
iktLOL10:27
sagaciprobably better to get the official ubuntu polos then customise10:27
iktgroup buy for discount imo :D10:27
head_victimI looked into it, and to be honest, I'd probably see more bang for buck in a screenprinted shirt like the lca volunteer ones10:27
sagacicould be possible, there was a planet-ubuntu post suggesting LoCo discount rates10:27
sagacibut it'd be hard to gauge who's contributed enough, etc10:28
iktmailing list stuff I think10:29
xannenwill it be 100% cotton base polo or T shirt?10:29
sagaciyep10:29
iktcould be useful to get who's interested10:29
sagaciready to move on?10:29
head_victimI prefer polos if we're using it when presenting at events10:30
head_victimsagaci: mailing list looks like a good idea to gauge interest. Although I'd suggest having mockups to take to the ml if someone has time10:30
sagaci#action t-shirt order/design/feasibility to mailing list 10:31
meetingologyACTION: t-shirt order/design/feasibility to mailing list10:31
xannenis there an AU section in ubuntuforums?10:32
sagaci#topic Facebook group upgrade -- jaddi2710:32
head_victimxannen: yep :)10:32
head_victimIt's in the topic10:33
jaddi27xannen, au.ubuntuforums.com10:33
xannenthen why don't we use that instead of creating a mailing list?10:33
iktmailling list hits more peopel10:33
head_victimWe already have a mailing list, no creating either.10:33
jaddi27Facebook group update:10:33
xannenikt, argh!...  i've been shot.  :P10:33
iktlol10:33
jaddi27Our current Facebook group is in the old groups format, which will all be archived soon10:34
jaddi27http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=1896610:34
jaddi27That Facebook page outlines the changes10:34
jaddi27I propose that we upgrade our group to the new groups format, which will allow us to keep our group, basically as it is at the moment10:34
head_victimDoes anyone else here use FB extensively?10:35
xannenis it feasible to give google+ circle a go?  just following on social media, and i'm not a fan of facebook.10:35
jaddi27There will be a few differences, but I think they should not disadvantage us10:35
head_victimxannen: there's no official way of making circles, everone makes their own circles10:35
head_victimMy circles will never be the same as yours, etc.10:35
jaddi27xannen, that is the problem with google+ circles at the moment10:35
xannenah... damn...10:35
head_victimWe do have twitter and identica accounts as well though10:36
xannenthanks for the info, head_victim, jaddi2710:36
jaddi27The other thing we can do, which I have sort of raised before, is create a Facebook page10:36
jaddi27However, pages cannot create events, which would be a disadvantage to us at the moment10:36
ikthead_victim: you can make a circle and share it afaik10:36
head_victimjaddi27: would it be better though to just link to loco.u.c so there is only one source for events?10:37
head_victimI'm not sure how the FB crowd would take to that though10:37
jaddi27Facebook Pages do have the benefit of posting all updates to people's news feed, which groups do not do10:37
jaddi27head_victim, That would be one way of doing it10:37
jaddi27I think though that to maximise the messages getting out to people, you would have both10:37
sagacihead_victim: I'd prefer having loco.ubuntu.com for all rsvp/info10:38
head_victimI'm a big fan of reducing duplication.10:38
jaddi27The way I see it:10:38
birchbYEah but FB is run by an evil basket. Please can you use twitter? 10:38
head_victimbirchb: we have twitter and identica accounts as well :)10:38
jaddi27current group is for discussion by those who are not sure on how to use the mailing list, and for creating events10:39
head_victimhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/ContactUs is a list of what accounts we have and who admins them10:39
xannenlol birchb, the evil basket is held by the evil christmas critters (bunny)  (south park reference)  :P10:39
jaddi27page would act like the twitter account, and whoever is updating the twitter accounts can post the same thing to the Facebook page10:39
head_victimjaddi27: is there a way to auto feed tweets/dents to the page?10:39
jaddi27There may be - I know that tweet deck could post to Facebook pages, so I presume others can also10:40
jaddi27I have not looked into all of the different clients though10:40
jaddi27(there are a lot of them available)10:40
head_victimjaddi27: no worries, just trying to see if there' s a streamlining benefit to this as well ;)(10:41
jaddi27Yes, I think there would be10:41
head_victimWould it still be open to general discussion like the current one is or would it be locked down to only admins posting?10:42
xannenlol our discussion on media/publicity is like the recent tax forum, it's a mess.  :P  not here, not there.  :P10:42
jaddi27You can set it up in both formats10:42
jaddi27http://www.facebook.com/ubuntulinux10:43
iktxannen: i think that's just the situation at the moment, facebook/g+/twitter/iden are all not compatible with each other10:43
jaddi27That is an example of a Facebook page10:43
iktclosed source ftl :P10:43
head_victimI like the idea of members posting to it to encourage discussion but not sure how it would go spamming all members10:43
jaddi27twitter and iden are compatible with eachother10:43
jaddi27head_victim, posting to a Facebook page will not spam people who like the page10:44
jaddi27only the posts from the admins of the page will go to the news feed of the people who have liked it10:44
head_victimAh that sounds good then10:44
xannenikt, it's outrageous that social media is about connecting, and the social media are not talking to each other!  LOL10:44
sagacianything else?10:44
jaddi27Am I fine to upgrade the current group?10:45
head_victimI'm happy to go along with whatever jaddi27 recommends as he's by far the most active admin of the FB page10:45
jaddi27and do the page10:45
sagacilet's try this10:45
head_victimAnd knows a whole heap more than I do about the FB stuff :)10:45
head_victimOthers ok with the idea as proposed?10:45
sagaci#vote Should jaddi27 update the Facebook group?10:45
meetingologyPlease vote on: Should jaddi27 update the Facebook group?10:46
meetingologyPublic votes can be registered by saying +1, +0 or -1 in channel, (private votes don't work yet, but when they do it will be by messaging the channel followed by +1/-1/+0 to me)10:46
ikt+110:46
meetingology+1 received from ikt10:46
sagaci+110:46
head_victim+110:46
meetingology+1 received from head_victim10:46
meetingology+1 received from sagaci10:46
jaddi27can I vote, or not?10:46
xannen+0.510:46
meetingology+0.5 received from xannen10:46
head_victimSure :)10:46
xannen+110:46
meetingology+1 received from xannen10:46
jaddi27+110:46
meetingology+1 received from jaddi2710:46
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sagaci#endvote10:46
meetingologyVoting ended on: Should jaddi27 update the Facebook group?10:46
meetingologyVotes for:6 Votes against:0 Abstentions:010:46
meetingologyMotion carried10:46
sagacigg10:46
jaddi27i have always wanted to do a vote10:47
xannen"ring the bell for division"  :D10:47
sagacican't just let everything go to an action10:47
jaddi27Ok. I will go about setting all that up10:47
birchbCrouch. Touch. Pause. Engage.10:47
sagaci#action jaddi27 to update the facebook group per vote10:47
meetingologyACTION: jaddi27 to update the facebook group per vote10:47
sagaci#topic Ubuntu-AU status updates -- head_victim and sagaci 10:48
xannen+110:48
head_victimWell good news, I'm sure you're all aware, we're now offical again :)10:48
sagacijust wanted to put this in a meeting, just a statement from head_victim about the ubuntu-au LoCo status10:48
sagacithat's fine10:48
* ikt dances again10:48
jaddi27great news10:49
head_victimThanks everyone for their hard work over the last year or two, it's really paid off.10:49
head_victimI do think we need to keep the effort up though and make sure we document what we do so that when the next approval rolls around we don't suffer the same fate.10:49
sagaciand also, I've been changed to the owner for the ubuntu en_AU translation group.. not a huge deal but we now have a mailing list and more control of the group as a whole10:49
xannenyes, yes.  you're welcome  :P  LOL10:49
head_victimI think the documentation is just as important as the actualy events. Without the documentation they never happened to anyone who wasn't there.10:49
sagacihead_victim: that's right10:50
head_victimxannen: turning up counts as helping mate :)10:51
sagaciand lastly,10:51
sagaci#topic Monthly meeting time - daylight savings change? 10:51
xannenhead_victim, i'll try  :P10:51
jaddi27For me the time is fine, but I am in Brisbane, so don't really count, I guess10:51
head_victimWe can do the half hour, because before 6 is getting early for WA people10:51
head_victimSet it up as 1930 UTC+10 ?10:52
sagaciprobably something to defer to the mailing list but for NSW, VIC and TAS 9pm may be a bit late10:52
head_victimSplit the different that way?10:52
sagaciI know people like benonsoftware, it would be a bit late, but just saying10:52
xannenwell until we can verify that neutrino does NOT travel faster than light, no point making a time dilation field for aus.  :P10:53
sagaciI'd defer to the mailing list to account for people that couldn't come to this meeting10:53
head_victimsagaci: sounds fair10:53
iktI'm only inclined to agree because WA's timezone is always a pain10:53
iktwas dealing with it the other day with regards to people calling in after we'd closed for the night, 99% of the time they're from WA10:53
iktalso last time we dealt with timezones we did a poll10:54
iktwould it be better to do it again?10:54
sagaci#action meeting time change - defer to the mailing list to account for people that couldn't come to this meeting10:54
meetingologyACTION: meeting time change - defer to the mailing list to account for people that couldn't come to this meeting10:54
head_victimWho wants to take ownership of that poll? It shouldn't go for more than a week to allow time for people to plan to attend it whenever it's decided for.10:55
sagaciyeah, I thought you meant a poll in this meeting10:55
head_victimEvening Jarthur121 10:56
Jarthur121Evening everyone!10:56
sagacihi Jarthur121 10:56
Jarthur121Hi Sagaci10:56
Jarthur121What time does ze meeting start?10:56
sagacierm, an hour ago :P10:56
sagaciwere you at the Sydney release yesterday?10:57
ikthead_victim: I'm just trying to find it now10:57
xannensagaci, Yeah, I was finally set free (from windows).  :P10:58
Jarthur121Ahh, that's typical :P.10:58
Jarthur121I wasn't at the Sydney release.10:58
sagaciJarthur121: are you subscribed to the ubuntu-au mailing list?10:58
xannensagaci, just curious, why was the party arranged pre-release date? o.O10:59
sagacixannen: since that's when I was in sydney :)10:59
Jarthur121No I am not, how do I go about it?10:59
head_victimEvening chrisuys 10:59
xannensagaci, so self centred.  :P  heheh.10:59
head_victimWell should we close the meeting and have a meet and greet to help some of the newcomers connect to the team?11:00
sagaci#endmeeting11:00
meetingologyMeeting ended Sun Oct  9 11:00:11 2011 UTC.  11:00
meetingologyMinutes:        http://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-au/2011/ubuntu-au.2011-10-09-10.01.moin.txt11:00
sagaciepic, 11:00:1111:00
head_victimRight on time :)11:00
iktperfect timing11:00
xannenshould have been: 11:09:11 .. wouldn't that be a disaster?  :P11:01
ikti think https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Meetings needs to be updated11:01
birchbThankyou head_victim11:01
head_victimikt: yeah just need to point it to the loco page11:02
head_victimkeep it as an archive of the old meetings11:02
head_victimbirchb: glad to help, not sure what I did though :)11:02
xannenhead_victim, so next week release party, do we just turn up, grab a drink and chat?  anything else to look forward to?11:02
head_victimxannen: nothing overly planned, just more a meet and greet and socialise.11:03
head_victimI would like to bring up some ideas I've been working on11:03
jaddi27head_victim, here or at the release party?11:04
head_victimjaddi27: release party, things like ubuntu hours and install fests, etc. So local stuff11:04
xannenhead_victim, can you tell me some of those ideas?11:04
head_victimxannen: basically I would like to start running Ubuntu Hours in Brisbane11:05
head_victimAnd I want to discuss the installation festival idea I put to the mailing list with little result11:05
xannenhead_victim, what do you mean by that?11:06
jaddi27head_victim, I didn't get back to you on the installfest. November is hard for me due to Uni exams, but I haven't properly cross-referenced the dates you suggested with the exam times yet11:06
head_victimxannen: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hour11:06
head_victimjaddi27: you be at the release party?11:07
jaddi27no, I won't be11:07
head_victimAh ok, well yeah, is there a day of the week that suits you if I started running ubuntu Hours, like the first Tuesday or the month or something?11:07
head_victimI was going to put a poll up but wanted to talk to people about it11:08
jaddi27what would be involved with ubuntu hours?11:08
jaddi27times for me vary from semester to semester, so I can't really say until I have the timetable for next semester11:09
head_victimJust going to a pub/cafe and socialising. Being approachable by strangers.11:09
jaddi27this semester is very full, so wouldn't fit in at the moment11:09
sagacibeing that 2011 Ubuntu Guy11:09
jaddi27ok11:09
xannenI'm up to Ubuntu Hour.  I have no friends. :(11:09
sagacixannen: go to a release party11:09
xannensagaci, yeah.  I'll try to.  :D11:10
head_victimEvening Lord_ 11:11
Lord_Hey11:11
head_victimEvening newkid and caryb as well :)11:12
carybhi sorry am late11:12
newkidevening.  11:12
head_victimcaryb: no worries mate, it's been run and won but we're just jabbering about11:12
head_victimI was putting the idea of a Brisbane ubuntu Hour out there11:13
head_victimYou're coming next week aren't you?11:13
carybjust got home from wa,gga wagga11:13
sagacihi newkid 11:13
carybsure am and bringing 2 newbies11:14
head_victimGood to hear :)11:15
xannenis it free chat again?11:15
carybsorry for spelling am on android device11:15
head_victimxannen: yep11:15
xannenhead_victim, cool.11:15
xannenanyone still play diablo 2 lod?11:16
head_victimcaryb: no worries, I chaired a membership board meeting from my motorola defy the other week ;)11:16
carybthis is a xoom11:16
head_victimOh well lah te dah :)11:17
sagacimuch better than my old symbian11:17
head_victimHow are they, any good for anything or just inbetween being useful for anything.11:18
xannenso, no diablo 2 gamers?11:19
carybfeel like I'm being a prostitute using it but is better tham micro$oft11:19
head_victimxannen: I play Urban Terror occasioanlly11:19
xanneni haven't heard of that...  i'll look it up11:19
head_victimIt's a FPS that has a native linux versino11:21
xanneneww... FPS isn't my thing... although I have played wow, which is partially FPS...11:22
carybso its italian? :)11:22
head_victimHah no, just someone who can't type11:22
xannenis empathy still default chat program in 11.10?11:25
xannenit was sad that skype gave up to microsoft.  :(11:25
sagaciyup11:25
sagaciI learned that xchat is on the DVD of ubuntu11:26
Lord_is urban terror in the default repo's?11:27
head_victimLord_: nah it's a download you unzip and then make the right file executable and it works11:27
xannenis diablo 3 also in default repo?  XD11:27
Lord_ah okay fair enough. I'll have to get it when I get home from uni :P11:27
sagaciit's not a free as in gpl program11:28
sagaciiirc11:28
head_victimNah it's free as in you don't pay for it.11:28
carybam waiting till 13th so i can rebuild my sick oneiric machine11:28
head_victimcaryb: you tested it too hard?11:29
xannenhas anyone use empathy 3.2?  i didn't like empathy 2.34 (in ubuntu 11.04).11:29
carybtoo many work arounds like nvidia etc11:30
head_victimcaryb: ah I've only been VM'ing it so far. I'm too lazy for real testing11:30
ikttesting it in vm and on a 2nd ssd11:31
carybalso crappy ppa's11:31
iktit's a massive improvment over 11.0411:31
head_victimI'm starting to remember why I don't use PPAs as a general rule. Too slow to download updates11:31
iktbut there are still so many tiny issues, that mark pointed out back in like 10.10's uds11:31
head_victimikt: I agree, I was hoping it would be and relieved to see it's something I can recommend.11:31
head_victim12.04 is going to be great.11:31
carybi always have a dedicated lenovo lappy for testing11:32
head_victimcaryb: nice for some :P11:32
carybthis i would say is my least impressive kubuntu release to date11:33
ikthttp://thisisthecountdown.com/11:34
head_victimAh I forgot you're one of those K people :)11:34
head_victimikt: yeah that was a surprise, even to the release team. They stumbled across it by accident and wondered where it came from :/11:34
sagacithere's still an apt-get string that says Updating software catalog... annoys the crap out of me everytime I reinstall, grepped the latest base pack and it looks to be fixed but hasn't been integrated11:34
caryblong time for fixes11:34
sagacikubuntu looks pretty polished but I'm not a kde user11:35
iktvery good to watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUAzicy_01o&t=30m30s it's marks view on quality11:36
iktIt always comes to mind whenever there's a small issue that bugs me11:36
Lord_Is anyone else using python-iview?11:37
sagacithat keynote was good but there's still those bugs in the icecream11:37
iktueaj tjat11:38
iktyeah that's my issue11:38
iktspecially screen flickers during boot11:38
ikti still get text on the screen during boot and shutdown with 11.1011:38
sagaciI haven't got that issue now11:38
sagaciI want my login screen to fade into the unity desktop11:38
xannenWhen 11.10 is release, will my previous version get automatically notified and updated?11:39
carybany how is zzz time night folks11:39
sagaciwhen I login - I usually have autologin11:39
xannenNight caryb <311:39
sagacixannen: not automatically11:39
head_victimNight caryb 11:39
head_victimxannen: you will be notified there is an update available but you will have to select it11:39
ikt^11:40
iktit's at the top of update manager11:40
head_victimAnyone using unity on dual screens?11:40
xannenhead_victim, sagaci, but it will be a seamless over the net update, right?  Do I need to do anything special, besides giving my computer the "go ahead" ?11:40
xannenhead_victim, I am. :D11:40
sagacixannen: back up11:40
iktxannen: http://ikt.id.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/update.png11:41
xannenI'll probably back up my home folder.  Nothing much on.11:41
iktalso upgrading sometimes doesn't go well11:41
Lord_decent net connection is also handy, my net cut out halfway through upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10, ended up having to do a clean install as it wouldn't reboot11:41
head_victimLord_: that sucks, usb dongle or adsl?11:41
Lord_adsl. I think its the router, but I can't afford a new one :P11:42
xannenThanks ikt :D11:42
head_victimI don't mind their move to make Thunderbird the default, but why oh why do they not have the calendar installed as well :/11:42
iktbut if you're on an isp with an ubuntu mirror, I'd say download it, format and set your home folder to be on a seperate partition, then format/install every new release11:42
iktI thought they did?11:43
* head_victim keeps a whole Ubuntu Mirror handy11:43
iktgonne check it out11:43
head_victimOh wait, it just has gedit as the default for some weird reason11:43
head_victimDoes thunderbird integrate well enough with gmail? I want an offline backup of data and thought that might be an idea11:44
ikthead_victim: http://www.jonobacon.org/2011/07/14/thunderbird-in-ubuntu-11-10/ <- Work is going on to integrate the Lightning extension for calendar integration into Thunderbird. This will bring the feature-set more on par with Evolution. Last time I tried Lightning it was quite young in it’s development, so I am keen to see how this works.11:44
xanneni use gmail with thunderbird, much better than hotmail/live account11:44
nnn???11:45
head_victimI generally use it online all the time but don't like the idea of not having a backup somewhere11:45
nnn?????11:45
nnn?????????????????????????????????11:45
nnn???????????????????????????////////11:45
head_victimGday nnn 11:45
nnnteah11:45
nnnyeah11:45
xanneni use lightning/thunderbird.  the main limitation so far (for me anyway) is google task.11:45
head_victimI've never liked google task anyway11:46
head_victimI use an android app for basic listing11:46
head_victimAnyone have any comments on the deja dup backup system they have installed?11:47
Lord_i tried it out a while back, before I realised that my needs were too basic. Seemed to be pretty good in a does what it says it will kinda way11:49
sagaciseems ok, haven't used it to restore a backup yet11:49
sagacivery set and forget kinda tool11:49
head_victimThat's what I hate, backups are only as good as how they restore :/11:49
sagaciplus it saves in a special duplicity format rather than tar.gz11:50
sagacior similar11:50
sagacii'd rather ubuntu one, but for smaller stuff11:51
sagacitext files and files <10MB11:51
head_victimI use Ubuntu One for some stuff, mainly documents I want to edit from multiple locations11:52
head_victimNice now it has a windows client11:52
Lord_External hdd with esata meets copy and paste. But then I have very little data :P. 11:52
Lord_the windows client requires installation I'm guessing?11:53
head_victimNot sure, not used it yet.11:54
head_victimCould be web based11:54
Lord_Web based would be great. Would be handy for uploading my uni files so I don't have to take my laptop every day. I shall do some investigating11:55
Lord_Looks like you can install it or use a web-based program. 12:00
head_victimAlrighty, domestic duties call. I'll be back some other time no doubt :)12:01
head_victimCheerio12:01
Lord_cya12:01
gorillasagaci: I don't know. I barely have the time to think at the moment.12:02
sagacihead_victim: planetubuntu-au down again?12:58
sagacihead_victim: also should put brisbane release event on ubuntu.org.au?13:00
head_victimsagaci: yeah that and the officialness should go there13:33
head_victimIt's hard to get excited about it though, I keep prodding them to update it and it never even gets a response13:34
sagaciyep13:34
sagaciwear your official LoCo hat13:34
head_victimThat's what I did when I first put the RT in :P13:36
head_victimI understand they're busy and all.13:36
head_victimIt might be easier to push the loco.u.c people to come up with some sort of CMS for there13:36
sagaciat least the meetings are a bit brighter13:36
head_victimWhich would suit us down to the ground.13:36
head_victimJust redirect ubuntu.org.au to the loco.u.c team page13:37
head_victimAll we're really missing from the ubuntu.org.au site is blog type content.13:37
head_victimAnd the planet13:38
sagaciyeahp13:40
head_victimAnything else I'm missing?13:40
sagacinot really13:40
sagaciI'd prefer to have loco.u.c as the first point/most structured place anyway13:41
head_victimHmm I might have a think and talk to some people and see what we can come up with.13:43
head_victimBut, the downside of this mon - fri job is I really should be in bed now.13:43
sagaciit'll be interesting to diff to see how many strings overall have changed fom en_US to en_AU13:43
sagacirighteo, cya later13:43
head_victimYou guys are doing great on the translations :D Can't wait until it's down to 0 13:44
head_victimNight mate13:44
iktdamnit14:25
iktgot tea all over my monitor14:25

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