[01:11] hey, hawke_ [01:19] hello, ubuntuWi-Guest [01:19] you can change your nickname with /nick newnickgoeshere [01:29] hey rick-schwai :) [01:35] http://ubuntuone.com/1D4Mi2uFFGOdykjmQELeZl [01:35] testing this link, feel free to ignore [01:39] h00k: this is a test [01:39] rick-schwai: success [01:39] so, meeting in 20 minutes. [01:40] bigbash, DavidLevin, greppy, hawke_, jrolland-ubuntu, KBme , mikeputnam, ripps: are you guys going to be here tonight? [01:41] /topic [01:41] rick-schwai: ^ [01:57] yotux, exigraff: hello [01:58] hook: hello and good evening to you the group [01:59] * exigraff bows [02:02] Okay. I had to take care of some things here. [02:02] welcome, everyone. [02:02] It looks like we have a few active people here: exigraff, yotux, rick-schwai, and myself [02:04] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhuewundDxc#t=8s [02:04] First off, I'd like to do introductions, in no special order, but we can go in the order I listed above. I'll start. I'm Anthony Hook, the LoCo Contact. I'm an Ubuntu Member, I am an IRC operator, and I love my beautiful wife Brittany (reverse order of importance there) [02:04] exigraff: your turn! [02:05] hi! I am... not in Wisconsin. I tend to write code, though. [02:05] h00k's a friend of mine, and I am paid to be here. [02:05] and you weren't supposed to tell... [02:05] I think that's the important stuff. yotux? [02:06] Nathan, I have been using Ubuntu for five+ years. I have done some ISO testing. Also have been doing some political stuff in the state. [02:06] I support this. [02:06] cool. [02:08] I am probably the old guy of the group. I just qualified for Medicare this month. [02:09] I have been in the software business for over 35 years. I was too dumb to leave it. But I discovered ubuntu 4 years ago and have been having a lot of fun with it. [02:09] rock on :D [02:09] ^ this guy organized the talk in Minocqua, Rhinelander, and is tirelessly working on this upcoming talk in Wausau, WI [02:10] * h00k takes notes "to dumb to leave it" [02:10] I happened to walk by an Apple store in a mall and saw lots of people having lots of fun and spending lots of $. [02:11] I thought we could have a similar experience but not have to spend lots of $ so I mentioned the idea to h00k. [02:11] He was crazy enough to agree. So...we are having a Conference on March 24th in Wausau. [02:11] It's starred at the top of my inbox, some people down near Madison/Milwaukee seemed fond of the idea. [02:11] that's awesome. [02:12] SO, hopefully we attract some local attention, but it would be great (because it's in Central WI) to have people from all over the state to drop by... [02:12] *nudge* [02:12] Which happens to be the topic of the meeting [02:12] I'll try to attend the conf, hoping there is not any recall activities for the same weekend [02:12] I will send beer money. [02:12] yotux: ah, it's quote possible... [02:13] exigraff: personally, yes? [02:13] * exigraff opens calendar [02:13] wait... I see a birthday on here... [02:13] So, it'll be on March 24, a Saturday. We have a nice room at the library from 10:00am to 3:00pm [02:13] exigraff: it's true [02:13] it also happens to be my Wife's birthday [02:14] the library may frown on beer-consumption. [02:14] exigraff: consider that for *after* [02:14] exigraff: I have to agree with you on that [02:14] Here's a sweet poster that got created and distributed all over: http://i.imgur.com/oupPj.jpg [02:14] there is a slight chance that I'll be in Canada. if that's not the case, I should be able to make it. [02:15] When would you know about Canada? [02:16] /weeks/ before that. is there an rsvp list somewhere? [02:16] The current agenda includes an Intro (what is Ubuntu, history, pros/cons, installation/conversion updates, touch on available applications). Following, a demo of such, then split up into two simultaneous tracks. [02:16] exigraff: at the moment, no [02:17] not formally. [02:17] do y'all in wisconsin use meetup.com? [02:17] exigraff: you [02:17] re from here :p [02:17] Based on my 2 previous classes, I am expecting between 25-35 attendees. [02:18] also, no, we haven't as a LoCo [02:19] might be useful. but yeah, I should know at least a month in advance of that date. [02:19] rick-schwai: correct me if I'm wrong, you have plans of this intro, yes? [02:19] Yes. I planned on doing the intro using my previous presentation. [02:20] However, the demo as well as the session about installation and applications are open for volunteers [02:20] So, here comes the fun: volunteers! [02:21] * exigraff volunteers for whatever can be done from potentially afar [02:21] If a person is uncomfortable speaking in front of a large group, then just being there as a Q&A resouce is very helpful and lends credibility to the LOCO. [02:22] I have not done a tech presentation before pending sch. I would be willing to vol. [02:22] Consider yourself a demonstrator! [02:23] yotux: cool. any idea of which one? [02:23] having been out of the Loco loop for sometime I am open to suggestions [02:24] One session will concentrate on how to ubuntu can be installed and show the various types of installs. [02:25] I could do a install walk through..... [02:25] The other session will concentrate on ubuntu included apps like web browsers, networking, backup, etc [02:26] your choice of version to install ;) [02:27] I have a few machines that I have access to. I do a desktop install [02:27] How does that Loco feel about Wubi? [02:27] We are trying to prep people for 12.04 so showing 11.10 would be the preferred install. [02:27] Cool, I have a machine I could bring for testing dualboot [02:28] Okay, I can grab a few flash drives and load ISO's [02:28] Wubi is a great selling point since most people come from a Windows background and would approach ubuntu slowly. [02:28] yotux: wubi is fine, sure [02:29] No a huge fan of Wubi.... but in a pinch it helps to spoon feed newbies [02:29] I think you will find most of the audience are newbies. [02:30] bless 'em. [02:30] We were all newbies at one time or another [02:30] yes I have a to agree [02:30] educating the librarians will go a long way as well, oracles of information that they are. they're in a good position to spread the love even further. [02:31] as it were. [02:32] Cool. [02:32] Another thing for the end may be a lightning-talk, something to showcase a cool project that someone/some people may have done with Ubuntu [02:33] an example may be...I don't know...a 10 minute talk on how they used Ubuntu to solve $problem [02:33] maybe some software they wrote, some experience they had, [02:33] etc. [02:33] Somewhere we should have a pretty face as a presenter. I know that leaves out h00k and me. Might your wife want to participate, h00k? [02:33] rick-schwai: I'd have to check, I have a feeling she may not want to that day [02:34] but it's a possibility [02:34] she mentioned getting a massage somewhere in Wausau at the time the conference is [02:34] Tell her its your birthday gift to her. [02:34] Yeah...I did, it didn't go very well [02:35] she's a pretty damn good sport, though [02:35] yotux: you still do amatuer radio, yes? (curiosity) [02:36] I have been converting LP's of big band music for my neighbor using Audacity. Anyone think this might be of interest. The process would also work for cassette tapes. [02:36] ^ that may be cool, yeah [02:36] hook: yes I am still involved still learning [02:36] Or am I just showing my age. [02:37] yotux: cool [02:37] I need to step away for a minute. My dog needs to go out. [02:37] take mine out too please [02:37] hook: could maybe drop a line in the ubuntu-hams group and see if that have any presentation ideas [02:38] * h00k takes mikeputnam outside [02:38] oh, doing it wrong. [02:38] yotux: I didn't know there was one, cool! [02:39] anyway...so we have one presenter, I'm wondering if we can have a meeting in another week to see if we can catch more people, and open it up on the mailing list [02:39] does this sound acceptable? [02:39] sound like a good idea to me [02:41] +1 [02:41] cool. If we can get one more, and maybe a lightning talk or two, that'd be awesome [02:42] I have a new camera, I'll take some cool pictures and we can throw them online, another thing to add to our résumé for applying for Offical LoCo recognization [02:45] does anyone else have anything to add? [02:45] questions, comments, [02:46] anything unrelated and fun? [02:46] I think this is a great start [02:46] tis. I will say that we should probably have some kind of public planning document, and/or an rsvp list. [02:46] but this is great - I'm glad to see this happening. [02:47] There isn't anything re: RSVP'ing on the flyer that was printed/distributed [02:47] more for presenters than attendees, so maybe 'rsvp' was the wrong word [02:47] just something in writing for our own purposes [02:47] oh. yeah. There's a draft document at the moment shared between Rick and I [02:47] We have a start of a planning document. We will be publishing it soon. [02:47] ah, gotcha. [02:47] carry on then. :) [02:49] yotux: are you available in a week or so? [02:49] Same night? [02:49] yotux: perhaps/probably? [02:49] I am available [02:49] should be I am poping the Gcal open [02:50] rick-schwai: cool [02:50] Monday I am busy [02:51] hook: thursday is out also sorry [02:52] yotux: okay, Wednesday? [02:53] open ya! [02:53] Sounds good. [02:53] Wednesday is fine. [02:53] That was all I had on the agenda for tonight, unless anyone else has anything to add about anything? [02:53] I'm testing 12.04 and I'm really liking it [02:54] I've said enough already. [02:55] hook: 12.04 I am running it but kubuntu flavor [02:56] yotux: gotcha. Did you see the news about Kubuntu being a community-supported distro? [02:57] I saw something on it. [02:57] I know with unity it makes it harder for the two groups to work together [02:58] Yeah, they're reorganizing the lead KDE developer, Kubuntu will be community-supported, such as Xubuntu and Lubuntu [03:00] cool [03:02] alright, well... [03:02] I think that's all I had for business tonight [03:02] I'll send out an update tomorrow with my notes, a call for volunteers [03:03] hook: we have a google+ page for the Loco? [03:03] yotux: we do [03:03] sweet.... [03:03] https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/114072330989476423938/ [03:03] not much there [03:03] in fact, I forgot about it. [03:04] I will get this rocking more, we can use this, somehow, with coordination [03:05] a Hangout in conjunction with the meeting or something [03:05] Okay, I am going to get Brittany some apple juice [03:05] and with that, I suppose the meeting is adjourned [03:05] Thanks, and good to see you, exigraff, yotux, and rick-schwai [03:06] rick-schwai: I'll give you a call tomorrow, if that's okay? [03:06] okay, thanks for the info and look forward to next week [03:06] o/ good to see everyone [14:16] Sorry h00k I left my IRC on at work and I was at v-ball last night. I'll read the logs now === bigbash is now known as zz_bigbash [16:38] zz_bigbash: no prob === zz_bigbash is now known as bigbash [18:00] I am so glad to be moving our help desk system from Windows to Ubuntu server [18:03] Nice [18:03] What software? [18:45] h00k: I'll be in Wausau. Happy to present and be charming. [18:49] Cheesehead: Oh, awesome. [18:52] I think the participants need to sit down an a couple weeks and game out who is presenting what, where our holes are, and what additional resources might be easy to bring to the table [18:54] yep [18:54] That's exactly the plan [18:55] As long as it's not Wednesday night, I can probably be there. [18:56] Roger [19:45] h00k, sorry our SAN just arrived and I was a bit distracted [19:46] the software is called SysAid [19:48] bigbash: Interesting, never heard of it [19:48] what's funny is getting support for it is a pain [19:49] h00k, what SAN are you using? [19:49] bigbash: we have a Compellent SAN [19:49] ah ok [19:50] bigbash: it's pretty sweet [19:50] is it setup as a VSA or just a storage system? [19:50] bigbash: what SAN? [19:50] P4300 [19:50] HP [19:51] bigbash: ah, that's right [19:51] bigbash: VSA? [19:51] Very Small Array? [19:51] virtual SAN appliance [19:51] no, that's radio [19:51] Oh, no, it's a full-blown fiberchannel, dual controller, tiered storage [19:52] ah ok [19:54] we currently have 24 tier-1 drives, 146Gb, 15k, and 7 tier-3 nearline-SAS [20:02] 0.o nice