[21:22] <BobJonkman> Meeting in less than two hours!
[21:40] <azend> meeting in 20 minutes! :D
[21:40] <azend> BobJonkman: do you have a cellular internet device?
[21:41] <BobJonkman> I do.
[21:41] <azend> who is your provider/
[21:41] <BobJonkman> Wind Mobile
[21:41] <azend> cool
[21:41] <azend> me too
[21:56] <txwikinger> BobJonkman: Are you going to Guelph?
[21:59] <azend> txwikinger: he is
[22:00] <txwikinger> azend: Are you the organiser?
[22:00] <azend> I've been told :)
[22:00] <txwikinger> ok. nice to meet you :-)
[22:00] <txwikinger> I will  try to come by too
[22:01] <azend> txwikinger: we've met before but you probably don't remember me
[22:01] <txwikinger> Will get on the road in the next couple of minutes
[22:01] <azend> txwikinger: cool
[22:01] <BobJonkman> See you both there.
[22:01] <txwikinger> We may.. I am not good in keeping up with screen names
[22:01] <txwikinger> When did we meet azend?
[22:01] <BobJonkman> Leaving in about 10 min
[22:01] <azend> txwikinger: sooncon @ KwartzLab
[22:02] <txwikinger> Ah
[22:02] <azend> that event anyways
[22:02] <txwikinger> ok
[22:02] <txwikinger> So you are part of diode?
[22:02] <azend> I sure am
[22:03] <txwikinger> Never got the time to come up there
[22:04] <BobJonkman> OK, Just downloaded WiGle to map WiFi spots on my cellular internet device
[22:04] <azend> I like it
[22:04] <azend> it's best to go on an Monday night though
[22:05] <azend> lots of people
[22:05] <azend> BobJonkman: awesome
[22:05] <azend> BobJonkman: remind me to show you my maps
[22:05] <txwikinger> Well. I don't get out a lot anymore
[22:05] <BobJonkman> Is Monday the Diyode Open House?
[22:05] <txwikinger> Since I moved countryside
[22:06] <BobJonkman> Hmm...  That makes for an acronym that's not nearly as appropriate as Kwartzlab's: DOH vs. TON
[22:08] <txwikinger> Is there wifi in the pub or do we hook on BobJonkman?
[22:08] <azend> BobJonkman: yes
[22:09] <BobJonkman> I'll have my cellular internet device for tethering
[22:09] <azend> BobJonkman: actually, Monday open night (MON) is rather appropriate
[22:10] <azend> BobJonkman: me too
[22:10] <BobJonkman> :) That's better.
[22:10] <BobJonkman> (MON vs. DOH, that is)
[22:20] <BobJonkman> I'm outta here.  See you in 30min
[22:25] <txwikinger> ok. I am on my way
[23:05] <BobJonkman> Hello Everybodeee!
[23:06] <BobJonkman> Has anybody starte the meeting yet?\
[23:07] <BobJonkman> #startmeeting IRC for Ubuntu-ca 25 July 2013
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[23:07] <BobJonkman> #chair azend
[23:07] <meetingology> Current chairs: BobJonkman azend
[23:08] <BobJonkman> Roll call! Freshmeadow zul oracology FiReSTaRT jaguar txwikinger DarwinSurvivor vednis bregma KombuchaKip azend ryanakca  cyphermox  jlamothe Chex sipherdee_ johanbr egerlach
[23:08] <BobJonkman> #topic Introductions
[23:08] <BobJonkman> Who are we, and what are we doing here?
[23:09] <BobJonkman> I'm Bob Jonkman, one of the contacts for Ubuntu Canada, and chairing the meeting with azend since dscassel isn't here today
[23:09] <KombuchaKip> My name's Kip. I'm project lead behind Avaneya, a cerebral science fiction game for Ubuntu. I'm based just out of Vancouver.
[23:10] <BobJonkman> I'm from Elmira, but I've travelled to the Greater Metropolis of Guelph for the occasion
[23:10] <BobJonkman> Hi KombuchaKip!  Good to see you again
[23:10] <Freshmeadiow> I am Jim Kelsh (Freshmeadow) a professional accountant (CGA) and a Linux user since 2006.
[23:11] <BobJonkman> For those interested in reading along, there's an agenda at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CanadianTeam/Meetings/Next
[23:11] <BobJonkman> Hi Freshmeadiow!
[23:11] <jamesmcveity> Hi Bob.
[23:12]  * KombuchaKip waves
[23:14] <azend|away> Hi
[23:16] <azend|away> ubuntulog:
[23:17] <azend|away> meetingology:
[23:17] <Freshmeadiow> Testing the connection
[23:19] <azend|away> Freshmeadiow: Hi!
[23:19] <azend|away> It's just Bob now who is away
[23:20] <azend|away> He should be here...
[23:20] <azend|away> He's sitting next to me
[23:20] <azend|away> Alright, who's ready for some Ubuntu!
[23:21] <BobJonkmanToo> Seems the network has split.
[23:22] <BobJonkmanToo> I can't see my original instance on my IRC client, but I seem to be OK on the Webchat
[23:23] <BobJonkmanToo> So, I was passing greetings to Freshmeadiow , jamesmcveity, KombuchaKip , azend or azend|away
[23:23] <BobJonkmanToo> There's an agenda at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CanadianTeam/Meetings/Next
[23:24] <BobJonkmanToo> It's kinda sparse, so I'm open to suggestions for topics
[23:25] <azend|away> You're right, it is somewhat sparse
[23:25] <BobJonkman2> The big thing is a recap of Ubuntu Hours
[23:25] <BobJonkman2> #topic Ubuntu Hours
[23:25] <azend|away> #chair BobJonkman2
[23:27] <BobJonkman2> #topic UbuntuHours
[23:29] <BobJonkman2> So the big news is that we're at a new Ubuntu Hour in Guelph!
[23:29] <azend|away> I understand Ubuntu Hours are supposed to happen every one or two weeks?
[23:30] <Freshmeadiow> As a Guelphite, YAY!!!!
[23:30] <BobJonkman2> From the feedback I've had, there's a demand for more Linuxy activities in Guelph
[23:30] <BobJonkman2> We've been running them monthly in Kitchener and Waterloo,
[23:31] <BobJonkman2> but other places have them weekly
[23:36] <BobJonkman2> The nice thing about Ubuntu Hours is that there's no rules
[23:36] <BobJonkman2> (aside from the Code of Conduct, of course)
[23:36] <azend|away> How's the community response been to those events?
[23:36] <BobJonkman2> So  you can have them as often or infrequently as you want
[23:37] <Freshmeadow> Hands up who enjoys the Unity desktop. My hand is up, and I use it in my business.
[23:37] <BobJonkman2> The Ubuntu Hour Kitchener is really well attended, but Ubuntu Hour Waterloo has been kinda sparse.
[23:37] <BobJonkman2> Which is why we're in Guelph today (this would normally be the Ubuntu Hour Waterloo day)
[23:37] <BobJonkman2> Freshmeadow: Not a fan of Unity..
[23:38] <Freshmeadow> Why is that, Bob?
[23:38] <BobJonkman2> $$ Thread marker for Unity
[23:38] <BobJonkman2> $$ On my laptop I've replace Unity with Mate
[23:39] <txwikinger> hi .. finally got connected :-)
[23:39] <BobJonkman2> $$ I've also used LXDE, which isn't bad
[23:39] <BobJonkman2> %% Thread marker for Ubuntu Hours
[23:39] <BobJonkman2> %% I've also run one-off Ubuntu Hours.
[23:39] <BobJonkman2> %% Mostly in Toronto, where I don't get to very often
[23:40] <azend|away> !! I would like to have some events in Guelph
[23:40] <BobJonkman2> %% I'm hoping genii-around will run one (hint hint)
[23:40] <azend|away> !! I would be happy to run an Ubuntu Hour every once and a while here
[23:40] <Freshmeadow> $$ I like in Unity how it focuses the app you are in as full screen. For me it minimizes distractions, especially if I am in a spreadsheet.
[23:40] <BobJonkman2> ^^ Thread marker for Thread Markers
[23:40] <azend|away> !! Perhaps bi-weekly as the Ubuntu Hour community promote
[23:41] <BobJonkman2> ^^ Gotta be careful not to use bot prefixes like ! or #
[23:42] <BobJonkman2> %% It's getting crowded in here.
[23:42] <azend|away> BobJonkman2: unless you like annoying bots
[23:43] <BobJonkman2> %% Got 7 people here IRL!
[23:43] <jamesmcveity>  I like Unity.  I was sure if I did at first.  I played around with most of the other options even win managers.  Now I like Unity best of all even over Windows or MacOS
[23:44] <BobJonkman2> Hi Katherine_ !
[23:44] <Katherine_> Hi BobJonkman!
[23:45] <BobJonkman2> We've been talking about Ubuntu Hours and desktop environments like Unity and LXDE
[23:45] <BobJonkman2> The network has been pretty bad, keeps kicking us off
[23:46] <Freshmeadow> $$ The network kicks us off beccause you don;t like Unity :)
[23:46] <jamesmcveity> Ha
[23:47] <azend|away> Am I still online?
[23:48] <BobJonkman2> Had to move to another table because of the crowds gathering for Ubuntu Hour Guelph :)
[23:49] <BobJonkman2> A good problem to have
[23:49] <Freshmeadow> $$ I find with practice Unity becomes very intuitive and very fast. I am running 12.04 32 bit and 64 bit on 2 machines.
[23:49] <azend|away> Have we thought of marketing strategies for letting people know about the Ubuntu Hours??
[23:50] <jamesmcveity> Freshmeadow - Are you a Unity dev?
[23:51] <Freshmeadow> I wish, I am an accountant who also loves Linux. I guess I shouldn't mention that I like Gnome 3 too...
[23:52] <jamesmcveity> Not a fan of that de.
[23:53] <jamesmcveity> I do find it fast.
[23:53] <BobJonkman2> azend|away was just telling us about the Raspberry Pi. John Kerr (here IRL) is a big fan of the Pi; gave a KWLUG presentation
[23:54] <BobJonkman2> I mostly like Gnome3, but it doesn't handle two screens all that well
[23:55] <jamesmcveity> KDE was always my main de.  Kubuntu was a solid spin.  I fell in love with Unity and dumped K
[23:55] <Freshmeadow> $$ I find that traditional desktops like in Windows 7, can offer too many distractions in the taskbar when you are deep into a complex spreadsheet. Unity and Gnome say "You are working on this spreadsheet. That is it!!"
[23:57]  * BobJonkman2 is switching to his other self
[23:57] <BobJonkman1> Back
[23:58] <BobJonkman1> Freshmeadow: That's exactly what I dislike about Unity - all the indicators I like to see are missing