[00:00] <ronswift> Ok, let's get started.
[00:00] <ronswift> How many participated in this weekend's bugjam
[00:02] <ronswift> I did the iso test and tested the kernel, firefox and nautilus. It was fun
[00:02] <ronswift> and I might add pretty straightforward
[00:03] <ronswift> I know of at least one other Ubuntu-md loco team member that participated.
[00:04] <pronto> i did not; didn't even know about it
[00:04] <ronswift> We will see if we can get more participants for the next release, 14.10
[00:05] <ronswift> I sent out a number of emails on the Ubuntu-MD mailing lists along with BaltoLug and Opensource-md lists
[00:06] <ronswift> We need for you to join the mailing list which you can do via a link on the website, www.ubuntu-maryland.org
[00:07] <ronswift> The only issue that I encountered with the bugjam test was the iso install hung once it finished and I tried to reboot.
[00:08] <ronswift> Any questions on the bugjam
[00:09] <ronswift> Ok, next subject is our upcoming open house on Apr 26
[00:10] <ronswift> This will be a combination release party and install fest.
[00:11] <ronswift> We need everyone to help promote it and we are expecting a good turnout
[00:11] <ronswift> Please download a flyer from the website.
[00:12] <ronswift> We also need volunteers
[00:12] <pronto> nice; how many folks tend to show up to the installs?
[00:12] <ronswift> This is the first one that we have done in some time.
[00:12] <pronto> the one i was at years ago had a good number of people show; want to say around 20 or so
[00:12] <pronto> ah
[00:13] <ronswift> The community college is promoting it in their classes.
[00:13] <ronswift> I think we will have at least 20.
[00:13] <pronto> HCC?
[00:13] <ronswift> It is also being promoted at Hopkins
[00:14] <ronswift> No Community College Baltimore County
[00:14] <pronto> ah
[00:14] <ronswift> That is where we meet on the 4th Sat of every month
[00:15] <ronswift> We will provide free Ubuntu 14.04 DVD
[00:16] <ronswift> There will also be thumb drives for a small fee $4 for 4mb drives
[00:16] <ronswift> We will also have some older versions of ubuntu or lubuntu with xfce for older laptops
[00:17] <ronswift> I sent out a sample release form for everyone's input.
[00:18] <ronswift> It would be nice if you could promote the event at HCC and Howard County library
[00:18] <ronswift> Questions
[00:19] <ronswift> openyost have you been able to follow the discussion
[00:20] <openyost> Yeah after I got in on the webpage.  Empathy was being empathy...
[00:20] <ronswift> ok
[00:20] <ronswift> Questions
[00:21] <ronswift> comments or other topics
[00:21] <ronswift> Xchat works pretty well
[00:22] <openyost> The release form looks pretty good.
[00:22] <ronswift> We meet on irc the 1st Mon of each month and we meet at CCBC the 4th Sat of the month
[00:23] <ronswift> Thanks, I just pulled it off the internet and it is available for use with no copyright issues
[00:23] <ronswift> welcome mike_o
[00:24] <mike_o> Hey
[00:24] <ronswift> We need to ensure that everyone signs a release before we touch their laptop
[00:25] <ronswift> How many of you are planning to attend the open house/install fest
[00:25] <mike_o> I'm planning to attend
[00:26] <ronswift> anyone else
[00:26] <ronswift> Even if you can not attend you can help us by promoting it.
[00:27] <ronswift> We can accomodate as many as 50 people in the lab and adjacent area
[00:27] <ronswift> questions...
[00:28] <mike_o> What was the decision about CDs vs USB drives?
[00:28] <mike_o> Was someone able to get microcenter to help out?
[00:28] <ronswift> Free DVD and we will charge $4 for usb thumb drives which is our cost
[00:29] <mike_o> Sounds good. What about variants of Ubuntu like Xubuntu? Are we planning to bring installers for those?
[00:29] <ronswift> Yes, that is where we are getting the $4 4mb drives. We are buying about 10
[00:30] <ronswift> Xubuntu 14.04 and older versions along with unity based 32 bit and 64 bit
[00:30] <mike_o> Good idea.
[00:31] <ronswift> Lubuntu I should have said
[00:31] <lattera> ronswift: you said you needed volunteers?
[00:31] <ronswift> yes
[00:31] <ronswift> the more the better
[00:31] <lattera> what do you need them doing?
[00:32] <lattera> I might be able to swing by for a bit during the open house
[00:32] <lattera> it'd be my first time, heh
[00:32] <ronswift> helping persons load the software on their systems
[00:32] <mike_o> I can volunteer for that
[00:33] <ronswift> Please join us. Live CD will be used initially and we want to make sure that the hardware is working before installing
[00:33] <ronswift> So one on one's with our guest
[00:34] <lattera> I could prolly help with that
[00:34] <ronswift> great
[00:35] <ronswift> If you are not on the mailing list please join it. That is by primary way of communicating
[00:35] <lattera> I am, that's how I knew about this irc chan, heh
[00:35] <ronswift> Outstanding
[00:35] <ronswift> More questions...
[00:35] <lattera> pardon my newbishness, but is there a better list of features than http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/03/7-ubuntu-14-04-lts-improvements-youll-love
[00:36] <ronswift> I need to research that. I am not familiar with the link you mentioned
[00:37] <ronswift> lattera what OS are you using now
[00:40] <lattera> ronswift: osx on the laptop, fbsd on everything else :)
[00:40] <lattera> but I develop on pretty much any and all OSs
[00:40] <lattera> solaris, linux, fbsd, nbsd, windows, etc.
[00:41] <lattera> I'm one of the core devlopers of clamav
[00:41] <ronswift> ok, sounds like you are more than a newbee
[00:42] <ronswift> I like clamav we use it on our Ubuntu servers
[00:43] <ronswift> Hopefully we can meet at the open house.
[00:43] <lattera> well, we're all newbs
[00:43] <ronswift> Correct...
[00:44] <ronswift> There were several people that I responded to that were having problems connecting
[00:44] <ronswift> Any other questions
[00:44] <lattera> does ubuntu support dualbooting with an encrypted osx volume on a macbook pro?
[00:46] <lattera> maybe I should take that question to #ubuntu rather than here
[00:46] <ronswift> I don't know. But please ask that on the mailing list. I know of a couple people that are running Ubuntu on Macs but I don't know if they are dual booting
[00:46] <ronswift> on an encrypted osx volume
[00:47] <ronswift> any one else online one to answer that question
[00:47] <ronswift> wants
[00:48] <ronswift> other questions ideas or comments
[00:48] <jsuter> ronswift, apologies for not keeping in contact with you since we talked at the meeting last month. Regarding the flash drives, I talked to my guy at microcenter and he said they don't do promotions/discounts of any sort, regardless of if it's a $50 order or a $10,000 order
[00:48] <jsuter> He said microcenter corporate might be able to do something, but I kinda doubt it
[00:49] <ronswift> ok I will just get 5 to 10 of the 4 mb ones
[00:50] <jsuter> Sounds good. I was looking though, and is 4 GB enough or would 8GB be needed? I saw the requirements for an install were something like 5.9GB, but that was an older ubuntu version
[00:50] <ronswift> There regular price is pretty good at $4
[00:50] <jsuter> Yeah
[00:50] <ronswift> No 4 gb is fine
[00:50] <mike_o> The image is about 900mb
[00:50] <mike_o> After install its closer to 6gb
[00:51] <jsuter> Okay. As for wifi, I talked to Jeremy and he said that the netadmins are really picky about rogue wifi networks and that he's had an admin come after him within 5 minutes of a WAP being set up. A single guest user/pass from helpdesk should be fine being shared, and he can get that for us if needed
[00:52] <ronswift> I have not had any problems with the 4 gb drives. The DVD are only 1.4 gb and they work fine
[00:52] <jsuter> If we still wanted our own WAP it'd have to be isolated from the CCBC network, which could work I suppose but would make testing connectivity tricky (other than hitting the WAP's webpage)
[00:53] <ronswift> Ok let's just get a guest account
[00:54] <jsuter> Okay I'll send him a message now to let him know
[00:54] <ronswift> and hopefully we can also use it at future meetings
[00:54] <ronswift> How many from your class do you anticipate will attend
[00:57] <jsuter> I'd estimate probably 10 or so but I can get a better idea by the end of the week. Today was the last day for students to withdraw from classes so a couple I expected to go ended up dropping
[00:58] <jsuter> I can get a number from Bryan as well if needed
[00:59] <ronswift> ok, thanks
[00:59] <ronswift> We may have some Hopkins students attend. I will reach out to UMBC
[01:00] <jsuter> Great
[01:00] <ronswift> But we need to heavily promote it...
[01:02] <ronswift> Ok, any other questions or comments
[01:02] <ronswift> The flyers for the open house is on the website
[01:03] <jsuter> None here. Messages sent to Jeremy and Bryan
[01:03] <jsuter> I've got to eat dinner but I'll keep irc open for when I get back. Need to get a personal irc bouncer back up and running again...
[01:04] <ronswift> Ok, we are going to close the session. Watch the mailing lists for more events details.
[01:04] <ronswift> Thanks everyone for joining us tonight
[01:04] <ronswift> Bye
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