02:07:09 #startmeeting FAMNA 02:07:09 Meeting started Wed Feb 20 02:07:09 2013 UTC. The chair is rbergeron. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 02:07:09 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 02:07:14 #meetingname FAMNA 02:07:14 The meeting name has been set to 'famna' 02:07:20 #chair inode0 award3535 02:07:20 Current chairs: award3535 inode0 rbergeron 02:07:49 #topic Agenda for FAMNA meeting tonight 02:08:05 * rbergeron will look at tickets I guess? 02:08:26 * inode0 has one short reminder/announcement 02:08:31 * rbergeron isn't sure offhand if there was an agenda posted 02:08:56 report #9 iirc 02:09:09 yup 02:09:20 ah, okay 02:09:21 I've been out so dont know 02:09:30 well, I can't paste the list, so: 02:09:34 #info Agenda for tonight: 02:09:36 https://fedorahosted.org/famna/report/9 02:09:42 inode0: thank you, I am a moron :) 02:09:47 wow 02:10:04 okay... 02:10:08 but we do a bit around that part 02:10:20 we can just wing it 02:10:36 #topic Ticket #36 - FADNA 02:10:54 is there anything specific we're waiting on here - just reports? 02:11:05 this is where you chide everyone who hasn't reported in 02:11:07 Last I knew it was reports 02:11:07 that looks like it 02:12:01 #info FADs need reports; if you have one, please post the link; if you haven't written anything, please do so! :) 02:12:14 #info (at least for funded folks, but anything else written is good as well) 02:12:49 okay, moving on, i suppose: 02:12:55 please do 02:13:18 #topic Ticket #48 - Pycon + Ticket #52 - Sponsorship for Pycon 02:13:28 I'm combining these at will as they're moderately related 02:14:05 #info Herlo is looking for sponsorship for hotel room @ $750, is willing to share with someone 02:14:36 I don't know that herlo or ... anyone else is here - we might have better luck during the day. Is there sports on tonight or someting? 02:14:39 SPORTS? 02:14:52 nah 02:15:05 so there actually is a booth, correct? 02:15:07 unless its basket ball, there is nothing 02:15:21 #info PyCon Event Page: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PyCon_US_2013 02:15:38 inode0: There is a large red hat area, half of it is fedora branded, half of it is red hat branded, aiui 02:15:50 err, half of it is openshift, not red hat, branded 02:16:05 yeah, so herlo could help there 02:16:26 yeah, and it looks like kushal is going, maybe htat is the other half of the room - perhaps we can confirm that with clint 02:16:51 or kushal for that matter :) lol 02:16:54 * inode0 has no problem splitting the room 02:17:34 +1 02:17:36 assuming employer isn't 02:18:10 inode0: are you talking about kushal or herlo 02:18:11 or both 02:18:12 :) 02:18:35 herlo, I don't think famna should be picking up kushal's costs really 02:19:24 why wouldn't apac if ambassadors are doing it? 02:19:47 ah, i see what you mean 02:20:44 so /me proposes that we say yes, plz find a roommate, if you can share with kushal that's dandy 02:20:47 ? 02:21:48 * rbergeron yells into the end of the room to hear the echo :) 02:21:50 well is APAC paying for his portion or do we set that asid 02:22:08 aside that is 02:23:11 I guess I dont know who is kushal 02:23:53 We won't worry about kushal for the moment. I trust herlo to try and find someone and sort it out with Kushal, whether he's paid for by his employer (red hat) or apac ambassadors... just not us, basically 02:24:13 sorry, stepped outside 02:24:18 being a budget guy myself, I understand 02:24:59 I dont have a problem with it, I will agree, just asking questions 02:25:18 award3535: and i appreciate your asking :) 02:25:30 it ends up more or less the same either way, but I think apac should step up 02:26:20 award3535: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Kushal for your reference :) 02:26:24 okay 02:27:02 rbergeron thank you.... 02:27:03 #agreed Herlo approved for sponsorship for pycon; please try and find a roommate, check with kushal to see if you can split room :D 02:27:14 * rbergeron does this to move on with things 02:27:24 please 02:27:26 so aside from that, nb is supposed to ship swag to abadger1999 before the event 02:27:27 and I think that is all we are doing this year 02:27:56 * rbergeron nods 02:28:13 #topic Ticket #49 - Northeast Linuxfest 02:28:24 #link https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/49 02:28:35 I don't think anyone is around to speak to this this evening? 02:28:41 perhaps dan408_ will touch base with them at some point too 02:28:47 small audience 02:29:07 inode0: indeed 02:29:37 #topic Ticket #50 - Linuxfest Northwest - https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/50 02:29:52 well, i loaded that topic line up 02:30:22 So, I was supposed to do something here, and I guess I'll do that this week, since i kind of did a bunch of stuff instead calling all over the planet re: scale this week and last week 02:30:45 anyone take on LNW 02:30:50 #action rbergeron to really make an event page, not sure who (if anyoen) else is going aside from 0xf13 02:30:53 err 02:30:53 #undo 02:30:53 Removing item from minutes: 02:30:58 #action rbergeron to really make an event page, not sure who (if anyoen) else is going aside from jkeating 02:32:06 adamw? 02:32:08 * rbergeron wonders curiously if jsandys will be looking for a magical sponsor for LAC this year 02:32:15 yees? 02:32:16 oh, duh, yes, adamw will be there (I HOPE) 02:32:18 lfnw 02:32:23 oh, god, LFNW. i need to sign up for that. 02:32:33 yes you do, or I'll cry. 02:32:34 but yeah, i was intending to go. 02:32:37 nooo! 02:32:44 no cry rbergeron! 02:33:01 I personally look forward to boothing again this year and having someone ask me if "there's someone who can answer a technical question" while nodding towards a man 02:33:04 lol 02:33:26 adamw: we can have poker with max i believe :) 02:33:44 * rbergeron updates ticket with the three likely humans who will be around (without committing the other two to being at a booth) 02:33:46 rbergeron: that sounds aces. 02:34:55 I suspect gregdek will be around too, which means we'll all have to find a church together or something. 02:35:02 #topic Other Business? 02:35:06 That's all the tickets. 02:36:02 cool, small audience though 02:36:05 inode0: you said you may have other things? 02:36:22 short reminder/announcement? 02:36:26 inode0 yes please tellus 02:36:42 I wanted to remind folks that if you would like to speak at TXLF and/or SELF you need to act before April 1/8 02:37:49 thank you, but what would I bring to the table by speaking, my expertise is in network security 02:38:01 and most of the gov uses windows... 02:38:14 ohh, texas 02:38:14 no one either place would have any interest in that I suppose? :) 02:38:52 award3535: I bet a post to the mailing list might elicit some interesting ideas 02:39:10 I would think so, but I do enjoy working the booths and providing any support that is needed. 02:39:10 there are a number of interesting .gov conferences as well around open source 02:39:21 SELF is usually pretty diverse in terms of information covered 02:39:47 I will think about it and thanks for the suggestion rbergron ") 02:39:48 I imagine network security would be a topic of much interest seriously 02:40:33 but I was mainly getting the CFP deadlines just out in public where everyone who might be interested might notice 02:40:49 I will get back to working on the SELF page this week... 02:40:53 #info If you plan to speak at Texas Linux Fest or Southeast Linuxfest you should have your submission in by April 1 / 8 (respectively) 02:41:03 #info Both are very lovely events :) 02:41:20 Anything else? 02:41:28 This year I will be in Charolette on friday 02:41:39 Is SCaLE all sorted out? 02:41:46 cool 02:42:35 I have nothing else 02:42:38 I think so. 02:43:24 The tablecloth and banners are en route, apparently vwbusguy has swag, and dan said he would reassemble the event box with things afterwards. 02:43:56 And other folks who have had posession of the box may be on a box diet. 02:43:56 I'm good then and I can take care of cleaning up the meetings stuff tonight (wiki/email) 02:44:22 Could you see what you can do about recovering our thinkpad? 02:44:32 And he cleaned up/washed/stain removed the tablecloth. 02:44:45 Yep. I think sexycatsinhats has it and will see what I can do. 02:45:04 OLPCs i have written off, but hoping we will get more soon this year anyhow with the new shiny tabletty models. 02:45:22 And we have a handful of people bringin their own for this event. 02:45:41 #action rbergero to see if she can track down sexycatsinhats / laptop, if that is the true location of the west coast thinkpad 02:46:06 inode0: thanks for doing the other cleanup for the efvening - i just haven't typed anything in herlo's ticket yet 02:46:14 Anyone else? going once twice? 02:46:23 * rbergeron eyes pizza and her microwave? 02:46:33 thanks for coming, inode0 and award3535 and various visitors :D 02:46:37 #endmeeting