[Vanhackspace] online infrastructure meetings

[Joe Bowser]

I'm happy with people using SILC more.  Which network are we doing silc on?
Joe

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Jeff Davis <jeff at textsfornothing.com>wrote:

> I like this idea and think we should do it.
>
> What do people think of using SILC for this?  IRC is more accessible,
> but SILC allows authentication and privacy, which can be good when we're
> talking about money and memberships and such.
>
> Also, I'd suggest that we have a floating date for these meetings.  Not
> everyone can make our Tuesday hack nights, and other people won't be
> able to make infrastructure meetings either if they're on a particular
> day of the week.  We could do something like "every date that ends with
> 8" and meet on the 8th, 18th, and 28th of each month.
>
> Jeff
>
> On 2009-03-19 10:57, Austin wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > We have been discussing the possibility of having our infrastructure
> > meetings on IRC(or silc) on another night other that
> > tuesday(monday?).  And I wanted to get some feedback on the idea.
> >
> > Pros:
> > - -Tuesday night meetings are reserved for openhouse and project
> > nights.  This should put a end to long infrastructure meetings that
> > intersect with hacking, this may prove benificial to new members who
> > just want to come out and hack.. they dont need to be berraged with
> > the politics of it all.
> >
> > - -More space for members interested in projects during the openhouse
> > nights.. Many times I am there, I am only there for the infrastructure
> > meeting.. the rest of the time I am taking up precious air and space.
> >
> > - -It seems many of our members are mobile, traveling to this corner or
> > another corner of the globe..  However they may have important insight
> > as to the progression of vhs.  A members voice is important and it
> > should not be limited to the ability to travel to the physical
> > hackspace.
> >
> > - -We can streamline meetings.  Every week we can have a action items
> > list on warm, all members can add to this list of topics to be
> > discussed at the next meeting.  If the topic is not on the list, it
> > will not be covered..  This way we can quickly get through our ideas
> > and then get on to being productive.. etc.
> >
> > cons:
> > - -your mom?
> >
> > if you have 2 cents, share!
> >
> > - -a
> >
> >
> >
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