[Vanhackspace] online infrastructure meetings

[Rene Radomski]

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> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:48:52 -0700
> From: austin at artefactual.com
> To: vanhackspace at lists.uselessdegree.net
> Subject: Re: [Vanhackspace] online infrastructure meetings
> 
> ++ floating nights, I think that those could/would work great. Also for
> members with access to toad I compiled pidgin last night and enabled
> x11forwarding. So if you have access to a terminal/putty you can run
> 'ssh -X user at toad.hackspace.ca -p2249 pidgin'. This will allow you to
> utilize silc in a gui with out installing any software. Using it for the
> first time can be tricky.. If you are having trouble connecting give me
> a shout off list.
> 
> -a
> 
> Jeff Davis 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:
> > 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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