Re: Minutes from 2002-07-02

["Chris J. DiBona" <chris dibona com>]

Consider the friends program  publicized :-) Going up in about 2 hours
on /. it's a start anyhow.

 Chris

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On Tue, 9 Jul 2002 jody peabody ximian com wrote:

> Present
>     Nat
>     Tim
>     Havoc
>     Jonathan
>     James
>     Jody
>     Miguel
>     Federico [+:25]
> 
> Regrets
>     Telsa
>     Daniel
>     George
> 
> Missing
>     Jim Gettys
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Tim - Friends of GNOME Launched
>     : Able to accept donations via PayPal now
>     : Some contributions have come in already
>     : Address available for cheques
>     : Wire transfer info available on request
>     : Will change the highest category from 'Founder' to 'Philanthropist'
>     * Next Steps
>     	- Publicize
> 	- To accept credit cards directly will require some additional
> 	  certification and a secure server.
> 
> Tim - State of incorporation
>     : California has granted non-profit status
> 
>     - GNOME/KDE interop hothouse
>     : Space has been offered at LWE
>     : Havoc : discussion targets sound services & mime db
> 	    : no immediate action required
> 
> Nat - Status of Summit
>     : Registration period ended yesterday for foundation members
>     : About 50 people so far
>     : New rooms at MIT so that there is network connectivity
>     : Can handle up to about 75 people
>     : There are talks & workshops
> 	* Meeks development & release process
> 	* Chema printing
> 	* GStreamer/Media
> 	* Leo ?? : Media application server
> 	* File selector
> 	* Bill Haneman on accessibility
>     : Having weekly calls
>     : Foundation has paid MIT for the use of the facilities.
>     ? No registration confirmations
> 
> Tim - GUADEC planning
>     ? Would it be feasible to move date of Guadec into the summer to get more
>       flexibility with venues
> 	- Miguel mentioed the potential for collision with other summer
> 	  conferences
>     ? Dublin a possibility, university is more available during the summer
>     ? Germany, Scandinavia or Moscow are other options
> 
> Miguel - GNOME en el Sur
>     : Will send a write up
>     : Met congressman and lawmakers in Peru
>     : Anywhere there was a presence before, we are very strong
>     : Suggests more local presence to encourage
>     : Future important events in Porto Alegre and Chile
>     : We should get speakers to both, English and Spanish speakers both
>       feasible.
>     : It is important to have both user and technical talks
>     : nautilus drag and drop & gconf make good demos
> 
> DELAYED
>     : Ssh and CVS
> 
> ACTION
>     Tim : Email Christen Schaller re: Friends of GNOME
>     Nat : send registration confirms
>     Tim : People interested in speaking should register with Tim for
>           coordination.
>     Miguel : Will send his presentations
> 
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