[ubuntu-in] Meeting notes - Apr 2, 2006.

Sun Apr 2 16:52:04 BST 2006

Please note that my system clock is 2 hours and 10 minutes behind IST.
So the meeting really started at around 8:40 PM and ended at 9:16 PM.

Thanks,
Prashant Verma
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Please note that my system clock is 2 hours and 10 minutes behind IST. So the meeting really started at around 8:40 PM and ended at 9:16 PM.

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Apr 02 18:38:33 G0SUB	v3rmap, yeah, it will be a short meet
Apr 02 18:38:36 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: I will leave by 9.. Gotta catch bus
Apr 02 18:38:37 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, he will come
Apr 02 18:38:51 G0SUB	a customary roll call first ...
Apr 02 18:38:58 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: OK!
Apr 02 18:39:12 *	G0SUB is Baishampayan Ghose
Apr 02 18:39:22 v3rmap	v3rmap is Prashant Verma
Apr 02 18:39:24 *	baks17 is Barkha Khatri
Apr 02 18:39:26 tuxmaniac	tuxmaniac: Aanjhan
Apr 02 18:39:32 tuxmaniac	tuxmaniac is Aanjhan
Apr 02 18:39:51 G0SUB	okay ... agenda #1
Apr 02 18:40:34 G0SUB	Discussion about the progress in the different tasks assigned to the
Apr 02 18:40:35 G0SUB	volunteers
Apr 02 18:40:47 G0SUB	we don't have many volunteers present now ...
Apr 02 18:40:54 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, what's your status?
Apr 02 18:41:05 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: http://www.tuxmaniac.com/work/Status_report.dvi
Apr 02 18:41:15 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: U can check it out there
Apr 02 18:41:19 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: :)
Apr 02 18:41:25 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, excellent ... can yu give me a PDF?
Apr 02 18:41:41 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: pdf does not look good.. I mean the typesettinf
Apr 02 18:41:45 tuxmaniac	*typesetting
Apr 02 18:41:59 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, txt? I am on win32 now
Apr 02 18:42:09 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: Forgot sorry
Apr 02 18:42:10 G0SUB	http://www.tuxmaniac.com/work/Status_report.dvi
Apr 02 18:42:15 G0SUB	agh!
Apr 02 18:42:16 tuxmaniac	will upload rightaway
Apr 02 18:42:19 G0SUB	ok
Apr 02 18:42:25 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, use the pastebin please
Apr 02 18:42:34 G0SUB	please bear with me
Apr 02 18:42:43 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: Ok Sure
Apr 02 18:43:26 G0SUB	baks17, what about you?
Apr 02 18:43:40 tuxmaniac	http://www.tuxmaniac.com/work/Status_report.pdf
Apr 02 18:43:52 baks17	am still reading the debain package maintainers guide
Apr 02 18:44:12 G0SUB	hmm
Apr 02 18:44:26 baks17	soumyadip is taking care of ttf-indic-fonts as of now
Apr 02 18:44:40 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: Did u get the pdf?
Apr 02 18:44:51 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, yes, read it
Apr 02 18:44:55 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, looks very good
Apr 02 18:44:59 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: Danke
Apr 02 18:45:09 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, we will set up a wiki on our site straight-away
Apr 02 18:45:19 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, I didn't understand your request to the council ...
Apr 02 18:45:23 G0SUB	can you elaborate?
Apr 02 18:45:30 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: That means I want some more responsibility
Apr 02 18:45:33 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: this one is very very small
Apr 02 18:45:37 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, that's great
Apr 02 18:45:41 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, do you have anything in your mind?
Apr 02 18:45:56 G0SUB	baks17, I will get back to you
Apr 02 18:45:58 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: I want to support mainitaining packages for a while and get to know the stuff..
Apr 02 18:46:00 baks17	G0SUB, ok
Apr 02 18:46:06 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: before i can hadnle stuff single handedly
Apr 02 18:46:10 tuxmaniac	*handle
Apr 02 18:46:16 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, I would recommend that you start reading the new maintainers guid now ...
Apr 02 18:46:22 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: link pls
Apr 02 18:46:28 G0SUB	baks17, give him the link
Apr 02 18:46:38 baks17	tuxmaniac, just a min
Apr 02 18:46:50 baks17	tuxmaniac, here http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/index.en.html#contents
Apr 02 18:46:50 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, when you feel comfortable enough with this, you can start doing packaging work any time
Apr 02 18:46:58 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, is that okay?
Apr 02 18:47:04 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: Cool and thanks a lot
Apr 02 18:47:08 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: some good learning involved now!!
Apr 02 18:47:19 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, I can see that you have joined the Bug Squad too ... you can help by participating in the bug/hug days
Apr 02 18:47:28 G0SUB	bug triaging is very helpful
Apr 02 18:47:33 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: I was reading abt it yesterday!
Apr 02 18:47:44 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: Infact I joined yesterday only
Apr 02 18:47:49 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, excellent ... take a look at the electronics section for untriaged bugs
Apr 02 18:47:59 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: I am.. BTW what is untriaged ?
Apr 02 18:48:04 G0SUB	there is a powercut in soumyadip's place ... he will be here soon
Apr 02 18:48:12 tuxmaniac	Uh! Seems MURPHY is really going bizzerk!
Apr 02 18:48:15 baks17	heh
Apr 02 18:48:19 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, bug triaging is the process of cleaning up bug reports so that developer's don't mis them
Apr 02 18:48:20 G0SUB	miss
Apr 02 18:48:24 G0SUB	yeah, really bad luck
Apr 02 18:48:27 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: ok
Apr 02 18:48:28 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, anything else?
Apr 02 18:48:35 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: As of now NOPE
Apr 02 18:49:03 G0SUB	baks17, I would recommend that you finish the guide soon and help soumyadip with packaging
Apr 02 18:49:16 baks17	G0SUB, ok I am doing it
Apr 02 18:49:22 G0SUB	there is a pending update to ttf-indic-fonts, you can help with updating it yourself
Apr 02 18:49:29 baks17	G0SUB, soumyadip is going to let me know when hes going to do the packaging next
Apr 02 18:49:32 baks17	which is going to be soon
Apr 02 18:49:33 baks17	afaik
Apr 02 18:49:38 baks17	G0SUB, yes
Apr 02 18:49:43 G0SUB	baks17, yes, I know ... coordinate this with him
Apr 02 18:49:53 baks17	G0SUB, ok I will
Apr 02 18:50:00 G0SUB	baks17, and if you have doubts, etc. you can ask me
Apr 02 18:50:10 baks17	G0SUB, ok
Apr 02 18:50:15 G0SUB	Gora has alrady mailed the list about his unavailability ...
Apr 02 18:50:18 G0SUB	his progress report is with me ...
Apr 02 18:50:58 G0SUB	 he is working on updating the oriya translations
Apr 02 18:51:03 G0SUB	which I guess will be done soon
Apr 02 18:51:10 G0SUB	and all other packages are reportedly in fine shape
Apr 02 18:51:16 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: okk
Apr 02 18:51:26 G0SUB	as far as my progress is concerned ...
Apr 02 18:51:33 G0SUB	I have updated the bengali translations for FF
Apr 02 18:51:40 G0SUB	in the process of getting Hindi & telugu dobne
Apr 02 18:51:41 G0SUB	done
Apr 02 18:51:46 G0SUB	Fixed an issue with OOo
Apr 02 18:51:51 G0SUB	and waiting for a patch for another issue
Apr 02 18:51:53 *	soodp has quit (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out))
Apr 02 18:52:04 G0SUB	I have fixed the Lohit Bengali font for a couple of issues
Apr 02 18:52:14 G0SUB	waiting for the fnt to be packaged
Apr 02 18:52:31 G0SUB	and OOo translations are mostly in good shape ... though I am trying to get them updated
Apr 02 18:52:39 *	soodp (n=soodp at 203.145.159.44) has joined #ubuntu-in
Apr 02 18:52:42 G0SUB	the people absent are pradeepto and gaurav chaturvedi ...
Apr 02 18:52:51 G0SUB	I haven't heard anything from them yet
Apr 02 18:52:53 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: Have they informed aprioriQ
Apr 02 18:52:59 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: ok. May be pradeepto forgot
Apr 02 18:53:03 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: :)
Apr 02 18:53:07 v3rmap	G0SUB:What tasks are assigned to pradeepto and gaurav?
Apr 02 18:53:13 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, no ... they haven't informed us anything
Apr 02 18:53:25 G0SUB	v3rmap, TODO wiki please
Apr 02 18:53:31 v3rmap	G0SUB:thanks.
Apr 02 18:53:41 G0SUB	and this is not very good IMO
Apr 02 18:53:57 G0SUB	okay ... now about the contents of the website
Apr 02 18:54:01 G0SUB	what do you guys propose?
Apr 02 18:54:19 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: In what sense?
Apr 02 18:54:32 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, what content to put in our website?
Apr 02 18:55:16 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, your howto contribute doc will be useful
Apr 02 18:55:20 G0SUB	and also the newbie FAQ
Apr 02 18:55:22 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: yes. I am in the process
Apr 02 18:55:27 G0SUB	umm
Apr 02 18:55:37 G0SUB	do any of you have any experience with mediawiki themes?
Apr 02 18:55:38 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: Should I confine it to How-to Contribute to ubuntu-in Community or FOSS in general
Apr 02 18:55:40 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: Nope
Apr 02 18:55:41 baks17	G0SUB, not me
Apr 02 18:55:44 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, Ubuntu
Apr 02 18:55:51 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, with focus on Ubuntu-IN
Apr 02 18:56:07 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: ok. I will send a mail asking for suggestions for this doc and contents that one feels to be present apart from my views?
Apr 02 18:56:15 G0SUB	tuxmaniac, please do
Apr 02 18:56:19 baks17	G0SUB, lets also keep a section that calls out for specific skills needed eg: translation in oriya
Apr 02 18:56:30 tuxmaniac	baks17: G0SUB : Something like HELP Wanted!
Apr 02 18:56:32 G0SUB	baks17, +1
Apr 02 18:56:51 G0SUB	hmm, so I will have to the mediawiki theme myself it seems
Apr 02 18:56:58 G0SUB	fine
Apr 02 18:57:09 G0SUB	okay ... anything else regarding this topic?
Apr 02 18:57:20 tuxmaniac	G0SUB: as  of now NOPE
Apr 02 18:57:22 G0SUB	ok
Apr 02 18:57:23 baks17	G0SUB, will keep chipping in thoughts as and when they strike
Apr 02 18:57:31 G0SUB	now regarding the membership of Soumyadip
Apr 02 18:57:35 G0SUB	baks17, v3rmap
Apr 02 18:57:43 G0SUB	you guys suggested his name
Apr 02 18:57:46 baks17	I did
Apr 02 18:57:59 G0SUB	baks17, why do you vouch for his eligibility?
Apr 02 18:58:04 G0SUB	and v3rmap you?
Apr 02 18:58:18 baks17	G0SUB, have seem him work, and he does _quite_ a lot
Apr 02 18:58:24 v3rmap	Well my proposal is already out there in the mail list. I'll quote from that.
Apr 02 18:58:25 baks17	G0SUB, checked out his wiki pages and launchpad profiles
Apr 02 18:58:27 tuxmaniac	I know very little abt sowmyadip and reserve my comments for the last
Apr 02 18:58:28 baks17	G0SUB, they speak for themselves
Apr 02 18:58:36 G0SUB	hmm
Apr 02 18:58:50 G0SUB	yes, his contribution to Debian & Ubuntu seems to be solid
Apr 02 18:59:10 G0SUB	and has been here since the very beginning
Apr 02 18:59:27 tuxmaniac	ok. I second it. the very little I know has impressed me.. So I second the suggestion
Apr 02 18:59:36 G0SUB	v3rmap, are you quoting something?
Apr 02 18:59:52 v3rmap	"Soumyadip has been involved with Linux/Open Source
Apr 02 18:59:52 v3rmap	for quite some time, has been an active member of LUG Kolkata and has
Apr 02 18:59:52 v3rmap	contributed to Debian. Given his credentials, I think he'd be the
Apr 02 18:59:52 v3rmap	right choice for inclusion into the Community Council."
Apr 02 19:00:03 G0SUB	hmm, good nough
Apr 02 19:00:05 G0SUB	enough
Apr 02 19:00:06 v3rmap	That was my statement and indicates why I think Soumyadip is right for the council.
Apr 02 19:00:08 *	kartik_ (n=kart_ at 59.161.9.61) has joined #ubuntu-in
Apr 02 19:00:55 kartik_	G0SUB, meet?
Apr 02 19:01:03 tuxmaniac	kartik_: its going on
Apr 02 19:01:09 G0SUB	kartik_, would you like to say something regarding soumyadip's eligibility?
Apr 02 19:01:17 *	kartik_ is back after eating Milap's Dhosa
Apr 02 19:01:41 G0SUB	kartik_, ?
Apr 02 19:01:47 kartik_	G0SUB, soumyadip is perfect eligible
Apr 02 19:01:53 G0SUB	okay
Apr 02 19:02:04 kartik_	where is he G0SUB ?
Apr 02 19:02:20 tuxmaniac	kartik_: @Murphy's place :)
Apr 02 19:02:23 *	soumyadip (n=soumyadi at 59.93.255.16) has joined #ubuntu-in
Apr 02 19:02:32 tuxmaniac	soumyadip: think of the devil and the devil appears
Apr 02 19:02:46 G0SUB	soumyadip, we were discussing your application ...
Apr 02 19:02:46 kartik_	he ha ha
Apr 02 19:02:56 G0SUB	soumyadip, what are your future plans with the Ubuntu-IN community?
Apr 02 19:02:58 soumyadip	ok, so what did I miss ?
Apr 02 19:02:59 soumyadip	hehe
Apr 02 19:03:01 soumyadip	hum, ok
Apr 02 19:03:05 soumyadip	well, short term goals first
Apr 02 19:03:21 soumyadip	I'm currently trying to bring in more youngsters into the Ubuntu community
Apr 02 19:03:38 G0SUB	hmm
Apr 02 19:03:41 soumyadip	I'm going to Durgapur on Tuesday, hopefully will have some converts from the student community
Apr 02 19:03:49 baks17	soumyadip, goody :)
Apr 02 19:03:51 G0SUB	that's excellent
Apr 02 19:03:56 tuxmaniac	soumyadip: claps
Apr 02 19:04:08 soumyadip	Besides advocacy, I'm looking forward to help the Indian LoCo team build up the infrastructure
Apr 02 19:04:12 G0SUB	soumyadip, I hope you will also mentor a few people wrt packaging
Apr 02 19:04:14 soumyadip	helping out with the mailing list
Apr 02 19:04:22 soumyadip	that too is on the agenda, and my first guinea pig is baks17
Apr 02 19:04:25 soumyadip	:)
Apr 02 19:04:28 G0SUB	hehe
Apr 02 19:04:29 baks17	:)
Apr 02 19:04:30 soumyadip	I hope she doesn't mind
Apr 02 19:04:32 G0SUB	okay ...
Apr 02 19:04:43 baks17	soumyadip, not as long as I learn how to do the packaging :P
Apr 02 19:04:50 soumyadip	I'm also working on a pilot project at WBUT to introduce Ubuntu desktops
Apr 02 19:04:56 G0SUB	so, since everybody has supported the application and I am convinced myself, I accept your application
Apr 02 19:05:00 tuxmaniac	soumyadip: next pig will be me I guess
Apr 02 19:05:03 G0SUB	soumyadip, welcome
Apr 02 19:05:05 soumyadip	tuxmaniac, exactly
Apr 02 19:05:07 soumyadip	G0SUB, thanks
Apr 02 19:05:13 v3rmap	I remember someone had to leave the meeting by 09:15. Is there a chance we can close the meeting soon, now that we have covered the agenda items?
Apr 02 19:05:18 soumyadip	and thanks to everybody who have supported my candidature
Apr 02 19:05:20 *	baks17 h00ts for soumyadip 
Apr 02 19:05:20 G0SUB	yes ...
Apr 02 19:05:24 G0SUB	we have covered almost all
Apr 02 19:05:29 soumyadip	ok what is left ?
Apr 02 19:05:32 G0SUB	is there anything extra we need to discuss?
Apr 02 19:05:33 tuxmaniac	moi bows to soumyadip and declares full support to him
Apr 02 19:05:34 v3rmap	soumyadip:congrats.
Apr 02 19:05:50 kartik_	congrats soodp
Apr 02 19:05:52 kartik_	oh
Apr 02 19:05:53 kartik_	soumyadip,
Apr 02 19:05:56 tuxmaniac	kartik_: one more tab pls
Apr 02 19:05:59 soodp	me, :)
Apr 02 19:06:00 G0SUB	okay then ...
Apr 02 19:06:08 kartik_	tuxmaniac, yeah, my tab key need fixes
Apr 02 19:06:11 G0SUB	the meeting is adjourned  ... thanks a lot for coming