[Ubuntu-SG] FOSA - Software Freedom Day Singapore 2010 Meeting Summary

Mon Jun 7 06:12:06 UTC 2010

k ... so where do I point the dns to?

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 1:50 PM, C David Rigby <c.david.rigby at gmail.com>wrote:

>  On Monday 07,June,2010 01:25 PM, Billy AM wrote:
>
> Yes we did. And we should at least redirect the ubuntu.sg domain to the
> wiki. Its not that whichever is being used. Its that there is a site offline
> message over there which isn't something visitors should see.
>
>
>
> I cannot do a redirect, since I do not have access to the DNS. You could do
> that, certainly.
>
> However, note that XP has offered to put up a place holder page. Since you
> (or I for that matter) could host this, it might be the best solution. We
> could get it up quickly, and we could customize it w/ our new logo and so
> forth.
>
> What do you (and everyone else) think?
>
> Cheers
> David
>
> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 10:49 AM, C David Rigby <c.david.rigby at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  On Monday 07,June,2010 10:04 AM, Billy AM wrote:
>>
>> On a side note , my apologies for sort of sidetracking the topic ,
>> shouldn't we start working on ubuntu.sg ?? Seems bangky is busy with NS
>> for one more year at least so he won't be much help to us with the site. I
>> do have a hosting account currently and won't have much problem add-on with
>> it. Or at least redirect it to the wiki. Its sad to see the offline message
>> for too long...
>>
>> regards
>> Billy
>>
>>
>>  Didn't we decide that we would use the wiki for now? I am happy to
>> reconsider, but I thought that waswhat we decided last Wed at dinner.
>>
>> Cheers
>> David
>>
>>  On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Francis Bond <bond at ieee.org> wrote:
>>
>>> G'day.
>>>
>>> I plan to be there and can bring a laptop and some cables.  I think we
>>> should only have one booth -- I would choose productivity but I don't
>>> really mind where we are.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6 June 2010 19:14, Billy AM <billy at ubuntu.sg> wrote:
>>> > I be there on that day , whichever day it is ... We shouldn't
>>> concentrate on
>>> > too much though. We could showcase Ubuntu One , which I suppose is in
>>> mobile
>>> > and/or productivity. And Empathy on social networking. On a side note ,
>>> I
>>> > have problem with voice chatting on it. I can hear the other side but
>>> the
>>> > other side can't hear me. Oh well..
>>> >
>>> > regards
>>> > Billy
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Chow Loong Jin <hyperair at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:47:37 +0800
>>> >> Muhammad Heidir <md.heidir at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > Hi all,
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi Heidir,
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I attended the short and brief meeting for Software Freedom Day
>>> >> > Singapore 2010. Here is the summary:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Event Details:
>>> >> > Event: Software Freedom Day Singapore 2010
>>> >> > Date: 18th September 2010
>>> >> > Location: Central Lending Library, Pavilion (Bras Basah)
>>> >> >
>>> >> > This year there are 4 separate themes during this event, namely:-
>>> >> >
>>> >> >       * Entertainment
>>> >> >       * Mobile
>>> >> >       * Productivity
>>> >> >       * Social Networking
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Summary:
>>> >> > In short, the pavilion will be divided into 4 groups each covering a
>>> >> > specific theme.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > After clarification with FOSA Exco, TUSG can either choose to be
>>> >> > separated into 4 sub groups each covering a specific theme or
>>> >> > concentrate on one specific theme.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > TUSG participation is confirmed for this event.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > TUSG has to start planning for this event.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Planning Decisions:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >       * Need to confirm the number of team members who will be able
>>> to
>>> >> >         represent TUSG during the event
>>> >> >       * Need to decide whether to hold 4 separate booths, or
>>> concentrate
>>> >> >         on 1 specific theme
>>> >> >       * Decisions must be made by end of next week, 11th June 2010
>>> >>
>>> >> I probably will need to take care of things on the NTUOSS side, but
>>> will
>>> >> probably come over to lend a hand from time to time.
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Other Considerations:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >       * Redesign of brochures and flyers
>>> >> >       * Redesign of banner
>>> >> >       * Logistics: Laptop, LCD Monitor, Router, Power Supply
>>> Extension,
>>> >> >         LAN Cables, Internet Access
>>> >> >       * Request from Canonical for Ubuntu CDs
>>> >> >       * An official meeting to be held to finalize plans
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Please reply latest by Thursday, 10th June 2010 so that I may be
>>> able to
>>> >> > lay out TUSG plans to FOSA Exco.
>>> >>
>>> >> Regarding this, I can provide a laptop, a keyboard, a mouse, either 2
>>> or 3
>>> >> LAN
>>> >> cables, and a 1->4 power socket splitter with a pretty long wire.
>>> >>
>>> >> Regarding Internet access, perhaps we could do something similar to
>>> what
>>> >> we had
>>> >> done last year regarding the 3G dongle? Using airbase-ng, I could also
>>> >> turn a
>>> >> notebook with a compatible wireless card (an Intel one like mine, or
>>> >> otherwise
>>> >> supported by aircrack-ng) into a wireless accesspoint connecting to
>>> it, if
>>> >> we
>>> >> don't already have a wireless router.
>>> >>
>>> >> As for the meeting, how about an online meeting at #ubuntu-sg? At the
>>> very
>>> >> least, I won't be able to attend any physical meetings, as I'm in
>>> Kuala
>>> >> Lumpur
>>> >> at the moment.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Kind regards,
>>> >> Chow Loong Jin
>>> >>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  --
>>> Francis Bond <http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/fcbond/>
>>> Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies
>>> Nanyang Technological University
>>>
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