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3 Monday 28 July, 7:30pm, HamiltonAmateurRadioClub (Click <- for directions)
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5 Topic is currently a comparison of Windows and Linux programs. Basically, "I do x in Windows, how do it in Linux?"
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7 See WhatSoftwareDoPeopleUse for some pointers.
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10 !WLUG Executive Committee Meeting %%%
11 !28 July 2003 %%%
12 !Meeting Minutes
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14 Present: Daniel, Craig B, Craig M, Perry, Greig, Bruce %%%
15 Apologies: Jamie, Kim, Gavin %%%
16 Absent: Phil
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18 Meeting opened at 7:09pm. (Meeting postponed at 19:36pm and reopened after presentation at 21.18pm)
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21 !1. Minutes from previous meeting
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23 Motion: that minutes are a true and accurate record of the previous meeting
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25 Moved Daniel %%%
26 Seconded Craig M
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28 Motion passed
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31 !2. Reports from previous meeting
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33 Letter to S. Gupta has been sent. %%%
34 Interest in classes in Raglan will be discussed by email with the people from Raglan who attended tonights meeting.
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37 !3. Discussion of the general direction/progress of the LUG with respect to our stated goals
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39 We are achieving good turnout at our meetings (30+ at the previous meeting, 28 at this one). The Wiki is also a very popular medium for information, both from inside the LUG and internationally. A summary of what has happened in the year will be presented at the AGM and decisions on future direction can be made then.
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41 For the WLUG's role as a troubleshooting and support organisation, it would be better to encourage an 'intake' (in the form of an installfest or a group of new users), who can then be taught in a series of meetings. Customizing a Knoppix CD for WLUG and offering a 'media kit' around it, perhaps with 20 tasks that people are encouraged to try, would be an excellent promotional vehicle for this intake.
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44 !4. Making the Linux Server project an official WLUG branch
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46 See LinuxServer - Greig is to investigate editing Wiki pages after further discussion on IRC.
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49 !5. Committee Membership/Regular Absences
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51 Craig has expressed concern at the regular absences of committee members. After establishing we were one member over numbers Gavin Denby has offered to resign - Kim Shepherd is already ex-officio. Possible changes to the charter are to be investigated at the upcoming AGM. No action with regard to committee members will be taken until then.
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54 !6. 2003 AGM & Subscription Renewal Date
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56 !Motion: that the date for the 2003 Annual General Meeting be September 22, and that the topic of subs be raised there for general discussion.
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58 Moved Greig %%%
59 Seconded Daniel
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61 Motion passed
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64 !7. General Business
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66 !Motion: that a moderated post, public read e-mail list be created for the WLUG Committee
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68 Moved Daniel %%%
69 Seconded Craig
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71 Motion passed
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74 There was discussion regarding the lack of time for committee business in the half hour before WLUG presentations and that they often pushed back presentation start times, alienating the non-committee members in the audience. Greig will organise the details regarding these meetings. Suggestion: Held at someone's house (Greig volunteers to be first) on the Thursday evening before the WLUG meeting. General notice provided to the list. Admittance limited to non-committee members who have something they need to raise in person.
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76 !Motion: that committee meetings should be held separately from WLUG meetings
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78 Moved Greig %%%
79 Seconded Perry
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81 Motion passed
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83 Meeting closed at 22:20pm.
7 CraigBox 84
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86 See OldMeetingTopics and CommitteeMeetingTopics for more..