Agenda 9th May 2004
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The meeting will be at 5pm at Freedom Press Bookshop, Whitechapel.
The address: Angel Alley, 84b Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX. The alley is next to the KFC near Aldgate East tube, Whitechapel Art Gallery exit.
1:' Hacklabers in attendance
2: Apologies
3:' Previous Miniutes and the matters arrising from them.
4:' Agenda
* Benefit feedback, location of next event * Planing of a political/Technical day/weekend for the end of june * Support for resistance of Social Centre eviction, 17th May * Funding of the lab - how should it be done? * Wireless progress? * Open broadand account on money we have raised so far? * Date to ensure all computers are working/list of things needed * Opening times of Hacklab? * This years Hacklab goals * Bank account progress? * Key to lab and security issues * Update on web/wiki choices * List of tutors/courses to be run at the Hacklab * Dates for the hacklab diary/calender * The importance of Free Software
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5: Date/Lineup for next benefit.
6: Date/Agenda for next meeting.
7:' Any Other Business.
I will set up a demonstration of a free software desktop system on one or more low-spec PCs without hard drive or CDRom using Linux Terminal Server Project (http://www.ltsp.org). Demonstration running from around 3:30pm. Will include recent Gnome, KDE and other desktop environments.If there are particular applications you would like to try out, please look at debian (http://www.debian.org/social_contract) 'testing' (http://packages.debian.org/testing/) or 'unstable' (http://packages.debian.org/unstable/) releases then let me know what you want - Nick
'''Muinets of this meeting
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Hacklaber in attendence: Reuben (chair), Alessio (muinets) Jane, Ana, Asa, Martin, Chris, John, Steffano, ????????????????????
1: Benefit feedback, location of next event
The last one was better than the one before. This one will be at the sociall center Martin is away Alessio will bring decks, reuben will bring some sound and lights more updates on the wiki, the next one would be a larger coperative party together with the wombles, To include louder music, bigger venue, more people, we need to prepare.
2: Planing of a political/Technical day/weekend for the end of june
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3: Support for resistance of Social Centre eviction, 17th May
It was explained that the social centers eviction date is nearing and if anyone can help get in touch with them.
4: Funding of the lab - how should it be done?
At the moment benefits. Other things are hinging on weather or not we have a bank account sorted. Groundswell cannot comit any funds at the moment. the next benefit should bring in a bit
5: Wireless progress?
Wireless was sugested a little scetchy, the point was made that when we have broadband we can then chuck out a wirless service. Chris said he would speak to the gallery next door to see if they would fancy chiping in for use of this service.
6: Open broadand account on money we have raised so far?
Yes. Again hinging on bank account. victor, asa, chris and any one else to putforward there 1 sujjestion then a dicission to be made on the list, if not at the next meeting.
7: Date to ensure all computers are working/list of things needed
One month from the date of this meeting. wendsdays and saterdays from 1-6pm to become media hacklab workdays. It was also suggested that these days could also be good learning days for people who want to get up to speed. Workshops possibly. dates to go on wiki, people to organise themselves accordingly.
8: Opening times of Hacklab?
These would have to be alonside the freedom bookshop opening times. Staffing came up and it was sujested that we could just fit into the freedom shop rota and they could fit into the hacklab rota giving us a lot of flexability with regards to what days people can be there. Lab to be open in roughly in a month on saterdays only to start of with.
9: This years Hacklab goals
Loads of Ideas were flown about.
1,Possibility of setting up a mobile hacklab that can be set up a discussions and confrencess that happen during the year. A kind of community commputer space in a room at these events.
2, gather a list of all similar projects and once set up introduce ourselves and initiate more communication between thes projects. attending each others workshops /helping each other out etc.
There were loads of others but i cant remember any of them .. anyone else??????????????????????????????????????????
10: Bank account progress?
Asa Stephano and Chris, agreed to get on it and to have the bank account up and running before the next meeting.
11: Key to lab and security issues
We have one key at the mo, will discuss again when lab opens
12: Update on web/wiki choices
?????????????????????? It was mentioned that sara b and ??? where working on a flash version of the site to run alongside the existing version,
13: List of tutors/courses to be run at the Hacklab
A suggestion was to have a list in the lab of what skills people can offer and a list of who and what people whant to learn so communitcation can be made and as need arises a workshop can be organised.
14: Dates for the hacklab diary/calender
The hack lab does not have a diary or calander at the mo. A suggestion was made to add one to the wiki. Can anyone do this ? Again there were a few dates n stuff but i cant remember any of them, one all expensis trip to germany in return for writing a report on free software, Hacklabs Birthday any more?????????????????????????????
15: The importance of Free Software
Victor gave an informative and clear 20min talk on this subject.
Date of next meeting:
15: Any other buisness'
this seemed to be the longest part of the meeting as everone seemed to have something to say, but i cant remember any of it . any one else????????????????????
