[Eug-lug] Thursday

[larry price]

informality?

the IRC channel is up and could be used for discussing options.


On 1/10/07, Neil Parker <nparker at lyl.llx.com> wrote:
> Larry Price wrote,
> >It's going to be cold and dreary, with nasty weather.
> >
> >How about we have a virtual meeting, start with
> >
> >#euglug
> >on irc.freenode.net
>
> Winter is Eugene is ALWAYS cold and dreary.  That's never stopped us before.
>
> I don't like the virtual meeting idea...IRC is no substitute for
> face-to-face sociabilitiy, and if somebody brings their computer problem
> to a virtual meeting, you can't look over their shoulder while they show
> you the problem happening.
>
> >and maybe we could add a conference call with something like
> >http://www.foonz.com/index.php
> >or
> >skype for linux
> >or
> >set up a SIP conference call (we've got enough brainpower in the group
> >that a bunch of us could tiger team the asterisk set up) and a SIP
> >phone is fairly easy to set up.
>
> SIP only makes sense for people with broadband access--those of us still
> on dialup are out of luck.  And it makes no sense at all in the context of
> the original question--no matter how easy it is to set up, we can't get us
> all wired up for it by tomorrow evening.
>
> So let me reiterate the question:  Where and when are we meeting this
> Thursday?
>
> If we don't have an answer on official meeting places by Thursday morning,
> and if the roads aren't icy, I vote for an informal meeting at some
> restaurant.  If the roads ARE icy, we should probably postpone until next
> week.
>
>                - Neil (Mr. Nag strikes again) Parker
>
> (P.S.  I apologize for pooping your SIP phone party, but our group has an
> exceptionally poor record on projects like that...if history is any
> indication, a few people will sound highly interested for a couple of
> weeks, and that's the last anybody will ever hear of it.)
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