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* Consensus: tech support will make us recommend them; $$ won't | * Consensus: tech support will make us recommend them; $$ won't | ||
* awaiting Michael Westwind's input | * awaiting Michael Westwind's input | ||
+ | ===Tantalum research=== | ||
+ | *Martin will make a Wiki page so that other people can help out - CARRY OVER | ||
+ | *Michael will assist with research. Martin will post to council list. | ||
+ | *Blackhole folks will look into it | ||
+ | ===Program for Blind/Visually Impaired Adopters=== | ||
+ | *Wesley (Tallwes) was the one developing this proposal | ||
+ | *Now he needs help from somebody who can compile from source to play with other software. | ||
==Reports from Other Meeting== | ==Reports from Other Meeting== |
Revision as of 11:24, 13 April 2005
April 20, 2005
- Facilitator: Dave
- Scribe: Martin
- Place: Free Geek meeting room
- Minutes form Mar 16, 2005
Committments from Previous Meeting
Board of Directors - CARRYOVER
- Mark started a wiki page about the future of the Board at Board_of_Directors and people should continue discussion there so we're better prepared when Board people do show up at Council meeting.
Pickups
- Update since meeting...I received an enthusiastic response from Steve Gutmann at Flexcar; he is supportive of an agreement in general, but had different ideas about the specifics. See FlexCar Deal -Pete
Envata (spelling?)- CARRYOVER
- Consensus: tech support will make us recommend them; $$ won't
- awaiting Michael Westwind's input
Tantalum research
- Martin will make a Wiki page so that other people can help out - CARRY OVER
- Michael will assist with research. Martin will post to council list.
- Blackhole folks will look into it
Program for Blind/Visually Impaired Adopters
- Wesley (Tallwes) was the one developing this proposal
- Now he needs help from somebody who can compile from source to play with other software.
Reports from Other Meeting
- Staff Reports - ask staff@freegeek.org
- Core Volunteer Reports - ask the people you see all the time at FG
- HOMESTREET (the current Collab project)
- PAWC report
- Tantalum research (PROPOSAL APPROVED: Get black hole folks on it. Report back next month)
Old Business
(from previous meeting's minutes)
- Board of Directors
- there is a wiki page now Board_of_Directors thank you MNR
- Meta_Question
- VBC: (If there is a proposal) Phil: we want ideas about how to improve the FG space. Talk to me, Shawn, Nathan.
- Thoughts on Increasing Sales Income
- FreeGeek Space Usage
New Business
(from answers to call for agenda items)
Future Committments
(This is not a part of the meeting, but a section in the notes that the scribe write down.)
- Carryovers from above
- Committments made during this meeting
Next Meeting
- Facilitator
- Scribe
- Reporters to other meetings?
- Date and time
- Place
- Unfinished business for the next meeting?