23:07 <BobJonkman> #startmeeting IRC for Ubuntu-ca 25 July 2013
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23:07 <BobJonkman> #chair azend
23:07 <meetingology> Current chairs: BobJonkman azend
23:08 <BobJonkman> Roll call! Freshmeadow zul oracology FiReSTaRT jaguar txwikinger DarwinSurvivor vednis bregma KombuchaKip azend ryanakca  cyphermox  jlamothe Chex sipherdee_ johanbr egerlach
23:08 <BobJonkman> #topic Introductions
23:08 <BobJonkman> Who are we, and what are we doing here?
23:09 <BobJonkman> I'm Bob Jonkman, one of the contacts for Ubuntu Canada, and chairing the meeting with azend since dscassel isn't here today
23:09 <KombuchaKip> My name's Kip. I'm project lead behind Avaneya, a cerebral science fiction game for Ubuntu. I'm based just out of Vancouver.
23:10 <BobJonkman> I'm from Elmira, but I've travelled to the Greater Metropolis of Guelph for the occasion
23:10 <BobJonkman> Hi KombuchaKip!  Good to see you again
23:10 <Freshmeadiow> I am Jim Kelsh (Freshmeadow) a professional accountant (CGA) and a Linux user since 2006.
23:11 <BobJonkman> For those interested in reading along, there's an agenda at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CanadianTeam/Meetings/Next
23:11 <BobJonkman> Hi Freshmeadiow!
23:11 <jamesmcveity> Hi Bob.
23:12 * KombuchaKip waves
23:14 <azend|away> Hi
23:16 <azend|away> ubuntulog:
23:17 <azend|away> meetingology:
23:17 <Freshmeadiow> Testing the connection
23:19 <azend|away> Freshmeadiow: Hi!
23:19 <azend|away> It's just Bob now who is away
23:20 <azend|away> He should be here...
23:20 <azend|away> He's sitting next to me
23:20 <azend|away> Alright, who's ready for some Ubuntu!
23:21 <BobJonkmanToo> Seems the network has split.
23:22 <BobJonkmanToo> I can't see my original instance on my IRC client, but I seem to be OK on the Webchat
23:23 <BobJonkmanToo> So, I was passing greetings to Freshmeadiow , jamesmcveity, KombuchaKip , azend or azend|away
23:23 <BobJonkmanToo> There's an agenda at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CanadianTeam/Meetings/Next
23:24 <BobJonkmanToo> It's kinda sparse, so I'm open to suggestions for topics
23:25 <azend|away> You're right, it is somewhat sparse
23:25 <BobJonkman2> The big thing is a recap of Ubuntu Hours
23:25 <BobJonkman2> #topic Ubuntu Hours
23:25 <azend|away> #chair BobJonkman2
23:27 <BobJonkman2> #topic UbuntuHours
23:29 <BobJonkman2> So the big news is that we're at a new Ubuntu Hour in Guelph!
23:29 <azend|away> I understand Ubuntu Hours are supposed to happen every one or two weeks?
23:30 <Freshmeadiow> As a Guelphite, YAY!!!!
23:30 <BobJonkman2> From the feedback I've had, there's a demand for more Linuxy activities in Guelph
23:30 <BobJonkman2> We've been running them monthly in Kitchener and Waterloo,
23:31 <BobJonkman2> but other places have them weekly
23:36 <BobJonkman2> The nice thing about Ubuntu Hours is that there's no rules
23:36 <BobJonkman2> (aside from the Code of Conduct, of course)
23:36 <azend|away> How's the community response been to those events?
23:36 <BobJonkman2> So  you can have them as often or infrequently as you want
23:37 <Freshmeadow> Hands up who enjoys the Unity desktop. My hand is up, and I use it in my business.
23:37 <BobJonkman2> The Ubuntu Hour Kitchener is really well attended, but Ubuntu Hour Waterloo has been kinda sparse.
23:37 <BobJonkman2> Which is why we're in Guelph today (this would normally be the Ubuntu Hour Waterloo day)
23:37 <BobJonkman2> Freshmeadow: Not a fan of Unity..
23:38 <Freshmeadow> Why is that, Bob?
23:38 <BobJonkman2> $$ Thread marker for Unity
23:38 <BobJonkman2> $$ On my laptop I've replace Unity with Mate
23:39 <txwikinger> hi .. finally got connected :-)
23:39 <BobJonkman2> $$ I've also used LXDE, which isn't bad
23:39 <BobJonkman2> %% Thread marker for Ubuntu Hours
23:39 <BobJonkman2> %% I've also run one-off Ubuntu Hours.
23:39 <BobJonkman2> %% Mostly in Toronto, where I don't get to very often
23:40 <azend|away> !! I would like to have some events in Guelph
23:40 <lubotu1> azend|away: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)
23:40 <BobJonkman2> %% I'm hoping genii-around will run one (hint hint)
23:40 <azend|away> !! I would be happy to run an Ubuntu Hour every once and a while here
23:40 <lubotu1> azend|away: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)
23:40 <Freshmeadow> $$ I like in Unity how it focuses the app you are in as full screen. For me it minimizes distractions, especially if I am in a spreadsheet.
23:40 <BobJonkman2> ^^ Thread marker for Thread Markers
23:40 <azend|away> !! Perhaps bi-weekly as the Ubuntu Hour community promote
23:40 <lubotu1> azend|away: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)
23:41 <BobJonkman2> ^^ Gotta be careful not to use bot prefixes like ! or #
23:42 <BobJonkman2> %% It's getting crowded in here.
23:42 <azend|away> BobJonkman2: unless you like annoying bots
23:43 <BobJonkman2> %% Got 7 people here IRL!
23:43 <jamesmcveity> I like Unity.  I was sure if I did at first.  I played around with most of the other options even win managers.  Now I like Unity best of all even over Windows or MacOS
23:44 <BobJonkman2> Hi Katherine_ !
23:44 <Katherine_> Hi BobJonkman!
23:45 <BobJonkman2> We've been talking about Ubuntu Hours and desktop environments like Unity and LXDE
23:45 <BobJonkman2> The network has been pretty bad, keeps kicking us off
23:46 <Freshmeadow> $$ The network kicks us off beccause you don;t like Unity :)
23:46 <jamesmcveity> Ha
23:47 <azend|away> Am I still online?
23:48 <BobJonkman2> Had to move to another table because of the crowds gathering for Ubuntu Hour Guelph :)
23:49 <BobJonkman2> A good problem to have
23:49 <Freshmeadow> $$ I find with practice Unity becomes very intuitive and very fast. I am running 12.04 32 bit and 64 bit on 2 machines.
23:49 <azend|away> Have we thought of marketing strategies for letting people know about the Ubuntu Hours??
23:50 <jamesmcveity> Freshmeadow - Are you a Unity dev?
23:51 <Freshmeadow> I wish, I am an accountant who also loves Linux. I guess I shouldn't mention that I like Gnome 3 too...
23:52 <jamesmcveity> Not a fan of that de.
23:53 <jamesmcveity> I do find it fast.
23:53 <BobJonkman2> azend|away was just telling us about the Raspberry Pi. John Kerr (here IRL) is a big fan of the Pi; gave a KWLUG presentation
23:54 <BobJonkman2> I mostly like Gnome3, but it doesn't handle two screens all that well
23:55 <jamesmcveity> KDE was always my main de.  Kubuntu was a solid spin.  I fell in love with Unity and dumped K
23:55 <Freshmeadow> $$ I find that traditional desktops like in Windows 7, can offer too many distractions in the taskbar when you are deep into a complex spreadsheet. Unity and Gnome say "You are working on this spreadsheet. That is it!!"
23:57 * BobJonkman2 is switching to his other self
23:57 <BobJonkman1> Back
23:58 <BobJonkman1> Freshmeadow: That's exactly what I dislike about Unity - all the indicators I like to see are missing
00:01 <BobJonkman1> So, we're at 8:00pm.
00:02 <BobJonkman1> I'm going to end the meeting, unless there's more business to be transacted
00:03 <jamesmcveity> Okay Bob.  Good luck Guelph!
00:03 <BobJonkman1> Thanx jamesmcveity!
00:04 <azend|away> thanks jamesmcveity
00:04 <Katherine_> Have a nice Ubuntu Hour!
00:04 <BobJonkman1> Allrighty then!
00:04 <BobJonkman1> Thanx Katherine!
00:04 <BobJonkman1> We'll stay online for a bit yet.
00:05 <Katherine_> Maybe next time I'll have less trouble and get on closer to 7.
00:05 <Freshmeadow> $$ I think Unity has a different philosophy. It is trying to minimize the distractions. Use what works for you, That is the beauty of Linux and open source.
00:05 <BobJonkman1> I'm going to pressure azend azend__ azend|away to work on the Ubuntu-ca-Guelph wiki page
00:05 <BobJonkman1> And maybe set up a mailing list
00:05 <BobJonkman1> Any last words?
00:06 <BobJonkman1> OK.
00:06 <BobJonkman1> #endmeeting
00:06 <azend|away> Not from me
00:07 <BobJonkman1> Hmm.. Looks like the meeting bot fell asleep
00:07 <azend|away> however we may come up with some stuff in our Ubuntu Hour following htis meeting
00:07 <azend|away> #endmeeting
00:10 <Freshmeadow> Anyone running Kubuntu??
00:10 <BobJonkman> #endmeeting