Attachment '20110703.weechatlog'
Download 1 Jul 03 22:45:13 <marado> Hey Fred
2 Jul 03 22:45:19 <BLUG_Fred> marado: hey!
3 Jul 03 22:45:45 <marado> no one else for the meeting?
4 Jul 03 22:45:53 <BLUG_Fred> marado: well nobody showed up, I guess the notice was a bit too short
5 Jul 03 22:46:02 <BLUG_Fred> marado: and pockey is traveling as well
6 Jul 03 22:46:17 <BLUG_Fred> marado: well thanks for taking the time
7 Jul 03 22:46:28 <BLUG_Fred> i can share my notes at least... so you'll know what's happening
8 Jul 03 22:46:58 <BLUG_Fred> Agenda:
9 Jul 03 22:46:58 <BLUG_Fred> - Sponsorship & goodies
10 Jul 03 22:46:58 <BLUG_Fred> - Wiki registration and updates needed
11 Jul 03 22:46:58 <BLUG_Fred> - Registration script (javascript gurus, please join us!)
12 Jul 03 22:46:58 <BLUG_Fred> - Ideas on specificities of our collaboration with the FSF
13 Jul 03 22:46:58 <BLUG_Fred> - Upcoming announcement writing help request
14 Jul 03 22:47:07 <marado> sorry, yeah, I was counting on it for next week, so I'm here just because. I've justvinstalled an orchestra client on mobile, and I'm on the go...
15 Jul 03 22:47:10 <BLUG_Fred> i resorted the agenda into something more logical
16 Jul 03 22:47:24 <BLUG_Fred> marado: else we can do it next week
17 Jul 03 22:47:45 <BLUG_Fred> marado: next week works for both pockey and me I think (at least)
18 Jul 03 22:47:54 <BLUG_Fred> and then we would have 1 week notice for everyone else
19 Jul 03 22:48:15 <marado> well, I can try
20 Jul 03 22:48:22 <BLUG_Fred> marado: really
21 Jul 03 22:48:27 <BLUG_Fred> it's a non issue for me
22 Jul 03 22:48:53 <marado> well, maybe its better then
23 Jul 03 22:48:59 <BLUG_Fred> and it would make more sense to have more people
24 Jul 03 22:49:21 <BLUG_Fred> marado: anyway I was a bit sad no one showed up (though I am ok to blame myself for it)
25 Jul 03 22:49:33 <marado> work to coordinate PT SFD events started this week
26 Jul 03 22:49:34 <BLUG_Fred> marado: so you sent me a ray of sunshine
27 Jul 03 22:49:45 <BLUG_Fred> marado: good
28 Jul 03 22:50:01 <BLUG_Fred> marado: we have enough money to send at least 200 team packs this year :)
29 Jul 03 22:50:21 <marado> we might end up with only one event, one city, but make it big
30 Jul 03 22:50:22 <BLUG_Fred> and hopefully we'll get more. I was traveling the past week to meet people and raise money
31 Jul 03 22:50:36 <marado> cool
32 Jul 03 22:50:40 <BLUG_Fred> marado: yes.. both are good. I have done both and they all have pros and cons
33 Jul 03 22:50:57 <marado> we're looking for venues at this moment
34 Jul 03 22:51:08 <BLUG_Fred> marado: at the end I am not sure which one I prefer in fact
35 Jul 03 22:51:37 <BLUG_Fred> marado: i don't think i can help much on that, but if you need anything, don't hesitate to ping me
36 Jul 03 22:55:13 <marado> thanks I was giving status
37 Jul 03 22:56:29 <BLUG_Fred> well i will let you go. It's almost 11pm here and I'm thinking to go to bed early
38 Jul 03 22:56:40 <BLUG_Fred> marado: i was happy to get some news
39 Jul 03 22:57:18 <marado> we want to go for the "one event but big" approach because we want to engage media attention and pressure political parties
40 Jul 03 22:58:14 <marado> we just had change of government, this ones are openly pro-patents, pro-drm pro-microsoft... :-(
41 Jul 03 22:58:23 <BLUG_Fred> marado: do you think we should publish an official call for sponsors and encouraging organization to support local events if they don't support us?
42 Jul 03 22:58:32 <BLUG_Fred> marado: that is sad
43 Jul 03 23:00:29 <marado> well I think support can go in two different levels, global and local, maybe sdf-mkt should work globally and local teams look into local sponsors
44 Jul 03 23:02:02 <BLUG_Fred> marado: ok.. i was wondering if a general announcement would/could benefit local teams
45 Jul 03 23:03:05 <marado> well it would... but that could se something like.
46 Jul 03 23:04:09 <marado> in the official call for sponsors a line in the end with something like: also find your local team and sponsor it!
47 Jul 03 23:04:12 <BLUG_Fred> ok.. i'll think about it and how to turn it. For some companies it doesn't make sense to go internationally ifwhen they only target local customers
48 Jul 03 23:04:42 <BLUG_Fred> marado: we never issue a call for sponsors for SFD.. so it would really be to help local teams actually
49 Jul 03 23:05:01 <marado> indeed, but each local team has its own sponsorship needs
50 Jul 03 23:05:45 <BLUG_Fred> yes... and also own type/size of event
51 Jul 03 23:05:51 <BLUG_Fred> which might disappoint some
52 Jul 03 23:06:19 <marado> for instance, we would prefer a sponsor to give us a venue than to give us money to pay a venue
53 Jul 03 23:06:33 <marado> true
54 Jul 03 23:07:02 <BLUG_Fred> yes.. i also think there are many ways to sponsor such as providing good speakers, resources, staff, goodies, venue, food & drinks etc
55 Jul 03 23:07:24 <marado> indeed
56 Jul 03 23:07:42 <BLUG_Fred> even a cultural performance for the opening can be nice and attract a different audience that one wouldn't be able to reach otherwise
57 Jul 03 23:09:02 <BLUG_Fred> sfd is supposed to be for the non-tech and non foss-aware folks
58 Jul 03 23:09:41 <BLUG_Fred> and it s not easy to get them with "come and celebrate Software" (they probably wonder what freedom has to do with it)
59 Jul 03 23:10:13 <marado> indeed, contacting local net label to find out a free culture artist to make a concert, good idea
60 Jul 03 23:10:47 <BLUG_Fred> marado: and that would really be "eat your own dog food" - see we are doing it and this is why
61 Jul 03 23:10:59 <marado> true
62 Jul 03 23:11:09 <BLUG_Fred> marado: i'll think about that call for sponsors, it can be a good guide for both sponsors and local teams
63 Jul 03 23:12:16 * verow (~verow@ANice-652-1-93-70.w86-219.abo.wanadoo.fr) has joined #sfd-marketing
64 Jul 03 23:12:25 <BLUG_Fred> verow: hey!
65 Jul 03 23:12:44 <marado> vetoed hi
66 Jul 03 23:13:07 <marado> verow (damn autocomplete)
67 Jul 03 23:13:52 <verow> sorry for being late! hi evrybody!
68 Jul 03 23:14:26 <BLUG_Fred> verow: well you didn't miss much
69 Jul 03 23:14:41 <verow> ouf :-)
70 Jul 03 23:16:17 <BLUG_Fred> verow: we will postpone the meeting to next Sunday
71 Jul 03 23:16:39 <verow> I'll be in RMLL (Strasbourg)
72 Jul 03 23:16:42 <marado> Fred, you have any idea of when will the wiki allow new 2011 countries register?
73 Jul 03 23:16:53 <BLUG_Fred> marado: it already does
74 Jul 03 23:17:12 <BLUG_Fred> marado: wiki has been ready for quite some time, but it was (kind of) hidden
75 Jul 03 23:17:33 <BLUG_Fred> marado: right now just the registration is missing, but that's a different thing
76 Jul 03 23:17:55 <BLUG_Fred> marado: everyone can start creating a wiki page at wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2011
77 Jul 03 23:18:22 <marado> I tried to create Portugal two days ago, gave me Permission error
78 Jul 03 23:19:02 <BLUG_Fred> ah?
79 Jul 03 23:19:43 <BLUG_Fred> marado: let me check that right away then
80 Jul 03 23:20:35 <marado> sure, sorry for not telling soon I assumed wiki was being worked on...
81 Jul 03 23:20:58 <BLUG_Fred> marado: yes.. there was a small error from last year template.. should be fixed now
82 Jul 03 23:21:29 <BLUG_Fred> marado: last year our wiki maintainer locked the continent page creation.. since we don't use continent this year the country pages are locked.. and shouldn't
83 Jul 03 23:21:46 <BLUG_Fred> marado: and i usually use my test account to test, but i didn't this time
84 Jul 03 23:22:43 <marado> great, I won't. register now on mobile but will asap
85 Jul 03 23:23:28 <BLUG_Fred> marado: drop me a mail or ping me in the #sfd channel if you're still having issues
86 Jul 03 23:23:38 <marado> sure
87 Jul 03 23:24:12 <BLUG_Fred> verow: do you need anything before the RMLL?
88 Jul 03 23:24:43 <verow> no BLUG_Fred it 's too late, I'm going on next Saturday
89 Jul 03 23:25:04 <BLUG_Fred> verow: ok
90 Jul 03 23:25:14 <verow> weeks have been more than hectic here as I was away for business trip for a while
91 Jul 03 23:26:34 <BLUG_Fred> yes me too
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