At 01:47 PM 8/7/00 -0200, John Leuner wrote:
> > Is there anybody who would like an IRC chat this weekend? I've got a
> > lot of free time and no TV, so I need something to do. ;)
Well, I don't own a TV which means I have a TON of free time... I wish I
did. Somehow even without a TV I manage to have way too much to do! :)
I do think a chat would be a good idea.
Oh, and nice to hear from you again Robert. Long time no email!
>I'm keen, should we discuss what we want to discuss on the list so long?
It would be nice to put together an agenda if we have any important topics
to discuss. Of course, if we go that far, we might as well make it an
"official JOS meeting". Shall we set a day/time so I can announce it on
the jos website? I was also thinking it wouldn't be a bad idea to restart
the monthly JOS meetings if we can get a big enough group to attend.
I personally do have an agenda I'd like to promote:
1. State of the Union - It would be nice to create a JOS quarterly report
or at least discuss the current state of JOS. I have a vague idea of
what's going on but it would be nice to get other people's impressions/input.
2. JOS.org - creation of an official legal non-profit entity to enable
fund raising and to formulate agreements/partnerships etc on behalf of the
JOS project. This was discussed as a "Good Thing To Do (tm)" a few weeks
ago on the admin list. Funds can be used to defray costs which are
currently coming out of JOS member pockets, and perhaps sponsor
trips/meetings/conferences, etc. I guess ultimately, we may even be able
to do something like FreeBSD and hire a minimal full time staff of
programmers to work on JOS full time. The timing is good because of point 3.
3. Sponsorship - pushing forward, Etoolz (the company I work for) has
contacted our parent company Eagle Wireless and both companies are very
interested in forming a relationship and sponsorship with the JOS
project. This would dovetail nicely with a JOS.org if it existed. I would
like to discuss how this might work, people's opinions on such a
relationship, etc.
4. Website - I'm about 75% done with a rewrite of the jos
website. Hopefully, I'll get a prototype setup so you can give me some
feedback. If not, at least get some ideas on what people see as being
needed additions/changes from the current site design.
-iain
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