Re: [free-software-melb] Next FSIG meeting: Thursday 17 March

2011-03-20 Thread Patrick Sunter
>  - Customer agreements >   We discussed what sorts of things should go in an agreement with a client to >   allow the developer to contribute code upstream in FOSS projects. > Alex couldn't >   find any of these online. MFSIG could collaborate to create such an >   agreement, and pool our resourc

Re: [free-software-melb] Next FSIG meeting: Thursday 17 March

2011-03-20 Thread Patrick Sunter
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 12:54 PM, danyj028@gmail wrote: > On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:27:05 +1100 > Alex Fraser wrote: > >> Hi all, >> > b for anyone to use. >> >> Action items: >>  - Alex to write to Kim Weatherall to offer the help of MFSIG in campagning >>    against certain aspects of the TPP: >>

Re: [free-software-melb] Next FSIG meeting: Thursday 17 March

2011-03-20 Thread Chris Samuel
On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:27:05 PM Alex Fraser wrote: > - Anti-piracy report >Cited by government, and obtained through the Freedom of Information Act > by the Pirate Party. It claims that the increase in internet traffic is > exactly correlated with job loss (which sectors?) "Content Industrie

Re: [free-software-melb] Next FSIG meeting: Thursday 17 March

2011-03-19 Thread danyj028
On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:27:05 +1100 Alex Fraser wrote: > Hi all, > b for anyone to use. > > Action items: > - Alex to write to Kim Weatherall to offer the help of MFSIG in campagning >against certain aspects of the TPP: > - Copyright term. > - Anti-circumvention of copy protection /

Re: [free-software-melb] Next FSIG meeting: Thursday 17 March

2011-03-19 Thread Alex Fraser
Hi all, Our meeting on Thursday was small, but productive. These are the minutes: - Anti-piracy report Cited by government, and obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by the Pirate Party. It claims that the increase in internet traffic is exactly correlated with job loss (which

Re: [free-software-melb] Next FSIG meeting: Thursday 17 March

2011-03-10 Thread Chris Samuel
On 09/03/11 23:49, Alex Fraser wrote: > ... So that's a fairly short list. Feel free to add to it by replying :) News just in from Kim Weatherall: @kim_weatherall US proposals for IP in the #TPP leaked. A quick review confirms it is AUSFTA plus; has patent provisions threatening access to medic

Re: [free-software-melb] Next FSIG meeting: Thursday 17 March

2011-03-09 Thread George Patterson
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Alex Fraser wrote: > Hi all, > > Next Thursday is the 3rd Thursday of the month, and as usual, we will > meet State Library at 6:30pm. If this will be your first meeting, try > to arrive a few minutes early so you can find us in the foyer. > > Agenda: >  - Australi

[free-software-melb] Next FSIG meeting: Thursday 17 March

2011-03-09 Thread Alex Fraser
Hi all, Next Thursday is the 3rd Thursday of the month, and as usual, we will meet State Library at 6:30pm. If this will be your first meeting, try to arrive a few minutes early so you can find us in the foyer. Agenda: - Australia's upcoming copyright reform[1][2] - perhaps we should have some i