Archive for November 9th, 2005

Posted on November 9, 2005 - by jono

Rooting and tooting

Interesting day today. Had a meeting with a local community project who are looking to implement a community center full of Open Source boxes. After some discussion, they will be running Ubuntu, GIMP, Blender, OpenOffice.org and more. They are also interested in using phpBB to develop community relations on a forum. This is interesting not only from the perspective of getting the solution built, but also in terms of a community building, an activity some of you will know I have a perverse interest in. Build it and they will come.

Had another meeting today about an entirely different project related to the KTP scheme. I am working on a couple of projects related to KTPs, and it is pretty cool how the scheme works. Sure, it is wrapped up in the usual form-filling inanity, but the project today could be interesting for a number of reasons. Unfortunately, I am sworn to secrecy, but when the details can be revealed, I will tap you all on the shoulder and let on.

Work towards LUGRadio Live 2006 has been afoot today, and we are pretty much confirmed with the date and venue. Thanks to the generosity of our pals at Bytemark, this year is going to be far easier to find the cash for. Last year the four of us were rooting around behind sofa cushions to find loose change to make the damn thing happen. This year no such rooting is required. When all the loose ends with the venue are confirmed, we will announce it. Rest assured, the venue this year is pretty darn cool (both in terms of being rather dapper and not being the boiling hot sweatfest it was last year), bigger and has more potential. It will rock, and you will all be rocked into rocketry rocksalt with a garnish of rocket salad. Rock.