On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:51 AM, theju <[email protected]> wrote:
> The meeting scheduled to discuss Openstreetmap and the steps to increase > interaction within our LUG began with 13 members at 2:15pm. The delay could > be attributed members getting lost due to wrong directions on Google maps > (nice justification for having an openstreetmap at the same meet!). The > attendance might have been slightly higher otherwise. > > Agreed we were lost so much in discussion we forget to correct it ;-), any that gives us one more opportunity to be at Open I . > The meet began with an introduction (that spanned nearly 4 hours!) with > each member trying to introduce some one they knew from the members. Through > the course of introduction, Satyakam recollected the good old days of the > LUG. > > This was followed by a small discussion of how to increase user interaction > and activity within the LUG. One step suggested was to formalize the group > in some way so that it can support free software events in and around the > city. A decision on this would be best left to the owner, moderators and > members. > > i think a new thread should be the way to go and the active present members who are present right physically in Hyd should be given more weightage thats my take on this one. Most of us are always there on the list so if something like this comes up i expect folks would vote or participate , all the best for future of this vibrant community. > Shakthi Kannan moderated an impromptu discussion on OpenStreetMap (OSM) > with members giving valuable suggestions on how to improve the coverage of > Hyderabad on OSM. One suggestion was to keep changing the venue, mapping > places in and around the venue and as a result we should have improved the > coverage. Starting from the next meet, we will start mapping places around > the venue. Shakthi suggested members to do some homework by learning more > about OSM's objectives, checking it's wiki and tools (like JOSM, Potlach) so > that minimal amount of time would be wasted on the introduction. However, he > would earmark some time for new members to learn about the project. > ++1 Should happen , who knows i would be tempted to be there for this activity. > We would like to thank Open I Technologies not just for hosting us but also > providing snacks and letting the meet go on beyond 9pm. > > yes my sincere thanks to Jayesh Patel i don't think he on this list but he is an enterprenuer i worked with in past. i hope guys can benefit with this symbiosis in future. > Since we had a meet this month, do we hold another this month or meet on > the final sunday of the next month (31st january, 2010)? > Suggestion you can start having last sunday as was discussed at the meet but again its your call. > I would also like to change the contact details of the domains to the > moderators mailing list so that the expiration notice goes out to the list > instead of just me. Is that list still active? > > Dont do it unless you know who owns it and get the user/pass for the same. -Satya [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
