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mark_alec
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 Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:50 am Post subject: #gentoo-au, the birth of an Australian Gentoo Community |
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I have recently re-started the #gentoo-au channel on freenode in the bid to create a community of Australian based Gentoo-ers. If enough interest is gathered, things such as the Gentoo UK meetups could be arranged, as well as miniconfs at linux.conf.au.
So, any Australian Gentoo users, New Zealanders or anyone else interested in Gentoo Down Under, please join #gentoo-au and see if a community can be made. |
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vPat
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:53 am Post subject: |
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Will see you all in there  |
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neerolyte
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:00 am Post subject: |
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The last bit of log file I can dig up on my machine for #gentoo-au is:
| Quote: | **** BEGIN LOGGING AT Thu Jan 27 16:29:06 2005
Jan 27 16:29:06 --> You are now talking on #gentoo-au
Jan 27 16:29:06 --- Topic for #gentoo-au is gentoo for us australians!
Jan 27 16:29:06 --- Topic for #gentoo-au set by neerolyte at Sun Jan 23 12:49:25 2005 |
I knew people would come back eventually... even if it did have nothing to do with me. |
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Redhatter
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:37 am Post subject: |
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I certainly think a community can, and should, be formed.  Surely there's enough of us?
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ilm
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:23 am Post subject: |
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| Well, I'd join you, but I've never used irc before... |
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Redhatter
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| ilm wrote: | | Well, I'd join you, but I've never used irc before... |
Believe me... it's not rocket science.
An easy quickstart guide:
Wait for that to finish... then, as a user (not root!):
| Code: | | $ irssi -c chat.au.freenode.net |
Wait for the client to connect, then type: /join #gentoo-au.
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ilm
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:42 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks! I've been meaning to try and work out how to use irc for a while now, as my uni has a few irc channels for IT, etc. I'll just have to wait for my system to finish re-emerging for gcc 4, then I'll try it out. |
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Yama
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:51 am Post subject: |
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| ilm, if you aren't comfortable with IRC you may prefer to start with a GUI client. irssi is great, but it might not feel welcoming to a newcomer. If you find it isn't for you, take a look at xchat-gnome, xchat or konversation. |
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Redhatter
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:59 am Post subject: |
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| Yama wrote: | | ilm, if you aren't comfortable with IRC you may prefer to start with a GUI client. irssi is great, but it might not feel welcoming to a newcomer. If you find it isn't for you, take a look at xchat-gnome, xchat or konversation. |
Yeah, there's a few in the net-irc category. XChat is what I use on my desktop, irssi when working from SSH.
I mentioned irssi, as it's an ncurses app, and thus isn't restricted to any particular environment -- VT100 serial or xterm, it'll work just fine. It's also fairly light on requirements.
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omp
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:01 am Post subject: |
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Or just stick to irssi. 
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mark_alec
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:20 am Post subject: |
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Finally got around to blogging about #gentoo-au. Hopefully that will get more people to join
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syg00
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:32 am Post subject: |
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New fangled bloody toys.
I tried to get using IRC about 18 months back. Gave up in disgust.
Have tried #gentoo-au and fear I did no better. I'll stick to these forums.
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mark_alec
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:39 am Post subject: |
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| syg00 wrote: | New fangled bloody toys.
I tried to get using IRC about 18 months back. Gave up in disgust.
Have tried #gentoo-au and fear I did no better. I'll stick to these forums. |
Believe me, although I love these forums, IRC is by far the best medium for instant communication. Anyway, I hope you reconsider and decide to join the #gentoo-au community.
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ozbird
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:05 am Post subject: |
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I stumbled across the entry on Planet Gentoo, but I suspect many others wouldn't see it or this forum post.
Perhaps a entry in the weekly Gentoo newsletter would get better coverage? |
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syg00
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| mark_alec wrote: | | ... IRC is by far the best medium for instant communication. |
Often wondered about the need for "instant communication" in a volunteer community. Gentoo is an environment built from source - it's gunna take a while, even if everything goes right.
Nuthin's that bloody urgent.
Likewise, I ignore any post with "urgent" in the subject - just me being bloody-minded I suppose.
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mark_alec
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: |
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| ozbird wrote: | I stumbled across the entry on Planet Gentoo, but I suspect many others wouldn't see it or this forum post.
Perhaps a entry in the weekly Gentoo newsletter would get better coverage? |
I will try to get a GWN entry next week for the radio interview that was conducted with me (should be released on Wednesday, I will blog about it when it is public)
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mark_alec
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| syg00 wrote: | | mark_alec wrote: | | ... IRC is by far the best medium for instant communication. |
Often wondered about the need for "instant communication" in a volunteer community. |
There is a need. Almost all development conversations happen on IRC, not on the mailing lists or elsewhere.
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loki99
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: |
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| syg00 wrote: | Often wondered about the need for "instant communication" in a volunteer community. Gentoo is an environment built from source - it's gunna take a while, even if everything goes right.
Nuthin's that bloody urgent. |
It is a totally different form of interacting compared to forums or ML. I just started using IRC myself a couple of weeks ago and it is a lot more personal and direct way to socialize. On IRC you get the feeling to be able to meet the others almost in person, because you get instant reactions, just as if you would talk to someone. Its about the same difference as between writing SMS's or calling someone.
So it is not about anything being that urgent (most of the time people just mess around anyway! <gg>), but about getting to know each other better which will greatly improve the community feeling. I think it 's great.  |
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Redhatter
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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| syg00 wrote: | | mark_alec wrote: | | ... IRC is by far the best medium for instant communication. |
Often wondered about the need for "instant communication" in a volunteer community. Gentoo is an environment built from source - it's gunna take a while, even if everything goes right.
Nuthin's that bloody urgent. |
You'd like trying to run a business by post alone?
Of course not... if you want an answer to a question, you either pick up the phone and call the other party... or you get up, walk over, and talk to them face-to-face.
Same thing here. Just because this is a virtual organisation ran by volunteers, doesn't mean there's no need for an efficient means of communication
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syg00
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Redhatter wrote: | | You'd like trying to run a business by post alone? |
I wouldn't conceive of running a business that way.
People who want the privilege of having me on "beck-and-call" pay accordingly.
Both parties are happy with the arrangement.
I am happy to contribute to the Gentoo community where I can - at my convenience. I certainly don't demand any more of others contributing of their free time.
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Sunnz
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Well I have been using #gentoo channel to get help and stuff...
But what do I do here? Just login whenever I go online?
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Redhatter
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| Sunnz wrote: | Well I have been using #gentoo channel to get help and stuff...
But what do I do here? Just login whenever I go online? |
Why not?
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Appleman1234
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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I am there now, and probably will be in #gentoo-au for a very long time. (and yes to all those who don't know, I got rejected by lxnay from any role I had in Sabayon and have come clean back to Gentoo...)
Great idea mark_alec keep up the good work. |
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