[lore] Meeting 1 Minutes

[David Basden]

> On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 03:24:02PM +0800, Grahame Bowland wrote:
> 
> Attached are minutes of our first meeting.
> 



> Murphy's Lore: Meeting 1, 2006
> ------------------------------

> Date: 25 April, 2006
> Attendence: [PXY], [JCF], [CAM], [JFK], [GMB], [MTL]

> Format:
>   * slightly smaller than A4 possibly B5: to be investigated by [CAM]
>     bundled together
>   * online as well

If you're going to print it, most (offset) printers will use B4 and B5 
so they can grip the paper and bleed to the edges if needed. If you want
to use B5, they will probably just print on A4 and trim it. This may
or may not be relevant in any way. :-)

> Things that should be in it:
>   * committee reports
>   * upcoming events

> Regular columns:
>   * where are they now - who they are, what they did (first para)
>     what they are doing now
>     how they got there
>     any tips for undergrads?
>     -> approach Andrew Williams, [DAV], Yakk
>   * trs80's hot sites

I want to do a "How not to be a sysadmin" column, either as a one-off,
or as an ongoing thing with variations. If noone has objections, i'll
rant^Wwrite it, and ask for comments on-list from other sysadminy people
(in case i'm just ranting about my own stupidity)

On an unrelated note, Piffle used to have a policy of printing *anything*
submitted, and was therefore actually very interesting to read (if very 
variable quality). Is there going to be an editorial crew, or is it just
whoever-can-be-bothered?

Also, the Battye library will keep anything you give them as a West
Australian publication. This will probably make the next UCC History
project a bit easier if we can be bothered doing this.

> Roles of people:
>   * we are not short of nitpickers
>   * [PXY], [GMB] content editors
>   * [JFK], [CAM] will be nitpickers

I'd suggest you go easy on the nitpicking. You're probably better off
having a broader spectrum of opinion rather than having views only
expressed that only are in line with those of the editors etc.

Of course, if they're dissing the editors, buckets of boiling oil is
the best bet.

.. D