Hey all, It came up today at dinner that possibly some people might be interested in getting together for activities that are not strictly about discussing free software. Some ideas I have (off the top of my head) are: * Basic game development. I remember at a previous Software Freedom day there was a presentation somebody gave about all the mini-games he had made with Pygame, and it looked a lot of fun. We could compete individually or work as a team (some people on graphics, some on code, some recording sound effects and sourcing/creating music, etc.). FYI, I'm a Python newbie but I have messed around with the Pygame examples a little. I also suck at graphics but don't mind trying. :) * Creating some kind of short regular Free Software webcast or some such where we could record technical presentations on things like "How to run SaaS without giving up your freedom" (eg. a quick ownCloud tutorial/preview) and/or news items such as "What's new in the world of free software?". Think of something along the lines of the Linux Action Show, albeit shorter, and focusing on free software as opposed to "Linux" and without all the RMS hate. * LAN gaming using free software (eg, Nexuiz, Frozen Bubble, BoW). I'm always up for that. * Polishing free software for non-devs (performing usability studies, finding and submitting bugs, writing/improving/translating documentation and wiki pages, etc.). * Android application development. eg. We've discussed improvements that need to be made to F-Droid at previous meetings, so maybe we can work towards identifying and adding more free software that currently only exists in the Android Marketplace or Play or whatever they call it these days. I imagine these kinds of activities might work best on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon or something when there's more time, and people can stick around for as long or as little as they want. I have no ideas for a venue at this time. Is there any interest out there in any of the above, or does anyone have any other suggestions? Cheers, Adam
On Jun 22, 2012 12:56 AM, "Adam Bolte" <abolte@systemsaviour.com> wrote:
Hey all,
It came up today at dinner that possibly some people might be interested
in
getting together for activities that are not strictly about discussing free software.
Some ideas I have (off the top of my head) are:
* LAN gaming using free software (eg, Nexuiz, Frozen Bubble, BoW). I'm
always
up for that.
Sounds like an idea.. Include a few games that are laptop friendly though.. B4W/BfW is good idea.
* Polishing free software for non-devs (performing usability studies, finding and submitting bugs, writing/improving/translating documentation
and
wiki pages, etc.).
I'm up for collaborating on some code. I've been writing an MQTT to web gateway in python for a project. It works but ugly in places. For venue, what about leveraging off the LUV Beginners workshop.. /me is prepared to duck Regards George
Hey all,
It came up today at dinner that possibly some people might be interested in getting together for activities that are not strictly about discussing free software.
Some ideas I have (off the top of my head) are:
* LAN gaming using free software (eg, Nexuiz, Frozen Bubble, BoW). I'm
always
up for that.
Sounds like an idea.. Include a few games that are laptop friendly though.. B4W/BfW is good idea.
Sounds good, and looks like there's some interest. My laptop's nothing powerful either - an E-350 APU with the free drivers.
* Polishing free software for non-devs (performing usability studies, finding and submitting bugs, writing/improving/translating documentation and wiki pages, etc.).
I'm up for collaborating on some code. I've been writing an MQTT to web gateway in python for a project. It works but ugly in places.
For venue, what about leveraging off the LUV Beginners workshop.. /me is prepared to duck
Heh. I won't object to the idea, as I have nothing better to offer - assuming LUV agrees. Thanks.
On Jun 22, 2012 4:53 PM, "Adam Bolte" <abolte@systemsaviour.com> wrote:
For venue, what about leveraging off the LUV Beginners workshop.. /me is prepared to duck
Heh. I won't object to the idea, as I have nothing better to offer - assuming LUV agrees. Thanks.
Of course ask them first as a given. It was meant as a floated idea in the brainstorm. ;-) George
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 05:16:37PM +1000, George Patterson wrote:
On Jun 22, 2012 4:53 PM, "Adam Bolte" <abolte@systemsaviour.com> wrote:
For venue, what about leveraging off the LUV Beginners workshop.. /me is prepared to duck
Heh. I won't object to the idea, as I have nothing better to offer - assuming LUV agrees. Thanks.
Of course ask them first as a given. It was meant as a floated idea in the brainstorm. ;-)
Sorry George. I didn't mean to imply otherwise. ;) -Adam
I would be up for a LAN gaming session. 3D shooters are my speciality ;) I think polishing free software for non-devs is also a great idea. On 22/06/12 16:50, Adam Bolte wrote:
Hey all,
It came up today at dinner that possibly some people might be interested in getting together for activities that are not strictly about discussing free software.
Some ideas I have (off the top of my head) are:
* LAN gaming using free software (eg, Nexuiz, Frozen Bubble, BoW). I'm
always
up for that.
Sounds like an idea.. Include a few games that are laptop friendly though.. B4W/BfW is good idea.
Sounds good, and looks like there's some interest. My laptop's nothing powerful either - an E-350 APU with the free drivers.
* Polishing free software for non-devs (performing usability studies, finding and submitting bugs, writing/improving/translating documentation and wiki pages, etc.).
I'm up for collaborating on some code. I've been writing an MQTT to web gateway in python for a project. It works but ugly in places.
For venue, what about leveraging off the LUV Beginners workshop.. /me is prepared to duck
Heh. I won't object to the idea, as I have nothing better to offer - assuming LUV agrees. Thanks.
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I would be up for a LAN gaming session. 3D shooters are my speciality ;)
Well then, we'll have to see about that. ;)
I think polishing free software for non-devs is also a great idea.
Awesome. If this is to go ahead, perhaps as a first step we could organise a list of ideas in advance for projects to look at, in case anybody arrives that's short on ideas. Maybe a wiki page? -Adam
On 22/06/12 16:50, Adam Bolte wrote:
Hey all,
It came up today at dinner that possibly some people might be interested in getting together for activities that are not strictly about discussing free software.
Some ideas I have (off the top of my head) are:
* LAN gaming using free software (eg, Nexuiz, Frozen Bubble, BoW). I'm
always
up for that.
Sounds like an idea.. Include a few games that are laptop friendly though.. B4W/BfW is good idea.
Sounds good, and looks like there's some interest. My laptop's nothing powerful either - an E-350 APU with the free drivers.
* Polishing free software for non-devs (performing usability studies, finding and submitting bugs, writing/improving/translating documentation and wiki pages, etc.).
I'm up for collaborating on some code. I've been writing an MQTT to web gateway in python for a project. It works but ugly in places.
For venue, what about leveraging off the LUV Beginners workshop.. /me is prepared to duck
Heh. I won't object to the idea, as I have nothing better to offer - assuming LUV agrees. Thanks.
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WRT free software 3D shooters, Alien Arena Reloaded came out a few days ago. http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/07/18/153218/cowboyneal-reviews-alien-are... On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 08:40:31PM +1000, Adam Bolte wrote:
I would be up for a LAN gaming session. 3D shooters are my speciality ;)
Well then, we'll have to see about that. ;)
I think polishing free software for non-devs is also a great idea.
Awesome. If this is to go ahead, perhaps as a first step we could organise a list of ideas in advance for projects to look at, in case anybody arrives that's short on ideas. Maybe a wiki page?
-Adam
On 22/06/12 16:50, Adam Bolte wrote:
Hey all,
It came up today at dinner that possibly some people might be interested in getting together for activities that are not strictly about discussing free software.
Some ideas I have (off the top of my head) are:
* LAN gaming using free software (eg, Nexuiz, Frozen Bubble, BoW). I'm
always
up for that.
Sounds like an idea.. Include a few games that are laptop friendly though.. B4W/BfW is good idea.
Sounds good, and looks like there's some interest. My laptop's nothing powerful either - an E-350 APU with the free drivers.
* Polishing free software for non-devs (performing usability studies, finding and submitting bugs, writing/improving/translating documentation and wiki pages, etc.).
I'm up for collaborating on some code. I've been writing an MQTT to web gateway in python for a project. It works but ugly in places.
For venue, what about leveraging off the LUV Beginners workshop.. /me is prepared to duck
Heh. I won't object to the idea, as I have nothing better to offer - assuming LUV agrees. Thanks.
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Hi, All those activities sound great! I'd be up for FOSS LAN games some time. I haven't played much Nexuiz, but Open Arena is good, and I like Teeworlds (thanks Ben for the suggestion). I'm already busy with my own free software game (Cargo [1]), so I can't help out with other projects at the moment. If anyone wants to help with Cargo let me know, and I'll see if there are tasks you can do. E.g. I'll need a web site, testing and packaging at some point. Alex [1] http://phatcore.com/portfolio/cargo.php (note that those screenshots are two years old)
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