flock-planning July 2013

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Prepaid USA SIM with voice/text/data plan
by Gianluca Sforna 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

Am I the only one who would like to have some USA SIM for calls and data? For most purposes, my Italian contract would turn my phone into an expensive brick in the USA :) So, I made a quick search and it seems this readySIM virtual operator has a good deal: http://www.readysim.com/products.php 25$ for a 7 days of unlimited talk&text plus 500Mb of data. 212$ for a ten pack. Is there anyone interested in this? Moreover, is there anyone from USA willing to collect and bring them to flock? Shipping to Italy is possible but I am afraid it won't be here on time. -- Gianluca Sforna http://morefedora.blogspot.com http://identi.ca/giallu - http://twitter.com/giallu

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I'm looking for: Flock Roommate
by Schäfer, Benedikt 25 Jul '13

25 Jul '13

Hi, i am still looking for a Roommate for Flock. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Flock:Roommates So if you need as well, let me know. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ib54003 Best regards Benedikt Schäfer

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Streaming sessions
by Ruth Suehle 16 Jul '13

16 Jul '13

Ooyala is going to help us with streaming Flock sessions. We just need equipment. "Just." I'm trying to stretch budgets from everywhere just to get all of Flock happening, so there's not a lot leftover for buying camera equipment! Possibly some, but I don't think I can swing enough for nine rooms. Thus, two questions: - Can anyone suggest reasonably inexpensive cameras I should look at purchasing? Whatever is the least expensive that isn't going to be so low quality, it's useless. - Does anyone have a video camera suitable that you'd be willing to lend to the cause? We'd have it set up in the rooms all day, but of course you're welcome to take it back to your hotel for safekeeping at night. Here's the information from Ooyala about how we can do the streaming. There are two options: 1) Hook up a camera to a computer running a software encoder via USB or Firewire. Many of our customers use Flash Media Live Encoder, which is not open source. VLC might be an open source option here as well, but I haven't personally used it in this setup. 2) Use a hardware encoder such as a Terradeck cube (http://www.teradek.com/pages/cube). These can take input from SDI or HDMI output on any camera and then re-encode them to push to a streaming server at whichever provider you select. Does anyone know whether VLC or something else is an option for #1? I think the Teradek is prohibitively expensive, especially if we also have to buy cameras. Thanks! Ruth

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Special event in Seth's memory
by Gianluca Sforna 11 Jul '13

11 Jul '13

Hi all, while still being shocked by the loss of Seth, I can't stop thinking about doing some special event during the next flock. I am sure we will have plenty of time to remember him privately, but maybe a special homage is in order. So, what about a cyclist flashmob during flock? I was thinking about a (short?) symbolic bike ride from the college to some park or place of worship, and maybe a prayer (if you are a believer). That would require just to rent a few dozen bikes and determine a suitable course. If there are other ideas or you think this is crazy or completely inappropriate, feel free to let me know -- Gianluca Sforna http://morefedora.blogspot.com http://identi.ca/giallu - http://twitter.com/giallu

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Re: Roomshare for flock?
by nitesh narayan lal 10 Jul '13

10 Jul '13

Hi, Although I had posted for finding a room mate but not sure why it's not been delivered yet on the mailing list. But yes I am still looking for a room mate. -- Regards Nitesh Narayan Lal

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Fwd: Roomshare for flock?
by Tom Callaway 10 Jul '13

10 Jul '13

If anyone is still looking for a roommate, Cole needs a room. :) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Roomshare for flock? Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:52:15 -0400 From: Cole Robinson <crobinso(a)redhat.com> To: Tom Callaway <tcallawa(a)redhat.com>, Robyn Bergeron <rbergero(a)redhat.com> Hi, So I was only approved for Flock travel funding late last week, and by the time I tried to book yesterday the hotel was full up (at least on Friday) and now the promo code has expired. Is there some official channel to find people with a room to share? Or do either of you know someone who's looking for someone to split room cost? And if it matters, I'm quiet, not smelly, and happy to sleep on the floor if need be :) Thanks, Cole

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Amateur (Ham) Radio license exams available at Flock 2013
by Nick Bebout 08 Jul '13

08 Jul '13

The Fedora Amateur Radio SIG will be hosting a Ham Radio VE Session at Flock 2013 (at the College of Charleston) on Saturday, August 10, 2013 from 2:00pm-4:00pm in room ECTR 115. Please arrive promptly at 2:00pm if possible, we must be out of that room by 4:00pm, as another talk/hackfest will be starting then. We will be administering all classes of amateur radio license exams, Technician, General, and Amateur Extra. Please bring your FRN with you, or register at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls if you do not have a license already. You will also need a photo ID. There is also a fee of $15.00 which goes to the ARRL. You can pay this via cash or check. If you have any questions, please email us at ham-radio-exams(a)fedoraproject.org We also ask that anyone interested in taking any exams please email us at ham-radio-exams(a)fedoraproject.org to let us know you plan on coming, but this is not strictly required. Nick W9NB -- Nick Bebout Fedora Project nb(a)fedoraproject.org

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Flock schedule change deadline July 9
by Josh Boyer 05 Jul '13

05 Jul '13

Hi All, The schedule has been up for two weeks now, and we've had a few requests for changes here and there. I believe we've been able to accommodate all requests, and things have been quiet for the past few days. However, we need to lock down the final schedule so that it can be printed in the conference handouts, etc. If you have any schedule change requests, please be sure to email them to us before July 9th. Requests should have pretty strong reasoning to move talks, etc. Speakers, if you would like to see changes to your talk titles or abstracts on the schedule site, please also get those in before July 9th. Thanks, josh

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CSCLUG really excited that Flock is in Charleston!
by Zenko Klapko Jr. 03 Jul '13

03 Jul '13

Hi, Charleston, SC Linux Users Group (CSCLUG) is really excited to have Flock in Charleston! I haven't given up hope that I will install Fedora natively on my macbook pro in time for the event. :) Other LUG members are talking about the event and signing up. I've updated the www.csclug.org ( www.charlestonlinux.org) website to have a clickable graphic that will take visitors to the Fedora Flock website. Let us know how the group can help out, even if its as simple as recommending a place to eat. Can't wait to attend the conference! -Zenko -- I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson

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Canceling my flock attendance
by Fabian Affolter 03 Jul '13

03 Jul '13

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi guys, I removed my myself from the Flock registration page one and a half weeks ago as a precaution because Flock is right after my trip to India for the bo translation effort. Now I know with certainty that I can not make it to Flock. I'm very sorry but I have to cancel my attendance. So far I didn't manage to remove my proposals (one for a sprint [1] and one for a hackfest [2]). Can please somebody remove those entries? Thanks. I apologize to all people who are involved in the creation of the schedule about the additional work. Kind regards, Fabian [1] http://register.flocktofedora.org/proposals#62 [2] http://register.flocktofedora.org/proposals#63 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.13 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlHT/TUACgkQ4jzS3TakOX8yJACfdEuQ1NOFHl89G1TN3cHRum6C wAsAn10W+Z3QVFik+UoCCbcvCj+jr7cy =TrAN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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