[Glastonbury] meeting next Wednesday

[Sean Miller]

Martin Wheeler wrote:

> For what it's worth, I don't like the idea of meeting in a pub.  It 
> automatically bars the under-18s from participating; and despite the 
> rather silly macho beer-swilling thing commonly associated with Linux, 
> if I wanted to start a drinking club, I'd do just that -- start a 
> drinking club.

I don't think meeting in a pub would be particularly practical as the 
infrastructure would not be there... somewhere like the Tor Leisure, 
though, might be... Rick is in the process of installing internet access 
points for his meeting rooms so that anybody booking the room could also 
get on the internet... I think he's also planning to have wireless 
access so all we'd really need would be a few folks to bring laptops 
etc. and we'd be laughing... we might also want to see if we could get 
hold of a projector but that would be a "luxury" rather than a necessity.

I do notice that prices of projectors are falling... here's one for just 
over £500...

http://www.projected.co.uk/canon-lv-s3.htm

> I'm not really in favour of a highly structured organisation 
> (blazer-badge politics inevitably creeps in -- "I'm not belonging to 
> anything *HE*'s on the committee of -- in fact I'm not belonging to 
> anything *I* can't control completely") -- but I *am* in favour of 
> regularity of meeting times that we stick to.

I agree.  The regularity has to be a primary concern as it is the one 
thing, I believe, that has created the situation we are in now.  I think 
in terms of "committee" anybody that attends should be automatically 
assumed to be part of a theoretical committee and we should alter the 
group only through consultation with as many "members" as possible, both 
in person and on this e-group.

> I'm also very much in favour of keeping costs down to an absolute 
> minimum.

Indeed.

> And I'm also in favour of having a programme worked out six months in 
> advance -- I feel the current lack-a-daisical attitude shown by all of 
> us in not setting a programme is detrimental to the group.

I agree.

> Presumably see you all on Wednesday.

I have to run the "open mic night" at the King Arthur from 8.45pm on 
Wednesday so shall be in Glastonbury anyway so will no doubt pop in.

Sean