[ale] Meetup renewal time

Boris Borisov bugyatl at gmail.com
Tue May 10 10:39:02 EDT 2016


Maybe torrent could be considered.
On May 10, 2016 10:23 AM, "DJ-Pfulio" <DJPfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:

> There are tax implications for Jim using paypaypaypal and if meetup
> _contributions_ are used.
>
> As far as how/where any funds are used, provided it is openly known, I
> be happy.
>
> What do do with more money?
>
> I suggest hidef video recording for presentations and hosting to make
> those recordings available about a month after the presentation (or
> delayed as long as the speaker requires, but not more than 6 months).
>
>                       Forget live streaming.
>
> Live streaming is very easy for low-quality streams, but that usually is
> NOT sufficient to actually be useful. Other groups have been struggling
> with this issue - ask Scott. Assuming no computers are purchased, I have
> a working solution for this stuff
> * HDMI recorder - $80 (needs a 32G+ USB2 storage device - NTFS)
> * webcam (talking head) - $50-$120
> * lapel mic w/ long cord - $30
> $230 - total.
> All video and audio software is F/LOSS to produce the output. OBS,
> audacity, handbrake, ... I have a slide listing all the tools. ;)
>
> Recorded Phil's talk on OpenVPN VLANs a few months ago. Don't have
> anywhere to post it. Because I missed the beginning audio, not sure how
> useful the video is.  Need a place to host the 960p, 850MB, 30min video.
>  That is the resolution needed to read the screen. Without that
> resolution, it isn't useful, IMHO.  I still need to add a lead-in and
> trailer before posting.  I simply don't have the bandwidth to host
> videos and will NOT use google/youtube.
>
> I'm happy to present on the setup and post-processing, if there is
> interest. More "show-and-tell" style than I'm-a-Video-Expert.
>
> If we want to make a learning center for Linux like Linux Camp, then the
> sky is the limit. Training for non-beginner Linux Admins:
> https://gitlab.com/sofreeus/linux_camp
>
>
> On 05/10/16 09:34, Jim Kinney wrote:
> > Left out the need for the SSN or EIN for the wepay account holder.
> > Probably no big deal but that puts me as a defacto 'in charge person'.
> > That decision requires more input than just from me.
> >
> > Maybe we should have that organization discussion sooner rather than
> later.
> >
> > On May 10, 2016 9:11 AM, "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com
> > <mailto:jim.kinney at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     4.5% + $0.20 per transaction for meetup plus 3% + $0.30 per
> >     transaction for the payment processor.
> >
> >     On May 9, 2016 1:31 PM, "Lightner, Jeffrey"
> >     <JLightner at dsservices.com <mailto:JLightner at dsservices.com>> wrote:
> >
> >         Before you changed the meetup to merge with others a few months
> >         ago the original had a button or something for contributing.  I
> >         had actually tried to use that button but it said it had been
> >         disabled (presumably because you wanted people to use the new
> >         group).   You might want to check the admin settings for Meetup
> >         to see if it has place for donations or funding as I suspect it
> >         is just a setting.   Turning it on might be helpful as people
> >         might use it when they have a spare moment and are thinking
> >         about it rather than you having to do a fund raising every few
> >         months.____
> >
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