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ISOC-NY Meeting - July 21 2005

1. We are planning event on why certain activists use the internet instead of other venues (like a soapbox in the park)

2. Proposed event at Jefferson Market on broadband:

clarify the issues of public access to the internet,
particularly in terms of facilitation of government transparency and e-democracy

3. Millard was talking with the Museum of Natural History but Millard isn't feeling well.

4. ISOC-DC is interested in a 3 part series in internet governance including WSIS

5. WWW Arts Consortium expressed interest in doing and event together

6. Knoppix project with Gnubies:

Lyn was talking with John Sullivan of FSF. FSF wanted to do something like this, but never got around to it, so he is willing to get us helpers.
- Goal #1: teach about security
- Goal #2: Show off free (as in freedom) software
- Goal #3: Raise the profile of ISOC-NY

Richard asked: how will users download security updates? How fast will running from a CD be?

This is a six month project, we need to meet milestones at 2 month intervals.
- By September 1st we need to have a bootable disk.
- During week 1 we need to have a content development meeting.
- During week 2 we need to have a software inclusion meeting.

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 . Knoppix project with Gnubies:
-**Lyn was talking with John Sullivan of FSF. FSF wanted to do something like this, but never got around to it, so he is willing to get us helpers.
+*Lyn was talking with John Sullivan of FSF. FSF wanted to do something like this, but never got around to it, so he is willing to get us helpers.
 **Goal #1: teach about security
 **Goal #2: Show off free (as in freedom) software