From 3b3e2ec1a6c091cd02b033c0477c0367faa7d7a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Phil Morrell Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2021 22:51:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] import meeting minutes from pad * collaborative anonymous editing, but list known contributors * https://scalar.vector.im/etherpad/p/!qLhNfILESSCaasbRWB_freedombox.emorrp1.name_Meet Co-authored-by: Sebastian Crane Co-authored-by: hribhrib Co-authored-by: spongycake Co-authored-by: infrared Co-authored-by: poVoq --- 2021-08-07 | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2021-08-07 diff --git a/2021-08-07 b/2021-08-07 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..14ef660 --- /dev/null +++ b/2021-08-07 @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ + + +# Libre Gaming meeting minutes + +## Attending + +hribhrib, TtotheORY, emorrp1, Rampoina, infrared, seabass, f-a, poVoq, freem, Felix, Myrrdin, pkill9, franzo2, ericxdu, tofu + +## Agenda + +Get to know people and their background +This meetings should be for: Setting a deadline for decisions; talking about the topics that came up; setting future goals. +I think for opensource-focused communities like this it would be great to have like a "council" of people who WANT to take responsablities and make decisions BASED on the discussion of the community. +What are the goals? What problems are we solving? What is Libre Gaming not about? What do we want to do differently this time around? +Mechanism to send money around to share small one-off or ongoing costs. Currency? +Writing content +Improving the matchmaking bot - iterate on the current one, or write into a bot framework? +LibreGames launcher? + +### What is Libre Gaming about + +Development +Multiplayer games? +Discussing singleplayer games? +Bringing together developers and play-testers +Highlighting Libre games to play with +Making it easier to people to play the games (Launcher / auto-updater)? +GameDev/GameTest, PlayTogether, Communities, Games, Projects + +### Matrix, XMPP + +New user familiarity (emorrp1: IRC and XMPP hard for new users, povoq; disagreed) +Large public rooms +Guest access +Matrix has benefit of nested spaces, bridging and rich content +recommend tchncs.de if you have no account yet +hribhrib would delete, poVoq noticed people use IRC +TBD +TBD Get rid of this horrible Matrix stuff :p + +### Working Groups / Projects + +* not so much setting up and organizing projects, but providing infra as needed and raising awareness +* things like libre overlays, launcher, lobby, libraries/general code sharing, achievements etc +* drive adoption of projects across games + +### Domain Name + +* libregaming.org - emorrp1 +* post list of people and email addresses to create git accounts for +* domain points to various services hosted by various people + +## Any Other Business + +Game server hosting? +Tutorials for easy game server hosting from home or a VPS? +Matchmaking, organized tournaments? +Host a reddit alternative? https://join-lemmy.org ? teddit.net (only a frotend for reddit) +Project room to highlight gaming projects by members inside libregaming. Project owners could benefit from call-for-help announcements, where advertising for volunteers/job positions is possible. For example, Derby Game by Open source_gaming is looking for an environment designer. + +## Actions + +- Snatch «libregaming.org» +- Buyer shares IBAN/paypal to get some of it back (accounting?) +- Website repo at https://git.hribhrib.at/LibreGaming/libregaming-website + +## Comments + +- naming: libregaming.org will do +- emorrp1: we need to decide what we want to be. There are some internet spots for linux gaming, but *not* for libregaming (making people aware of librgamenight etc.). +- poVoq: libregamenight and friends seems multiplayer focused. freegamedev idea was: bring devs and tester together, *but* mostly *single player* oriented in praxis. Another org could focus on multi. +- infrared: LGN is not just multiplayer, there was SP discussion too (strategies, etc. see Mindustry). What has a legacy of LGN: some doocracy. the line between dev and player nowadays is blurred a lot. Disctinctions less important at the end. +- rampoina: basic idea. We like libregames and we would like more people to play it. PEople to find it and play it in a neat way. evangelizing is not great - inform people of advantages of libre and let them decide for themselves (infrred: laid-back advocacy) +- emorrp1: a curated list (good games! not just every game under the sun) is paramount, game ratings, reviews +- Chris L: resources for hosting/setting up (libregamenight once had pages that detailed version to be played, how to compile, how much tutorial is needed to play etc) +- infrred: not auto-update but version matching between people wanting to play together +- Libre tabletop/card/board games very welcome! +- Clear licensing upfront for web-content (CC-0, CC-by, CC-by-SA) +- southerntofu: noting strong dislike for domain name registrars