L&D Community Consume Network
Progress Report 1 Feb 01 to 17 May 01

Dear Consumates

Rather than prepare a formal report, details of club activity can be 
accessed via the "whatsnew" page from the LanDclub website:

http://www.wlan.freeuk.com/

It covers (with links):

16 May 01
Discussion with Simon Bright, Luton BC Response on Consume Acceptability 
and Support. See entry for 12 Apr 01. 

15 May 01
Checked meeting room availability/costs at Lea Manor, Hockwell, Farley, 
and Lewsey Community Centres.
Community Music: Recorded Lunchtime Recital by Shirley Woods and 
Serena Kerash (Piano duet)
Email from Adam Laurie: Consume Technical Workshop on 23 May 01 

13 May 01
Discussion with Mintu (Luton Lives/LBC) and Glyn Davies (L&D Hospital Radio) 
about interfacing Diverse 107.7 fm Radio and Hospital Radio to Consume net 
and about transfer of programmes between the two local radios. 
Arranged to meet their engineer (Joe) to sort out technical side. 
Also could possibly involve Luton University Radio. 

12 May 01
Setup Community Music collection with 10Gb of local music (MP3) 

10 May 01
Technical Report: Orinoco Setup and Performance Test Results Out-of-the-Box 

9 May 01
Took delivery of Orinoco RG-1000 Kit and ISA Converter. 

8 May 01
Community Music: Recorded Lunchtime Recital by Anthony Stuchbury (baritone) 
and David Philips (piano) 

7 May 01
Community Video Service: Recorded Dunstable Carnival 

2 May 01
Setup Community Games service collection - a freeware games library 

2 May 01
Setup Community Video collection with 20Gb of local video 
(mostly swimming) at 320x240 pixels (playable at fullscreen) with 
playback speed of 300-400Kbit/s 

29 Apr 01
Placed advert for club meetings in Herald and Post and in Luton On Sunday. 

23 Apr 01
Community Video Service: USS Lutonia Science Fiction Club:- Prepared 400Kbps 
full screen RealMedia video and audio interviews with (Spaceship) Admiral 
Andy Fazekas. Here's a low frame rate 56Kbps version for Internet modems 
Video (which will play fullscreen) and audio interview. 
See also www.uss-lutonia.org for club details. 
See also other Events to be Covered. 

19 Apr 01
Investigated meeting rooms for regular club meetings. 
Please e-mail/phone for details of next meeting. 

12 Apr 01
Email from Clive Leach: Luton BC Response on Consume Acceptability and 
Support 

10 Apr 01
Registered with Luton Lives to get volunteers to assist with videoing 
and digitisation of video for the community network video service. 
Promotional videos are to cover all L&D clubs, voluntary organistations 
and their events as a free service. 

5 Apr 01
Started list of Local Events to be Covered / Already Covered
Proposed Cache Service 

21 Mar 01
Report on a Meeting at Marsh Farm Community Development Trust

20 Mar 01
Report on meeting at Luton Lives

19 Mar 01
Report on meeting at L&D Hospital Radio

9 Mar 01
LanDclub Provisional Terms & Conditions for Operational Membership Drafted
(Changed title from "Peering Agreement" 6 Mar 01) 

3 Mar 01
Email from James Stevens: press, node db, node clinics 

26 Feb 01
URGENT REQUEST: PLEASE JOIN THE COMMITTEE
LanDclub Provisional Statement on ISP Connection Requirements
LanDclub Provisional Statement on the RIP Issue
E-mailed reply to Kemi Odu: Wireless Integration Research 

25 Feb 01
E-mail from Kemi Odu: Wireless Integration Research 

21 Feb 01
Links to clubs, equipment, software and regulators added 

16 Feb 01
Revised Plan 

15 Feb 01
Results of test survey carried out on 15 Feb 01
Left poster in the Computel Computer Shop

13 Feb 01
Received the Swimsite Consume Networking Challenge 

11 Feb 01
Help needed on the Committee

7 Feb 01
Pat Daly of Luton Borough Council phoned on behalf of Clive Leach 
(Head of Community Education and Development Dept): 
They have collected their input and are consolidating it into a 
reply for us. 

6 Feb 01
Received Report on Consume Meeting #5 - by James Stevens 

5 Feb 01
Consume Meeting #5 in Lindon EC2: Agenda/Notes