April 2006 - Announce-RedBrick - lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

BSA debate cancellation, and say hello to our new committee!
by Charlie Von Metzradt 12 Apr '06

12 Apr '06

Hello everybody, Summary: * The debate with the BSA has been cancelled. * New committee elected at the AGM, but there's one Admin position left! == BSA Debate == This has been cancelled due to lack of interest from the student body. With it being so close to the end of term with deadlines approaching and exam timetables going up a lot of students just don't have the time to take part. Sorry to the few candidates who did send in submissions, and apologies for having to cancel an event! == Committee 06/07 == * Chairperson Charlie / phaxx * Secretary Jessica / Jesjes * Treasurer Andrew / Receive * Events Officer Kat / Angelkat * Public Relations Officer Padraig / Landa2 * Webmaster John / Art_wolf * System Administrators (x3) Eoghan / Atlas Sarunas / Svan Your name here? :) * Helpdesk (x3) Simon / Gizmo Kevin / Undone Diarmuid / Drag0n There will be an EGM in week 2 or 3 of next year to elect a new admin, and this'll be around the time of the Freshers Event, which we hope to see you all at! Thank you very much for all the hard work that the committee of 05/06 did, and best of luck to the new committee members!

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AGM exams
by Eoghan Gaffney 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

Hi, As you all know, the AGM is fast approaching. If anyone is interested in running for the positions of Helpdesk ( Education Officer ), System Administrator, or Webmaster, they have to take a small test. The System Administrator test will be on this coming Friday, at 8pm, meeting in the lobby of the CA building. There are samples of the test up on http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/about/admins/ for anyone interested. The Webmaster test will be on Monday at 7pm, again, meeting in the lobby of the CA building. Samples are at the bottom of this page http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/about/admins/ Just a quick note for any webmaster candidates. Starting this year, the position of webmaster will no longer come with root privileges as standard. If a candidate wishes to take root, he or she will have to pass an aditional root test later on ( to be held after the AGM ). Any questions, comments, or suggestions about this, mail webmaster(a)redbrick.dcu.ie The helpdesk test is on this Monday at 8pm, meeting in the lobby of the CA building. Sample tests are http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/help/pastexams/ If anyone wants to take any of these tests, but can't make it, please contact committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie, and we'll make alternative arrangements For anyone who doesn't know, the AGM is on the 11th of April ( this coming tuesday ) at 7pm in QG15. Hope to see you all there Thanks, and good luck --Eoghan

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Redbrick & BSA's Software Piracy Debate
by Michelle A. Graham 04 Apr '06

04 Apr '06

Do you have strong feelings on the issue of software piracy? Want to win prizes by expressing them? Then read on... Business Software Alliance (BSA) in association with Redbrick are putting on one of DCU's biggest debates this year. The motion for this debate is: "Software Piracy - Will it drain the lifeblood of Ireland's fastest growing industry?" This debate deals with the issue of software piracy and not only its effect on the industry but also the moral issues behind it. The act of pirating software is illegal but is it merely a product of overpricing on the part of software companies? Is this reason a good enough one to force companies out of business through piracy? Is software too expensive to begin with? We are currently seeking anyone (students/lecturers/alumni) who would like to participate in this debate, so if you have strong opinions on this subject and a good head for debating, please mail bsa-debate(a)lists.redbrick.dcu.ie with your occupation/faculty and a synopsis of your main points for debate (100 words max). Closing date for entries is the 10th of April. 12 people will then be picked from the submissions (2 teams of 4 and 2 alternates for each team) and will go on to debate on the 20th of April! If you are one of the lucky people to get through to take part, you'll be informed by the 13th of April, and will be in with a chance to win big prizes! Also, BSA and Redbrick will be conducting a survey on software piracy from April 7th until April 19th, so don't forget to have YOUR say. Check back on http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie for further details Summary: - Debate motion: "Software Piracy - Will it drain the lifeblood of Ireland's fastest growing industry?" - 12 people will be chosen, 2 teams of 4 and 2 alternates per team - Closing date for submissions : 10th April - Notification date: 13th April - Debate date: 20th April -- Michelle Graham, Chairperson, Redbrick

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