About
MeetBot is an instance of Mootbot, run by HolgerLevsen (h01ger on IRC). It currently idles in #debian-edu, #debconf-team and #debian-boot on irc.debian.org and on #olpc-groups, #olpc-europe and #olpc-de on irc.freenode.net. If you want, I'm happy to send MeetBot in any other free software related channel.
MeetBot will soon be replaced by the bot currently documented at ?MeatBot.
MeetBot is written in tcl as a plugin for eggdrop and the source is available under the GPL. Thanks to the friendly people at #ubuntu-scribus for help with setting it up and releasing it under the GPL.
The source is available at http://meetbot.debian.net/meetbot/src/
Howto
Start a meeting by saying #startmeeting, this also makes you the chair of the meeting, who has more control of MeetBot. For example, you are the only one who can end the meeting with #endmeeting.
Commands for everyone
#link - allows anyone to put a link into the meeting notes
#idea - allows anyone to put an idea into the meeting notes
#info - allows anyone to put an idea into the meeting notes
Commands only available to chair
#topic - sets a new topic
#action - document a planned action in the meeting notes
#agreed - document an agreement in the meeting notes
After a meeting, the log and the notes can immediatly be found at http://meetbot.debian.net/meetbot/
Wishlist: Bugs and Features
- Debian package
- multiple chairs
- or simple allow everyone to #agree and #action - just keep #topic with the chair
- have a command, to make the meeting more restricted: #agree and #action only for chairs
- accept #agree as well
- post direct links to the logs and the notes on the channel when meeting ends
- add a visible link from the notes to the log
- make meetbot not give and take ops
- notes and logs editable
- store the topic in the channel, and restore it after the meeting ends.
Done: Bugs and Features
- wishlist: use # for all commands
- don't display vote command at the start of a meeting
- links are broken
- set /topic too
display timezone in logs & minutes
- The generated pages should include a link to this page.
- renamed minutes to meeting notes
- _either_ channelmsgs _or_ msgs
- dont say topic in channel too, just change /topic
- add #info
- dont msg the chair with meeting started, meeting ends
publish modifed source and eggdrop.conf - see http://meetbot.debian.net/meetbot/src/