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{{Timeline Years}} | {{Timeline Years}} | ||
[[Category: Redbrick History]] | [[Category: Redbrick History]] | ||
[[Category:Timeline]] | |||
==January== | ==January== | ||
* 20th - New direct attached storage array arrives. Named [[Worf]], to get back at [[User:lil_cain|lil_cain]] for giving us 2 years of [[Minerva|terribly]] [[Sprout|named]] [[Daniel|machines]]. Since it doesn't actually have a hostname, this won't matter though. | * 20th - New direct attached storage array arrives. Named [[Worf]], to get back at [[User:lil_cain|lil_cain]] for giving us 2 years of [[Minerva|terribly]] [[Sprout|named]] [[Daniel|machines]]. Since it doesn't actually have a hostname, this won't matter though. | ||
* 20th - [[B4]] is "modified" to take extra serial ports. Pictures to be posted to seeifixedit.com soon. Still in infinitely better condition then the machine it's replacing ([[Sprout|sprout]]). | * 20th - [[B4]] is "modified" to take extra serial ports. Pictures to be posted to seeifixedit.com soon. Still in infinitely better condition then the machine it's replacing ([[Sprout|sprout]]). | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* 1st - Redbrick Members go to England and find that everything is cheaper. (Case in point: Burger, chips and a Vodka + coke for | * 1st - Redbrick Members go to England and find that everything is cheaper. (Case in point: Burger, chips and a Vodka + coke for �4.95) | ||
* 2nd - Travelling members go to Bletchley Park and are amazed by the whole place, also Craig Gavagan Mac Entee ( credak ) discovers that Alan Turing was Gay. credak is interested enough to investigate more. Later that night, Brickies congregate in Craig's room and make enough noise to annoy an uppity German across the hall, Chris gets his hair straightened and has make up put on him. | * 2nd - Travelling members go to Bletchley Park and are amazed by the whole place, also Craig Gavagan Mac Entee ( credak ) discovers that Alan Turing was Gay. credak is interested enough to investigate more. Later that night, Brickies congregate in Craig's room and make enough noise to annoy an uppity German across the hall, Chris gets his hair straightened and has make up put on him. | ||
* 3rd - Brickies return from England, flight is delayed by about a half hour due to delayed flight coming from Dublin. | * 3rd - Brickies return from England, flight is delayed by about a half hour due to delayed flight coming from Dublin. | ||
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The First Year Rep, Treasurer and the Third Admin will be elected at an EGM in October. | The First Year Rep, Treasurer and the Third Admin will be elected at an EGM in October. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* 12th - Servers are taken offline to prepare for the move to our new server room. [[Minerva]], [[Morpheus]] and [[Worf]] are moved to ISS's server room in the library to maintain services during the downtime. The brick is "accidentally" destroyed in the process. | * 12th - Servers are taken offline to prepare for the move to our new server room. [[Minerva]], [[Morpheus]] and [[Worf]] are moved to ISS's server room in the library to maintain services during the downtime. The brick is "accidentally" destroyed in the process. Meeting room 3 becomes Redbrick storage. | ||
* 26th - [[Minerva]], [[Morpheus]] and [[Worf]] are brought back online in their new home. Normal services are restored. | * 26th - [[Minerva]], [[Morpheus]] and [[Worf]] are brought back online in their new home. Normal services are restored. | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* 16th - A new brick (costume) is created. It awaits a red covering of some kind. | * 16th - A new brick (costume) is created. It awaits a red covering of some kind. | ||
* 20th-24th - | * 20th-24th - Orientation Week in DCU. Redbrick sets up a table in the hub. [[Heisenberg]] is put on show. Fun's laptop is used to show off Redbrick's services. Spam ensues in #lobby. Red paper is used to cover the brick as a stop gap solution, [[User:isaac702|isaac702]] models it. | ||
* 23rd - Our new server room is cleaned and organized. Meeting room 3 is no longer used as Redbrick storage. | |||
==October== | ==October== | ||
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* 5th/6th - Clubs and Societies days. The 16th generation of redbrick members register. Ceiling Cat is brought out running a copy of the unreleased Redbrick Ubuntu 10.4. Fun's laptop is setup as a bridge to give Ceiling Cat access to the internet. DCU's LDAP server goes down. Panic ensues. Redbrick gains its 7000th member. | * 5th/6th - Clubs and Societies days. The 16th generation of redbrick members register. Ceiling Cat is brought out running a copy of the unreleased Redbrick Ubuntu 10.4. Fun's laptop is setup as a bridge to give Ceiling Cat access to the internet. DCU's LDAP server goes down. Panic ensues. Redbrick gains its 7000th member. | ||
* 7th - The Introduction to Redbrick tutorial is held. Followed by the Redbrick freshers ball in the Slipper. Attendance is decent at both. Cake is eaten. | * 7th - The Introduction to Redbrick tutorial is held. Followed by the Redbrick freshers ball in the Slipper. Attendance is decent at both. Cake is eaten. | ||
* 13th - EGM is held in QG21. Elections for the positions of Treasurer, Events Officer, Admin and First year rep are held. | |||
First Year Rep: | |||
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Dave Larkan (tziegler) and Micheal Daly (mdaly) both ran. tziegler was elected by a show of hands. | |||
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Treasurer: | |||
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Conor Forde (fordy) was the only candidate and was elected by a show of hands. | |||
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Events Officer: | |||
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Aisling Mulholland (crash) was the only candidate and was elected by a show of hands. | |||
</pre> | |||
System Administrator: | |||
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Gautam Wadhwa (gw) and Austin Halpin (haus) both ran. haus was elected by a secret ballet. | |||
</pre> | |||
* 18th - Redbrick goes to the cinema (The Social Network) as its second Monday Social Night. Subsidized tickets are quickly allocated. Many more arrive for the event. | |||
* 19th - Linux install-fest takes place in LG26. Fun demonstrates. A surprisingly large number of people turn up to install Linux. Grub 2 fails... | |||
* 30th - Redbrick is taken offline as power testing takes place in the hub. Redbrick withdrawal symptoms set in amongst members due to the prolonged downtime. | |||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* 3rd - Redbrick's servers are brought back online as power testing in the hub is completed. | |||
* 11th - Redbrick is taken offline due to maintenance to the power systems in the hub. | |||
* 14th - Redbrick's servers are brought back online as maintenance to the system's in the hub is completed. Uptime is announced. | |||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* 1st onwards - Adverse weather conditions (Snow) curtail DCU's opening times and result in the cancellation of many Clubs and Society events. | |||
* 8th - The annual Christmas party is held in the Slipper with Booksoc, LGBT, Airsoft, Strange Things and GamesSoc. | |||
* 12th - This years set of Redbrick Hoodies arrive. [[User:geekity|geekity]] distributes. | |||