I *think* this is the minutes from the October Board of Director's Meetings.
(I found some undated notes that someone else (Mark Conger?) had started and
I had finished. Neither of us had thought to date the notes. Since they
don't seem to duplicate anything I'd already entered, I suspect they're the
missing notes. (I'm sure Mary will tell me if it's otherwise.)
In Attendance: Ajax (Rob Argy), Janc (Jan Wolter), Steve (?), IrvingP, Jiffer,
Llanarth, Zolo(?), Ladde(?), Jared, Valerie (Valerie Mates), Dang, Scott
(Scott Helmke), Aruba (Mark Conger), Drew, Davel (Dave Lovelace), Tsty (TS
Taylor), mta (Misti Tucker)
TECHNICAL REPORT: Reset Password file (total defrag)
The /etc. directory is now "new and improved".
Scott did a backup.
Grex is now running on fewer cards than ever before. A power supply
problem is making GREX less and less able to handle memory. We need
to fix one of the power supplies or get one of our backup power
supplies back from Greg Cronau.
We need new telnet software
Re the 670: This is the best solution to the crashing problem.
It now boots!
The software has been reinstalled.
Jan Wolter and Steve WEiss are in the process of installing patches.
The Grex-specific software needs to be examined for compatibility,
upgraded and recompiled as necessary, and then installed.
We ought to buy more memory. The 670 has 64 meg, but has space for
128 meg. We also have an expansion board to bring the total up to 256
Meg.
The rest of the prepaprations aren't really hard, just painstaking
and careful. With enough people, we can get up pretty quickly.
We'll end up with 2 gigs of memory.
ISDN: ISDN is now working. We still need to change the IP address. This
weekend we can redo the numbering.
Trivial aside: A new program called !Macarena has been installed.
MH has been reconfigured.
Sree has built a new .cf list creator.
Mark has offered to create a bunch of new software.
PUBLICITY: An Observer ad has been scheduled for August 1998.
GREX made a TV appearance.
Bumpersticker creation is underway.
GREX had an ad in the Once Upon a Mattress handout.
GREX will have a splash page and a series of informational
pages on Ann Arbor's Community Television Network interactive channel
sometime shortly after the first of the year. The splash page is
nearly ready and the pages are ready.
Motion: "The GREX Board of Directors moves to reimburse Valerie Mates
$20 for expenses she incurred for GREX advertising."
Scott: moved
Dan: seconded
6-0-1. The motion passed with valerie abstaining.
AUCTION: All items are paid for but 16 items remain undelivered.
Another auction will open on November 1, and will close December first
with money due in on dec 15 to allow donors to have their items
in time for Christmas giving. Coyoye and Aruba will run the auction.
ETHERNET HUB: The staff reports that in order to support our existing
equipment, GREX needs a new ethernet hub. The cost is expected to
be between $60 and $100.
MOTION: The GREX Board of directors authorizes up to $150 for the
purchase of an ethernet hub. Staff will work out in mail who's
going to order it.
Scott: moved
Mark: seconded
6-0-0: Motion passed unanimously.
BOARD ELECTION: Outgoing board members are: Dan G., Scott, Mark, and Misti
No board member is at the sunset period.
NEW BUSINESS: Thanks to Jiffer and NT for providing treats for this board
meeting.
GREX needs a good, commercial quality SCSI disk enclosure. Discussion will
moved to GREX and taken up at another meeting.
When GREX was down, Valerie found a bunch of fascinating GREX links.
She has created a web page and will make it publicly readable soon.
GREX T-shirts are to be ordered this week.
TREASURERS ADDENDUM: Ameritech still lists "Small Business Services" on our
bill.
Long distance calls are recorded on our bill for 9/12
How much will it cost to fix or replace the power supply?
This month we pay installment 9 of the Centrex installation charges,
so out last payment is due in january. We can expect the phone bill
to be around $450/month until then.
mta
7 responses total.
Thanks, Misti.
Mary, would you like custody of the hard copies?
Yes, I think that was October. I was there, but am not mentioned in the list of attendees you posted.
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When is the next board meeting again?
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Nope, having the minutes posted is adequate, Misti. Thanks again.
You have several choices: