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==Committments from Previous Meeting==
 
==Committments from Previous Meeting==
=== Board of Directors - CARRYOVER ===
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* phil, flex car: they are weenies and won't give us a special deal on their car.  continuing.
* Mark started a wiki page about the future of the Board at [[Board_of_Directors]] and people should continue discussion there so we're better prepared when Board people do show up at Council meeting.
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* michael (phil), envada isp: carry-over
=== Pickups ===
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* martin, tantalum wiki: carry-over
* Update since meeting...I received an enthusiastic response from Steve Gutmann at Flexcar; he is supportive of an agreement in general, but had different ideas about the specifics. See [[FlexCar Deal]] -Pete
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* wesley (martin), blind/vi distro: continuing
=== Envata (spelling?)- CARRYOVER ===
 
* Consensus: tech support will make us recommend them; $$ won't
 
* awaiting Michael Westwind's input
 
===Tantalum research===
 
*Martin will make a Wiki page so that other people can help out - CARRY OVER
 
*Michael will assist with research. Martin will post to council list.
 
*Blackhole folks will look into it
 
===Program for Blind/Visually Impaired Adopters===
 
*Wesley (Tallwes) was the one developing this proposal
 
*Now he needs help from somebody who can compile from source to play with other software.
 
  
 
==Reports from Other Meeting==
 
==Reports from Other Meeting==
* Staff Reports - ask staff@freegeek.org
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* staff completely forgot to report this month.
* Core Volunteer Reports - ask the people you see all the time at FG
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* action: vehicle pickups is troublesome and hasn't really been worked out, except to have a staff member drive and be on insurance.
* HOMESTREET ''(the current Collab project)''
 
* PAWC report
 
* Tantalum research ''(PROPOSAL APPROVED: Get black hole folks on it. Report back next month)''
 
  
 
==Old Business==
 
==Old Business==
 
''(from previous meeting's minutes)''
 
''(from previous meeting's minutes)''
* Board of Directors
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* [[Board_of_Directors]]
** there is a wiki page now [[Board_of_Directors]] ''thank you MNR''
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* VBC
*  [[Meta_Question]]
 
* VBC: (If there is a proposal) ''Phil: we want ideas about how to improve the FG space. Talk to me, Shawn, Nathan.''
 
* [[Thoughts on Increasing Sales Income]]
 
 
* [[FreeGeek Space Usage]]
 
* [[FreeGeek Space Usage]]
  
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''(This is not a part of the meeting, but a section in the notes that the scribe write down.)''
 
''(This is not a part of the meeting, but a section in the notes that the scribe write down.)''
 
* Carryovers from above
 
* Carryovers from above
* Committments made during this meeting
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* ALL: frequent the wiki and discuss the board and space usage issues.
  
 
==Next Meeting==
 
==Next Meeting==
* Facilitator
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* Facilitator: Jon
* Scribe
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* Scribe: Laurel
* Reporters to other meetings?
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* Date and time: [[2005-05-18][Council20050518]]
* Date and time
 
* Place
 
* Unfinished business for the next meeting?
 

Revision as of 15:16, 11 May 2005

April 20, 2005

Committments from Previous Meeting

  • phil, flex car: they are weenies and won't give us a special deal on their car. continuing.
  • michael (phil), envada isp: carry-over
  • martin, tantalum wiki: carry-over
  • wesley (martin), blind/vi distro: continuing

Reports from Other Meeting

  • staff completely forgot to report this month.
  • action: vehicle pickups is troublesome and hasn't really been worked out, except to have a staff member drive and be on insurance.

Old Business

(from previous meeting's minutes)

New Business

(from answers to call for agenda items)


Future Committments

(This is not a part of the meeting, but a section in the notes that the scribe write down.)

  • Carryovers from above
  • ALL: frequent the wiki and discuss the board and space usage issues.

Next Meeting

  • Facilitator: Jon
  • Scribe: Laurel
  • Date and time: [[2005-05-18][Council20050518]]