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-__WLUG Committee Meeting__%%% 
+__WLUG Meeting Minutes __ %%%  
+__17 November 2005__  
  
-To have something added to the agenda for this meeting, please email secretary @ wlug.org.nz
+Meeting opened at 7:42pm
  
-Provisional agenda
+Present : LindsayDruett, DavidHallett, CraigBox, IanMcDonald, MatthiasDallmeier, PerryLorier, GianPerrone  
  
-# Minutes from previous meeting  
-# Matters arising  
-# Correspondence  
-# Hoiho & hosting  
-# Meetings  
-# General business 
+!1. Minutes from previous meeting  
+  
+Moved: Gian  
+Seconded: Perry  
+  
+Motion passed  
+  
+!2. Matters arising from previous meeting  
+  
+No one really did anything.  
+  
+!3. Correspondence  
+  
+None.  
+  
+!4. Hoiho & hosting.  
+  
+Craig McKenna has asked us to seek alternative hosting because Hoiho is using too much bandwidth.  
+  
+Options offered so far:  
+  
+* FX Networks - $100/mo  
+* CRCnet - very likely, needs small server  
+* BSD's office  
+  
+Want to pay nothing. 1U preferable for hiding in other peoples' hosting - being considerate on rack space.  
+  
+* New server/new hosting  
+* Current server/new hosting  
+* International hosting (rimuhosting.com)  
+  
+Options for getting a machine:  
+  
+* Approach someone who sells them (IBM/HP/Dell etc)  
+* Approach a big name Linux vendor (RedHat/Novell)  
+* Approach someone with an interest in the community  
+* Four companies putting up $500 each (Infometrics owe us some favours)  
+* Free virtual hosting  
+* Second hand machine out of subscriptions  
+* Paid virtual hosting  
+* New machine out of subscriptions  
+  
+__Action:__ Write letters, do stuff. Find out how long CraigM will continue hosting, look at moving it immediately to BSD if required.  
+  
+!5. Meetings  
+  
+November meeting topic: No meeting topic. To be followed up on mailing list and have someone take responsibility by end of tomorrow.  
+  
+Gian's place still on offer (Taharua Rd) - 12km out of Hamilton, might be better to get somewhere close; tentative date is 18 December. Effort to be made to make the barbeque more inclusive. Venue and date to be confirmed by the next meeting.  
+  
+No formal committee meeting arranged for December; will start up again in January.  
+  
+!6. General business  
+  
+none  
+  
+Meeting closed at 8:20pm.