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 # Correspondence 
 # Matters 
 # Server status 
 # General business 
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+!!!Meeting Minutes  
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+Held at 3 John Webb Drive (7.50pm - 9.20pm)  
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+Present:BruceKingsbury,LindsayDruett,ChrisOhalloran,BryceUtting,RodAldridge,JamesPluck  
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+Not Present:JohnBillings  
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+The previous minutes were inspected and agreed as correct  
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+Motion: To approve the minutes as of the 16/06/2008  
+Moved JamesPluck; seconded:LindsayDruett . Carried  
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+!!Correspondence.  
+ Discussion surrounding a card board box for mail at Department of Computer Science at Waikato University  
+ Will talk with Sally Joe --BruceKingsbury  
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+!!Treasurers Report.  
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+*Received $147.74 from Google Adsense  
+*Current account is at $1316.77  
+*Petty cash $67.15  
+*SimonGreen's work (InSoft) is forwarding mail to JamesPluck address including ASB electronic bank statements  
+*Membership. See below  
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+!!Matters Arising.  
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+!Presentation at next Monday's meeting  
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+!Other possible presentation topic both now and next Monday  
+*Laurence again considered as possible on open source business model. --BruceKingsbury  
+*Electronic Crimes LAb Border Security, etc Wayne Rumble of University of Waikato Law Department  
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+!!General Business  
+!Software Freedom Day 20th Sept  
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+http://www.softwarefreedomday.org  
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+*Library Display  
+Discussion around poster presentation at the library. Size requiremed is smaller than previous understanding. JamesPluck suggested Viscom may have suitable printing facilities.  
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+*Gateway  
+BryceUtting suggested a series of A3 screen dumps on posters around the room would show the different free and open source applications  
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+*Discussions surrounding proposed CD distribution  
+ Intend to burn our own CD "OpenDisc" and give away as promotional material. BryceUtting suggested CD labeling and JamesPluck mentioned he might have access to a CD printer.  
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+!Promotional Penguin  
+ Courtney Druett is now the Linux Penguin Mascot wearing. The commitee extends its thanks to Cairo for her years of service.  
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+!Membership  
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+JamesPluck has an extract from Hoiho of all currently known members and whether they have current or expired subscriptions. JamesPluck will talk with Perry about access to the database to prepare a reminder email to encourage present list members to become financial members. The understanding is the email will allow unpaid members to catch up their membership and allow voting at the next AGM  
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+Update: Still need to progress membership list. Will talk with Perry regarding getting the membership is a useable data format.  
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+!Server Status  
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+*Hoiho  
+ Still to get the new disk into service.  
+ Some discussions about future hosting arrangements and whether a formal account with Orcon may be the best long term arrangement.  
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+Next meeting http://www.wlug.org.nz/CommitteeMeetingTopics.2008-08-18