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19:32, 14 May 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-05-14 (Created page with "Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}}: RL to get in touch with Terje regarding setting up STUMP on his infrastructure. ** {{news|comp.binaries.cbm}}: No response yet to RL's e-mail to the prospective moderator on 2026-05-07. TM to solicit volunteer moderators from Commodore forums. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}: Agreed to ping Dan Mahoney in November 2026 for an update on the mail-to-news gateway. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}: RL to...")
18:47, 14 May 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-04-30 (Created page with "Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}: RL to ping Terje to ask about his progress in setting up his own moderation system to replace the one we're running for him temporarily ** {{news|rec.humor.funny}}: TM to ping Brad Templeton about the status of his moderation system and to offer to host one ourselves. ** {{news|comp.binaries.cbm}}: RL to ping the prospective moderator for an update. TM to solicit other volunteers for moderators on Commo...")
19:49, 7 May 2026 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-05-07 (Page creation)
22:05, 23 April 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2026-04-23-board-finances (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.groups,news.admin.misc Subject: Big-8 Management Board finances Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:02:42 -0500 Message-ID: <10se4u3$e8i$1@reader1.panix.com> In March 2021, the Big-8 Management Board joined Open Collective Europe (now Open Source Europe) in order to allow users of the Big-8 hierarchies to examine its financial activities and to help cover its expenses. We are grateful for the many recur...")
21:18, 23 April 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-04-23 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Infrastructure ** The Board discussed the hosting requirements circulated by e-mail. TM to ask Panix whether its VPS services provide the features we need. * Software/funding ** The meeting noted donations to the Board's Open Collective account by Board members and Julien Élie, which are sufficient to cover the Board's outstanding expenses. (TM has already submitted his expense claims; RL to do so soon.) TM to send a note of thanks to Julien on...")
19:46, 16 April 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-04-09 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Misc ** The meeting discussed a proposal from MM to enlarging the electorate for adding Board members. The meeting briefly reviewed the circumstances surrounding the establishment of the Board and the existing process for adding new Board members. The meeting debated the necessity of reforming or replacing the existing process and discus...")
18:53, 16 April 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-04-16 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Misc ** The meeting discussed a proposal from MM to enlarging the electorate for adding Board members. The meeting briefly reviewed the circumstances surrounding the establishment of the Board and the existing process for adding new Board members. The meeting debated the necessity of reforming or replacing the existing process and discus...")
00:59, 3 April 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-04-02 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** Unused comp.unix.* groups *** Three votes received by e-mail: 1 for, 1 against, and 1 abstaining. With no majority in favour of the proposals, the status quo holds. TM to post the results to {{news|news.groups.proposals}}. * Infrastructure ** RL reported that the backup script failed to dump the database for the B8MB wiki, apparently due to a directory being deleted. TM said he had mistakenly removed the directory. RL re-created dir...")
20:01, 2 April 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2026-04-02-result-comp.unix.sys5 (Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.sys5.misc,comp.unix.sys5.r4,news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: RESULT: comp.unix.sys5.misc and comp.unix.sys5.r4 will not be removed Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 15:56:17 EDT Message-ID: <10qmhjc$eo5$1@reader2.panix.com> Archive-Name: comp.unix-reorg RESULT: comp.unix.sys5.misc and comp.unix.sys5.r4 will not be removed The Last Call...")
20:00, 2 April 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2026-04-02-result-comp.unix.bsd (Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.misc,news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: RESULT: comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc and comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc will not be removed Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 15:49:19 EDT Message-ID: <10qmh2t$e9i$2@reader2.panix.com> Archive-Name: comp.unix.bsd-reorg RESULT: comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc and comp.unix.bsd.bsd...")
19:59, 2 April 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2026-04-02-result-comp.unix.user-friendly (Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.user-friendly,news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: RESULT: comp.unix.user-friendly will not be removed Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 15:49:18 EDT Message-ID: <10qmh01$e9i$1@reader2.panix.com> Archive-Name: comp.unix.user-friendly RESULT: comp.unix.user-friendly will not be removed. The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 2026-03-20 initiat...")
20:23, 26 March 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-03-26 (Created page with "Present: TM, MM * Infrastructure ** MM reported that cron is sending the Board's e-mail account messages from Munin, which he thought we were no longer using. RL and TM confirmed that we were no longer using this software, so MM will uninstall it. ** TM noted cron messages indicating a failure of the backup script. MM indicated that this was a result of configuration changes on his end; he has since fixed the script. * Administration ** Unused comp.unix.* groups *** T...")
18:56, 26 March 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-03-19 (Created page with "Present: TM, MM * Administration ** Unused comp.unix.* groups *** TM had proposed by e-mail some additions to RL's draft LCC, which RL and MM had accepted by e-mail. TM to post the LCC with the additions and inform the other Board members by e-mail. ** Julien Élie's RFDs on reorganizing of the talk.* and news.* hierarchies *** Further discussion noted. Agreed to revisit the matter after the comp.unix.* business has concluded. Category:Meeting minutes for 2026")
20:51, 20 March 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2026-03-20-lcc-comp.unix.sys5 (Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.sys5.misc,comp.unix.sys5.r4,news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove comp.unix.sys5.misc and comp.unix.sys5.r4 - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:32:59 EDT Message-ID: <10pkam8$rvd$1@reader2.panix.com> Archive-Name: comp.unix-reorg This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the following...")
20:50, 20 March 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2026-03-20-lcc-comp.unix.user-friendly (Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.user-friendly,news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove comp.unix.user-friendly - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:32:52 EDT Message-ID: <10pkap8$rvd$2@reader2.panix.com> Archive-Name: comp.unix.user-friendly This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the unmoderated newsgroup comp.unix.use...")
20:49, 20 March 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2026-03-20-lcc-comp.unix.bsd (Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.misc,news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc and comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:32:51 EDT Message-ID: <10pkaip$ei5$1@reader2.panix.com> Archive-Name: comp.unix.bsd-reorg This is a formal Request for Discussion (R...")
22:19, 4 March 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-02-27 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** Unused comp.unix.* groups *** RL has prepared a draft LCC, which he will circulate after the meeting. TM and MM to review and comment by e-mail. ** Julien Élie's RFDs on reorganizing of the talk.* and news.* hierarchies *** No further discussion noted. Agreed to revisit the matter after the comp.unix.* business has concluded. * Misc ** Agreed to cancel next week's meeting due to TM's and RL's unavailability. Category:Meeting...")
17:17, 20 February 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-02-20 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL Apologies: MM * Administration ** Unused comp.unix.* groups *** TM or RL still to prepare the three LCCs as and when time permits. RL said he might have a few hours in the next week to do so. TM and RL briefly discussed how best to summarize the discussions. ** Julien Élie's RFDs on reorganizing of the talk.* and news.* hierarchies *** Discussion is ongoing. Agreed to let these continue. * Infrastructure ** The Board received further error messages...")
17:19, 6 February 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-02-06 (Created page with "Present: MM, TM, RL * Administration ** Unused comp.unix.* groups *** TM or RL still to prepare the LCC as and when time permits; anyone who starts on this should e-mail the Board so as to avoid duplication of effort. ** Julien Élie's RFDs on reorganizing of the talk.* and news.* hierarchies ** MM reported that one post to news.groups.proposals from carnet.hr was rejected due to missing rDNS. He contacted the postmaster/hostmaster to report the issue. *** Discussi...")
17:14, 6 February 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-01-23 (Created page with "Present: MM, TM * Administration ** Unused comp.unix.* groups *** MM said he preferred if either TM or RL could prepare the LCC with a summary of the discussion so far. Category:Meeting minutes for 2026")
17:11, 16 January 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-01-16 (Created page with "Present: MM, TM, RL * Administration ** Unused comp.unix.* groups *** Due to other commitments, TM was unable to post the LCC with a summary of the discussion so far. Agreed that any of TM, RL, or MM could start preparing the LCC as and when time permits; anyone who starts on this should e-mail the Board so as to avoid duplication of effort. ** Julien Élie's RFDs on reorganizing of the talk.* and news.* hierarchies *** Discussion is ongoing. Agreed to let these conti...")
22:51, 9 January 2026 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2026-01-09 (Created page with "Present: MM, TM, RL * Administration ** Unused comp.unix.* groups *** TM still to post an LCC with a summary of the discussion so far. * Julien Élie has, on his own initiative, posted two informal RFDs to {{news|news.groups.proposals}} concerning reorganization of the talk.* and news.* hierarchies. Agreed that we would let these discussions run their course and then make ourselves available to Julien should he want any help in posting more formal proposals. * Infrastr...")