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2022 11 16

Board of Directors Meeting

Directors in attendance: aryanshetty bencuan bplate bryli dapark ericyang etw jaysag jyxzhang kian longlian ncograin njha rameesha rjz

Guests in attendance:

Guests marked with a * were appointed to BoD.

Quorum for this meeting is 12

Meeting Started at 19:10

Status updates

  • HPC
    • "Transition from LPC to real HPC." (longlian)
    • waiting for network configuration, due 11/21 - rjz :(
  • Docs
    • currently figuring out how to import existing docs into outline (docs.bencuan.me, ocf gapps required)
  • Teleport
    • njha has the enterprise key, will work on installing it after his midterm on thursday

Berkeley Subdomain Moratorium

  • Daily Cal Article
    • https://dailycal.org/2022/11/15/surprising-and-frustrating-uc-berkeley-limit-berkeley-edu-subdomains-for-student-groups
  • Big meeting today
    • They seem VERY firm on pushing this through
    • Binary "either you are a student group, or you are a campus unit"
      • groups like cmgg will either need to comply with berkeley brand guidelines and be an official campus unit, or relinquish .berkeley.edu
  • No exceptions
    • So far not even for influential and long-lived groups like TBP, UPE, CSUA, etc.
    • OCF pushes back on this, asks for a third bucket of influential student groups
  • Transition period
    • Less long than the OCF would like, but probably acceptable.
  • njha emails every vhost
    • pays $50 for yamm
  • survey responses
    • vast majority (80%) say this change is negative
    • 100% of respondents said we should contest this change
    • 70% say rso.berkeley.edu is ok assuming we have to move, as long as it ends in berkeley.edu and is short (maybe sg.berkeley.edu?) we should be mostly ok

New Kubernetes Server!!!

  • a little stalled, busy
  • but making good progress! talked to fydai as well

Wordpress

  • no progress afaict

Need-Based Stipends

  • punt to next week

Funding Meeting Recap

  • Met with Stephanie
  • Suported CACSSF as best avenue
  • James method of ASUC write-in probably not gonna work
    • Also issues with how ASUC is non-profit
  • "Last Resort" -> ASUC Referrendum that includes funding for OCF
  • WLP (With Low Probability) -> Library Funding??

Henry Meeting Recap

  • bencuan: met with Henry right before bod (6:30)
    • Strongly agrees with our position that we shouldn't be 100% funded by asuc, and that we should apply for CACSSF
    • actually says that OCF fee is entirely possible (??)
      • main concern previously was admin fees, but he says SUPERB fee has basically no admin fees so we can use their model for like $80k/year fee
      • we should follow up about this soon (tm)
    • Wants us to forward printer agreement to him so he can see if he can get us a better deal

Notable RT Tickets

Buy Sheet

  • ocf.io/buysheet
  • Add more items to buy this semester: ocf.io/buy

BoD Queue

  • ocf.io/rt

ELECTIONS

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FkOzMUTWVNVHOYsaYWTV-zuO-i3vd9rDB1sgd9GKPQc/edit#gid=1816613154 - we should blast this out to ask for nominations - free for all, or ask to ping *M's to add?

Committee Check-ins

University Affairs

  • cacssf meeting with mikhael (ficomm should attend)

Opstaff Updates

  • closing tomorrow from 9am-12pm?
  • poject updates:
    • waste basket posters were made --> #opstaff
      • lamination?
        • anddone: Should have a laminator in the storage room (shelf with cleaning supplies)
          • etw confirms (we just laminated the server room sign)
          • Otherwise I can do it
    • troubleshooting doc is made
    • google form soon for decoration ideas
    • tech tips/announcement templates made for IG
    • 70's poster still being made
    • style guide still being made

Internal Comm

  • hike this sun!
    • fire trailz
    • 3-7pm meet at lab
      • web not meeting
      • push linux infra to 2-3pm
    • dinner after (place tbd, thinking blaze or mezzo)
  • interest group/committee announcements tonight
  • if anyone has anything they want to share at staff meeting lmk
    • [External] Is there interest in learning about Tor topics like Snowflake (Internet Censorship)

External Comm

  • Post UC Berkeley subdomain updates to instagram?
  • Working with EFA to collaborate on talks + events
    • Could have in-lab talk during a staff meeting (@Internal?)
      • Topics include Tor/Snowflake and others
  • Plans during dead week? Could have staff-events for destressing
    • Ideas for providing more staff snacks and freebies
  • Fun extra ideas:
    • Tiny OCF-Pokemon cards (Waddles v. Vacuum Cleaner) (anddone or OCF can do a simple lamination)
    • Use winter to ask companies for internship possibilities and create flyers/form connections with [local+] companies for Fall

Finance Comm

  • stickers have arrived! get one today
  • tote bags should arrive by end of month
  • current todo:
    • work on finalizing stipend proposal
    • look out for cacssf application

Decal Comm

  • no updates

Meeting Adjourned at 20:09

Notetaker: bencuan