2022 11 30

Board of Directors Meeting

Directors in attendance: adarshiyer bencuan bplate bryli btorres dapark ethanhu etw jaysag jedakrisnell jyxzhang kian longlian ncograin njha rameesha rjz trinityc

Guests in attendance: anddone idham laksith lharriscal ooehmke yehchanyoo

Guests marked with a * were appointed to BoD.

Quorum for this meeting is 10

Meeting Started at 19:17

BoD Note-taking¶

bencuan

Status updates¶

Kubernetes
- Open NixOS Facility
HPC
- Cabling done, but something broken with networking - still investigating

Berkeley Subdomain Moratorium¶

They wanted a list of all the domains, so we sent it to them.
Talked to daradib, suggested getting CS faculty involved.
- But it's like... also a strike so they have a ton of work to do... ugh...
- not fightable to some extent if admin keeps pushing

Funding Status¶

Todo: Schedule meeting with Mickael about CACSSF
- introduce new gm's
CACSSF application opens "mid december"
- get started early
- due beginning of next semester so we don't really have much time

ATDP¶

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QKs6_saqjpn_8Vyv_xTMhu2lgV4F2JvM3Fv8KJj_ud0/edit?usp=sharing - any changes since last year? - no - approved by vote? - yes

Notable RT Tickets¶

rt#12210: compromise
rt#12224: compromise/wordpress update
rt#12220: compromise/wordpress update
rt#12218: compromise
rt#12214: mastodon
rt#12212: TBP wants separate accounts for mail and web
rt#12205, rt#12221: compromise
~~rt#12168: compromise?~~ (resolved -kian)
rt#12155: apphost request (domain already registered)
rt#12199: domain alternatives/exceptions
rt#12140: HPC access request
rt#11965: website/group account transfer
rt#12131: HPC access request
rt#12118: mastodon?
rt#12029: someone being confused about vhost? not sure
rt#12102: apphost reuqest (domain already registered)
rt#11596: offsite faculty host request

Buy Sheet¶

ocf.io/buysheet
Add more items to buy this semester: ocf.io/buy
no additions since last week

BoD Queue¶

ocf.io/rt

GM/SM Elections¶

ranked choice voting?
- not supported by helios (FPTP)
final tickets:
- GM:
  - waddles vacuum
  - jaysag kian
  - ncograin jaysag
  - ncograin kian
  - rjz kian
  - rjz ncograin
  - rjz jaysag
- SM:
  - waddles vacuum
  - etw njha
  - etw bencuan
  - njha bencuan
Speeches:
- waddles
  - silence
- vacuum
  - vrooooooooooooooooooooooom :dash:
- rjz
  - old SM
  - has been more involved in admin stuff (like purchases, domains, setting up hpc) recently
  - interesting and fulfilling experience
  - having technical expertise as GM is very useful (especially with ongoing negotiations with domains)
  - wants to continue discussions about TLD/subdomain issues
  - improve our hosting infrastructure
  - secure funding for OCF (work closely with ficomm and asuc) and ensure we meet deadlines
  - maintain autonomy from ASUC (no ASUC waddles)
  - seek external sponsorships and industry relations
  - we're doing well with current staff retention, continue interest group system
  - ensure newstaff are involved and trained on new infra
  - Q&A:
    - trinityc: priorities for tickets?
    - if elected as GM, will drop other tickets
    - bryli: responsibilities for next semester? (SM, GM, classes)
      - current tasks to maintain existing infra, newk8s are spearheaded by etw/njha/oliverni. they will play the main role in developing new infra, and rjz's role will be secondary to focus on GM
    - longlian: will hpc become hhpc?
      - no but we're working on it
    - laksith: opinion on systemd
      - systemd good
    - bryli: how will you connect GMs with SMs
      - continue group chat with *Ms
    - njha: do you support the effort to overturn the campus decision about subdomains?
      - if there's no possibility in it changing, then would rather focus on making the transition as smooth as possible
- ncograin
  - ocfer since fa21
  - found niche in external (former external head, have been currently resolving many RT tickets)
  - feel strongly about the subdomain transition
    - worth fighting, willing to put in effort to aggressively go after collecting input and opposing this change
  - ocf needs long term funding source
    - committed to working with ficomm to make this a reality
  - Q&A:
    - trinityc: what sources for long term funding are you looking at?
      - not too familiar with it yet, but want to work on this more
    - commitments?
      - less than this semester
      - reduced courseload, member of another club
- jaysag
  - joined ocf this semester (fa22), first org
  - think ocf is great, and really like linux + the fact that it's open
  - priorities:
    - fight for subdomains and continue to keep up pressure as long as it's worth it for the rest of bod
    - secure funding via CACSSF and look into other solutions
  - could excel in administrative side and love writing emails as an english major
  - Q&A:
    - bencuan: commitments?
      - no technical classes
      - peer review board
    - luke: thoughts on systemd?
      - horrible (applause)
      - gentoo and wayland with sway
    - bencuan: other ideas besides the 2 noted?
      - wordpress, support SM's. will mostly focus on the 2 main topics
- kian:
  - current internalcomm head, webgroup head
  - ocfer since fa21
  - want to continue working administratively, reclaim berkeley.edu subdomains for student groups
  - student outreach/retention: make ocf more approachable and easier to contribute to for new staff (has experience as internalcomm head)
  - make infrastructure more user-friendly and up to date
  - make projects more structured, and make them a good entry into the ocf (focus more on individual contributions)
  - diversify project leads by bringing in new staff, since current leads also have other duties as committee heads
  - brainstorm ways to make things more approachable
  - Q&A:
    - njha: commitments?
      - breadths
    - trinityc: re making things more approachable: thoughts on long term staff retention vs attracting resume builders- how much should we structure, and how much newstaff should we expect?
      - mostly focus on attracting new staff who are already passionate about open source + linux, but don't know how to contribute. structure = better planning for projects, be conscious of the various paths newstaff can take to join ocf (cater to less experience people)
    - bryli: re better on boarding experience: main issue is there's no timeline or plan right now- what would you propose?
      - no specific timeline at the moment, but start planning for a guided experience into the ocf as soon as possible
    - yehchanyoo: as a new staff, lack of structure is an issue for participating but good to not have consulting club vibes- thoughts on structural implementation?
      - encourage staff to have some urgency to meet deadlines, but not as anything super official. get more feedback on individuals in the same situation
- njha
  - former SM, current GM
  - working on k8s for the entire time
  - want to finish k8s
  - will be involved with ocf until graduating berkeley
  - want to make sure newstaff can take over and get involved to the point where they can become sm and be good at it
  - Q&A:
    - adarshiyer: what is k8s?
      - see professor njha's lecture slides
    - thoughts on systemd?
      - systemd good (noooo)
    - bencuan: how to solve the currently unsolved issue on how to make people good at infra
      - can't teach people in 1 semester (decal isn't enough)
      - no real answer, "write docs"
    - ncograin: wiki project?
      - it just has to be done
      - want to work on a project but have no idea how to start? spam njha dm
- etw
  - 2-semester SM
  - main goal: bring up k8s
  - solve problems by throwing our old stuff out
  - get services to be self-sustaining as much as possible
  - more secure architecture
  - currently writing docs for things, but should have a system for this to not waste time on it
  - get newstaff involved
  - Q&A:
    - anddone: commitments?
      - 13 units (techs but he can handle it)
      - not much ec outside of ocf, more time than last semester
    - ooehmke: thoughts on systemd?
      - systemd is the best thing ever and you are wasting your time if you do not use systemd
    - what is 9+10?
      - idk
      - what group?
    - how do you get people good at infra?
      - DOCS
      - overwhelming >> nonexistent

Election Results¶

GM: kian ncograin (by simple majority)

Committee Check-ins¶

University Affairs¶

Opstaff Updates¶

Finished check-ins with all opstaff
1. Key Card access for the exit door directly in the same direction of the ocf door
  1. not possible :( nobody has access to that door
2. TOO MANY UNKNOWN STAFF VOLUNTEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pls......**introduce yourself..with ur name pls please **
  - Say hi :D
  - have an intro social for opstaff to meet newstaff next semester
Opstaff social this sunday at 10am!
- remember to add to buysheet before next weds
Deadweek hours
- 1.9am-10pm everyday; need to close for BoD and staff meeting wednesday?
  - need to close for bod on weds (7pm)
  - Ill try to bring snackos -anddone
opstaff will update with finals week availability by next week

Internal Comm¶

some interest in dead week open climbing facility
- we can go to mozaic sometime maybe (tbd)

External Comm¶

Guest speakers coming next sem early 👀
- Working w/ Kian on timing, will pass to new Internals (But likely first few weeks after intro)
:moyai: :moyai: :moyai: :moyai: :moyai:

Finance Comm¶

wrapping up next week

Decal Comm¶

:b:ruh :moyai:

vine boom :herb: :bomb:

Meeting Adjourned at 8:40

Notetaker: bencuan