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To: eff-austin@tic.com
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Reply-To: eff-austin@tic.com
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Subject: minutes of EFF-Austin board of directors meeting of 14 July 1992
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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 10:37:28 -0500
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From: jsq@tic.com
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MINUTES OF EFF-AUSTIN DIRECTORS' MEETING - July 14, 1992
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Prepared by Ed Cavazos.
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Board members present: John Quarterman, Ed Cavazos, Smoot Carl-Mitchell
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Observing: Bruce Sterling, Susan Cisco, Dave Smith.
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- --- Meeting convened @ 8:08
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DISCUSSION OF INCORPORATION, CHARTER & BY-LAWS
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In light of Mitch Kapor's encouraging news concerning the
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future of EFF chapters, Ed Cavazos moved to proceed with with
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incorporation as soon as possible. The motion was seconded by John
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Quarterman, and unamnimously approved. The final blanks on the
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Articles (version 1.01) were filled in with the proper names and
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addresses. The official name of the organization will be:
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"EFF-Austin." The current by-laws (version 1.00) will be reviewed by
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Ed Cavazos and revised/updated to reflect any recent Board
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decisions. The by-laws shall refer to the organization as "The
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, Austin Chapter." They will be
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presented at the next meeting for approval by the board and formal
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adoption. Incorporation papers should be filed the week of July
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20-27.
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CYBERTEX
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It was decided that the board is still very interested in
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the Cybertex idea, though no formal proposal has been received in
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response to a request for Cybertex proposals distributed last
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month. There has been some interest expressed by various
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individuals, and discussions with them should continue.
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MAILING LISTS/NEWGROUPS
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New names for the mailing lists were discussed. In order
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to clarify the mailing list names for those who might be confused
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by them, new names (which will work as well as the old were) were
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decided upon. The "eff-a@tic.com" mailing list, which is the
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general discussion and announcement list for EFF-Austin, has been
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renamed to "eff-austin@tic.com". "Eff-abod@tic.com" which was the
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mailing list for the board of directors and those working closely
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with them has also been renamed to "Eff-Austin-Directors@tic.com."
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The previous names of the mailing lists will still
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work.
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Prentiss Riddle will be offered the job of newsgroup
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moderator. Prentiss volunteered to take on this task, and seems to
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be dedicated and qualified.
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OFFICERS/DIRECTORS
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Ed Cavazos was elected to serve as Vice President, the
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poisition left vacant when Jon Lebkowsky left the board. The Board
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will consider new board members in the coming weeks.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS/EVENTS
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The previously discussed "Sysop Issues" meeting will be
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held at a date in late July. A location is still needed, but an
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effort to find a suitable meeting place soon will be undertaken.
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Bruce Sterling will be contacting law enforcement officials about
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possibly attending/participating in the meeting.
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Dave Smith will organize the August Cyberdawg, preferrably
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on a weekend to facilitate some out of town attendance.
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John Quarterman will organize and conduct the September
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29th meeting on the Matrix and accessing the net, as was previously
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decided.
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Susan Cisco will be organizing the October meeting,
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which will be a book release/discussion of Hacker Crackdown by
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Bruce Sterling. The date for this meeting will be picked in
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September.
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MISCELLANEOUS OTHER NOTES
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In late 1992 or early 1993, The Review of Litigation will
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publish a law review article by Ed Cavazos on Sysop Liability for
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defamation posted on BBS's. The article argues for limited
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liability based on the inherent right of reply which exists in the
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BBS medium.
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Steve Jackson was unable to be at the meeting as he was
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attending DoverCon in Dover, NH.
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- --- The meeting was adjourned at 9:40.
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The next meeting will take place on August 11, 1992.
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