CompSoc Exec Minutes

Present

• Chris Boyle
• Richard Wilson
• Christian Bates
• Phil Stoneman
• David Buckley
• Euan MacGregor

Servers

This week, we have been plagued by further issues with reliability, all of which have been unrelated to Molotov itself: ITS are migrating to a layer 3 network as well as to a gigabit connection, which has caused a few problems.

As mentioned in previous minutes, there are plans afoot for a new server:
* Molotov becomes the shell server and also hosting other websites
* The new server will be used for hosting the “core” services (mail, DNS, IRC, the CompSoc website). If Molotov falls over, the non-CompSoc society websites should be available from this server in some useful form.
* Insomnia remains for games.
* Bong (the LAN server) will be upgraded and becomes a file server and additional services fallback when it isn’t used for LANs.

Tutorials

Next tutorial is the command line tutorial in week six. No progress on the Starcraft tutorial. The desktop tutorial last week went well apart from the lack of an audience.

This LAN

Non-exec people won’t be permitted to arrive at the LAN until 8pm. We have permission to “borrow” power from the downstairs room. Phil has mailed WarwickPiazza about being able to use the net connection.

Next LAN

The LIBn rooms have been booked for week eight by other people, so we have the option of booking the “old” LAN room (B21[34]) as Security don’t want the engineering rooms open overnight.

DCS

Phil and Sadiq spoke to Mike Joy about various things, including the command line and Perl tutorials getting server space, gaming sessions in DCS and the old Sun machines. Phil has mailed Rodger Packward about gaming and the old Sun machines.

Finances

We have yet to receive any money from the Union for memberships. Phil will need reimbursement for membership cards, and we should buy some games. A UPS would be nice, but we’ll wait until we get a better idea of the budget.

OSP

The main contributors to the existing projects are no longer with us, so the projects are somewhat stagnant. We’ll be holding a meeting to determine interest in holding an OSP this year. From discussion, we came up with three ideas: the current LUG OSP (a Java client for Henry’s music server), Space Racer 3D and a question database as a revision/study aid.

LUG

Chris has mailed (and got a response from) Jason Clifford (runs the UKFSN ISP) about a talk. UML hosting for troubleshooting tutorials was also discussed. Installfest posters have been put around campus.

CompSoc Exec Minutes

Present

• Christian Bates
• Phil Stoneman
• Richard Wilson
• Chris Boyle
• Euan MacGregor
• Apologies from Sadiq.

Finances

We have a total budget of £528.32, with an expected extra £300 – £500 from membership.

Freshers Fayre

Members of the exec need to be present before 9am to help setup and register (so the society exists for the fayre). Phil will print out a form for freshers to fill in with e.g. real email address, LUG membership preference, but not Molotov account.

First event

Thursday 7:30 – 9:30.

Server room

Phil has spoken to Steve Pretty (SSDO) about this, we might get something within a few weeks.

Notworking

ITS have been changing networking settings constantly throughout the previous week. The Onion didn’t forward these changes onto us, so we’ve had to resort to other means to provide external access. The IP for Molotov will also change in the future.

LAN

Phil still to be contacted with regard to power leeching as the downstairs room is booked. Next LAN to be held at the end of week 8.

LUG

There was a NAT tutorial last Wednesday. Desktop tutorial still to be done, Chris has a draft of the command line tutorial, which will start after the first lecture of CS120.

Old sun hardware

Phil has spoken to Rodger Packwood about obtaining old hardware. The current approach (as recommended by the bean counters) is to send them to a company for destruction, but we might be able to aquire some if someone high up in the Union was to ask someone in the upper escleons of power in the University about if the Union as a whole can obtain some of them (provided they are PAT tested).

Starcraft Tutorials

Christian Bates will do this. To be held in weeks 8,9 and 10.