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This is the official information section for AllStarLink, Inc. 
  
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= NOTICE REGARDING ALLSTARLINK =
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A change to the AllStarLink, Inc. Board of Directors and supporting volunteers was done at a membership meeting on 14 February 2021<ref name"14FEB20Meeting">[[Media:2021-02-14_Minutes_of_the_ASL_Members_meeting_-_Feb_14%2C_2021.pdf|Official Minutes of the 14 February 2021 Membership Meeting]]</ref>. Official notice of this change has been sent to the former AllStarLink, Inc. Board of Directors and supporting volunteers. 
  
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With the release of All Star Link 1.01, AllStarLink, Inc. is happy to announce some organizational improvements.  In the time since Jim Dixon's passing we have not only made much progress on keeping the services running, but improving the availability of the ASL core services. On the organizational front we have incorporated as a non-for-profit devoted to running the All Star network and shepherding the development of app_rpt and asterisk for amateur radio.
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Until the official AllStarLink wiki at [http://wiki.allstarlink.org wiki.allstarlink.org] is turned over to the new board (as of the date of this wiki article), all information regarding the actions taken by the AllStarLink, Inc. Board shall be posted here.
  
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==== Targeted Harassment ====
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A statement from the AllStarLink, Inc Board of Directors regarding targeted harassment by the former (now censured and dismissed) AllStarLink board members and their supporters can be found [http://lists.keekles.org/pipermail/app_rpt-users/2021-March/021193.html here]
  
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AllStarLink, Inc. was formed as a Florida non-for-profit with the goals of continuing Jim's vision for enhancing communications between amateurs around the world.  We're in the process of attaining 501(c)3 enabling all donations to be tax-deductible, and to show good stewardship of our supporters funds.  We've segmented operations into two parts, one of running/improving network services, and the larger group doing development.
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= Changes to the organization =
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You can read about the changes made to the AllStarLink, Inc. organization at the 14 February 2021 meeting [[:Media:Statement regarding the changes to AllStarLink.pdf|here]]
  
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= AllStarLink Board of Directors =
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The AllStarLink, Inc Board of Directors is as follows (ASL bylaws, Art III, Sec 2, Item C):
  
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The development team is focused on improving on the codebase and updating asterisk and app_rpt. Over the next year we intend to move to a more recent version of asterisk, if not the current version.  This will enable much needed updates for security and new network protocols.
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<center>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; width: 85%"
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|+ AllStarLink, Inc. Board of Directors
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! Chairman
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| Stacy Olivas, KG7QIN
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! Secretary
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| Bryan Fields, W9CR
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! Treasurer
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| Jeremy Lincicome, W0JRL
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|}
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</center>
  
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= AllStarLink Board of Governors =
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The following is a list of AllStarLink Governing Members (ASL bylaws, Art III, Sec 2, Item D):
  
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The dev team is always looking for skilled coders (mostly C for app_rpt) who can devote time and help out.  The main codebase is on [https://github.com/AllStarLink GitHub]<ref>AllStarLink GitHub Repository [https://github.com/AllStarLink]</ref> and patches are always encouraged.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; width: 25%"
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|+ AllStarLink Board of Governors
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! Name
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! Callsign
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|-
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| Jerrold Cummings
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| N0PKT
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| Bryan Fields
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| W9CR
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|-
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| Nathan Hardman
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| N8THN
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|-
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| Thomas Hayward
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| KD7LXL
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|-
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| Jason Kendall
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| VE3YCA
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|-
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| Jeremy Lincicome
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| W0JRL
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|-
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| Stacy Olivas
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| KG7QIN
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|-
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| Juan Carlos Perez De Castro
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| KM4NNO / XE1F
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|-
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|}
  
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== Board of Governors Alumni ==
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The following is a list of former AllStarLink Governing Members.
  
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Our admin team is responsible for all infrastructure which keeps the network talking, such as:
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; width: 25%"
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Distributed registration service, Stats server, User portal, DNS, Email, GitHub, and Backend database and backup servers.
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! Name
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! Callsign
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| Ben Cranston
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| KE8CGS
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| Frederic Moses
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| W8FSM
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|-
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|}
  
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= Non-profit status =
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AllStarLink, Inc. is not for profit corporation registered in the US State of Florida.  <ref>Florida Division of Corporations - Corporate Registration for AllStarLink, Inc. [http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=ALLSTARLINK%20N170000007290&aggregateId=domnp-n17000000729-fe1f3319-a564-4c83-8124-76ea812262a5&searchTerm=allstarlink&listNameOrder=ALLSTARLINK%20N170000007290]</ref>
  
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A [https://allstar.aargdmr.net/ new user portal]<ref>https://allstar.aargdmr.net</ref> has been under development and will go live once it's ready. This is no small development, there are many moving parts to the backend of ASL, and the portal ties all that together.
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And has been granted 501(c)(3) status by the IRS as a Non-Profit.
  
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= Callsign =
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AllStarLink, Inc. has assigned a trustee for the callsign of the late Jim Dixon, WB6NIL as a club.<ref name="WB6NIL License">FCC License Search - WB6NIL [https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4232462]</ref>
  
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Everyone should notice the new look to the stats server and the enhanced maps.  The maps server receives about 200 updates per second from connected nodes and it's been moved to much beefier server equipped to handle the load. Under the hood we've been moving to docker for all services.
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= Bylaws =
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The official AllStarLink, Inc. Bylaws can be found [[:Media:AllStarLink Bylaws.pdf|here]]
  
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= Official Meeting Minutes =
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AllStarLink, Inc. meeting minutes are a matter of public record.  As such they can be viewed under [[ASL Meeting Minutes]]
  
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The admin team also verifies all new users and handles the day to day operations.  The documentation is for most of the backend API's is in the wiki and many of the docs from docs.allstarlink.org have been moved to the wiki.  The eventual goal is to shut off docs.allstarlink.org and only suppor the wiki.  Wiki's are awesome as userbase can bugfix the docs then and there.  The team is always looking for assistance with documentation; some knowledge of wiki or a desire to learn it is required.
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= Disclosures =
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Various disclosures for AllStarLink, Inc can be viewed under [[ASL Disclosures]]
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The board is seeking those who share Jim's vision and commitment to Open Source and have some managerial experience to join us on the board.  AllStarLink need those with drive and commitment to run the non-profit side of things.  We're actively seeking a treasurer (US person) and would like to at least double the size of the board.
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; width: 500px; height: 200px;"
 
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|+ AllStarLink, Inc Board of Directors
 
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! style="width: 200px;" | Chairman Emeritus
 
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| Jim Dixon, WB6NIL
 
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! rowspan="4" |Directors
 
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| Pete Elke, WI6H
 
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| Tim Sawyer, WD6AWP
 
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| Bryan Fields, W9CR
 
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| Kevin Custer, W3KKC
 
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==External Links==
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= References =
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Latest revision as of 08:54, 9 March 2022

The Organization - AllStarLink Inc.
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AllStarLink Logo

This is the official information section for AllStarLink, Inc.

NOTICE REGARDING ALLSTARLINK

A change to the AllStarLink, Inc. Board of Directors and supporting volunteers was done at a membership meeting on 14 February 2021[1]. Official notice of this change has been sent to the former AllStarLink, Inc. Board of Directors and supporting volunteers.

Until the official AllStarLink wiki at wiki.allstarlink.org is turned over to the new board (as of the date of this wiki article), all information regarding the actions taken by the AllStarLink, Inc. Board shall be posted here.

Targeted Harassment

A statement from the AllStarLink, Inc Board of Directors regarding targeted harassment by the former (now censured and dismissed) AllStarLink board members and their supporters can be found here

Changes to the organization

You can read about the changes made to the AllStarLink, Inc. organization at the 14 February 2021 meeting here

AllStarLink Board of Directors

The AllStarLink, Inc Board of Directors is as follows (ASL bylaws, Art III, Sec 2, Item C):

AllStarLink, Inc. Board of Directors
Chairman Stacy Olivas, KG7QIN
Secretary Bryan Fields, W9CR
Treasurer Jeremy Lincicome, W0JRL

AllStarLink Board of Governors

The following is a list of AllStarLink Governing Members (ASL bylaws, Art III, Sec 2, Item D):

AllStarLink Board of Governors
Name Callsign
Jerrold Cummings N0PKT
Bryan Fields W9CR
Nathan Hardman N8THN
Thomas Hayward KD7LXL
Jason Kendall VE3YCA
Jeremy Lincicome W0JRL
Stacy Olivas KG7QIN
Juan Carlos Perez De Castro KM4NNO / XE1F

Board of Governors Alumni

The following is a list of former AllStarLink Governing Members.

Name Callsign
Ben Cranston KE8CGS
Frederic Moses W8FSM

Non-profit status

AllStarLink, Inc. is not for profit corporation registered in the US State of Florida. [2]

And has been granted 501(c)(3) status by the IRS as a Non-Profit.

Callsign

AllStarLink, Inc. has assigned a trustee for the callsign of the late Jim Dixon, WB6NIL as a club.[3]

Bylaws

The official AllStarLink, Inc. Bylaws can be found here

Official Meeting Minutes

AllStarLink, Inc. meeting minutes are a matter of public record. As such they can be viewed under ASL Meeting Minutes

Disclosures

Various disclosures for AllStarLink, Inc can be viewed under ASL Disclosures

References

  1. ↑ Official Minutes of the 14 February 2021 Membership Meeting
  2. ↑ Florida Division of Corporations - Corporate Registration for AllStarLink, Inc. [1]
  3. ↑ FCC License Search - WB6NIL [2]
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