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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 servicesOn the organizational front we have incorporated as a 501(C)3 non-profit devoted to running the All Star network and shepherding the development of app_rpt and asterisk for amateur radio.
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This is the official information section for AllStarLink, Inc.   
  
AllStarLink, Inc. was formed as a Florida non-profit with the goals of continuing Jim's vision for enhancing communications between amateurs around the world. We obtained that status on Dec 13, 2018 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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= 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.
  
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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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.
  
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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==== 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]
  
Our [[Admin Committee|admin team]] is responsible for all infrastructure which keeps the network talking, such as:
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= Changes to the organization =
Distributed registration service, [http://stats.allstarlink.org stats server], [https://www.allstarlink.org user portal], DNS, [http://lists.allstarlink.org email], GitHub, and backend database and backup servers.
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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]]
  
A [https://web-tpa.allstarlink.org/ new user portal]<ref>https://web-tpa.allstarlink.org</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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= 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):
  
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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<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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|-
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! Treasurer
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| Jeremy Lincicome, W0JRL
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|}
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</center>
  
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 [http://docs.allstarlink.org docs.allstarlink.org] have been moved to the [[Main Page|wiki]].  The eventual goal is to shut off docs.allstarlink.org and only support the wiki.  Wiki's are awesome as user-base can bug-fix 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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= 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):
  
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.
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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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|-
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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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|}
  
For AllStarLink, Inc:
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== Board of Governors Alumni ==
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The following is a list of former AllStarLink Governing Members.
  
<center>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; width: 25%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; width: 85%"
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! Name
|+ AllStarLink, Inc Personnel
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! Callsign
! style="width: 150px;" | Chairman Emeritus
 
| style="width: 170px" | Jim Dixon, WB6NIL (SK)
 
| Visionary, Open Source advocate and principal developer of app_rpt, aka AllStar.
 
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! rowspan="4" |Directors
 
| Kevin Custer, W3KKC
 
| Kevin is the founder of repeater-builder.com and is active with the WAN repeater system.
 
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| Tim Sawyer, WD6AWP
 
| Tim is a repeater owner and the developer of Allmon.
 
 
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| Pete Elke, WI6H
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| Ben Cranston
| Pete brings management skills to the board.
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| KE8CGS
 
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| Todd Lesser, KM6RPT
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| Frederic Moses
| Todd was part of the development team on the Zapata Telephony project that created the Allstar technology.
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| W8FSM
 
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! Treasurer
 
| Dave Shaw, WB6WTM
 
| Dave has been a Director and Treasurer for NARCC (The Northern California Repeater Coordination Council).
 
 
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|}
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==External Links==
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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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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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= 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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= Disclosures =
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Various disclosures for AllStarLink, Inc can be viewed under [[ASL Disclosures]]
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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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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]