List of Motions to be Considered During AGM Subject: confirmation of User Agreement Mover: Andrew Patrick (aa118) Seconder: Jean Wilmot (aa145) Motion: The by-laws state that all rules and regulations set by the board of directors must be confirmed at an annual general meeting: 40. The board of directors may prescribe such rules and regulations not inconsistent with these by-laws relating to the management and operation of the corporation as they deem expedient, provided that such rules and regulations shall have force and effect only until the next annual meeting of the members of the corporation when they shall be confirmed, and failing such confirmation at such annual meeting of members, shall at and from that time cease to have any force and effect. That the User Agreement setting forth the rules and conditions of membership, attached below, is confirmed. NATIONAL CAPITAL FREENET USER AGREEMENT In consideration for the use of the National Capital FreeNet Computer System (the "System"), and the efforts of National Capital FreeNet Inc. ("NCF") and its Board of Directors (the "Board") to develop and maintain the System, I understand and agree to the following: 1. That the use of the System is a privilege which may be revoked by the Board of Directors of the System at any time for abusive conduct or fraudulent use. Such conduct would include, but not be limited to, the placing of unlawful information on the system, the use of obscene, abusive or otherwise objectionable language in either public or private messages, or violation of this Agreement. The Board of the National Capital FreeNet will be the sole arbiter of what constitutes obscene, abusive, or objectionable language. 2. That the National Capital FreeNet reserves the right to review any material stored in files or programs to which other users have access and will edit or remove any material which the Board, in its sole discretion, believes may be unlawful, obscene, abusive, or otherwise objectionable. 3. That all information services and features contained on the National Capital FreeNet are intended for the private use of its patrons, and any commercial or unauthorized use of those materials, in any form, is expressly forbidden. 4. That all information contained on the National Capital FreeNet is placed there for general informational and entertainment purposes and is, in no way, intended to refer or be applicable to any specific person, case, or situation. 5. That the National Capital FreeNet and its Board does NOT warrant that the functions of this system will meet any specific requirements I may have; nor that it will be error free or uninterrupted; nor shall it be liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages (including lost data, information or profits) sustained or incurred in connection with the use of, operation of, or inability to use the system. 6. To abide by such rules and regulations of system usage as may be promulgated from time to time by the Board of the National Capital FreeNet. 7. In consideration for the privilege of using the National Capital FreeNet and in consideration for having access to the information contained on it, I hereby release the National Capital FreeNet, its Board of Directors and operators, and any institutions with which they are affiliated, for any and all claims of any nature arising from my use, or inability to use, the National Capital FreeNet. 8. To indemnify the NCF and its Board for any loss suffered to them by reason of my improper use of the System, and to compensate anyone harmed by my abusive use of the system. 9. That the information provided on the System is offered as a community service and is not a substitute for individual professional consultation. Adequate professional guidance for making important personal decisions cannot be provided through an electronic format of this type. Advice on individual problems should be obtained personally from a professional. By my signature on this form, I agree that: (1) I understand this Agreement; (2) that by using the System, I am not seeking to establish a doctor/patient, lawyer/client, or similar relationship with any of the information providers or other users; and (3) that the information providers and NCF can rely on my promises in this paragraph (and elsewhere on this form) as an inducement to provide information on the System. 10. That I will not allow another person to use my login (ID) and password. 11. All registered users of the National Capital FreeNet must provide accurate information on their applications forms. Pseudonyms or "handles" are not permissible. Failure to provide accurate information may result in denial of system access. 12. The National Capital FreeNet prohibits direct and 'broadcast' commercial advertising. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: confirmation of remunerations Mover: Andrew Patrick (aa118) Seconder: Jean Wilmot (aa145) Motion: Section 15 of the by-laws states that remuneration must be confirmed at a meeting of the members: 15. A reasonable remuneration for all officers, agents and employees and committee members may be fixed by the board of directors by resolution. Such resolution shall have force and effect only until the next meeting of members when such resolution shall be confirmed by resolution of the members, or in the absence of such confirmation by the members, then the remuneration to such officers, agents or employees and committee members shall cease to be payable from the date of such meeting of members. That the remuneration for the position of Office Administrator (currently held by Kyla Huckerby) and the remuneration for the System Operator contract (currently held by Ian Allen) be confirmed. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: appointment of auditors for 1994 Mover: Jean Wilmot (aa145) Seconder: Andrew Patrick (aa118) Motion: I checked with Ken Charbonneau from Peat Marwick Thorne -- they are interested in conducting the FreeNet's audit for 1994 also, at the same or lower rate than for this year. So, on that basis, I hereby move a motion for the Annual General Meeting that the National Capital FreeNet appoint the firm of Peat Marwick Thorne as its auditors for the 1994 fiscal year. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Change to by-laws: officers must be members of the NCF Mover: Pat Drummond (ad995) Seconder: Matthew Darwin (aa673) Motion: To ammend the by-laws of the National Capital FreeNet Incorporated to make it mandatory that all officers, directors, and executive committee members shall be members of the National Capital FreeNet. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: setting board priorities Mover: Chris Hawley (ah654) Seconder: Matthew Darwin (aa673) Motion: That the National Capital Freenet Board of Directors and non-volunteer staff give priority to clearing up all previously started business, and if this is not possible, then provide a binding, in as much as is possible, schedule of goals to lead to the speedy resolution of all outstanding business. This should include things like menu standardizations, the integration or decision agains integration of high-speed modems, the Juvenile's User Agreement, and any other such matters that would be best served by being placed at the forefront of the agenda of the new Board. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: binary Gopher transfers Mover: Joshua Lewis (am291) Seconder: Frank Le (af290) Motion: I motion that the InterNet Gopher program be put into un-secure mode so that binary files can be transfered from remote sites into a users home directory. This will save the aggrivation of users finding exactly the file they need and yet not being able to access it, and also improve the useful of Gopher 10 fold. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: International IRC Mover: Joshua Lewis (am291) Seconder: Frank Le (af290) Motion: I motion that the National Captial FreeNet setup it's own server on the International IRC. This would improve response time hugely compared to connecting to a remote server with an IRC client and also distinguish FreeNet Members on the IRC. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: IRC 24 hours per day Mover: Pat Drummond (ad995) Seconder: Chris Hawley (ah654) Motion: That the multi-user chat program currently in use for local "chat" between NCF members be made available 24 hours a day. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: User names Mover: Joshua Lewis (am291) Seconder: Frank Le (af290) Motion: I motion that the National Captial FreeNet allow users to request changes in there login name to something more representitive of the users themselves. For example, I might choose to be jlewis instead of am291, which is meaningless to me. This would make FreeNet a more personal system. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: display of NCF logo be optional Mover: Matthew Darwin (aa673) Seconder: Spencer Lee (al472) Motion: That displaying of the NCF Logo at the start of each session be made optional. Registered users would see it until they chose to turn it off. Guest users would always see it. And, that implementating the above within one year be deemed acceptable. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: high speed modems Mover: Joshua Lewis (am291) Seconder: Frank Le (af290) Motion: I motion that the National Captial FreeNet will no longer purchase any 2400 or lower baud modems. Instead, it will keep the current 2400 baud modems online and introduce a third number to which NCF members can call and connect at 14,400 baud. The NCF would no longer invest in old technology (2400's) and allow the great number of users who have a high speed modem to connect at high speed. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: announce newsgroup be moderated Mover: Matthew Darwin (aa673) Seconder: Andrew Patrick (aa118) Motion: That the newsgroup ncf.announce become a moderated newsgroup so that only posts having to do with announcements get posted. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: public discussion of FreeNet business Mover: Richard Taylor (aa333) Seconder: Matthew Darwin (aa673) Motion: Discussions held by the National Capital FreeNet's Board of Directors and subcommittees must be conducted in a manner so that the content of the discussion is public (either at a meeting open to the public, or in electronic form accessible to Members on the FreeNet). Exceptions to this would be discussions of particular individuals, or discussions of legal matters. For a discussion to be conducted "in camera", a motion must be passed to discuss a particular topic amongst a restricted set of Board or subcommittee members, with the existence of the discussion and the topic of discussion made public. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: second elected board Mover: Joshua Lewis (am291) Seconder: Frank Le (af290) Motion: I move that a second election board of representitives of the users of FreeNet be setup to give all users a voice on FreeNet. This espeicially applies to users under the age of 18 who cannot sit on the board of directors officially due to the Canadian Corporations act. This board would member 10 people and would be elected by the users of FreeNet in the same processes as the board of directors is being elected. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: sell Internet services to local companies Mover: Joshua Lewis (am291) Seconder: Frank Le (af290) Motion: I motion that a commitee be setup composed of volunteers who would canvas companies within the local call area of the National Captial FreeNet with this propsal- That for a few thousand dollars a year, we can provide full, unlimited InterNet access at a fraction of the cost you would/are paying for it comercially. This would increase the funds coming into the NCF greatly and make it a much better place. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: group accounts for teachers and classrooms Mover: Marita Moll (aa319) Seconder: Jo Ann Gallant (ab167) Motion: That NCF recognize the special needs of the classroom by creating a specific user agreement for teachers who need a group account to effectively participate in on-line classroom projects. The account should be identified by the name of the school and class to which it was issued and the password should be the responsibility of the teacher who applied for the account. The agreement would ask that the password be changed daily when in use to minimize the risk of abuse. Such an account would automatically terminate at the end of the school year unless a special request is made by the teacher to keep it active. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: thanking the Board of Directors Mover: Malcom Sargent (ae449) Seconder: John Edwards (aa349) Motion: Be it moved that the members of the National Capital FreeNet warmly thank the current and outgoing members of the Board of Directors of NCF for their hard work and dedication, and congratulate them for having successfully accomplished what they set out to do -- build a functioning FreeNet. Be it further moved that all subsequent Boards of Directors undertake to meet or surpass the high standards of service achieved by the present and outgoing members. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Unix shell access and full Internet services Mover: Joshua Lewis (am291) Seconder: Frank Le (af290) Motion: I move that a sub-section of FreeNet be setup where a user could access there personal directory with a C-based Unix shell found on most systems. This shell would allow to user to create directories/manage files on their account through standard unix commands. Also avalible from this prompt would be the ability to FTP/Telnet freely, as well as the ability for users to install an IRC client on their account and access the InterNational IRC. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Make the Logo Small Mover: Marc Labelle (ac078) Seconder: Charles Trahan (aj279) Motion: That the logo in the Message of the Day be reduced to the smallest size possible and the welcome message be placed on its right. [NOTE: I still must receive confirmation from the seconder for this motion to be included in the AGM. -- ASP Tue Jan 18 00:56:58 EST 1994] ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: format for system dates Mover: Matthew Darwin (aa673) Seconder: Marc Labelle (ac078) Motion: That all dates in short hand form on the system be written in SI notation, that is: in the form YYYY-MM-DD. In the event that at some point software is implemented so that the user is given a choice in which format they would like, the default would be as above. This would not apply to things not easily changeable by the FreeNet's operators. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Make the MOTD Short Mover: Marc Labelle (ac078) Seconder: Charles Trahan (aj279) Motion: That the content of the Message of the Day be short but precise, and be determined or written by the operators/developers of the system according to their good sense and with the actual needs in mind. [NOTE: I still must receive confirmation from the seconder for this motion to be included in the AGM. -- ASP Tue Jan 18 00:56:58 EST 1994]