[tech] Switches and hubs...

[David Luyer]

fryers wrote:
> I think the UCC should get a couple of decient 100Mb/s cards. These are 
> something thta UCC will need more and more of in the future. How many exec have 
> not gone to Melbourne for the weekend??? Can Bers, Luyer, Nick and Sam/[TAM]
> be all in the same place for a few minutes to approve this purchase? 

I'm leaving midnight next Tuesday to Melbourne, with my belief of the current 
balance I believe it is quite reasonable and sensible to get a couple of 
3c905s.  There will be a committee meeting next Tuesday I hope - Bers should
be there, I will be there, and we have to hope for two other committee members 
to be able to make it.

Unfortunately we can't just call a committee meeting straight off, and 
purchasing decisions can't be made outside a committee meeting, we need
4 days notice to call a committee meeting (our regularly scheduled ones are
considered to already have notice given at the meeting before).  This does 
slow down/discourage some purchases and is something I personally would like
to see changed - either a provision for special committee meetings with
shorter notice or a way for a significant majority of the committee to make
purchasing decisions up to some limit without waiting for a committee meeting.

David.