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+ | [06] CAN I GET A HISTORY OF ARPA MEMBER VOTES? | ||
+ | ARPA member votes are usually called to help shape membership policies | ||
+ | and dues. A vote will usually stem from a discussion on the BBOARD if | ||
+ | the topic seems like a worthwhile voting topic. | ||
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+ | 1994 SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP DUES (pre-ARPA) | ||
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+ | A meeting was held at The Great Outdoors sandwich shop at Preston RD | ||
+ | in Dallas. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | to make the membership desirable, it was discussed and decided that | ||
+ | the 'ARPA Network Services' | ||
+ | that supported SDF. A vote was called on the system to set the dues | ||
+ | at $5/month. | ||
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+ | 1996 ARPA MEMBERSHIP DUES REVIEW | ||
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+ | A meeting was held at Pasand Indian Restaurant at Coit Rd and Campbell RD | ||
+ | in Richardson. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | 2 people paying the monthly dues. A discounted schedule was proposed | ||
+ | and later voted on SDF to have the following dues schedule: | ||
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+ | $8 - Monthly | ||
+ | $20 - Quarterly | ||
+ | $36 - Bi-annually | ||
+ | $60 - Annually | ||
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+ | It was also noted that ARPA membership would allow SLIP/PPP via SDF's | ||
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+ | 1998 ARPA MEMBERSHIP REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL MEMBERSHIPS | ||
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+ | In order to make the membership dues easier to pay, Stephen proposed | ||
+ | that it become a one time ' | ||
+ | would be considered an appropriate one time initiation fee. A survey | ||
+ | was run on the system with roughly 200 responses with ranges between | ||
+ | $200 - $10. It was decided that the intiation fee for SDF ARPA | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | not a financial burden. | ||
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+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | 100mb home, 100mb web, 100mb mail | ||
+ | telnet, ssh, ftp, ytalk, irc, snarf, | ||
+ | gcc, g++, lisp, perl, python, ruby, php | ||
+ | | ||
+ | domain name service for an internet domain name | ||
+ | | ||
+ | webhosting for your domain | ||
+ | dns, vpm and a private http log | ||
+ | | ||
+ | ability to run a server (talker, mud, bbs) | ||
+ | background process on a private server | ||
+ | access to crontab | ||
+ | | ||
+ | ability to customise and increase your quota | ||
+ | | ||
+ | 20 ' | ||
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+ | [[members|back]] |