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AllStarLink, Inc

About

AllStarLink, Inc. was formed as a Florida non-profit with the goal of continuing Jim Dixon's vision of enhancing communications between amateurs around the world and to educate ham operators about current radio, VoIP and computer related technologies.

AllStarLink, Inc. is continuously improving the ASL organizational. 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 501(C)3 non-profit devoted to running the AllStar network and shepherding the development of app_rpt and asterisk for amateur radio. We obtained that status on Dec 13, 2018 enabling all donations to be tax-deductible, and to show good stewardship of our supporters funds.

Our 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. We are always looking for skilled coders (mostly C for app_rpt) who can devote time and help out. The main codebase is on GitHub AllStarLink Repository and patches are always encouraged.

Board of Directors

AllStarLink, Inc Board
Chairman Emeritus	Jim Dixon, WB6NIL (SK)	Visionary, Open Source advocate and principal developer of app_rpt, aka AllStar.
Board Member	Tim Sawyer, WD6AWP	Tim is a repeater owner and the developer of Allmon.
President	Pete Elke, WI6H	Pete brings management skills to the board.
Vice President	Kevin Custer, W3KKC	Kevin is the founder of repeater-builder.com and is active with the WAN repeater system.
Secretary	Todd Lesser, KM6RPT	Todd was part of the development team on the Zapata Telephony project that created the AllStar technology.
Treasurer	Dave Shaw, WB6WTM	Dave has been a Director and Treasurer for NARCC (The Northern California Repeater Coordination Council).

Non-profit status

AllStarLink, Inc. is not for profit corporation registered in the US State of Florida. Florida Division of Corporations - Corporate Registration for AllStarLink, Inc. [1]

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

Callsign

AllStarLink, Inc has applied for and been granted as a club the callsign of the late Jim Dixon, WB6NIL. FCC License Search - WB6NIL

Official Meeting Minutes

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

Disclosures

The following are public disclosures for AllStarLink, Inc:

Date	Description	File
12/13/2018	IRS Determination of 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status	Letter

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 = AllStarLink, Inc =
 == About ==
-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 501(C)3 non-profit devoted to running the All Star network and shepherding the development of app_rpt and asterisk for amateur radio.
+AllStarLink, Inc. was formed as a Florida non-profit with the goal of continuing Jim Dixon's vision of enhancing communications between amateurs around the world and to educate ham operators about current radio, VoIP and computer related technologies.
-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.
+AllStarLink, Inc. is continuously improving the ASL organizational.  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 501(C)3 non-profit devoted to running the AllStar network and shepherding the development of app_rpt and asterisk for amateur radio. We obtained that status on Dec 13, 2018 enabling all donations to be tax-deductible, and to show good stewardship of our supporters funds.
-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.
+Our 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.  We are 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 AllStarLink Repository] and patches are always encouraged.
-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.
-Our [[Admin Committee|admin team]] is responsible for all infrastructure which keeps the network talking, such as:
-Distributed registration service, [http://stats.allstarlink.org stats server], [https://www.allstarlink.org user portal], DNS, [https://community.allstarlink.org message forum], GitHub, and backend database and backup servers.
-A [https://web-tpa.allstarlink.org/ new user portal]<ref>https://www.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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
 == Board of Directors ==
 <center>
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; width: 85%"
-|+ AllStarLink, Inc Personnel
+|+ AllStarLink, Inc Board
 ! style="width: 150px;" | Chairman Emeritus
 | style="width: 170px" | Jim Dixon, WB6NIL (SK)
 | Visionary, Open Source advocate and principal developer of app_rpt, aka AllStar.
 |-
-! rowspan="4" |Directors
+! Board Member
-| Kevin Custer, W3KKC
-| Kevin is the founder of repeater-builder.com and is active with the WAN repeater system.
-|-
 | Tim Sawyer, WD6AWP
 | Tim is a repeater owner and the developer of Allmon.
 |-
+! President
 | Pete Elke, WI6H
 | Pete brings management skills to the board.
 |-
+! Vice President
+| Kevin Custer, W3KKC
+| Kevin is the founder of repeater-builder.com and is active with the WAN repeater system.
+|-
+! Secretary
 | Todd Lesser, KM6RPT
-| Todd was part of the development team on the Zapata Telephony project that created the Allstar technology.
+| Todd was part of the development team on the Zapata Telephony project that created the AllStar technology.
 |-
 ! Treasurer
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 == Non-profit status ==
-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>
+AllStarLink, Inc. is not for profit corporation registered in the US State of Florida. 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]
 And has been granted 501(c)(3) status by the IRS as a Non-Profit.
 == Callsign ==
-AllStarLink, Inc has applied for and been granted as a club the callsign of the late Jim Dixon, WB6NIL.<ref>FCC License Search - WB6NIL [https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4232462]</ref>
+AllStarLink, Inc has applied for and been granted as a club the callsign of the late Jim Dixon, WB6NIL. [https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4232462 FCC License Search - WB6NIL]
 == Official Meeting Minutes ==
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 == Disclosures ==
-Various disclosures for AllStarLink, Inc can be viewed under [[ASL Disclosures]]
+The following are public disclosures for AllStarLink, Inc:
-==External Links==
+<center>
-<references />
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 85%"
+! Date
+! Description
+! File
+|-
+| 12/13/2018
+| IRS Determination of 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
+| [[:Media:AllStarLink, Inc IRS Determination of 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.pdf|Letter]]
+|}
+</center>
 [[Category:ASL Corporate]]

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