Minutes of Meeting 12 of AUGUST 25- 2007, TIME: 1.00PM TO 5.00PM

The meeting started with opening prayer by Miss Unity Mengwi followed by self introduction. Miss Ngainku Chanceline read the report of last meeting. Matters arising from the report were the following:

Presentation of sample invitation, appeal letter for support on SFD and membership cards. Miss Rose Lum and Mr. Chi had produced samples of these documents and they were presented to the group members and some corrections were done for finally printing.We agree that each member will distribute atleast 10 invitations and some appeal letters for the SFD.

We agreed that Saturday 30th of August 2007 should be the last day to conclude on activities of the SFD. Mr. Maurice suggested that what ever amount that the group will raise or contribute even if it is 10,000frs we should use it for that day, he said the issue is not having many people to come but we must do something on that day with what is available.

It was wondered why the two servers and two clients computers which Mr Michel had asked to be installed, were not there. Mr Chi thought the group should conclude together whether to look for another place or whether to install the computers at OCOSO. Members of the group requested an answer from the proprietor of OCOSO, Mr Tifang Peter, who is also a member of Lug-Bamenda. Mr Tifang Peter spoke positively and said that he is willing to host the LUG at OCOSO which is a Consumer's Protection Organisation and the objectives of the LUG fall in line with the organisation's objectives of promoting new products or technology in its marketing department. Mr Tifang further said he is a member of the group and has attended 8 meeting and that the meetings have been holding at OCOSO and there have been no problem so far.

It was agreed that we install one server and three clients and not two servers and two clients. This was suggested by Mr Micheal Fotang who also offered to do the networking and teach members on network technology. He promised to bring along a hub. This exercise was agreed to take place within the week before the next meeting.

The course on HTML continued and Mr Maurice gave a lesson on how to ANCHOR or LINK PAGES. It was an interesting class because Miss Rose Lum a female member who has attended three meetings created a link between her first homepage and the second homepage.

In other matters, the issues of Bamenda Info came up and members wrote on things that happened within the week in Bamenda, to be published on our homepage. It was agreed that this be done every week. Below are some of these news items by some members.

Bamenda Infos

1. Unity Mengwi My phone was stolen on Sunday 12 of August 2007. It was when I was strolling with a friend to go to an off license and take a drink. This happened around 8.pm in the night I was really astonish but there was nothing I could do. I had to go in for a second handed phone. Two day after a woman was caught behind the provincial hospital at about 6.30pm and her bag was taken away by thieves.
2. Awa ROSE LUM (237) 77O23252. Just to tell you about Bamenda Info. I just succeeded in creating my first home page. Secondly the issue of accidents in the town is alarming. Motor cycles riders have gain the taxi business. These bikes are being driven by untrained riders who turn to throw passengers here and there. I myself was thrown last week by a rider who claims to be very experience .
3. CHI DAVID A. (Tel (237) 77-02-32-52) Thieves are struggling to remove the zinc that is use to fence my house. Last night they came when my brother in the house who is an apprentice electrician had connected electricity current to this fence and it shocked them and they shouted aloud in the night. They usually steal this zinc to sell to those who make aluminum pots.
4. I am Sayah Frida a native of Gom village in Nwa Sub Division. My Tel. No is 75553385. Linux Users Group are preparing for our up coming SOFTWAERE FREEDOM DAY coming up September 15th, 2007. We are also organizing workshops for HTML and Networking. For the Bamenda info the insecurity in Bamenda nowadays is very high. reasons being the green vegetation e.g. maize plants and others that cause our young men to hide in it and do wonders. Some even hide in some of the uncompleted buildings and attacks us at night, some smash even bags and money especially this school time.
5. I am Ngainku Chanceline. A woman of age 60 got the husband well beaten when she caught her husband drinking beer with another woman of age 28 in a drinking pallow just opposite their residence. This happened in Sisia Quarter Nkwen.

6. I’ve been in Bamenda for 7 years now and the insecurity is growing each year. But what is abit strange is that this situation is worst during the month of August and December. Perharps because at this moment we have crops of maize all round and thieves can easily hide in them. Those thieves are just small boys in our quarters for example this night in Ndamukong Street near the Bridge Below Foncha Street. Somebody tried to enter in a shop and as the owner was inside the thieves ask him to sent to them four bottles of beers. thieves are picking irons, food and some times killing for those small things, four men killed a man for forty thousand francs. May God help us at Ndamukong Street.

   —Maurice Beukam

7. A young girl of about 17 years was harassed by a boy of about 23years along the Commercial Avenue at about 9:15 Pm yesterday Friday 24th and forcedly went away with her phone after a short fight. —Florence Bih, Atuakom Street.
8. A man of about 35years from Big Babanki, a small village in Bamenda who is an HIV positive patient raped two young girls ages 9 and 11 years from the some womb. The man is presently in jail.
9. Viheuh Caroline, my brother is now having yellow eyes, the Doctor says he has fellow fever and kindney problem ,it is very strange to see a man with yellow eyes.
10. Chinda Johnson.Bamenda is a beautiful town in the Noth West Province of Cameroon ,laying in a plan as you see when standing on the station hill when you enter the province.It is covered with houses and very nice medium water falls on the slop. I love bamenda, it is a place to visit and see the lovely people as well .