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70.243.136.21 Correct February date for SLACC is 7th, NOT 1st. - stanr
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 ====== Date and Time ====== ====== Date and Time ======
   * Wednesday, 3 January 2007   * Wednesday, 3 January 2007
-  * 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm+  * 7:00 pm - 8:49 pm
  
 ====== Attendees ====== ====== Attendees ======
   * Stan Reichardt   * Stan Reichardt
   * Craig Buchek   * Craig Buchek
-  * Ken Christian+  * Patrick Bellinger
   * Lee Lammert   * Lee Lammert
 +  * Jeff Muse
 +  * Carl Fitch
  
 ====== Secretary Report ​ ====== ====== Secretary Report ​ ======
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 ====== Treasurer Report ====== ====== Treasurer Report ======
   * Previous Balance: $1,341.72 as of 11/30/07   * Previous Balance: $1,341.72 as of 11/30/07
-  * Money in:            200.00 
   * Payables:   * Payables:
  
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   * Some numbers:   * Some numbers:
  
-||Meeting ​  | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov || +||Meeting ​  | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec || 
-|| Steercom:​| ​  4 |   5 |   4 |   3 |  5 |   7 |   4 |   5 |  5 | No |  6|| +|| Steercom:​| ​  4 |   5 |   4 |   3 |  5 |   7 |   4 |   5 |  5 | No |  6 | 3 || 
-|| SLACC: ​  ​| ​  9 |   6 |   7 |  ?? | ?? |   8 |   6 |  10 |  7 |  5 |  8|| +|| SLACC: ​  ​| ​  9 |   6 |   7 |  ?? | ?? |   8 |   6 |  10 |  7 |  5 |  8 | 4 || 
-|| 1st LDAP:​| ​  7 |  xx |   5 |   6 |  7 |   6 |  No |  No | No | No | ?? || +|| 1st LDAP:​| ​  7 |  xx |   5 |   6 |  7 |   6 |  No |  No | No | No | ?? | No || 
-|| SLUUG: ​  ​| ​ 26 |  12 |  23 |  22 | 18 |  16 |  27 |  36 | 21 | 24 | 25 || +|| SLUUG: ​  ​| ​ 26 |  12 |  23 |  22 | 18 |  16 |  27 |  36 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 || 
-|| Solaris: |   3 |   4 |  No |  18 | 15 |   6 |   8 |  No | 11 | No |  5|| +|| Solaris: |   3 |   4 |  No |  18 | 15 |   6 |   8 |  No | 11 | No |  5 | No || 
-|| 2nd LDAP:​| ​ xx |  xx |   6 |   5 |  5 |   6 |  No |  No | (6)|  7 | No|| +|| 2nd LDAP:​| ​ xx |  xx |   6 |   5 |  5 |   6 |  No |  No | (6)|  7 | No | 3 || 
-|| STLLUG: ​ |  15 |  12 |  14 |  18 | 23 |  20 |  31 |  31 (32) | 23 | 19 | 25 || +|| STLLUG: ​ |  15 |  12 |  14 |  18 | 23 |  20 |  31 |  31 (32) | 23 | 19 | 25 | 20 || 
-|| HZWLUG: ​ |   9 |   7 |   9 |   8 |  9 |  No |  11 |  11 | 10 | 10 | 15 || +|| HZWLUG: ​ |   9 |   7 |   9 |   8 |  9 |  No |  11 |  11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 || 
-|| Security:​| ​ 10 |  No |  No |   7 |  9 |  No |   6 |  No | No | No | No || +|| Security:​| ​ 10 |  No |  No |   7 |  9 |  No |   6 |  ​No | No | No | No | No || 
-|| STCLUG: ​ |  12 |  10 |  10 |   6 | ?? |   8 |  11 |  17 | 10 | 11 | No ||+|| STCLUG: ​ |  12 |  10 |  10 |   6 | ?? |   8 |  11 |  17 | 10 | 11 | No | 11 ||
  
   * No - indicates no meeting.   * No - indicates no meeting.
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   * ANNOUNCE mailing list.   * ANNOUNCE mailing list.
     * Still no volunteer editor to do a Quarterly or monthly newsletter.     * Still no volunteer editor to do a Quarterly or monthly newsletter.
-    * No subscribers suspended due to excessive bounces this month. 
  
 ====== Review and Comments ====== ====== Review and Comments ======
- 
-===== November 2007 ===== 
- 
-==== SLUUG - November 14 ==== 
-  * TOPIC: Genetics, DNA, Viruses, Bioinfomatics,​ Epigenetics,​ etc. (part 1) by Robert Citek 
-    * Good. 
- 
-==== STLLUG - November 15 ==== 
-  * TOPIC: Genetics, DNA, Viruses, Bioinfomatics,​ Epigenetics,​ etc. (part 2) by Robert Citek 
-    * Good. 
- 
-==== STCLUG - November 19 ==== 
-  * CANCELED due to holidays. 
- 
-==== SOLARIS - November 20 ==== 
-  * TOPIC: RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) 
- 
-==== HZWLUG - November 27 ==== 
-  * TOPIC: GRUB and the MBR, etc. 
-    * Highest attendance this year - 15 
- 
-====== Presentation Schedule ====== 
  
 ===== December 2007 ===== ===== December 2007 =====
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 ==== SLUUG - December 12 ==== ==== SLUUG - December 12 ====
   * BASE: None. Will start with announcements,​ break, then start main presentation at 7:00.   * BASE: None. Will start with announcements,​ break, then start main presentation at 7:00.
-  * MAIN: All About Google by Scott Granneman ​(CONFIRMED, via Stan R.)+  * MAIN: All About Google by Scott Granneman 
 +    * Really good. 
 +    * People are happy that the audio is available on the web site.
  
 ==== Linux / Free Software Open House - December 13 ==== ==== Linux / Free Software Open House - December 13 ====
   * 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at Premier Knowledge (in South St. Louis)   * 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at Premier Knowledge (in South St. Louis)
-  * Anyone who is interested should contact Lee Lammert +  * Only 3 people showed up, but they had a good time.
-  * Not an InstallFest -- more of "what to do next"+
  
 ==== SOLARIS - December 18 ==== ==== SOLARIS - December 18 ====
-  * TOPIC: TBD+  * NO MEETING
  
 ==== HZWLUG - December 18 ==== ==== HZWLUG - December 18 ====
-  * TOPIC: ​TBD+  * TOPIC: ​Virtualization - QEMU, VirtualBox, VMware, etc.
   * Plus other unstructured topics requested by Newbie questions.   * Plus other unstructured topics requested by Newbie questions.
   * NOTE: On the 3rd Tuesday because Christmas Day is on 4th Tuesday.   * NOTE: On the 3rd Tuesday because Christmas Day is on 4th Tuesday.
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 ==== STLLUG - December 20 ==== ==== STLLUG - December 20 ====
   * TOPIC: PHP Best Practices by Craig Buchek   * TOPIC: PHP Best Practices by Craig Buchek
- +    * Pretty good. 
-==== HOLIDAY - December 25 === +    Audio recording goes well with the presentation.
-  ​Christmas Day+
  
 ==== STCLUG - December 27 ==== ==== STCLUG - December 27 ====
-  * TOPIC: CakePHP and PHPReports by Scott Nesler ​(confirmedvia Carl)+  * TOPIC: CakePHP and PHPReports by Scott Nesler 
 +    * Did not have a projector - was not able to cover everything. 
 +    * Wants to give the presentation againbecause he wasn't able to show a lot of things.
  
-==== SLUUG Server Project - December 29 ==== +====== Presentation Schedule ======
-  * Tentative work day for server builders+
  
 ===== January 2008 ===== ===== January 2008 =====
 +
 +==== SLACC - January 3 ====
 +  * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation.
 +
 +==== SLUUG - January 9 ====
 +  * BASE: PartImage by Carl Fitch
 +  * MAIN: TBD
 +
 +==== Solaris - January 15 ====
 +  * Project Indiana by Bob Netherton
 +
 +==== STLLUG - January 17 ====
 +  * CakePHP and PHPReports by Scott Nesler (TENTATIVE)
 +
 +==== HZWLUG - January 22 ====
 +  * TOPIC: Determined by audience
 +
 +==== STCLUG - January 24 ====
 +  * Disk Cloning Utilities by Carl Fitch
 +
  
 ===== February 2008 ===== ===== February 2008 =====
 +
 +
 +==== SLACC - February 7 ====
 +  * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation.
 +
 +==== SLUUG - February 13 ====
 +  * BASE: TBD
 +  * MAIN: iSCSI by Erich Schark of Alliance Systems (TENTATIVE, via Craig)
 +
 +==== Solaris - February 19 ====
 +  * TBD
  
 ==== STLLUG - February 21 ==== ==== STLLUG - February 21 ====
   * TOPIC: High-Performance Clustering by Brian Henerey of Wash U (via Craig)   * TOPIC: High-Performance Clustering by Brian Henerey of Wash U (via Craig)
 +
 +==== HZWLUG - February 26 ====
 +  * TOPIC: Determined by audience
 +
 +==== STCLUG - February 28 ====
 +  * TBD
 +
  
 ===== Potential Future Topics ===== ===== Potential Future Topics =====
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   * More effort should be directed to find new sponsors.   * More effort should be directed to find new sponsors.
     * No effort means no more new sponsors.     * No effort means no more new sponsors.
 +
 +====== Server Admin ======
 +  * Root passwords need to be changed.
 +    * Contact Craig or Carl if you need to know the new passwords.
  
 ====== Server Migration Project ====== ====== Server Migration Project ======
-  * Next work meeting: December 29. 
   * Work left to do:   * Work left to do:
     * Make sure docs are up to date.     * Make sure docs are up to date.
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     * Stan to add CafePress link to SLUUG web site when we get info.     * Stan to add CafePress link to SLUUG web site when we get info.
     * Stan to link new membership page into SLUUG web site.     * Stan to link new membership page into SLUUG web site.
-  * It was suggested that we use Scott Nessler's logos.+  * It was suggested that we use Scott Nesler's logos.
     * We should ask Scott.     * We should ask Scott.
     * We should post the choices to STEERCOM for voting to make it official.     * We should post the choices to STEERCOM for voting to make it official.
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       * A few holiday conflicts.       * A few holiday conflicts.
     * We have Thornhill as a backup to Indian Trails for STLLUG meetings.     * We have Thornhill as a backup to Indian Trails for STLLUG meetings.
 +      * Stan will cancel the backup reservations.
       * Meeting room is better, but no projector.       * Meeting room is better, but no projector.
   * [[http://​www.stchman.com/​ | Bob Nelson]] - [[http://​ubuntuforums.org/​archive/​index.php/​t-466368.html | wants to start an Ubuntu LoCo]]   * [[http://​www.stchman.com/​ | Bob Nelson]] - [[http://​ubuntuforums.org/​archive/​index.php/​t-466368.html | wants to start an Ubuntu LoCo]]
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     * Gary will start a thread on DISCUSS.     * Gary will start a thread on DISCUSS.
       * Asking for location and leadership.       * Asking for location and leadership.
-  * Linux / Free Software Open House 
-    * December 13 (2:00 - 8:00) 
-    * at Premier Knowledge (in South St. Louis) 
-    * As of today, 7 people have signed up. 
-    * Anyone who is interested should contact Lee Lammert. 
-    * Not an InstallFest -- more of "what to do next". 
   * Lee suggested we create a Rails app on Bud to manage the group.   * Lee suggested we create a Rails app on Bud to manage the group.
     * Member data - payments, expirations,​ etc.     * Member data - payments, expirations,​ etc.
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     * Lack of commitment from presenters.     * Lack of commitment from presenters.
     * Several people skip that meeting because they don't like the idea.     * Several people skip that meeting because they don't like the idea.
 +  * We have started recording the audio of our presentations.
 +    * From Ken's suggestion from last month.
 +    * Craig spent about $85 on a digital voice recorder.
 +    * Stan has been posting audio files to the web site.
 +
 +====== Elections ======
 +  * Elections will be held during February meetings.
 +  * Stan will will create the forms, based on last year'​s.
 +  * Scott Nesler'​s system already has determined who has attended 2 meetings.
  
 ====== New Business ====== ====== New Business ======
-  * Craig wants to follow through on recording the audio of our presentations. 
-    * From Ken's suggestion from last month. 
-    * Suggested spending $50-$100 on purchasing a digital voice recorder. 
-    * All in attendance (and Lee and Carl, via cell phone) agreed that this is a good idea. 
-    * Craig is approved to spend up to $100 on a voice recorder. 
  
 ====== Blue Sky ====== ====== Blue Sky ======
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   * Carl - Cancel credit card processing.   * Carl - Cancel credit card processing.
   * Carl - Turn in cash drawer funds to treasurer.   * Carl - Turn in cash drawer funds to treasurer.
 +  * Carl - Speak w/ Noel.
   * Jeff - Seek assistance from AIX gurus (Barry, John, Mike, Gary) to see if we want to set up his box.   * Jeff - Seek assistance from AIX gurus (Barry, John, Mike, Gary) to see if we want to set up his box.
   * Barry, John - Talk to Rich Seibel and Dave Mills about AIX hardware he has.   * Barry, John - Talk to Rich Seibel and Dave Mills about AIX hardware he has.
   * Lee - Follow up drafting reply to Wash U.   * Lee - Follow up drafting reply to Wash U.
-  * Craig - Buy . 
-  * Craig - Cancel library reservations at Thornhill. 
   * Craig - Follow up w/ Ubuntu LoCo person.   * Craig - Follow up w/ Ubuntu LoCo person.
   * Craig - Email Clark Smith @ Red Hat about getting someone to present on RHEL5, and $200 sponsorship.   * Craig - Email Clark Smith @ Red Hat about getting someone to present on RHEL5, and $200 sponsorship.
   * Craig - Email Jim Leingang @ S3 about $200 sponsorship.   * Craig - Email Jim Leingang @ S3 about $200 sponsorship.
 +  * Craig - Submit receipt for voice recorder.
 +  * Craig - Contact Scott Nesler and iSCSI folks about presentations.
 +  * Stan - Cancel library reservations at Thornhill.
   * Stan - Ask Ajilon about continuing $200 sponsorship.   * Stan - Ask Ajilon about continuing $200 sponsorship.
   * Stan - Add CafePress link to SLUUG web site when we get info.   * Stan - Add CafePress link to SLUUG web site when we get info.
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   * Gary - Prepare Sun E250 for potential use.   * Gary - Prepare Sun E250 for potential use.
   * Gary - Turn in receipt for domain registration.   * Gary - Turn in receipt for domain registration.
-  * Server Builders - Meet on December 29 for work day.+  * Server Builders - Meet on January 8 for work day @ Lee's (6:30).
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings.   * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings.
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships.   * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships.
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.   * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.
 +
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