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| ====== Date and Time ====== | ====== Date and Time ====== | ||
| * Wednesday, June 4, 2008 | * Wednesday, June 4, 2008 | ||
| - | * 6:30 pm - | + | * 18:30 - 20:45 |
| ====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
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| ==== SLUUG - August 13 ==== | ==== SLUUG - August 13 ==== | ||
| * BASE: | * BASE: | ||
| - | * MAIN: | + | * MAIN: Linksys NAS NSLU2 by Jeff Logullo & OpenWRT by Jeff Muse |
| * BACKUP CHOICE: | * BACKUP CHOICE: | ||
| ==== Solaris - August 19 ==== | ==== Solaris - August 19 ==== | ||
| - | * TOPIC: Linksys NAS NSLU2 by Jeff Logullo | + | * TOPIC: TBD |
| ==== STLLUG - August 21 ==== | ==== STLLUG - August 21 ==== | ||
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| * Building a modern kernel by Ed Howland | * Building a modern kernel by Ed Howland | ||
| * Using git% | * Using git% | ||
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| + | ====== Sponsorships ====== | ||
| + | * Have the current paying sponsors been asked to renew (with payment)? | ||
| + | * Gary - Ask Ajilon about continuing $200 sponsorship. | ||
| + | * Craig - Ask S3 - Strategic Staffing Solutions (follow up) | ||
| + | * Potential sponsors | ||
| + | * Sun - Jeff Logullo | ||
| + | * IBM - (John Hodge may have a contact) | ||
| + | * Red Hat - Clark Smith (Craig to follow up) | ||
| + | * Canonical/Ubuntu (Craig to follow up) | ||
| + | * VMware - Matt Skipton | ||
| + | * We should review them once or twice annually and establish an end date on recognition. | ||
| + | * Need sign about sponsoring our group for booth/table display at meetings and trade shows. | ||
| + | * More effort should be directed to find new sponsors. | ||
| + | * No effort means no more new sponsors. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== Server Admin ====== | ||
| + | * Carl rebuilt OpenSSH and checked all keys for vulnerability | ||
| + | * Need to break into the Sun machines again and reset passwords so they do not expire! | ||
| + | * Need to setup our own DNS on Bud/Budlight & switch over | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== Server Migration Project ====== | ||
| + | * Work left to do: | ||
| + | * Make sure docs are up to date. | ||
| + | * Add documentation telling users how to configure mail clients to use Bud. | ||
| + | * Started documenting client email configurations, to help users migrate. | ||
| + | * See [[../users]] and [[../mail_setup]] pages. | ||
| + | * Craig - Work on finishing server builds. | ||
| + | * Document changes to PAM to correct MAIL variable. (Craig) | ||
| + | * More security, for SSH and otherwise. | ||
| + | * Get offsite backups working. (Mike) | ||
| + | * Publish SSH host keys on web page. | ||
| + | * Standardize/regularize user accounts (IDs, password expirations). (Mike) | ||
| + | * Other work to do: | ||
| + | * Better web site management tools | ||
| + | * Craig will get together with Mike and/or Carl to work on tasks in next coming weeks. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== Website Libraries ====== | ||
| + | * Stan R. and Ted P. | ||
| + | * Stan uploaded several presentations. | ||
| + | - SLUUG MAY 2008 MythTV by Jason Clark | ||
| + | - STLLUG MAY 2008 MythTV by Jason Clark | ||
| + | * Have not received materials from recent presenters: | ||
| + | - SLUUG APR 2008 MacOS X Leopard by Don Benne | ||
| + | - SLUUG MAR 2008 The Skills Nerds Need to Know - Send 2nd Request to Scott Granneman | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== SLACC as a SIG ====== | ||
| + | * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.com email addresses. | ||
| + | * The registration is paid up until 2009. | ||
| + | * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the domain to us. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ||
| + | * Membership drive | ||
| + | * Need to print out name tags. | ||
| + | * Omnitec will print them out and bring to SLUUG meeting. | ||
| + | * Cafe Press merchandise | ||
| + | * Carl & SLUUG need to reconcile demo merchandise | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== An Ubuntu Group ===== | ||
| + | * [[http://www.stchman.com/ | Bob Nelson]] - [[http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-466368.html | wants to start an Ubuntu LoCo]] | ||
| + | * Craig to follow up again. | ||
| + | * EPC would like to hold the meetings. | ||
| + | * Open 9-2 on weekends, close at 6 on weekdays. | ||
| + | * Talk to Tony Lavasco and Frank Polston if we need to follow up. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Manage The Group ===== | ||
| + | * Lee suggested we create a Rails app on Bud to manage the group. | ||
| + | * Member data - payments, expirations, etc. | ||
| + | * Sponsors - expirations, etc. | ||
| + | * Attendance | ||
| + | * STL Ruby Group is writing a similar application. | ||
| + | * RAMS - Rails Association Management System | ||
| + | * We should leverage that, and guide it to our needs | ||
| + | * Scott Nesler has built an app for attendance | ||
| + | * Stan has plugged data into it for the year | ||
| + | * Not sure if the app fits any of our other needs | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== Other Old Business ====== | ||
| + | * LDAP group | ||
| + | * Need to restart this fall | ||
| + | * Suggested session(s) to "recap" (by Rich S?) | ||
| + | * Needed to get LDAP implemented on servers | ||
| + | * Structure/timing/flow of the meetings | ||
| + | * Need to leave enough time for "off-line interaction". | ||
| + | * Plan on tutorials being planned for ~20 mins. | ||
| + | * Main presentations should plan for ~1 hour (1.5 hours at STLLUG) | ||
| + | * Geek lunches. | ||
| + | * Only 2 people showed up at downtown meeting | ||
| + | * Lots of people at the Olive meeting, but location was too noisy | ||
| + | * Possible confusion with having 2 meetings at the same time | ||
| + | * Should these meetings count as official SLUUG meetings? | ||
| + | * For the moment, no -- keep them informal. | ||
| + | * We should support them, announce them, etc. | ||
| + | * Terminal servers were removed last month. | ||
| + | * Gary was not unable to recover all of the equipment. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ====== New Business ====== | ||
| + | * Gary H. asked that we setup a web presence for the St. Louis Novell User's International (NUI). Motion made and passed unanimously that SLUUG will accept them as an informal SIG [in the same manner as OpenSolaris], providing a web presence and adding the current NUI mailing list to discuss. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ||
| + | * Lee - Need to print out name tags for paying members. | ||
| + | * Barry - Follow up w/ John Hodge about a presentation in the near future. | ||
| + | * Lee, Barry - Get someone from IBM to talk about POWER6, AIX 6.0, etc. | ||
| + | * 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 Jim Leingang @ S3 about $200 sponsorship. | ||
| + | * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings. | ||
| + | * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships. | ||
| + | * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation. | ||
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