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| ====== Date and Time ====== | ====== Date and Time ====== | ||
| * Wednesday, April 1, 2009 | * Wednesday, April 1, 2009 | ||
| - | * :?: 6:30 PM - | + | * 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM |
| ====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
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| * Recognize completed action items. | * Recognize completed action items. | ||
| * Recognize who did anything useful. | * Recognize who did anything useful. | ||
| - | * :?: Any? | ||
| ====== Secretary Report ====== | ====== Secretary Report ====== | ||
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| * Needs to post some of the info referenced to DISCUSS list. | * Needs to post some of the info referenced to DISCUSS list. | ||
| * MAIN: March Through Linux /proc by Carl | * MAIN: March Through Linux /proc by Carl | ||
| - | * :?: Which video projector was used, any issues? | + | * Need a re-do. |
| - | * :?: Was Internet available, any issues? | + | |
| ==== Solaris - March 17 ==== | ==== Solaris - March 17 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: Continuation of System Build | * TOPIC: Continuation of System Build | ||
| - | * :?: Which video projector was used, any issues? | + | * Really really good. Jeff Muse set up zones. |
| - | * :?: Was Internet available, any issues? | + | |
| - | * :?: | + | |
| ==== SNUG - March 18 ==== | ==== SNUG - March 18 ==== | ||
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| ==== STLLUG - March 19 ==== | ==== STLLUG - March 19 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: Podcasting and New Media by Mike Wilkerson | * TOPIC: Podcasting and New Media by Mike Wilkerson | ||
| - | * :?: Which video projector was used, any issues? | + | * Very good. Different than most of our presentations. |
| - | * :?: Was Internet available, any issues? | + | |
| - | * :?: Mike said he wasn't recording. We did, posted on STLLUG meeting notes page. | + | |
| - | * :?: | + | |
| ==== HZWLUG - March 24 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - March 24 ==== | ||
| * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | ||
| - | * :?: TOPIC1: | + | * TOPIC1: Miscellaneous |
| - | * :?: TOPIC2: | + | * Not many questions asked. |
| - | * :?: TOPIC3: | + | |
| - | * :?: TOPIC4: | + | |
| - | * :?: Which video projector was used, any issues? | + | |
| - | * :?: Was Internet available, any issues? | + | |
| - | * :?: | + | |
| ==== STCLUG - March 26 ==== | ==== STCLUG - March 26 ==== | ||
| * TOPIC: Bulk Deployment with Linux by Tony Lovasco | * TOPIC: Bulk Deployment with Linux by Tony Lovasco | ||
| - | * :?: Which video projector was used, any issues? | + | * Some technical issues; had to improvise. |
| - | * :?: Was Internet available, any issues? | + | |
| - | * :?: | + | |
| * PLANNING: Free Software and Technology Expo | * PLANNING: Free Software and Technology Expo | ||
| * No longer calling it Ubuntu Release Party | * No longer calling it Ubuntu Release Party | ||
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| ==== SLUUG - April 8 ==== | ==== SLUUG - April 8 ==== | ||
| * BASE: GNU screen by Jeff Muse | * BASE: GNU screen by Jeff Muse | ||
| - | * Main: Live Demo IBM Virtualization by Sammie Allam, IBM (via Lee) | + | * Main: Live Demo of IBM Virtualization by Barry Morrison, IBM (via Lee) |
| - | * :?: Please ask Sammie to bring past presentation to us on thumb drive | + | * Backup: WordPress by Craig Buchek |
| ==== SNUG - April 15 ==== | ==== SNUG - April 15 ==== | ||
| - | * :?: TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * TOPIC: TBD (lunch meeting) |
| ==== STLLUG - April 16 ==== | ==== STLLUG - April 16 ==== | ||
| - | FIXME | + | * TOPIC: Open Source on the Desktop: Why Not? (TENTATIVE, via Gary) |
| - | * :?: TOPIC: Open Source on the Desktop: Why Not? (TENTATIVE, via Gary) | + | |
| * by Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University) | * by Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University) | ||
| * See first article [[http://lwn.net/Articles/293907/ | here]] | * See first article [[http://lwn.net/Articles/293907/ | here]] | ||
| ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - April 21 ==== | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - April 21 ==== | ||
| - | * :?: TOPIC: Continuation of System Build | + | * TOPIC: Continuation of System Build - DNS |
| + | * Last month of this topic! | ||
| ==== STCLUG - April 23 ==== | ==== STCLUG - April 23 ==== | ||
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| * OPTION3: Partitions. | * OPTION3: Partitions. | ||
| * OPTION4: Anything else. | * OPTION4: Anything else. | ||
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| ==== MythTV - NO APRIL MEETING ==== | ==== MythTV - NO APRIL MEETING ==== | ||
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| ==== SLUUG - May 13 ==== | ==== SLUUG - May 13 ==== | ||
| - | * :?: BASE: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * BASE: Using System Rescue by Carl Fitch |
| - | * :?: Main: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * Main: Firefox Extensions by Mike Wilkerson |
| ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - May 19 ==== | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - May 19 ==== | ||
| - | * :?: TOPIC: Continuation of System Build | + | * TOPIC: TBD |
| ==== SNUG - May 20 ==== | ==== SNUG - May 20 ==== | ||
| - | * :?: TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) |
| ==== STLLUG - May 21 ==== | ==== STLLUG - May 21 ==== | ||
| - | * :?: TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * TOPIC: Patent-Free Codecs (Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Theora, FLAC, Dirac) by Tony Lovasco |
| ==== HZWLUG - May 26 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - May 26 ==== | ||
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| ==== STCLUG - May 28 ==== | ==== STCLUG - May 28 ==== | ||
| - | * :?: TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) |
| ==== MythTV - NO MAY MEETING ==== | ==== MythTV - NO MAY MEETING ==== | ||
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| ====== Potential Presenters ====== | ====== Potential Presenters ====== | ||
| - | FIXME | ||
| These are some people who can present, and possible topics they can speak about. | These are some people who can present, and possible topics they can speak about. | ||
| - | * Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University) | + | * June Topic: |
| - | * TOPIC: Open Source on the Desktop: Why Not? | + | * Creating your own Neural Network to scan DNA (or other interesting stuff) |
| - | * Gary to contact them to request a presentation from them. | + | * Bryce Meyer (bmeyer@sei.cmu.edu) - confirmed at April Main |
| - | * See first article [[http://lwn.net/Articles/293907/ | here]] | + | * Jerry Stutte |
| + | * OpenGL (June 2009 STLLUG) | ||
| + | * Kyle Cordes | ||
| + | * Puppet | ||
| + | * git and GitHub | ||
| + | * Flying Boxes | ||
| + | * Hostirian/Primary.NET | ||
| + | * Tour of their data center | ||
| + | * What it takes to run a hosting data center | ||
| * Wehrenberg Theaters (via Gary) | * Wehrenberg Theaters (via Gary) | ||
| * TOUR/DEMO: Digital cinema projectors | * TOUR/DEMO: Digital cinema projectors | ||
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| * Don Ellis | * Don Ellis | ||
| * Mac OS X Snow Leopard | * Mac OS X Snow Leopard | ||
| - | * Kyle Cordes | ||
| - | * git and GitHub | ||
| - | * Flying Boxes | ||
| * Craig Buchek | * Craig Buchek | ||
| * git and GitHub | * git and GitHub | ||
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| * Ruby on Rails | * Ruby on Rails | ||
| * Test-Driven Development (or get Brian Button, if possible) | * Test-Driven Development (or get Brian Button, if possible) | ||
| - | * Jerry Stutte | ||
| - | * OpenGL | ||
| * Tony Lovasco | * Tony Lovasco | ||
| - | * Patent-Free Codecs (Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Theora, FLAC, Dirac) STLLUG - May 20 | + | * ??? |
| * Mike Wilkerson | * Mike Wilkerson | ||
| * Round-Table on Joe Linux User (moderator) | * Round-Table on Joe Linux User (moderator) | ||
| - | * :?: | ||
| ====== Potential Topics ====== | ====== Potential Topics ====== | ||
| - | FIXME | ||
| These are some topics that we've had requested, or brainstormed, but need to find speakers for. | These are some topics that we've had requested, or brainstormed, but need to find speakers for. | ||
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| * Google Android | * Google Android | ||
| * Gateway and STL JUGs both recently had presentations | * Gateway and STL JUGs both recently had presentations | ||
| - | * :?: | + | * GUI builders (GLADE, KDevelop) |
| ====== Small Business Expo ====== | ====== Small Business Expo ====== | ||
| - | * QB demo for the SBE - can anyone help get it working? | + | * Small Business Expo was March 18. |
| - | * SBE Flyers - Lee has 50 flyers if anyone would like some. | + | * Very nice day. |
| - | + | * Plenty of support. | |
| - | * Small Business Expo is March 18. | + | * Handed out 100 fliers. |
| - | * Lee has signed up for a booth -- same one as last time. | + | * Lots of people stopped by and said that they use Linux. |
| - | * Project is to build a business desktop with GNU/Linux to show off. | + | |
| - | * Need to get requirements/recommendations. | + | |
| - | * :?: | + | |
| ====== STCLUG ====== | ====== STCLUG ====== | ||
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| * Gary needs to create DNS records in EveryDNS and point the domain at EveryDNS. | * Gary needs to create DNS records in EveryDNS and point the domain at EveryDNS. | ||
| * Currently pointing at GoDaddy parking page. | * Currently pointing at GoDaddy parking page. | ||
| - | * :?: | ||
| ====== SLACC ====== | ====== SLACC ====== | ||
| * Need to register SLACC.COM domain. | * Need to register SLACC.COM domain. | ||
| * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | ||
| - | * Expires in March; need to renew. | + | * Expires in September 2009; need to renew. |
| * Check on SLACC.ORG - seems to be owned by a cybersquatter. | * Check on SLACC.ORG - seems to be owned by a cybersquatter. | ||
| + | * Expires in August 2009. | ||
| * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses. | * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses. | ||
| * ACTION ITEM: Carl, Gary - Transfer and renew SLACC.COM domain. | * ACTION ITEM: Carl, Gary - Transfer and renew SLACC.COM domain. | ||
| - | * :?: | ||
| ====== StlWebDev ====== | ====== StlWebDev ====== | ||
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| * Using our Mailmain and Apache services. | * Using our Mailmain and Apache services. | ||
| * Unanimous agreement. | * Unanimous agreement. | ||
| - | * :?: | + | * Mailing lists have been set up. |
| + | * Web site has been recovered from old server. | ||
| + | * Needs to be pruned - 250 MB. | ||
| ====== Server Admin ====== | ====== Server Admin ====== | ||
| + | * Lee will install (and document) Webalizer on Bud, to gather web stats. | ||
| * Craig updated DokuWiki to the latest version. | * Craig updated DokuWiki to the latest version. | ||
| * Partitions on Bud are getting full. | * Partitions on Bud are getting full. | ||
| * Home and var partitions. | * Home and var partitions. | ||
| - | * Tony will look into prices for 9 SCA hard drives - 36 GB and 72 GB. | + | * Tony looked into prices for 9 SCA hard drives - 36 GB and 72 GB. |
| + | * $49 / drive for 72 GB drives. | ||
| + | * Discussion on whether it might make more sense to replace the systems. | ||
| + | * Discussion on whether it might make more sense to move storage to a separate NAS box. | ||
| + | * Leaning toward NAS solution. | ||
| * Jeff installed Solaris 10 on the E250 with the hard drives. | * Jeff installed Solaris 10 on the E250 with the hard drives. | ||
| * Ran into mirroring issues, due to disk sizes. | * Ran into mirroring issues, due to disk sizes. | ||
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| * On a subdomain, such as users.sluug.org | * On a subdomain, such as users.sluug.org | ||
| * Steve Smith (from Solaris SIG) offered a 36 GB drive to install in one of the Netras. | * Steve Smith (from Solaris SIG) offered a 36 GB drive to install in one of the Netras. | ||
| - | * :?: | ||
| ====== Server Management ====== | ====== Server Management ====== | ||
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| * Document useradd process. | * Document useradd process. | ||
| * Develop standardized 'Membership List' & same UIDs on all production machines. | * Develop standardized 'Membership List' & same UIDs on all production machines. | ||
| - | * :?: | ||
| ====== Sponsorships ====== | ====== Sponsorships ====== | ||
| - | FIXME | + | * Lee said that Hostirian is looking for more out of their sponsorship of our hosting. |
| + | * Move their logo up on our home page. | ||
| + | * Include both Hostirian and Primary.NET logos on our web site. | ||
| + | * Somehow determine how many hits we're sending to them. | ||
| * Tony Lovasco will look into getting some sponsorships. | * Tony Lovasco will look into getting some sponsorships. | ||
| - | * :?: | ||
| ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ||
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| * Carl/SLUUG/Lee need to reconcile demo merchandise | * Carl/SLUUG/Lee need to reconcile demo merchandise | ||
| * Lee has proposed to sell pizzas as fund-raiser if continued insufficient Memberships & Sponsors. | * Lee has proposed to sell pizzas as fund-raiser if continued insufficient Memberships & Sponsors. | ||
| - | * :?: | ||
| ====== Manage The Group ====== | ====== Manage The Group ====== | ||
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| * CRUD functionality simplifies expanding the application with additional tables. | * CRUD functionality simplifies expanding the application with additional tables. | ||
| * Compartmentalization of CSS and layout templates simplifies changes to the look and feel. | * Compartmentalization of CSS and layout templates simplifies changes to the look and feel. | ||
| - | * :?: | ||
| ====== Improve Attendance ====== | ====== Improve Attendance ====== | ||
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| * Had stated that whoever brought the most (new, returning) people to STLLUG meeting. | * Had stated that whoever brought the most (new, returning) people to STLLUG meeting. | ||
| * Tony Z won the penguin, bringing his Linux class to the meeting. | * Tony Z won the penguin, bringing his Linux class to the meeting. | ||
| - | * :?: | ||
| ====== Free Software and Technology Expo ====== | ====== Free Software and Technology Expo ====== | ||
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| * Official Name: Free Software and Technology Expo | * Official Name: Free Software and Technology Expo | ||
| * Date will be 2nd Saturday in May - May 9. | * Date will be 2nd Saturday in May - May 9. | ||
| - | * Runs from 4 PM to 9 PM | + | * Runs from 1 PM to 7 PM (NOTE: time change) |
| - | * Setup from 3 PM to 4 PM | + | * Setup from noon to 1 PM |
| * Tony Lovasco from Nexradix paid for [[http://www.westportstl.com | Westport Plaza]] location. | * Tony Lovasco from Nexradix paid for [[http://www.westportstl.com | Westport Plaza]] location. | ||
| * Sheraton (900 Westport Plaza) - gold tower | * Sheraton (900 Westport Plaza) - gold tower | ||
| - | * Tony is registering [[http://freesoftwareexpo.com | freesoftwareexpo.com]] | + | * Tony has registered [[http://freesoftwareexpo.com | freesoftwareexpo.com]] |
| * Single ballroom - 75' x 30' | * Single ballroom - 75' x 30' | ||
| * Tables in a horseshoe, with projector | * Tables in a horseshoe, with projector | ||
| * Booths around the edges | * Booths around the edges | ||
| * SLUUG membership desk | * SLUUG membership desk | ||
| - | * Potential Presentations (4) | + | * Potential Presentations |
| - | * something by Rick Clark of Canonical / Ubuntu | + | * something by Rick Clark of Canonical / Ubuntu (TENTATIVE - have not heard from him) |
| * Open Source Licensing: What You Need to Know by Craig Buchek | * Open Source Licensing: What You Need to Know by Craig Buchek | ||
| * something by Scott Granneman (TENTATIVE) | * something by Scott Granneman (TENTATIVE) | ||
| * something security-related by Christine Wanta | * something security-related by Christine Wanta | ||
| - | * Open Source in an Economic Downturn by Craig Buchek (ALTERNATE) | + | * Open Source in an Economic Downturn by Craig Buchek |
| - | * :?: | + | * Why Ubuntu? (POTENTIAL) |
| - | * :?: PLANNING: Free Software and Technology Expo | + | * Were You Worried About Conficker? We Weren't! (POTENTIAL) |
| - | * :?: Uncertain of Canonical or Rick Clark attendance | + | * Need to have speakers confirmed by Tuesday April 7. |
| - | * :?: No longer calling it Ubuntu Release Party | + | * Need bio and synopsis (with photo, if possible) - send to Tony Lovasco. |
| - | * :?: Changed references to a Ubuntu Release Party to simple Ubuntu Release coming end of April | + | * No longer calling it Ubuntu Release Party |
| - | * :?: Changed home pages for SLUUG, STLLUG, STCLUG and STL computer events calendar | + | * Changed references to a Ubuntu Release Party to simple Ubuntu Release coming end of April |
| - | * :?: | + | * Changed home pages for SLUUG, STLLUG, STCLUG and STL computer events calendar |
| - | * :?: Anybody else gone to examine Westport site? | + | * Planning to visit Westport site at 5:30 on Wednesday April 8. |
| - | * :?: What is room capacity of Westport site? | + | * Meet at Pujols 5 at 5:00 PM. |
| - | * :?: Anybody take photos of Westport site? | + | |
| - | * :?: Do we have diagram of Westport site? | + | |
| - | * :?: How many tables, booths, chairs and workers will be there? | + | |
| - | * :?: Will video projector be used? | + | |
| - | * :?: Will Internet be available? | + | |
| - | * :?: Will TUX be wandering the area? | + | |
| - | * :?: Will SLUUG have show computers? | + | |
| - | * :?: Do we have any SLUUG volunteers signed up? | + | |
| - | * :?: Do we have name tags for all SLUUG volunteers? | + | |
| - | * :?: What are other exhibitors doing? | + | |
| - | * :?: Anybody talk to local Red Hat representative? | + | |
| - | * :?: Anybody talk to local Novell representative? | + | |
| - | * :?: Anybody talk to local Sun representative? | + | |
| - | * :?: Anybody talk to local XXX representative? | + | |
| - | * :?: | + | |
| - | ====== Other Old Business ====== | ||
| - | * :?: Any? | ||
| - | |||
| - | ====== New Business ====== | ||
| - | * :?: Any? | ||
| - | |||
| - | ====== Blue Sky ====== | ||
| - | * :?: Any? | ||
| - | |||
| - | ====== Board Meeting ====== | ||
| - | * :?: Any? | ||
| ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ||
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| * 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. | ||
| - | * :?: Lee - Need list to print out name tags for paying members. | + | |
| - | * :?: Gary - Update STLLINUX.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | + | * Lee - Please ask Sammie to bring past (and current) presentation to us on thumb drive. |
| - | * :?: Any? | + | * Gary - Follow up with Don Hardaway and Craig Van Slyke (St. Louis University). |
| + | * Craig - Follow up with Kyle Cordes on Puppet. | ||
| + | * Gary - Update STLLINUX.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | ||
| + | * Gary - Point STCLUG.ORG domain registrar to EveryDNS name servers. | ||
| + | * Gary - Clean up home directory on Bud. | ||
| + | * Carl, Gary - Transfer and renew SLACC.COM domain. | ||
| + | * Craig - Follow up w/ Scott Granneman about talking at Expo. | ||
| + | * Craig - Send bio/abstract to Tony Lovasco. | ||
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